[Heeplist] The Age Old Heep List Argument

[Dale Fredericks]

Great comparison Scott.
I love the current lineup, was just saying that I felt VERY priveledged to have seen the so-called "classic" lineup. I have been loyal to whatever lineup there has been. You better believe I will be yelling my brains out on Thursday when we see them here in California !!

Dale :-)>

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> On Mar 8, 2015, at 6:24 PM, Scott Manion <scottmanion at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> I met a guy at the Milwaukee show and his first words to me were "It's just not the same without Byron."  I stifled a laugh.
> I asked him if he knew when Byron left the band.  He wasn't sure.
> I told him 1976...and next year will mark the 40th anniversary of David Byron NOT being in Uriah Heep.
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> These arguments about the olden days are as relevant as watching old re-runs of your favorite sports team back in the 70's and endlessly arguing that nobody will ever be better than the 1976 New York Yankees!  (I don't even know if they were good that year but you can get the idea.) 
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> I agree with Doug.  Teams get new players.  And though I might 'long to be in the stadium' when Babe Ruth (American Baseball Icon from the 30's) hits one out of the park, I can still enjoy baseball now without feeling that it's an injustice that others have filled Babe's shoes.
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> Mick Box has been true to his fans for 5 decades, getting new players to keep the team together.
> Every year this band continues to tour the world and put out music is a cause for celebration. 
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> The only thing missing from a lot of these posts is the phrase  "Back in my day...."   
> I'm certain we all have the ability to accept and tolerate change!  Especially with a band that has been around for 45 years.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Devers
> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2015 7:30 PM
> To: Igor Shveitser; Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Live shows
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> Well, Bernie DOES have the advantage of  not being dead...
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> dgd
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> On Sunday, March 8, 2015 2:30 PM, Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru> wrote:
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> And what about the geezers not so old who have no particular memories connected with the band, never seen any classic Heep live but heard a lot, know all about all the line ups and still choose the one with the original singer as well as the one with JL? Most of hard rock lovers I know personally (actually all of them) definitely belong to this category - and you can't take that away, that surely means something, it ain't just nostalgia, gentlemen.
> P.S. The one who prefers Bernie Shaw to David obviously haven't noticed what made David one of the finest singers that  have ever emerged during the best days of rock.  As for Bernie... well, he's good at what he does, but if you see his era as a preferable one, I am afraid you've already missed the whole world that was there before and which made it possible for the current line-up to make ends meet after all these years. Please, take no offence, but certain things are really hard to understand unless you were born in 199-something and grew up listening to modern Heep.
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> Воскресенье, 08 марта 2015, 9:13 -07:00 от Dale Fredericks <dalhel at sbcglobal.net>:
>> I agree Dave. Us old geezers have to have something to hold on to from the past !
>> I just am so grateful we were able to see David, Gary, Ken, Lee and Mick together and the memories of that classic time of Heep music.
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>> Dale :-)>
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>>> On Mar 8, 2015, at 9:03 AM, DAVID M SHERROD < porcupineheep at cox.net > wrote:
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>>> I think what many need to remember is there's a lot of fans in fact more at the shows that don't remember Heep from the 70s but from the 80s, those of us that remember the classic lineup are fewer and fewer every year. My wife is one that can't understand what anyone sees in David Byron, and things anything with Bernie or John Lawton is far better than anything with David, not that she doesn't like him, she thinks he's ok just not great, she also thinks from the 90s on they are far better than any time before that, and she was around and even saw the classic lineup. She's not the only one I've known or talked to that feels this way, though when I meet older people that remember Heep seem to think they stopped playing after High and Mighty, and never knew they have always been around. And at least two people I meet in the last month were excited to hear they were playing in any format and both said they are going to the show here after I told them
> about it. Dave S
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