[Heeplist] Phil, Invest in the Hammond!

[Bob Winward]

In listening to the songs, the B3 is definitely the edge missing from
current Heep sound.  I listened to the tracks and the boot.   I wonder how
much they rehearsed, maybe because it was not a professional recording, I
heard a lot of mistakes and wrong key on back ground vocals.  Tales sounded
awful.  Anyhow, the track listing has nothing in it that current Heep hasn't
already played, although Davey may be new to a lot of the material, but most
of the songs have been played since 2000 in some form or another.  I was
hoping for some rarities, maybe Fallen Angel or Midnight.  Geesh, yet
another version of Free Me and Lady in Black.  Aarrrghhhh!!

Igor did Bernie say anything in his monologues about a DVD of this?


On 10/19/15 8:27 PM, "Scott Manion" <scottmanion at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
What struck me most about the reunion was how much the Hammond B3 sound and
> it's richness added to the early catalog!
I guess in seeing them live I've
> heard a sound similar but not quite.

What does Phil play now and outside of
> the shear girth and weight of lugging around such a beast, why wouldn't he
> have a B3 on stage with him for the early stuff?
Having seen Heep at every
> recent US tour over the past few years, I really noticed a difference in the
> classics with Ken's rig.  
New stuff on new keys is fine but to give the
> classics that authenticity, I'd want to hear that growl of a real Hammond
> B3!

And for all the purists...I know it wasn't the original B3 with the
> whirly box that creates the authentic growl but you all know where I'm going
> here!  :)  

Any insight greatly appreciated!
Scott


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