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Originally Posted by Suesbal
Uriah Heep was described as “a mutant Deep Purple” in the first edition of “The Rolling Stone Record Guide”, released in 1979. I don’t think any of their albums rated higher than one star, and quite a few received the worst rating (a black box), “reserved for the most bathetic backwater”. David Byron was criticized as “strident”, but Ken Hensley was one of the band’s good points (the other being “sincerity”). Of course, being trashed by “Rolling Stone” is considered a badge of honor by many. So with all that in mind, would you take Uriah Heep’s music over anything recorded recently?
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I remember that book. About that time I let my subscription to Rolling stone Magazine die. I' wasn't a big political guy then, or now for that matter. I basically kept the subscription up so I can see what was up on concert tours, new album releases, etc. After 1982 or so I deecided enough of it.
They didn't have a career like Deep Purple had (or has) but from 1971 to 1974 they sold a lot of lp's, probably the best seller they had was Demons And Wizards, from the Spring of 1972. Sweet Freedom from 1974 was a good one too. They never were the same band without David Byron though. He left in 1976 and gone solo. He had his own demons unfortunately, as he couldn't control his drinking habits. Uriah Heep hesitantly let him go, he was a very able vocalist. And sadly died in 1985 at 38 years of age.
But they hung in there and are still playing and touring today. They never had the success in the States that they had in Europe, particularly Germany. Probably the most noted member was Ken Hensley who had a lot of success solo. Sadly he passed away a couple years ago. I have a couple high school buddies who do ebay a lot and do pretty well with Hensley's solo stuff as well as the band.
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