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

Wed Jul 19 03:21:12 EDT 2017

Let's keep our fingers crossed!

Em 19.07.2017 04:08, Knut Svendsen escreveu:
> 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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