[Heeplist] Heeplist] 2014

[DAVID M SHERROD]

I fully understand that if anyone is a fan of Abominog era Heep should really enjoy this album, I'm just not an 80s fan, but it's still a solid album.. Pretty Reckless has a pretty reckless singer no question, I did check them out a bit, but not like maybe I should have, but they are opening for Halestorm on their upcoming headline tour, and would like to see a show, I think that's a decent choice for an opener, though both are a bit young sound for my taste. DS

Dave Crookham <crookham at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>Outsider was definitely in my top 5 for 2014 - probably the first Heep CD to 
>make it there since Sea Of Light.  This has become my favorite Heep release 
>since Abominog. The high's aren't as high as Sea Of Light, but the lows 
>aren't as low either.
>
>There are at least two releases that I definite put ahead of Outsider for 
>the year.
>
>First is The Pretty Reckless' Going To Hell. I always thought this group was 
>kind of a joke because it is fronted by 20 year old actress Taylor Momsen 
>(of Gossip Girl fame). I happened to see them on one of those festival 
>highlight shows that run on Palladium all the time and was intrigued enough 
>to buy the CD. I've been blown away since first listen. This is one of the 
>best female fronted hard rock groups ever. Great songs and Momsen's lyrics 
>are not what you would expect from a 20 year old female (from her voice you 
>would guess she was closer to 40 than 20 anyway) - her's are about as far 
>from the Taylor Swift school of lyrics as you can get. Darkly beautiful 
>ballad "House On The Hill" is itself alone worth the price of the CD. If 
>there were still real rock radio this band would be as big as Guns N Roses 
>got when Appetite for Destruction came out.
>
>Second CD that I place ahead of Heep Is Helix's Bastard of The Blues. The CD 
>leads off with the title track and Even Jesus (Wasn't Loved In His 
>Hometown), and you already have the 2 best songs Helix has ever put out. The 
>rest of the CD is very solid. Where they came up with this release at this 
>late point in their career I have no idea, but I'm happy to have it.
>
>Dave
>
>
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