[Heeplist] Outsider Month Two

[Shawn Mctopy]

Bob,


The new album makes for three consistently great album from *The HEEP* - *'WAKE
THE SLEEPER*', *'INTO THE WILD'*, and *'OUTSIDER'*.


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!*

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)*.


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!

Also, I like the feedback, and how Mick strums the strings up by the
guitar's headstock, at the end of *'Speed Of Sound'*.

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.


 Yes indeed - *URIAH HEEP* just plain and simply stated - *ROCK!!!*


*Mick Box* has become one of my all-time favorite guitarists, along with
the *'Space-Meister'* Ace Frehley, Jimmy Page, and Peter Frampton.

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*).


*Such great music ... such talented musicians!*


*HEEP* *ON *.. fellow *Heep-sters!*









On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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"
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Best Vocals are on Looking at You and One Minute.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
> On 7/19/14 10:58 AM, "Shawn Mctopy" <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu> wrote:
>
> > *'Kiss The Rainbow'*
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm really liking this song from the new album - *'OUTSIDER'.*
> >
> >
> > I like* Mick's* guitar playing on this number. The distorted arpeggios
> ...
> > Cool!
> >
> >
> >
> > Along with the late & great* Jimi Hendrix,* and *Brian Robertson* *(Thin
> > Lizzy*),  *Mick Box* stomps one mean wah-wah pedal!
> >
> >
> > *Phil Lanzon* is a wizard on the venerable Hammond Organ as well,
> >
> >
> > *GEAUX HEEP!!!*
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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