[Heeplist] [NHC] Steve Walsh leaving Kansas

[Rick Wilson]

The honest truth is there simply aren't that many bands that started in the
late Sixties early Seventies who are still together in their original
formations, because time takes its toll on people one way or another.  In
fact, I can only think of one band who continue to tour and perform with
the same line-up since 1975, and that's "Rush", but this is, of course, not
the original line-up either.  "Aerosmith" for the most part, excluding
1979-1983, have been able to stay together, but on recent tours bassist Tom
Hamilton has missed some shows.  So, either one accepts change of member
which eventually leads to change of sound, or one learns to acquire a new
musical taste from younger bands like "The Answer", "Clutch", or even
"Wolfmother", who are likewise no longer in their original formation.  In
any case, it just goes to show how awesome "Uriah Heep" are, no matter
which line-up, that they can lose an excellent bass player in Trevor Bolder
and a year later produce one of their best efforts since 1983.  I know
there are those out there like Igor who possibly do not appreciate the Pete
Goalby years, but, for myself, especially after Lee Kerslake and Bob
Daisley had done the Ozzy records, "Abominog" was a totally natural
progression of Heep's sound at that time.  I would like to believe with the
addition of Dave Rimmer and the maturation of Russell's drumming coupled
with the seasoned vocals of Rock journeyman Bernie and the superb
songwriting duo of Mick and Phil aka "the two ditties" the sum of its parts
makes the Heep machine a mighty one in 2014, and "Outsider" to be certainly
one of the year's best efforts.

Rick
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On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru> wrote:

>  And I agree with Bob that being a modern active band no matter how old
> (you are) or famous in the past (you were) makes it really interesting.
> Otherwise you can always stick to your collection - the chances it sounds
> worse than the classic band are really slim these days.
> Cheers, Igor
> P.S. I really like modern UH.
>
>
> Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:01:30 -0400 от Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net>:
> >I agree with Igor that Kansas is not the band they once were, I think
> >because Kerry Livgren left  as the creative force.  Heep has a similar
> >situation when their most creative influence / keyboard player left.
> >
> >I do take exception to the dig at the current lineup of UH.  Yes, I admit
> I
> >would take David Byron, Hensley, Kerslake and Thain over current members.
> >However in the case of Byron and Thain, that is not an option.  And from
> >what I saw back at HV2008, Lee is not up to the rigors of touring.  I
> would
> >love to see Ken and Paul Newton come back and rejoin Heep.  But we all
> know
> >that is not going to happen.  That said, they guys in there now are doing
> a
> >great job, they are working hard at touring and, and, and I emphasize
> "AND"
> >are coming out with new music!!  It is not the classic lineup, but at
> least
> >they are doing new music and growing as a band, rather than sounding like
> >has beens living off greatest hits of yesteryear.  Sadly most of my 70's
> >heroes are doing that, but not Heep.
> >
> >
> >On 7/3/14 6:39 AM, "Igor Shveitser" < zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
> >
> >>  Having Walsh left the band must give 'em a clue what to do...
> especially
> >> since they have no longer been doing anything of value since god knows
> when.
> >> 14 years, am I wrong? Sad but fair - they are already dead as a
> creative unit
> >> for many a year now. This change won't change a lot for the most of us.
> Kansas
> >> WAS a band... ages ago. And definitely not with Elefante... the last
> real
> >> progressive Kansas came out 1979 and afterwards there was only a flash
> of
> >> reminiscence in 2000. Sad, sad story... To me it is one of the major
> >> disappointments in life: I dreamt of seeing them live while they were
> still a
> >> real band with new, fresh material but they seem comfortable not leaving
> >> America at all. Even Mark Farner came here at last... :)
> >Cheers, Igor
> >P.S. Not
> >> being crazy about Box-Lanzon-Shaw UH I take my hat off just for the
> fact they
> >> are very unlike Kansas regarding creative process and touring schedule.
> True
> >> rock band must work like that, otherwise you are something else.
> >P.P.S. I have
> >> ALL of the original Kansas vinyls in my collection as well as some of
> the
> >> later non-class
> >
> >
> >
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