[Heeplist] Heeplist] H&M Filler

DAVID M SHERROD porcupineheep at cox.net
Tue Aug 19 21:28:45 EDT 2014 

I enjoy John Wetton as a singer, I just never liked when he tries to sing to high, Greg Lake was another singer that didn't sound good singing high but was outstanding otherwise. A guy singing high is something Heep alone was so good at. Most singers tend to sound like guys trying to sing like a girl, but Heep was able to maintain their manhood in the high range, except for Wetton on lead vocals. Dave S.

uriahheep at comcast.net wrote:
>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 
>To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time) 
>Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Heeplist] Heeplist] (no subject) 
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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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