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Jerome Wrote:A trip down memory lane - Uriah Heep's 'The Magicians Birthday'. Still holds up for me even after all these years.
to be honest Jerome, ive never heard a Uriah Heep album, cant recall ever hearing them at all but I know of them...
is there an album of theirs that you think I should listen to to get an idea about them, or an album of theirs you think I would like?
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I would recommend 'Demons and Wizards'. Some great tracks on that. 'Look At Yourself' would be a close second for me. Not sure whether you would like them or not but those would be my favourites.
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thanks Jerome, like them or not, I have a starting point, appreciate it mate
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listened to the first four tracks off "demons and wizards" Jerome...
loved the opening track "the wizard", liked the other three that followed it,
will listen to the rest of the album tomorrow.
will try out the other album you mentioned after DAW has been listened to
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Jerome Wrote:I would recommend 'Demons and Wizards'. Some great tracks on that. 'Look At Yourself' would be a close second for me. Not sure whether you would like them or not but those would be my favourites.
ok,
Demons And Wizards would get a pass mark from me for a first up listen Jerome.
a couple of tracks I wasn't keen on, but most were pretty good...
loved the opening track "the wizard" which I thought was brilliant.
do Uriah Heep do much acoustic material???
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No, they are predominantly 'old-school' rock. A little of the heavy side at times. Their classic period was in the 70's but they do have some good albums released later in their career. I think there is a Heep acoustic album, but it just does not work for me. They used a lot of 'fantasy' imagery in their lyrics (demons, wizards, fairies and magicians kind of thing). They also had a couple of more commercial tracks like this one which I quite like - https://youtu.be/uTD2YICU1DY
Incidentally, that opening to The Wizard is one of the most perfectly recorded acoustic guitars I have ever heard - whoever the engineer was, he got it 100% right. Obviously all analogue - no digital stuff in those days. https://youtu.be/YPZfFEW2G9A
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thanks Jerome...Lady In Black, brilliant IMO, noticed Ian Anderson 'features' on it.
like I said, I liked the Demons album, will investigate them further, will start with their early material and work foreward.
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Quote:like I said, I liked the Demons album, will investigate them further, will start with their early material and work foreward.
Their album 'Salisbury' from 1971 is also worth listening to. It was a pretty popular album at that time!
A lil Uriah Heep discography : https://www.discogs.com/artist/254059-Uriah-Heep
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thanks Frands, will check out the discography.
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^Their "July Morning" springs instantly to my mind whenever Uriah Heep is mentioned ....
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