[Heeplist] Heeplist] H&M Filler

Tue Aug 19 18:23:47 EDT 2014

Wow! Your right on here, Confession is a great track, and I hated Wettons vocals right off, that's what turned me off when I first got the album, it is a great song though I just wish David sang it, dam chickenpox.. Dave S.

Pete Wharton <heeplistpete at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Oh dear, I am going to have to correct you boys again. "Confession" is no
>way filler, it is the stand out track on the album. The one that makes it
>worth listening to! If you want filler look at One Way or Another and
>Wetton's awful vocals on it. I shall brook no argument on this.  In this, my
>opininion is,like Jay's, always correct :-) Now go listen to Confession
>again 10 times in succession and tell me another Heep ballad that comes
>anywhere close to it. See I told you, you can't :-) End of debate!
>
>Pete
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf Of
>Bob Winward
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>I think folk were turned off by H&M because the band deviated from fantasy.
>However in my opinion, at the time and still, Ken got his chance to dominate
>and shine.  The music is outstanding.  Ok, there is 2 filler songs Can't
>Stop Singing and Confession, but the rest of them rock. Even Make A Little
>Love is a catchy tune.  Their most underated tune is "Can't Keep a Good Band
>Down"  I have always felt that would be a perfect track for them to open
>shows with.  Listen to the lyrics, Heep is waving their flag at the
>critics!!
>
>The guitar work is Mick's best to date and though Ken did abandon the
>hammond, his keys are very progressive sounding for the time.  David soared
>on this one, it was his best vocal to date.  Other than Confession, I don't
>hear any pop.  Weep in Silence has to be Mick's signature track, the guitar
>work on that song is breathtaking.  Footprints in the Snow is one of the
>most haunting songs heep has done.  Midnight, my all time favorite heep song
>is the one that conjures  up the magic of early pyschodelic heep.  One Way
>or Another is a rocking song and I always liked the different feel of the
>vocals.
>
>By the way what is wrong with Pop anyway?  I hate the term!!  I like music
>that is light and airy and positive sounding.  Go listen to some Hip Hop
>with all its ethnic slurs and foul language.  Then put on some country
>music!!  By the time you roll around to the pop again, it will sound pretty
>good!
>
>
>On 8/18/14 3:20 PM, "Dave Sherod" <porcupineheep at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> It's got some great tracks and some real dogs, overall it's just a 
>> soft pop album that at the time I felt it was by far their worst album 
>> to date and really was a big let down at the time. I have grown to 
>> really enjoy this album with the bonus tracks. Dave S.
>> 
>> Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> And yet, I have always felt H&M was their pinnacle, their best to 
>>> date since it was so progressive.  I still get goosebumps when I 
>>> listen to Midnight, Weep in Silence or Footprints in the Snow.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 8/17/14 4:29 AM, "Dave Sherod" <porcupineheep at cox.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> A very big turning point, they went from headline to support 
>>>> billing, I was so upset I never listened to anything new till the 
>>>> 90s. It was like they disappeared after High and Mighty, I didn't 
>>>> know anyone that followed them after that album, it was to light 
>>>> weight and pop for most and combined with losing David we all gave 
>>>> up on them. Dave S.
>>>> 
>>>> Dale Fredericks <dalhel at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>> High And Mighty seems to me to be the turning point for Heep's
>"spirit".
>>>>> Just my opinion.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dale :-)>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 15, 2014, at 3:37 PM, Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Defiantly the spirt #1
>>>>>> Analog sound recording and vintage equipment #2 You can be the 
>>>>>> tightest playing group hitting all the right notes, but without 
>>>>>> feeling and spirit, forget it!
>>>>>> Wonder after which album you guys felt Heeps spirit started 
>>>>>> slipping away, I'm thinking Return to Fantasy?
>>>>>> Probably when all the problems started coming to a head with the
>group?
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