[Heeplist] Heeplist] Heeplist] UH singers

Tue Aug 5 17:25:17 EDT 2014

Hillarious, many thanks! Jon Lord is still one of my favourite modern music composers. And he was a great person.
Cheers, Igor

Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:19:54 -0500 от Shawn Mctopy <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu>:
>A bit of Keyboard Shenanigans, from two masters, for y'all:
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsJApGdm97c
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>Enjoy!
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>On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Shawn Mctopy  < shawn.mctopy at selu.edu > wrote:
>>Mick is an under-rated guitarist, in my opinion. He is truly great at playing just the right things for the songs. 
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>>I've recently listened to the fantastic 'ACOUSTICALLY DRIVEN' album, and Mick really plays some nice acoustic guitar on this recording.  
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>>I like the fact that the band has stayed on good terms with John Lawton. I really like his, along with Ken Hensley's, special guest appearance on  'THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY' Dvd & Cd set.
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>>On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Igor Shveitser  < zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
>>> David,
>>>I wouldn't call them "more primitive", if we're not talking about Easy Livin', of course :)))))))))))))))))))))) Any classic solo by Box is quite sophisticated - I believe you remember Salisbury or Dreamer, as an example of that "primitiveness". The fact is, today he plays more, and there's more gain to his guitar - 
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>>>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:06:46 -0700 от DAVID M SHERROD < porcupineheep at cox.net >:
>>>>There's no question Mick is better now, and plays some great solos that add more to the songs than most players, but I like those early more primitive solos that relay on tone and feel more than speed and pedal. Dave S.
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>>>>Igor Shveitser <  zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
>>>>> Mick Box is the only band member who's qualities are even better today than they were back then. To me his modern solos are very interesting and even have a touch of variety. And don't forget: then he wasn't the only one playing the solos, Ken did a lot of them as well, which, in turn, perhaps created that magic which you miss by now, David. That band was less predictable and schematic, that's for sure. But still I like modern version.
>>>>>Cheers, Igor
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>>>>>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:43:23 -0700 от DAVID M SHERROD <  porcupineheep at cox.net >:
>>>>>>I have to say Micks solos were far better back then, simply amazing, but I think that's true for most 70s guitar player's. Dave S.
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>>>>>>Don Malecic <   docofun at gmail.com > wrote:
>>>>>>>I like Heep hard rockin!
>>>>>>>Maybe Mick wasn't a Song writer back then, but he played a mean guitar!
>>>>>>>They would have captured more of the North American market with heavy
>>>>>>>guitar riffs.
>>>>>>>God bless Mick Box!
>>>>>>>Don
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>>>>>>>On Monday, August 4, 2014, Igor Shveitser <   zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>  To this I must add: to me even pronouncing Lawton's name along with
>>>>>>>> Goalby's is a blasphomy. John's voice is beautiful, colorful and extremely
>>>>>>>> powerful, and I daresay he was the best singer in Heep if we consider
>>>>>>>> power, range, flexibility as well as some other components. However there's
>>>>>>>> only one David Byron. As I said earlier, he was special - and he was one of
>>>>>>>> those who formed the band.
>>>>>>>> P.S. To Don's remarks about Mick Box' place in Heep' history I will answer
>>>>>>>> with Mr. Hensley's words which in my opinion more than shed a light on why
>>>>>>>> Mr.Box was a bit behind overall during the classical period: "When we'd get
>>>>>>>> to studio to record another album, I usually had 8 songs, David had a
>>>>>>>> couple, Mick had... ideas..." In my opinion, that sums it up: that band was
>>>>>>>> about songs, and only since it had become more customized hard rocking unit
>>>>>>>> with Mick Box at helm, he finally got himself more space in the mix.
>>>>>>>> Cheers, Igor
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>>>>>>>> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:31:36 +0400 от Igor Shveitser <   zlenko_iv at mail.ru
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>>>>>>>> >Like it or not, Byron era is all classics, he was a special vocalist and
>>>>>>>> a very influential one. With all respect, you can't say that about any of
>>>>>>>> the rest, however John Lawton stands out - because he was and still is THE
>>>>>>>> SINGER.
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>>>>>>>> >All the best,
>>>>>>>> >Igor Shveytser
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