[Heeplist] Conquest

[Shawn Mctopy]

A neat little *GIZMO*:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Shawn Mctopy <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu>
wrote:

> Gettin' Funky with the *'Iceman'* and the *'Irishman'*!
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scg6cqa-CYY
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> Albert Collins & Rory Gallagher - R.I.P.
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> On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Shawn Mctopy <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu>
> wrote:
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>> *Neil Young* isn't the greatest singer, or guitarist, but what he does -
>> I really like.
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmKrcOB7udA
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>> Cathartic!
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>> On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 12:06 PM, <merrick3 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> I always wanted ROD STEWART and KIM CARNES TO do a duet hahahahaha
>>>
>>> MADMAN
>>>
>>> p.s. URIAH HEEP forever
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: "Pete Wharton" <heeplistpete at ntlworld.com>
>>> To: "heeplist" <heeplist at travellersintime.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 1:02:54 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Conquest
>>>
>>> Ha ha, Bob & Igor, I think we are just gonna have to agree to disagree
>>> over
>>> Conquest :-)
>>>
>>> Bob there is a difference though between a rough voice like Springsteen
>>> and
>>> Rod Stewart and one that sings bad though. I quite like both of the
>>> previous
>>> two. Always amazes me when Americans think "Born In The USA" is a
>>> patriotic
>>> song though :-)
>>>
>>> And Bob, I think Feelings is a great song, ruined by Sloman. John
>>> Lawton's
>>> take on it is infinitely better IMO :-)
>>>
>>> Bob, how can you not love Equator, All Heep is Good Heep :-)
>>>
>>> I think if you listen to the DW tracks on Acoustically Driven, you will
>>> get
>>> a better idea of how much better the CD could have sounded with more
>>> time. I
>>> love the title track and Cross That Line. In fact I think this week's
>>> long
>>> drives will be accompanied by DW, Equator and the Goalby albums :-)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Bob Winward
>>> Sent: 19 September 2014 12:58
>>> To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
>>> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Conquest
>>>
>>>
>>> Pete, I do not think Igor was joking. You know some people do like music
>>> with crap voices. How do you explain the popularity still of Bruce
>>> Springsteen? He still sells out Stadiums in the USA and has his own
>>> channel
>>> on satellite radio.
>>>
>>> Putting aside the lead vocals, the music is great, punchy and rocks.
>>> Nothing Heep has done beats the opening riffs of Feelings I know you
>>> don't
>>> like the song "..and you don't even care to pretend" lol! Some of the
>>> bonus tracks are really growing on me. Anyone notice how powerful, loud
>>> and
>>> pronounced Trevor's bass is on Love Stealer?
>>>
>>> Equator is a different record, the vocals are good, but the lyrics are
>>> juvinile and it sounds less like Heep with back ground vocals and choir.
>>> Different World, well it sounded like Heep was trying to get hit singles
>>> again, and they recorded 10 straight.
>>>
>>> On 9/18/14 6:33 PM, "Pete Wharton" <heeplistpete at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > You know on my 4 hour drive to work on Monday, I forced myself to
>>> > listen to this album again and then the mailing list rarities vol 2
>>> with
>>> John Lawton.
>>> > I'm sorry Igor, but I really do not understand how you can say "
>>> > However, quality wise, mood wise that was still on the level of better
>>> Heep works"
>>> > about Conquest. I'm sorry but the CD is below the level of Different
>>> > World quality wise. Trevor never got time to do decent production on
>>> > that and Conquest just plain sucks with crap vocals and I can't find
>>> > any redeeming features on that CD at all. It's like Sloman can't hold
>>> > a note so he fakes it by going to a different one. Any decent songs
>>> > have been lost in the morass of Sloman's abysmal vocals! Even Equator
>>> > stands head and shoulders above this waste of effort.
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>> ---
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