[Heeplist] Fwd: Ken to play UK

Mon Mar 21 11:50:30 EDT 2016

Good post Igor
Cheers,Mark
On Mar 21, 2016 11:21 AM, "Don Malecic" <docofun at gmail.com> wrote:

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> From: *Igor Shveitser* <zlenko_iv at mail.ru>
> Date: Monday, 21 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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>
> Thank you very much for resending my recent message to the list. I also
> wanted to share something about Ken, his role in the band and more. I've
> already sent this to Mr.Booth and then decided to make it more public due
> to the fact that too many people here seemingly are not quite aware of what
> happenned during Classic Heep era. So, some more thoughts on the topic of
> "mean Hensley" :) I have a few thoughts about Ken, and I believe I have the
> right to share them in order to clarify certain disputable points :) First
> of all, without him, there would've never been such a band as Heep. Never.
> No, he isn't the Heep himself (as some proclaim him to be), but most of his
> songs are the most important ones - and they are the majority of all this
> band has ever done. The majority of high quality material anyway, and you
> can check it easily. Mick Box, Lee Kerslake, Trevor Bolder - over the years
> they've said a lot with a certain purpose to blacken his image. I believe,
> some of the facts are true, some are not. Unfortunately, Ken himself also
> did a lot of such things, and - again - some thoughts of his are realistic
> whilst the others don't make much sense to anyone who's got to a certain
> level of Heep knowledge from the official (and not only) sources. His
> latest interview with Mr.Wright is full of cynicsm and even major mistakes.
> Still, no matter how nice or nasty he might appear to be, he was the main
> driving force behind this band and without him they immediately slided down
> to the state of, on one hand, camaraderie - which is positive, of course -
> and mediocrity on the other. There's nothing magic about UH since he left.
> They're a hard working act ever since, they make quality music which has
> little if any relation to classic Heep which most of us fell in love
> initially Sad truth is also that without the musicians (players) of Box and
> Kerslake caliber Ken also degraded quite significantly, but for quite a
> period afterwards he was still a better songwriter. Now, about Byron's
> departure: if you've read the book about David, you must know by now that
> he was a maximalist and didn't really want to carry on with the band which
> was obviously not in its prime anymore and gradually going downhill. So I
> am more than sure that in the end he wanted out with some money (which he
> would've never obtained if decided to leave of his own accord officially)
> to start a new carreer and leave Heep to its doomed fate. And you can see
> such thoughts of his in the later interviews. "For Heep it was all over by
> 1976" - he said smth like this a few years later, and it was his firm
> belief. You also know where it led him to, unfortunately, - without "evil"
> Gerry and Ken. :))  So, don't blame Ken too much, he's no angel, of course,
> but the blame for most of the mistakes lies on ALL of them including Gerry
> (without whom this band would've never appeared, and you must know it).
> Anyway, it is all in the bast now, so let's enjoy the terrific legacy that
> ALL of them have left for us.
> Cheers, Igor
>
>
> Суббота, 19 марта 2016, 2:00 +04:00 от Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com
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> From: *Igor Shveitser* <zlenko_iv at mail.ru
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> Date: Friday, 18 March 2016
> Subject: [Heeplist] Ken to play UK
> To: "Heepsters Mailing List \(Travellers in Time\)" <
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> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=heeplist@travellersintime.com>>, Don
> Malecic <
> docofun at gmail.com <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=docofun@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
>
>
>
> Четверг, 17 марта 2016, 21:04 +04:00 от Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com
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> 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>
> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=uriahheep@comcast.net>> wrote:
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> > 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
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> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
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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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