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

[Knut Svendsen]

Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures, but I believe a few others did. Hopefully they read the list:-)

Knut

> On 19 Jul 2017, at 08:54, Antonio Pirani - Rock Brigade <ap at rockbrigade.com.br> wrote:
> 
> 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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