[Heeplist] Review of Uriah Heep in Oslo, July 15

[Don Malecic]

Great writing Knut.
A real page turner, leaves you wanting more!
Don
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:19 AM Richard Pascoe <r.pascoe at bahnhof.se> wrote:

> On 2017-07-18 11:21, Knut Svendsen wrote:
> > I was very excited when Uriah Heep scheduled the show at Rockefeller
> > in Oslo, Norway, that took place last Saturday night. They played a
> > festival in Brønnøysund in Northern Norway the night before, and they
> > were playing the Ukraine the following night solidifying Heep´s
> > reputation as the hardest working band in rock and roll.
> >
> > Rockefeller is a rock club that takes about 1300+ people when full,
> > and it looked fairly sold-out. We went an hour early to an unofficial
> > before-party to have a drink. Doors opened at 8pm and we got in line
> > 10 minutes before as it began to get crowded.
> >
> > The guys in front of us showed us pics of Bernie and Mick. Apparently,
> > they had been outside a few minutes previous to greet fans but we
> > missed it. Once inside, we found the bar for another couple of rounds
> > as we had an hour to kill.
> >
> > Heep was supposed to go on stage at 9.30, but at 9.16 the lights went
> > out and a low hum filled the room. Out comes Mick and the band kicking
> > it with a compact and ferocious version of Gypsy. They went almost
> > straight into Look at Yourself; no small talk as the band is racing
> > towards what I believe is a 11pm curfew on music downtown Oslo.
> >
> > Then Shadows of Grief. First time I heard them play it live. It really
> > rocked, and Russell proved his worth behind the drums as he drove the
> > band forward with pace and power. The in to a familiar version of
> > Sunrise - as we know it with this line-up - before the first new
> > classic: The Law.
> >
> > I would have believed that many in the audience had not heard this
> > song before, but the crowd rocked to this song. Then the song I was
> > waiting for: Magician´s Birthday. Mick stuck to the main structure of
> > the solo, but extended it to what seemed like a 6-7 minute long duel
> > with Russell. Smoking´stuff.
> >
> > Then a breather with One Minute before (another) ferocious number,
> > Between two Worlds. A lot harder than the recorded version. Then came
> > July Morning with a bass solo by Mr Rimmer reminiscent of the late
> > Trevor Bolder. His frets lit up as he played this song, very cool.
>
>
> Thanks Knut - seems like a good one...
>
>
>
> >
> > Then Mick brought the acoustic guitar. I wonder what they are gonna
> > play now (probably the effect of the brew) before they went in to a
> > swinging version of Lady in Black, of course. The audience really took
> > it all out singing along with the band.
> >
> > Encore: What else than some Easy Livin´.
> >
> > It all came to a close too early, more Heep, more Heep. But a good
> > time was had by all. We had a final drink in the bar before venturing
> > out in the Oslo night hoping that it won´t be too long before we see
> > the band again.
> >
> > Knut
> >
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