[Heeplist] Favourite Heep drumtrack?

[David Amendolara]

One thing I always thought was that by the time Abominog came around, Lee's style of drumming had changed. Not better or worse, but different than before.

I'm revisiting the "old" (or classic) Heep a bit these days and I really noticed a few things, including his drumming which was rarely a simple 4/4 pattern, but always very exciting and (slightly) different from what you'd expect. 


Same with ALL the bass players Heep have had over the years: often they'll be playing a melody all of their own beneath the main riff or vocal melody. Listen to Easy Livin, for instance. Even Bob Daisley, who I think is Heep's most underrated bass player, did incredibly interesting things. In that sense I am glad with Davy Rimmer's first record with the band, he seems to be "one of those" players, too. 


And yeah, from what I heard of Ken's later / recent outings, the bass and drums are often rather simple - almost an afterthought. 


Cheers,
Eddie!



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 From: Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru>
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Eddie,
Just a few days ago I was celebrating Ken's birthday in my favorite style which is not drinking but listening to what the celebrated musician took part in. :) One of the records I've been listening to was Firefly, suddenly, noticing those nice breaks and other stuff which was typical for Lee in the 70-s, I realized why I can't treat the modern Hensley recordings the way I treat Heep classics. It is those major details, nuances including drums and bass playing which are sadly missing from Ken's albums since he has returned to stage. So, I think, mostly all of the 70-s recordings featuring Lee have those details for which I am more than grateful to him. "Lee's main feature is that he's a jolly drummer", - that's what a great friend of mine who's a very good drummer himself said once. But it is really hard to pinpoint one track. In the meantime, give The Hanging Tree a spin, you might like it. :)
Cheers, Igor




Вторник, 26 августа 2014, 13:39 -07:00 от David Amendolara <mail4hamurabi at yahoo.com>:

OK so we discussed singers ... What's everyone's favourite drum track on any given Uriah Heep song? 
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>If forced, I'd probably go with Lee's drumming on "Return To Fantasy" - specifically the cymbals, which sound like fireworks going off to my ears. 
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>I also like his drumming on "Been Away Too Long", very lyrical. But I think RTF is my favourite (for the moment).
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>Let's see who's willing to play :-)
>Eddie
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