[Heeplist] David Byron and some people's memory

[Igor Shveitser]

 Hi Don,
Being sure about unkind words means you have facts, don't you? As for me, I doubt I am aware of any. I know David didn't like the way Bron's organization treated the band since appr. 1975, I know Ken expressed his disappointment in the way David wasted his and theirs carreer in the last months of his time with Heep... And I know for sure David said in an interview that his departure from Heep had nothing to do with the guys in the band (and some kind of proof is the fact of a photo of those two on Mick Box's wedding in 1979)... Mick Box is a very different person, yes, he seems to be more of a team player than Ken is, but he ain't that simple as some people think, and I am afraid I can not agree with your opinion on his role in the band. Yes, I do enjoy some of their current music and I rate him really high as a guitarist with his own unique sound, but I really love THAT Heep, not any Heep (I'm not your Bob :)))), and there most of the time  Mick's role, unlike David's or Ken's, was really rather 'umble. Perhaps that is why our opinions differ. It all changed after Mick became the leader of the band, and perhaps that's why the leaders of the past, despite all their literally titanic input, are mentioned as seldom as possible.
Cheers, Igor

Суббота, 28 февраля 2015, 11:08 -08:00 от Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com>:
>Hi Igor,
>
>I'm sure at the time there has been more unkind words said between Ken and David. Of course the newer members of the band don't have that personal connection to David and Gary, that's just human nature.
>
>Just because Mick isn't outspoken as much as you like him to be, you can't say he doesn't have any inner feelings about his  previous fellow band mates.
>Just remember when the band was going down the wrong road with their pop music era , Mick was the peace keeper in the band and always had been.
>
>If Mick really wanted to, he could have blown  Heep all to hell and left and I'm sure Bolder would have followed right behind him. Then it really would have been the Mick Box band.
>
>I wish fellow Heepsters wouldn't refer Heep as Micks band.
>Mick has always been a team player.
>Without his vision none of us would be talking about the band or have the opportunity to see them still playing. So everyone enjoy the show! :))))
>Igor, there on our side of the pond now lol!!
>Don
>
>On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Igor Shveitser < zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
>> Pete, I could add to that the fact: when they came to Moscow for the third time (it was 1998, during the World Cup in France), in an interview Mick and Bernie stated that they dedicate that song to  David and Gary who are in rock'n'roll heaven. But that was ages ago, and since then I've been hearing a lot of kind words about his deceased colleagues from Ken (in his both live speeches and diaries) while Mick and the associates, no matter what the occasion is, seem to be more focused on the current events and never (correct me if I'm wrong) ever mentioned anything about David's or Gary's birthdays or vital input into what still feeds these musicians well :)))) And mentioning Ken seems to be a taboo at all - if not only in the negative way (this for instance did Mr.Bolder on one of the CLR video releases) or hastily. By the way, that ignorance regarding those who made it all, turned a lot of old Heep fans into people who don't care about Mick's band at all no matter how good is his and Phil's music. A lot of people feel offended by such behaviour. As for me, I feel not entirely the same, I understand they have their reasons, and still it would be way better - and for the band's image as well - to give credit where it should be given. And to remember old great friends by mentioning their name more often.
>>Cheers, Igor
>>
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