Uriah Heep - 1980. Conquest. 2004. Remastered Expanded Deluxe EditionIt was a last album from Ken Hensley's Era :(
Review by Dave Connolly
Using the departure of John Lawton and Lee Kerslake as the catalyst, Uriah Heep discarded the outmoded style of Fallen Angel for the contemporary sound of Conquest. Similar to High and Mighty, the arrangements are relatively agile, favoring strategy over sheer force. However, vocalist John Sloman, late of Lone Star, is an acquired taste. He tends to twist around the words (even launching into an Eastern chant at times) like a lower-octane ...
Read More... Review by Richie Unterberger
Uriah Heep's 13th album would be their last with keyboardist/guitarist Ken Hensley and their first with singer John Sloman; drummer Chris Slade also entered the lineup. Unsurprisingly, there was at this point not much continuity with the music with which Uriah Heep had first risen to fame. Here the band seemed torn as to whether to go more toward the AOR mainstream or not, but in any case the songs weren't strong enough to merit investigation, and done no favors by Sloman...
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No Return Bolder, Box, Hensley 6:02
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Imagination Hensley 5:48
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Feelings Hensley 5:25
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Fools Bolder 5:01
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Carry On Hensley 3:55
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Won't Have to Wait Too Long Bolder, Box, Hensley 4:51
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Out on the Street Hensley 5:51
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It Ain't Easy Bolder 5:47
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Love Stealer [Single A-Side] Mybill, Wainman 3:27
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Been Hurt [Single B-Side] Hensley 3:57
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Think It Over [Single A-Side] Bolder, Sloman 3:33
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Lying [Out Take - Previously Unreleased] Bolder, Hensley, Slade, Sloman 4:40
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Feelings [Live - Previously Unreleased] Hensley 2:44
Trevor Bolder Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Mick Box Guitar
Gerry Bron Timbales, Tympani [Timpani], Executive Producer
Mike Brown Remastering
Robert M. Corich Liner Notes, Coordination, Remastering, Research, Research Coordination
Ken Hensley Organ, Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Multi Instruments, Vocoder, Oberheim
Chris Slade Percussion, Drums
John Sloman Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
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