[Heeplist] H&M Filler

Tue Aug 19 21:14:11 EDT 2014

I stand corrected!! lol!! What I actually meant was some consider those songs filler by previous posts over the last 18 years on the list. Personally, I love the chanting and the vocals on Can't Stop Singing. Pete do you remember when Mick was on the list and I asked him what the chant was in the beginning of the song? His answer was "Loads of Laughs in Africa" 
As for Confession, a great vocal by David similar to Rain. A very meaningful song and nice ballad in which Heep proved it could do a Capella. That is also right about Ken playing Weep in Silence, I always loved his guitar work in Heep. Does anyone remember the song Fools on Conquest? Did Ken play that solo too? I am guilty of giving the wrong guy credit. 

The vocal on One Way or Another I like as a change of pace. As a fan of King Crimson, UK and Asia, I always enjoyed Wetton's vocals. 

Remember I consider no heep as filler or else All Heep is good Heep would not make sense. 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Pete Wharton" <heeplistpete at ntlworld.com> 
To: "heeplist" <heeplist at travellersintime.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:46:48 PM 
Subject: Re: [Heeplist] H&M Filler 

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 
Sent: 19 August 2014 12:44 
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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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