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

Wed Jul 19 02:54:20 EDT 2017

Hi Knut,

Please send pics as well.

Thanks a Heep!

Antonio (Rock Brigade-Brazil)

Em 18.07.2017 12:27, Knut Svendsen escreveu:
> Awesome show, We wanted more!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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