[Heeplist] Heeplist] Outsider Month Two

[DAVID M SHERROD]

What's great about this album is it's a bit different in style which makes it not only good but very interesting all around, they seem to have a way of picking the right people for the band when they lose someone, not many bands are able to do that, when they're still young, so to remain greasy at this point in time is unheard of. Dave S

Shawn Mctopy <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu> wrote:
>Bob,
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>The new album makes for three consistently great album from *The HEEP* - *'WAKE
>THE SLEEPER*', *'INTO THE WILD'*, and *'OUTSIDER'*.
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>Some groups, later in their careers, seem to fizzle out, but *URIAH HEEP*
>seem to consistently produce great music and songs. The band is still very
>energetic. Some younger bands might be hard pressed to match the energy of
>the *Mighty* *HEEP!*
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>The band is really on a roll! And ...  they really have a great thing
>happening, production wise, with producer *Mike Paxman* as well. *Mr.
>Paxman* is like the band's George Martin or Eddie Kramer *(in my opinion)*.
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>I like how on the song *'The Law'* the band breaks down into the quiet
>section. Then, the song slowly builds back up again. That's a nice use of
>dynamics. A truly neat and unexpected musical move from the band ... Very
>Cool!
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>Also, I like the feedback, and how Mick strums the strings up by the
>guitar's headstock, at the end of *'Speed Of Sound'*.
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>That little bit reminds me of a *Neil Young & Crazy Horse* noise type
>thing.  :)  I like how *'Speed Of Sound*' ends and then *'One Minute'*
>starts. From a noisy/feedback ending into a quiet piano intro. That's
>another great use of musical dynamics.
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> Yes indeed - *URIAH HEEP* just plain and simply stated - *ROCK!!!*
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>*Mick Box* has become one of my all-time favorite guitarists, along with
>the *'Space-Meister'* Ace Frehley, Jimmy Page, and Peter Frampton.
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>And ... *Phil Lanzon* has become one of my favorite keyboard maestros,
>along with the late Rick Wright *(Pink Floyd)* and John Evan (original
>keyboard player with *JETHRO TULL*).
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>*Such great music ... such talented musicians!*
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>*HEEP* *ON *.. fellow *Heep-sters!*
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>On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> I really like that song too (Kiss the Rainbow), it is definitely the best
>> on
>> the cd, just ahead of Can Anybody Help Me, both epic songs for heep!  Well
>> maybe not July Morning but really good!  The last song to grow on me is The
>> Law, and now I catch myself singing "you got to take, the law, into your
>> own
>> hands"
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>> The other song I did not like at first was Rock the Foundation, but once
>> you
>> get past the "baby" in the lyrics, it is a decent rocker.
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>> As far as screaming "Yeah!!!!", the song that fits that category is Jessie.
>> I just love the imagery of the lyrics and the killer bass line that kicks
>> in
>> twice in the song.
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>> Best Vocals are on Looking at You and One Minute.
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>> I have not picked a guitar solo yet as favorite but working on it.  I still
>> don't hear the double bass drum issue that some mentioned.
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>> On a side note, I loaned the cd I burned of the Amazon auto rip to my boss
>> at my new job.   He has yet to return it, and I even caught him at the
>> office softly singing "one Minute" I did also loan him an early heep
>> compilation but he didn't like it.  That is sort of funny and puzzling to
>> us
>> long time heep fans.  However, he heard the new first and it is still good
>> enough to reel in a new fish, I mean fan.
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>> On 7/19/14 10:58 AM, "Shawn Mctopy" <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu> wrote:
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>> > *'Kiss The Rainbow'*
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>> > I'm really liking this song from the new album - *'OUTSIDER'.*
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>> > I like* Mick's* guitar playing on this number. The distorted arpeggios
>> ...
>> > Cool!
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>> > Along with the late & great* Jimi Hendrix,* and *Brian Robertson* *(Thin
>> > Lizzy*),  *Mick Box* stomps one mean wah-wah pedal!
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>> > *Phil Lanzon* is a wizard on the venerable Hammond Organ as well,
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>> > *GEAUX HEEP!!!*
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