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

[Knut Svendsen]

Awesome show, We wanted more!

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> On 18 Jul 2017, at 17:18, 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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