[Heeplist] [NHC] Steve Walsh leaving Kansas

Thu Jul 3 10:22:48 EDT 2014

I agree 100% with what Rick says.  I also want to add, last Sunday I saw
Boston and Cheap Trick.  Cheap Trick still has most of line up intact,
although they recently changed drummers, the other 3 are still there.

On 7/3/14 8:19 AM, "Rick Wilson" <rick.wilson.292768100 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> [?]
> 
> 
> 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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