[Heeplist] Heeplist Digest, Vol 147, Issue 35 Hensley: A Pain in the Arse?
Steve Smith
stephensmith8 at virginmedia.com
Mon Mar 21 01:57:11 EDT 2016
Hi everyone,
Interesting thoughts here
If you look at the history of great rock bands, there will arise one figure within the group that becomes the leader or spokesman. Sometimes good or bad or both can come from this
You cannot knock KH in his time at UH for his music. I cannot agree that he was bad for the band. If you look at Deep Purple, Blackmore became the Hensley although his behaviour was much worse!!
More importantly Heep have moved on we'll post Hensley, ironically so have Purple.
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> On 21 Mar 2016, at 00:08, Chris Aug <chrisaug at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Dave-
>
> I am curious which interview you are referring to...
>
> I just recently discovered the Heep and am enjoying the heck out of
> listening to their vast discography. I also just watched a couple of very
> good DVD biographies. I learned that Ken and producer Gerry Bron were very
> close and the two of them were responsible for much of the dissention in the
> band. In the interviews (done around 1998 I believe) Hensley seemed fairly
> respectful of the band and most of the members. He did come across a bit
> egotistical (almost like he was/is Uriah Heep), but compared to Bron, he
> seemed very tame. Bron was ridiculous (I could barely watch his scenes
> without wanting to smack him). According to him, everything done by anyone
> other than Ken, or after their first 4-5 albums was garbage.
>
> On another note, I am surprised I never hear/read anyone (Hensley included)
> mention of H&M opening track "One Way Or Another". I think that is such a
> high energy, great rocking song and I think it's too bad John Wetton didn't
> do more songs like that (he's always been way to heavy on the ballad side).
> I also wish the rest of the album had more songs like it (too bad it does
> not).
>
> -Chris in CT
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> Thanks Dave - I second your motion
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> Dave Wilkes Booth <dwbrocks at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> It is confusing to me the way Hensley operates. In the interview he
> denounces the high and mighty album. From my understanding it was he who was
> responsible for Byron's departure. Hensley also quit the band, but plays
> Heep in all of his solo endeavors. I have read and heard he is a notorious
> pain in the arse, perhaps insane from the hepatitis? I cannot appreciate his
> genius knowing of his tantric behavior, and to read he has forgotten his
> solo on wonderworld? Phil Lanzon plays it very well, therefore I am glad
> Heep have evolved into what they are today. IMHO Hensley was bad for the
> band and his classic contributions tarnished by his words and actions.
>>
>> Dave Wilkes Booth. ? ;p>
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> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:19:34 +0000
> From: Terje Pedersen <terjped at hotmail.com>
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> I see Robin George who played in the David Byron band is also coming to
> Sweden Rock this year, thats cool. :) Too bad Heep isn?t playing there this
> year though
>
> Terje
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> Vanilla Fudge is playing at Sweden Rock this summer.
> In the back of my head I wonder if I red Mick Box mentioned something with
> influences from that band?
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> From: Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Heeplist] Fwd: Ken to play UK
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> From: *Igor Shveitser* <zlenko_iv at mail.ru>
> Date: Friday, 18 March 2016
> Subject: [Heeplist] Ken to play UK
> To: "Heepsters Mailing List \(Travellers in Time\)" <
> heeplist at travellersintime.com>, Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com>
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> I still can't post to the list but wanted to say a few words 'bout the
> interview. In my opinion, it proves how important it is to listen to your
> heart and not to what nowadays Ken or his interviewer say. There's only one
> word about it really - disillusion. Sometimes it is better to keep silent
> than to speak - and it is about both of them now. Still, I am not in the
> least surprised. Jeb Wright 's interviews were always rather ... shallow,
> let's put it that way. Firefly released in 1976? The only thing worth
> discussing on Very 'eavy - Gypsy? Salisbury isn't a great album? Come on, we
> like and know a different band then. :)))) As for Ken, I am strongly of the
> opinion that he's simply great. As a songwriter, band member, player.
> But with one "but": it's all behind him now , so sometimes he seemingly
> doesn't remember or feel how it really was then. No offence, but his
> revelations at times sound way too cynical and not very accurate. Still, we
> love him - but not for what he says, for sometimes it is terribly hard to
> agree with his opinion or simply believe in what he says.
> Cheers, Igor
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> ???????, 17 ????? 2016, 21:04 +04:00 ?? Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','docofun at gmail.com');>>:
>
> Free me works, because it is countryish
> Sounding, which is very popular today and of course Free n Easy works
> because of its high energy guitar.
> A big time country artist could take Free me And make it a huge hit today.
> Funny to hear Hensley in his interview say he forgot how to play his epic
> Synth solo in Wonderworld lol.
> I used to be able to play that myself and tried last night and couldn't get
> it. Oh to be young again and have memory .
> Don
>
> On Thursday, 17 March 2016, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net
> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=uriahheep@comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>> I know Innocent Victim is low on most lists here and Ken skipped
> completely
>> in the interview, yet Heep still regularly plays 2 tunes from this lp,
> Free
>> Me and Free N Easy, so I ask Why is that?
>> I still mentally trip over Choices and Illusion and totally love the
>> weird keyboards and guitar sounds of the Dance!
>>
>>
>> On 3/16/16, 6:51 PM, "Ed Halliburton" <ehallib at earthlink.net
> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=ehallib@earthlink.net>
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>
>>> Wish I could be there! Yes, great interview with Ken. My main
>>> takeaway
>> was
>>> that Ken did not consider High and Mighty to be a Heep album. I ever
>> liked it
>>> so much so maybe that explains why I did not. Hmmm.
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Iain Barnes <i.barnes3 at ntlworld.com
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>>>> Subject: [Heeplist] Ken to play UK
>>>>
>>>> Great news for Ken fans, he is to play one UK gig in Southampton
>> Wednesday
>>>> 13th April
>>>>
>>>> First time in 15 years!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ken-hensley.com/tour.html
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> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 23:34:47 +0100
> From: Filip Bj?rner <filip.bjorner at live.se>
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> Thanks Terje for that info, about Robin George.
> I bought a cd with Vanilla Fudge about 20 years ago because I red something
> Mich Box said about them. I will listen to that again, and more on youtube
> and the net.
>
>> From: terjped at hotmail.com
>> To: heeplist at travellersintime.com
>> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:19:34 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Vanilla Fudge
>>
>> I see Robin George who played in the David Byron band is also coming
>> to Sweden Rock this year, thats cool. :) Too bad Heep isn?t playing
>> there this year though
>>
>> Terje
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>> Fra: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] P? vegne
>> av Filip Bj?rner
>> Sendt: 18. mars 2016 17:47
>> Til: heeplist at travellersintime.com
>> Emne: [Heeplist] Vanilla Fudge
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>> Vanilla Fudge is playing at Sweden Rock this summer.
>> In the back of my head I wonder if I red Mick Box mentioned something
>> with influences from that band?
>>
>>
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