Listening to Uriah Heep: Demons and Wizards, Part 1
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Uriah Heep Live ‘73 is a magnificent album, brilliant music and with
David Byron’s wonderful, unique voice.
Great band, very underrated.
I concur, especially the gargantuan monolithic version of Circle Of Hands
The new album Chaos & Colour is great. They are still making superb albums.
This album is fantastic, one of my favourites.
They are one of the best groups ever. Very influential. Hear them in many, many others.
This album was also my introduction to the band. It's still one of my favorite, though their first 5 records are all amazing. For your next one, I'd recommend "Salisbury." The epic 16 minute title track is a masterpiece of prog and metal that will really give you a sense of their range and musicianship.
Thain played absolutely awesome - and kind'a LEAD bassist!
One of - if not - thee best bassplayer of that era😃❤!👍
Definitely my favorite UH album! I had this album on LP and 8 Track.🤩
Mine too! But then again, it’s my ONLY Uriah Heap album 🤪
Excellent album and incredible art by Roger!!!😎
@@JimNewstead 🤩
Glad to see another YES fan here. Love this album so much as well.
Deamons and Wizards is perhaps their most accessible. While this is great, the first three are heavier. You really can't miss it the first seven albums. THANKS for this one Jim.
I grew up with Demons and Salisbury. Salisbury is probably the one closest to my heart. Really hope you’ll check it out!
I'm sure I will!
I always tell people when I was attending concerts in the 70's the band I saw most often was Uriah Heep and they respond, "who?" One of the few bands I got to know from the first album on for about the first five. Salisbury, their first, is a must hear before they got into the wizard and magician themes for a couple of albums. It's second side has an epic song with orchestra. They had a few hits, but like many times they weren't their best pieces, just tunes that could be danced to as opposed to the prog stuff I preferred.
Love this Uriah Heep album! Rainbow demon on side 2 rocks! Thank you for covering it on your channel! :)
Love them! Next albums should be 'Look at yourself' and 'Salisbury'.
Another very cool album everybody had, some just for the art work. Unique style.
Oh blimey Jim! Excuse me while i splurge (again 🙄)
I first heard Heep when Fluff Freeman played Bird of Prey off their 2nd lp Salisbury on his Rock Show in ‘73 (slight generational shift here as Tommy Vance’s show replaced Fluff on Radio 1. Btw, loads of TV’s shows can be dl off the TV wiki fandom page, and guess what, i do a parody show called Terry Vole’s Gigantic Rock Show of the Universe, on Thursday nights 🤪)
Anyway…Heep! D&M was the first lp with the ‘Classic’ line-up (with Thain-ex Keef Hartley Band, and Kerslake-ex National Head Band joining). It’s where they found their ‘formula’, and subsequent albums, as splendid as they are, are mainly re-treads of D&M, at least until Ken Hensley left.
Ken was by now the dominant writer. Byron and Box had written for the early lps but Hensley was more prolific, perhaps because he could write under the conditions imposed by Gerry Bron’s slave-driving management…2 albums per year and endless touring. No wonder they had problems with members burning out. Gary Thain almost literally did, when he was electrocuted on stage in the US in ‘74. He didn’t recover quickly enough for Mr Bron so he was sacked and died through a drug overdose shortly after. What a player though! John Wetton replaced him, which drew plenty of ‘he’s only doing it for the money’ remarks.
David Byron was next. Sacked in ‘76 because he was boozing too much and causing fractiousness within the band. He died in the mid-80s.
Ken and Lee have also passed away now. Very sad. But they really should be up there on the ‘Big 4’ pedestal with Zep, Sabs and Purps. They were huge all over Europe, big in the US but only had one Top 10 lp in the UK 🤷♂️
Btw don’t miss out on the 3 prior albums, which are more Proggy and tons of fun. The title track of Salisbury is a 16 minute epic with an orchestra, bells and whistles, and if you love that ‘anthemic’ feel of Circle of Hands then you’re going to absolutely cream yourself when you hear July Morning off the 3rd lp, Look at Yourself. It’s 11 and a half minutes long and the second half has Manfred Mann improvising on an early Moog synth. Splendid!
Those vocals too! No-one can tell me that Queen weren’t listening and thought ‘Hey we can do the screeching too!’
Gawd, i do go on…and on…and on.
Anyway…apart from Conquest in 1980 (Ken H’s swansong), every Heep lp back then is at least very good. The ‘82 ‘comeback’ lp Abominog with a new line-up and Mick Box in charge, was also first rate, and, bless ‘em they are still churning them out now.
Great and underrated band.
Side 2 next! 😁
Hey Mick, you need to get a book written! Or at the very least a podcast!!!
Oh I am so, SO pleased that you're listening to this. I remember mentioning this to you about a year ago when it was due for its 50th Anniversary. Was a young teen when this came out and well remember the tittering when you looked closely at the cover. One of Roger Dean's finest. Sadly Mick Box is the only surviving member of this classic line up. Circle of Hands is one of the finest rock tracks EVER imo.
Ken Hensley wrote the majority of their music and was an early adopter of the Moog Synthesizer which he brought to the group's sound. His Hammond against Mick Box's great guitar and Gary Thain's brilliant bass with Lee Kerslake's drums and David Byron's beautiful vocals over all of it.
Sadly Gary Thain died in 1975 of an overdose after being fired from the band earlier in the year. He was replaced by Jon Wetton. Also Byron was fired for alcoholism in 1976; it would eventually take his life too but not for another 9 years.
That’s such a devastating story. He was fired? The bass work on here is amazing! Ah, booze. The answer to and cause of most of the world’s problems! (Homer Simpson)
Thain was using H at the time and was completely off the rails. He was a brilliant bassist and this album exemplifies it as it is mixed so well. His bass thunders through it in the same way as The Ox did in The Who (not comparing bassists or group btw). He was to Uriah Heep like Tommy Bolin was to Deep Purple, who also suffered the same fate, brilliant but flawed.
This one’s my favorite I played it to life in the Air Force in 1972,73. The Magician’s Birthday came straight after and it’s equally as magnificent. The band released like 25-30 studio albums but I only own the early cds and a couple of mid period. I plan to listen to Chaos and Colour soon on Amazon. I love them but their catalog is just impossible to afford. Paradise/The Spell is my favorite song by them. It’s a mini rock opera.
@@shyshift It's a great track but really was written as 2 and then "fused" together for the album.
This album was way ahead of its Time Jim !! 11/10 love it 🤟
Such a great album. You'll love it! 🙂
You are not wrong Larry!
I had this album as a kid!... Love it!!!
Bought it for the album cover. Stayed for the brilliance.
Yet another missed opportunity of a band for me Scot.... how do I keep missing them????
@@JimNewstead Born too young Jim. Simple really.
I love this album. It brings back memories of my childhood as my older brother would crank it on his turntable.
This album and "Look at Yourself" are perfect albuns.
Brilliant band, Brilliant album. This is generally considered their best, but you really should check out the album Salisbury especially for the title track - their longest and progiest track - a true classic.
This was the first Heep album for me and I loved it back then (I was 13). But the two former albums Salisbury and Look at Yourself are much better. D&W started to sound a bit too "simple" after listening to those two. Especially the title track of Salisbury and July Morning from Look at Yourself are exeptional semi-heavy-prog epics. And Gary Thain on bass is the most underrated player of his instrument in rock music. Very much Jack Bruce in his playing.
July morning live is their best track ever.
July morning Live at Wacken 2019.
Cheesy but brilliant.
I'm glad to hear that you are playing catch up, and getting into, one of my favorite bands that I was listening to 50 years ago..chuckles. The "Live" album is awesome, by the way. The Bass player (Gary Thain) was my favorite bass player. He was from New Zealand originally. I heard that he got zapped a few times on stage from things not grounded properly, but what did him in was his heroin addiction. It was such a shame and waste of talent. David Byron basically drank himself to death. Ken Hensley and Lee Kerslake died a few years ago, leaving Mick Box as the only surviving member of the band.
I got the High and Mighty LP for my 16th birthday as a present in May 76. By the end of the summer I had this and 3 or 4 other Heep lps in my growing collection. Selling eggs door to door 2 nights a week after school to earn the money. Worth the effort as I discovered Zep, Hawkwind and Heep.
Demons is amazing. It captures a spirit. And Circle of Hands should be in any top 10 of great rock songs.
Stunning then...stunning now!
Great album! IMHO their best!
Last October I have seen them live, in Milan...The Wizard is one of my favourite songs of all time...sometimes she starts playing in my head out of the blue.
Hey Jim! D&W! My favorite UH album! They still put on great shows! Enjoy!😈🧙♂️😎
G’day Jeff! I certainly enjoyed this first side! I completely ran out of time so will need to listen to side two tomorrow.
Mine too!🤩
@@TigerMtnKing I corrected myself in another comment. Magician's Birthday is my favorite. Jam it all the time. I know all the words by heart. Stellar album!😎
@@JimNewstead The Heep kick butt!😎
@@jeffschielka7845 MB would be my number 2. Both great albums either way! I bought D&W back in 1972 only for the reason I liked the album cover that reminded me of YES. Roger Dean no wonder.🤩
URIAH HEEP simply LEGENDS!
My formative musical years comprised of this album (along with Uriah Heep Live) , Tarkus, Yessongs, Dark side of the moon, the beginnings of the Electric Light Orchestra and Queen, Wishbone Ash, Led Zep, Deep Purple and Sabbath.
You may wonder why I take scorn at the current crop of alleged musicians.
Very cool!
Jim, I’ll send them next week! Love your channel and keep up the good work!
Great. This is their most popular Album. A Must hear are the Albums: Look at yourself, Magican's Birthday and Living the dream and Chaos & Colours.
Why you haven't heard from the Bass Player Gary Thain is, he died 1975 at the age of 27. Before he enters Uriah Heep he played in the Keef Hartley Band.
So sad…. Just learnt about his tragic overdose.
Unfortunately, there's just something about musicians and the "27 Club." 😢
Hi Jim, hope all is well with you. Uriah Heep is an amazing band going on 53 years and counting. Even though Guitarist Mick Box is the only original member they never seem to disappoint. Their current great vocalist Bernie Shaw and Keyboardist Phil Lanson have been in the band since 1986/87 (37 years). That's longer than anyone that was in what was considered the classic Lineup. I saw them live the first time in 1974 (The Demons and Wizards Lineup) and most recently in 2019. As mentioned in the comments they have a new 2023 Record out called "Chaos & Colour" and it is AWESOME!!! I have the Vinyl and CD editions. I recommend buying the vinyl now while it is new. As you know the longer it's out the more expensive it will get and also be harder to find. I had that issue with a few records. Have a great day!
Uriah Heep grande entre los grandes. Es una banda subestimado con un potencial tremendo .
Друг, ты, что, в самом деле слушаешь ВПЕРВЫЕ эту легендарную пластинку??!! Это же шедевр из шедевров!! / Friend, are you really listening to this legendary record for the FIRST TIME??!! This is a masterpiece of masterpieces!!
An absolute classic!
Listen to the album-Live 1973… wonderful. Top class music. Gary Thain in bass is the best bass player ever in his greatness.
Jim, you should listen to their albums Think For Yourself and The Magicians Birthday. Good music!
'Salisbury' is another very fun, slightly proggy Heep album.
A fantastic album!
Jim: I've never heard Uriah Heep before.
Me: Don't worry, Jim, neither have I...
**Album gets to Easy Living**
Me: Oh wait, damn, I HAVE heard this...
Doh!
I've never intentionally listened to this band, so I didn't expect to know any of these songs. I've definitely heard Easy Livin' though. No idea where, since it doesn't sound like something that would have been on the radio at home. It made its way into pop culture somewhere!
Music can be quite invasive in a good way.... it seeps into our consciousness without ever even realising it!
You have just listened to the Heep in all their glory ...
A great album!
Don't trip on the fades. Often it fits the song and not arbitrary. CONGRATULATIONS for discovering 72 HEEP at their peak series 1. Then there's The Magicians Birthday album. My 16 year old self was and is in awe of this era of HEEP. Magical realism steeped in uplifting fantasies and mysticism. The entire members were incredible including Gary Thain who is next to Chris Squire in melodic interactive Bass. ATTENTION: You NEED to hear a same year band CAPTAIN BEYOND debut. IT'S A MUST. HARDROCK that BLEW others AWAY that year.
Captain Beyond???? I’ve never even heard of them! I’ll check them out. Thanks.
@Jim Newstead A MUST. Ask and those who know willl tell you that their debut album is iconic.. Formed by mermbers of Deep Purple and Iron Butterfly. They rivaled everyone in 72. Chris Squire of YES, while on tour with Iron's bass player, said he looked like Captain Beyond after a long night of partying. Lol Then, after, YES bought their sound system.
I had this too. Glad you're covering it. Been a long while for me.
Glad (tho not even slightly surprised) that you loved this. Plenty of great early Heep albums, but their last 5 (with the possible exception of 2014s Outsider) also rank right up with the best things they've done, so I suggest heading straight for 2023 next with the brand new Chaos and Colour. Completely different line-up aside from Mick Box on guitar (for the unhappy reason that he's the only one still alive from the Demons era) but adding to the legacy in a brilliant way. Also, if you have a chance to see them live DO!
Hearing good things :)
Damn Jim.. you ticking them off one by one.. my favourite bands from the 70's !!
And i love it. I like almost all David Byron era albums.
U mentioned Nazareth... Check!
Listened to Budgie or Manfred Mann's Earth Band?
They are aswell groups included in basic 70's rock education.. :)
Great reaction Jim !!
Oh man (or should that me oh Mann?) - this channel IS an education!!!
@@JimNewstead Talking of Mann, check out Manfred Mann's Earth Band, absolutely brilliant especially the albums from the 70's. He introduced Ken Hensley (the keyboardist with Uriah Heep) to the Moog way back before this album. Saw them a couple of times mid late 70's. Another group to look into from this period is the Welsh group, Man. Loads of albums to recommend. Never really made it though.
Can't believe I only started to listen to this a few months ago....apart from the superb opener, it took 2 or 3 goes before sinking in as a classic album....it's my first Uriah Heep too!! Like Traffic a great band I have overlooked for too long....maybe it's that jazzy rock sound these two bands have in common that made them a bit less distinctive at first glance....I've yet to do Nazareth🧐👀....bet they are good too...👍
So…. Much….. Music!!!!!
Great cover by Roger!👍😎
Yes!
@@JimNewstead YES❗️❗️❗️😎
@@jeffschielka7845 oh YES INDEED!!!
@@JimNewstead Hint hint!😎
The Wizard is the only known song to feature the tea kettle.
When it was released, I thought it was too 'limp'. Prog-lite lol. They original line up was exceptional, but it would seem they realized that the 'prog' label was going to limit album sales. I went backwards from this album to the earlier, which I DO like, and which satisfied my prog sweet tooth. Mick Box is a ferocious guitar player live, and I highly recommend their early live album.
Hi Jim,
Another hooray, Uriah Heep.
I already know (for decades) and have this album. It’s a great one. They have more.
Easy livin’ was a great hit; fast and loud.
The previous album Salisbury has the song Lady in Black on it; my favorite.
They recently published a new album Chaos & Colour. I heard it once and I quite liked it. Now find the time to hear it again.
Loving what I'm hearing so far!
Right there with you, never listened to them, but have heard the name here and there. We will explore together!
Hope you enjoy it as much as me! I’m living my best life at the minute, discovering all this incredible music!
Great reaction. Demons and wizards is my favorite album though. You should listen to the Magician’s birthday on that album.
Hey Jim! I highly recommend that you follow up with The Magician's Birthday next. Come to think of it that's my favorite UH album! Lol. D&W is great, but MB is better!😎
I’ll probably go back to the beginning. Maybe!
@@JimNewstead Always the organizer. Lol!😎
Easy Living was one of those songs that brought me into rock n roll puberty....I had it on a K-tel top songs 8 track. (No DJ's invoveled) lol . Walt
What no DJ???
I've heard Easy Living often as a kid., have never really listened to Uriah Heep though. Side 1 is really excellent, great sounding record too.
Couldn't agree more!
Heep not Heap Jim. Sorry to be pedantic. First band i ever saw live in 1971, I highly recommend their previous album 'Look at Yourself' - still my favourite of theirs, and 1970's 'Salisbury'. Great band who sadly have lost many of their classic line up, but are still going strong today led by the great Mick Box - bless his soul.
Damn! You're right! Soz!
David Byron was a great singer
Jim, you will like the slide guitar on Tears In Your Eyes.
Of course it's the strength and distinctive goodness of some of these songs that makes you convinced you've heard some of them over the years before...
And probably mistook them for Deep Purple...lol
Probably!
It seems I made it just in time. (to use my reason and my rhyme)
Today is only yesterdays tomorrow
You should have been listening to Radio Caroline!
Just catching up. This and Look at yourself were fantastic albums. The Spell is world class rock. Still going but David Byron, Gary Thain and Ken Hensley now passed on.
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Uriah Heep probably the worlds most famous forgotten band. Circle of Hands imo is the best piece on the album. However D&W from 1972 hands down gives todays music a spanking. There is so much TRASH on the radio today and even Spotify's top 10 is only fit for the rubbish bin. My favorite song is Lady in Black - simple yet very musical.
Do "Space in Time" by Ten Years After not a bad song you will Love it!!
My brother had this record, I'm sure purely based on the Roger Dean cover art. I've tried but could never really get into Uriah Heep. IMO they sounded like a lesser version of Deep Purple (I've also seen them compared to Blue Oyster Cult), and their blues-based pentatonic riffs never really grabbed my attention. It's easy to see how "Easy Livin'" could be a hit, but there were other bands doing this kind of thing better IMO (Lucifer's Friend from Germany, for example.) Still, that's a great sounding pressing, Jim.
Yup, sounds great doesn't it!
It’s funny, I’ve always thought of Heep as the band Deep Purple wanted to be. But one nice thing about music is everyone’s opinion of it is correct!
I hear that a lot about heep ie poor mans deep purple, in 1972 a music paper asked Ritchie Blackmore....who is favorite band we're..???yes...uriah heep..Blackmore loved them..there block and step harmonies, quote said thats how he wanted deep purple to have harmonies high vocals etc. Ritchie Blackmore had some great singers in rainbow 🌈..plus he knows what he's talking about.,purple were a great band and heep influenced them and Queen and others..there a unique band..that's why heep fans love them so much...they were our band our taste, each to there own....heep fan's best in the world. Heep forever long live the past and the 70s some of us were there hahaha so say us all👍🎹🎵🎶🎸
The great Gary Thain died in 1975. What a loss...
Hi mate I have 2 unplayed Nazareth LPs I’d be happy to donate to your channel. Let me know if you’d like them.
Hi Paul, of course I’d be delighted to have the records, and get them played in the channel. That would be awesome. Thank you! Do you know the address of the PO Box?
please send the address to me and I will send you the albums. They are: expect no mercy and rampant. Be fab if you could review them.
@@paulgee2535 thank you so much!
Jim Newstead,
PO Box 6487,
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MK10 1RE,
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I’m certain I’ll review/react to these. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Good news! The albums have arrived, thank you so so much! And All About Eve too…. You’re very generous, thanks so much 👍🏼🥳
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