[Heeplist] Lee Kerslake: Eleventeen
Pete Wharton
heeppete at sky.com
Wed Dec 9 07:13:59 EST 2020
Got mine on pre-order from Cherry Red records and my copy of Trevor's CD has arrived.
Pete
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From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf Of Tapio Minkkinen
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Subject: [Heeplist] Lee Kerslake: Eleventeen
Finally!
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/artist/lee-kerslake/
Released February 26, 2021.
Standing down from drumming full-time for Uriah Heep in 2007 due to ill-health, Lee Kerslake commenced his debut solo album in 2015 with Jake Libretto, completing the album in 2019. According to Lee’s notes from the album, “WOW, I have to say now the album is finished there is a great sense of achievement. It’s been a little over three years to record and finish it, it took so long because I could only manage two days a week and sometimes nothing for a period of time as the chemotherapy without my permission kept me away. Never mind it’s done and I am very proud of the songs.”
“ELEVENTEEN” is a collection of eight songs, seven of them written or co-written by Lee.
• With a career that goes back to the 1960s, Lee Kerslake’s first step
into the rock limelight was with The Gods, recording “Genesis” in 1968
and “To Samuel A Son” in 1969. Joining Toe Fat for their self-titled
debut in 1970, via 1970’s “Orgasm” by Head Machine, so far Lee had
shared his musical journey with multi-instrumentalist and song writer
Ken Hensley. This musical connection and friendship would be further
cemented in 1972 when Lee joined Ken in Uriah Heep for the classic
“Demons & Wizards” LP, remaining behind Heep’s drum kit for the best
part of 30 plus years. Lee also found time to make cameos drumming for
Ken Hensley and David Byron solo records along the way, and most notably
as a founder member of Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band, drumming on the
multi-platinum “Blizzard Of Ozz” in 1980 and “Diary Of A Madman in 1981.
He also appeared with super group Living Loud, a band featuring bassist
Bob Daisley, guitarist Steve Morse, singer Jimmy Barnes and keyboard
player Don Airey.
• Standing down from drumming full-time for Uriah Heep in 2007 due to
ill-health, Lee commenced his debut solo album in 2015 with Jake
Libretto, completing the album in 2019. According to Lee’s notes from
the album, “WOW, I have to say now the album is finished there is a
great sense of achievement. It’s been a little over three years to
record and finish it, it took so long because I could only manage two
days a week and sometimes nothing for a period of time as the
chemotherapy without my permission kept me away. Never mind it’s done
and I am very proud of the songs.”
• “ELEVENTEEN” is a collection of eight songs, seven of them written or
co-written by Lee, and starts with CELIA SIENNA. Lee offers notes and
insights for each track, and TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED “is based around
my wife and then some,” evidently with tongue firmly in cheek. WHERE DO
WE GO FROM HERE, which according to Lee, “It’s all to late to realise…
where do we go from here? I’ve had to many argumentative girls in my
life!!!” YOU MAY BE BY YOURSELF (BUT YOU’RE NEVER ALONE), “This song was
written when Bob Daisley gave such a loving look to squish his daughter
it moved me all those years ago.” PORT AND A BRANDY, according to Mick
Box’s dedication on the album, “The song ‘Port And A Brandy’ made me
smile as we have shared many of them together over the years.” Next up
is a heartfelt rendition of Carole King’s timeless YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND,
which Lee dedicates to, “all of my friends past and present who I have
loved through music.” “ELEVENTEEN” concludes with the instrumental MOM,
which Lee wrote for, “all the mums in the world who we should never take
for granted.”
• Lee sadly passed away in September 2020 at the age of 73. Leaving the
last word to his friend and long-time Uriah Heep bandmate: “It fills me
with great pride that he achieved this as his last final musical
legacy.”
MICK BOX, 2020
Track Listing:
1. CELIA SIENNA
2. TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED
3. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
4. YOU MAY BE BY YOURSELF (BUT YOU’RE NEVER ALONE)
5. PORT AND A BRANDY
6. YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
7. HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
8. MOM (INSTRUMENTAL)
Produced by Lee Kerslake
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