[Heeplist] Fwd: Ken to play UK

Mon Mar 21 14:03:10 EDT 2016

Whats with the forwarding of mails Igor?? Putin shut down the list over there? Lol :)
Or is it the never ending Yahoo problem??   

Terje

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Fra: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] På vegne av Mark Layel
Sendt: 21. mars 2016 16:51
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Emne: Re: [Heeplist] Fwd: Ken to play UK

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>
>
>
> 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
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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 \(Travellers in Time\)" < 
> heeplist at travellersintime.com 
> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=heeplist@travellersintime.com>>, Don 
> Malecic < docofun at gmail.com 
> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=docofun@gmail.com>>
>
>
>
> 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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> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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>
> <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
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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!
> > >>
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