[Heeplist] Reacquainted someone with Heep

Don Malecic docofun at gmail.com
Tue Aug 26 15:51:55 EDT 2014 

Sea and Sonic are both filed under sophisticated and intelligent in my Heep
library.

On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Terje Pedersen <terjped at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I easily regard Sea Of Light as the best Heep album after the Lawton era
> myself ;-)  great album...
>
> Terje
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com
> <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Shawn Mctopy
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 9:03 PM
> To: Igor Shveitser; Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time); Igor
> Shveitser; Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Reacquainted someone with Heep
>
> Here is my favorite song from - *'SEA OF LIGHT'*
>
>
> Uriah Heep - Love in Silence <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbOVa1KHlf0>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> >  Shaun,
> > Many will argue with that because for most of the list it is not Sonic
> > Origami but Sea Of Light that got Heep back on the rock map again. I
> > think,
> > 1995 was great for Heep, they rewarded the faithful followers with a
> > great record, somewhat stronger than its predecessors plus with Roger
> > Dean's drawing on it. I honestly think there were some songs of the
> > same (read - not very different from your average UH tracks of
> > 80-90-s) kind on it, but some showed a real change of direction
> > towards more epic and balladry side badly missed since Hensley left.
> > At the same time, I felt even then it a bit strained for this band,
> > they are not really natural born epic/ballade composers, and it
> > partially proved the following CD which... sounded more natural to me.
> > But Sea Of Light is still very good despite all the mentioned above
> > plus having been recorded like a typical German heavy metal of the era
> > which hardly was Heep's way before. But the likes of Against The Odds,
> > Dream On and - especially! - Time Of Revelation ("I finally know where
> > I'm going... now our journey's only just begun..." - how appropriate
> > for that Heep!) and Universal Wheels sound great anyway be it live or in
> studio - they are great SONGS.
> > Cheers, Igor
> >
> >
> > Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:24:23 -0700 от roberge_rocket
> > <roberge_rocket at yahoo.ca <javascript:;>
> > >:
> > >I agree with you guys.  Although the early Bernie albums have several
> > great songs a piece, it wasn't until Sonic that they became a cover to
> > cover band again.
> > >
> > >-------- Original message --------
> > >From: Igor Shveitser
> > >Date:08/26/2014  9:53 AM  (GMT-08:00)
> > >To: Shawn Mctopy ,"Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)"
> > >Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Reacquainted someone with Heep
> > >
> > >I see it a bit differently, Shawn, modern incarnation of Heep (since
> > >1982
> > or 86 if you like) have been trying for quite a time to be trendy and
> > the results were not very encouraging for real (classic) Heep fans
> > although, as you said, good songs are present even on Different World.
> > :))) Than they partially got back to the band's roots, which resulted
> > in both critical acclaim and fans interest. As for me, I prefer, for
> > being the most mature record of all made by that line up, Sonic
> > Origami. Not only good songs, but very well produced as well. I wish
> > there were more Heep records produced by Pip Williams, it is such a
> change for the better from "angular"
> > tin-can-sounding Sea Of Light. Having said that, the music isn't to
> > blame, the musicians performed on the highest level possible.
> > >Cheers, Igor
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:06:21 -0500 от Shawn Mctopy <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu
> <javascript:;>>:
> > >>Hmm ...
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>The albums of the 90's?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>It took a bit of time for Bernie to really gel with the band. Albums
> > like  'RAGING SILENCE' &  'DIFFERENT WORLD' , while they each contain
> > some good songs, are a bit lackluster (in my opinion). That being
> > stated, I really like the group's cover of the old  ARGENT tune  'Hold
> Your head Up'
> > on the  'RAGING SILENCE' album. :)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Uriah Heep - Hold Your Head Up
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W1I34Y7cYw>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>However, it wasn't until the  'SEA OF LIGHT' album that the group,
> > featuring Bernie Shaw as vocalist, really started to hit their stride
> again.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Also, the live  'SPELLBINDER' album is quite a good album too.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 6:03 AM, Igor Shveitser  < zlenko_iv at mail.ru
> <javascript:;>
> > >>>
> > wrote:
> > >>> Hi Shawn,
> > >>>What do you make of the Heep's albums of the 90-s then?
> > >>>Cheers, Igor
> > >>>
> > >>>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:58:01 -0500 от Shawn Mctopy <
> > >>>shawn.mctopy at selu.edu <javascript:;>
> > >:
> > >>>>Don,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>The groups last three albums have been consistently great &
> > >>>>rocking affairs, in my opinion.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>*URIAH HEEP* in a word - *ROCK!*
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 7:14 PM, Don Malecic <  docofun at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>
> > >>>>>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Yes Shawn! It is a good one, surprised more Heepsters haven't
> > >>>>> been
> > talking
> > >>>>> about it?
> > >>>>> I just compiled my own best of cd from the last 3 albums.
> > >>>>> Credit to the guys, they did a good job!
> > >>>>> Don
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Sunday, August 24, 2014, Shawn Mctopy <
> > >>>>> shawn.mctopy at selu.edu <javascript:;> >
> > wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> > Just listened to *'OUTSIDER'* today.
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> > It's a - *'GOOD ONE!'*
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> > :)
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> > On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Igor Shveitser <
> > zlenko_iv at mail.ru <javascript:;>
> > >>>>> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>>>> >
> > >>>>> > >  Have they really got back together again, David?
> > >>>>> > > :))))))))))))) Cheers, Igor
> > >>>>> > >
> > >>>>> > >
> > >>>>> > > Sun, 24 Aug 2014 04:21:52 -0700 от David Amendolara <
> > >>>>> > >   mail4hamurabi at yahoo.com <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>:
> > >>>>> > > >Some of you may know, I'm building a house. With it comes a
> > >>>>> > > >lot
> > of
> > >>>>> > > garbage which you periodically need to get rid of so
> > >>>>> > > yesterday I
> > drove
> > >>>>> to
> > >>>>> > > the local landfill (is that the proper word?) and I was
> > >>>>> > > playing
> > Heep's
> > >>>>> > > "Outsider" album. One of the workers there heard it and said:
> > "Sounds
> > >>>>> > > good!" so I told him it was Uriah Heep's latest album. He
> > >>>>> > > was
> > >>>>> surprised,
> > >>>>> > > then said something to the likes of: "Oh yeah, they got back
> > together
> > >>>>> > > again, right?"
> > >>>>> > > >
> > >>>>> > > >Told him they'll be playing in Belgium next month, that I
> > >>>>> > > >hope
> > to see
> > >>>>> > him
> > >>>>> > > there and loaned him my copy of "The Outsider" :-) Not sure
> > >>>>> > > if
> > I'll
> > >>>>> ever
> > >>>>> > > get it back cos it'll be a while before I go to the landfill
> > again. At
> > >>>>> > > worst, I'll buy another copy I guess :-) At least it'll be
> > >>>>> > > one
> > man more
> > >>>>> > at
> > >>>>> > > the gig!
> > >>>>> > > >
> > >>>>> > > >Cheers,
> > >>>>> > > >
> > >>>>> > > >Dave
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