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[OlCh]

Артист: Uriah Heep Альбом: Uriah Heep 1970, 1990 Жанр: Hard Rock, Prog-Rock/ Art Rock Формат файла: eac-cue-log-flac-scans-rar Ссылка: CD 36 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia

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The Magic of Heep Starts Here, November 19, 2004
Reviewer: Mr D. "Artist/Designer/Kibitzer" (Cave Creek, Az United States)
It was June of 1970 and a new English band, with the funny name borrowed from one of the unsavory villains in Dicken's classic novel David Copperfield, came on the scene with their new/old sound. Curiously their music seemed to be dichotomy of complex and simplicity. Upon analysis, their seemingly intricate music breaks down into uncomplicated hooks and refrains that present day, so called garage bands could learn a few things from.
Another interesting thing about this album is many Prog Heads (Aficionados of the progressive genre of music)consider this album was the seminal progressive rock/metal recording. Though Uriah Heep's debut is obviously a hard rock/heavy metal masterpiece it has progressive elements which sewed the seeds of the future progressive movement. You say, yes but Pink Floyd was around and recording three years prior to to Heep. True but many feel early Floyd music was more psychedelic than progressive. What's the difference? I don't know but that's just one of the many points of discussion in this most ambiguous of musical genres.
The musical signature of Uriah Heep is unmistakable with a throbbing beat of organ and guitars and the capable vocals David Byron and back up vocals of the entire band and dark songs in an almost spooky vein. Many of the songs like "Gypsy, "Bird of Prey" and "Dreammare", even exude a raw sexuality. Something that has been overlooked through the years is just how good and versatile these musicians were.
Probably nothing new for the period but Uriah Heeps's obvious strength is picking out simple melodies and playing with and strengthening them with superb guitar and keyboard playing. Also as I mentioned the soaring harmonic background vocals by the band helped give the band a hook that many others were lacking.
It is a shame that these strengths which I have listed, other than guitar, with minor exceptions are not evident in most bands of today. If a band has keyboard player, which most don't, his or her role has been diminished and the signature background vocals that Heep utilized with such flair, also seem to be de-emphasized.
Uriah Heep were never really a headline band. Yes they had their die hard fans, still do, but they were never close to the big bands of the day. I even saw them live once in a dance bar format. (attendance probably two hundred) That is too bad, for I always felt their early music was very strong and deserved more attention but then again I feel the same about many bands.
In summary, Uriah Heep's self titled debut was certainly an excellent beginning and the good news is the best was yet to come.



Review by Doug Stone
Right off the bat, when the needle digs into the first track ever by Uriah Heep, you know you're in for a wild ride. Suddenly, "Gypsy" stops dead in the middle, then continues its swirling cacophony of organ and guitar fisticuffs while lead singer David Byron belts out verbose bombast about a vagabond queen whose dad needs to be taken down a notch. (Rick Nielsen shoplifted the main riff for Cheap Trick's "Ballad of TV Violence.") And even that mega-opus opening can't topple the taloned "Bird of Prey," by far one of the zaniest pomp/metal/choral chemical explosions in history. The inclusion of "Birds" on this American pressing makes the slab superior to the homeland edition, Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble, which substitutes the comparatively lucid ballad "Lucy Blues." If you need more, "Real Turned On" and "Walking in Your Shadow" set prescient standards in the undefined genre that transmogrified into metal, while "Dreammare" serves up a steaming broth of psycho goth and roll. Brooding psychedelic breaks and progressive runs are snapped back into place through sheer sonic thrust, and the recording range has even kept these medieval shenanigans up to snuff, lo, these many years since the somber Uriah Heep first descended from its deadly castle. Somewhere between the powerhouse operatics of Deep Purple and the sonorous sorcery of Black Sabbath lurks this vital component in the alchemy of heavy metal. Incidentally, the band name is derived from a character in David Copperfield.

[Keykey]

С этим альбомом непонятно. Он, вроде бы Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble, вроде бы и нет.

[vvt]

gene
Он и есть.

[Arzy]

retro
даже очень есть не он

[azur]

OlCh
A кто?

Что называется, "найдите 5 отличий"... Ну ладно... Что имеем?

[gene]

Выбрасывая бонусы, получаем необходимые 8 песен:

[retro]

Но в которых не бьется Lucy Blues ... с Bird Of Prey , но она же есть за номером 9 (где и написано US album)

Вывод - одно и то же.

[OlCh]

[retro]

я понимаю из каких побуждений затевается эта тягомотина , но не ладно и не надо "найдите 5 отличий", а то как будто тебе память изменяет и ты уже не знаешь что не только у Хипов существуют так называемые американские и английские версии альбомов? и начинается - это отрежем, это прибавим... там ремастеры не нравятся, тут - оригиналы

[OlCh]

[retro]

[LAI671]

OlCh
слухай, а оригиналы лучше звучат чем ремастеры?

[OlCh]

оригинал-оригиналу, как и ремастер-ремастеру - РОЗНь!

[Pr3ss]

Спасибо Олч за релиз,подыму топик
тем более раздающих там хватает

This post has been edited by Pr3ss on 13-04-2009, 20:21