URIAH HEEP (ABO #029)

URIAH HEEP
HEEP, HEEP, HEEP.... URIAH!
1970-1976
(The David Byron Years)

Uriah Heep are an English rock band, formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label.
Sometimes jokingly referred to as "The Beach Boys of heavy metal" for their melodic songs, and trademark multi-part harmony backing vocals, although their music draws on diverse influences including: progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz and even country on occasion. As one of the first bands to fuse progressive with metal, they are a precursor to the progressive metal genre.
In spite of their huge popularity in Britain and continental Europe, Uriah Heep were never able to break into the American market in a big way, with the exception of three hit songs, "Easy Livin' " from the 1972 album Demons and Wizards, "Sweet Lorraine" from the 1972 album The Magician's Birthday (a top ten album in Australia), and "Stealin' " from the 1973 release Sweet Freedom. The band released several commercially successful albums in the 1970s, including the seminal Uriah Heep Live (1973), but their audience declined by the 1980s, to the point where they became essentially a cult band in the US and UK. Uriah Heep maintain a significant following in Germany, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, Japan and Russia, where they still perform at tadium-sized venues. (source: Wikipedia)

CD1

1.Gypsy (edit)

2.Come Away Melinda
3.Wake Up (Set Your Sights)
4.The Park
5.Lady In Black
6.Salisbury
7.Look At Yourself (edit)
8.July Morning
9.Tears In My Eyes
10.Traveler In Time

11.Easy Livin'
12.Poet's Justice
13.Circle Of Hands

CD 2

1.Spider Woman
2.Blind Eye
3.Rain
4.Sweet Lorraine
5.The Magician's Birthday
6.Stealin'(edit)

7.Sweet Freedom
8.Circus
9.Wonderworld
10.Dreams
11.Return To Fantasy
12.Beautiful Dream
13.Weep In Silence
14.You Can't Keep A Good Band Down
15.Confession