[Heeplist] The Age Old Heep List Argument

[Bob Winward]

It has been 40 years, so the turkey may be moldy now.
And for certain, this thread is getting moldy


On 3/11/15 2:18 AM, "Don Malecic" <docofun at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Scott,

I'm not in the hierarchy of the wise men and women on the Heep list
> but, I
think that David was a perfectionist, he set the bar very high for
> himself
and his band at the time, being # 2 was just not acceptable for
> him.
it really bothered him when Heeps competitors made it to  the A list.

It
> sure didn't help when Heep were always put down by the music industry .
He
> just could not accept any rejection or critisicm.
Every human is wired
> differently to be able to handle this.
I believe this was the catylist for his
> feelings of anger, moods swings and
even depression.
Adding solice in the
> bottle just added fuel to the fire that was burning
inside of him.
What
> happens next is many things, I'm sure everyone has their own list.
 Byron by
> nature is a pop/ rock artist, he sang The fantasy songs with no
complaint when
> Heep was riding high but, at the end he did start
questioning the direction of
> the music and unfortunately , the outcome
ended up with his pursuit of pop/
> rock solo albums,
His own style and love.
Amazing singer, amazing range. Truly
> was a vocal instrument in the band.
Hensley might have had the turkey baking,
> the rest of the guys set the
dinner table but, Byron poured the wine and lit
> the candles to set the
ambience . :))))
I don't know, maybe Im
> wrong?