[Heeplist] H&M Filler

Thu Aug 21 10:45:11 EDT 2014

I thought there was a touch of magic in the high and mighty album. Also
somewhere in all their music through the years. The real magic lies in the
way a song makes you feel and the smile It can put on your face... I try to
see the good side of things and just generally enjoy the music I have grown
up with..... I guess I have some catching up to do with the number of
topics I'd like to comment on.....more later...Rock on Heepsters!!!!!!
On Aug 19, 2014 4:47 PM, "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
>
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> 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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