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

Wed Jul 19 11:58:19 EDT 2017

Hi Terje,

Could you please send me the pics to my e-mail address?

Of so:

ap at rockbrigade.com.br

Thanks a lot!

Antonio

Em 19.07.2017 10:23, Terje Pedersen escreveu:
> I got a couple pictures and also some video but it's not possible to
> send it here since it gets moderated.
> 
> Terje
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> Emne: Re: [Heeplist] Review of Uriah Heep in Oslo, July 15
> 
> 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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