[Heeplist] St. Charles

[Don Malecic]

Terje,

I haven’t been to too many big name rock shows in my life. Only Heep, Rush
, Yes, Nugget and a few others , but somehow I managed to see Zappa .
I couldn’t miss that , what a treat , what a show !
Zappa was on stage like an orchestra conductor, with his stick conducting
his band, then he would turn around and start a snarly guitar solo or,
sing, Never a dull moment , so many band members, so many themes , tempo
and complex timing , how they all kept spot on was amazing .
Don

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:31 AM Terje Pedersen <terjped at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Great review.. I would love to hear that support band since I always been
> a Zappa fan but never saw Frank alive.. only Dweezil :)
>
> Terje
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>    St. Charles is a 2 hour drive from home and we did not have any bad
> traffic. The venue was beautiful, an old theatre with a bar on the third
> floor with a Speak Easy theme. The supporting act was "The Nick Bell Band".
> They played 3 songs, Robin Trower "Bridge of Sighs"   Black Sabbath "War
> Pigs" and they combined King Crimson "21st Century Schizoid Man" with Frank
> Zappa "Muffin Man" The group was quite good. Next it was a pleasant
> surprise that all 5 Uriah Heep members sat and held a Q/A session before
> they performed. Mick spoke of the time they opened for T.Rex and said how
> the audience kept interrupting T. Rex shouting for more Uriah Heep. He said
> they were locked in the dressing room and could listen to the speaker as to
> what was happening. A 13 year old drummer asked for advice on continuing a
> career in music. Russ told him to stay an individual, practice, and be a
> good guy. Bernie was asked what his favorite song from his 32 years in the
> band is, he replied favorite songs change a lot but at the moment he said
> his favorite song is "What Kind of God?"  I won't add much to the previous
> reviews as far as the show went, just what I consider my highlights. It was
> good to open with "Gypsy" I was looking forward to "Shadows of Grief" and
> they did not disappoint. Bernie had a nice scream which I know is more
> difficult to do than it sounds, which brings me to "Sunrise" I mentioned
> the last time I saw them play this how incredible Bernie sounded, this time
> it was even better. He held that final note beautifully and a bit longer.
> "Magicians Birthday" was better than last time also. (Just my opinion) The
> guitar/drum exchange was a lot crisper. I believe the guitar part was a bit
> closer to the studio version. Phil is still a pleasure to see and quite
> entertaining.  And what can I say, "July Morning" Although I am biased,
> this is still one of the absolute best songs in history. While I do miss
> Trevor raising his bass above his head, Davey had a nice little semi-solo
> which shows his talent. The acoustics were very good, however I think a few
> songs Bernie was a bit stifled, maybe a bit more volume. I know most people
> who see them prefer the older songs, I wish the ratio would be 50/50 with
> the songs Bernie sang in the studio. While this was a great show it was
> even better in the fact that my son-in-law, daughter, and my wife were all
> there. My wife has pretty bad knees yet she was a real trooper and stood
> for most of the show. I am very excited for the new release and I know they
> will play North America again. I realize they will soon celebrate 50 years
> and with the renewed energy  I've noticed I'm sure Mick could still be on
> top of his game for years to come.
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