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A dark and haunting track full of guitar, piano, synths, the Heep’s choir, and Lee Kerslake’s drums driving it all. Should’ve made a great worldwide single.įrom The Magician’s Birthday, penned by Ken Hensley, and featuring Ken on slide guitar. Strange that this track never got more attention. A great summertime feel, about the band’s take on LA. (17) Uriah Heep – Poet’s Justice – YouTubeĪ classic acoustic number from Sweet Freedom, credited to Box / Kerslake, and Gary Thain. Love Mick’s guitar work, and with the organ exchange during the instrumental section.

The song drops from heavy guitar to a softer verse with harmonies, then picks back up. With the Heep choir intro and Lee Kerslake’s powerful drumming, a very underrated track on the band’s biggest album, overshadowed by the hits “Easy Livin” and “The Wizard”. One of my favorites on Demons And Wizards, credited to Box / Kerlsake & Hensley. (16) Uriah Heep – A Year Or A Day – 1975 – YouTube But a great mix of acoustics and organ, and David’s vocal delivery is superb, again breathing real life in to Ken’s words. Too bad this song was not stretched out longer. Amazing song on an album side that isn’t one of the band’s best from that era. Great worldly lyrics from Ken Hensley, and a song very relevant today. One of the band’s greatest performances IMO. before David’s voice comes in to deliver a dramatic tale as only David could. A fantastic heavy production with the near minute intro, including organ, piano, heavy guitar, the Heep choir…. Sweet Freedom had a number of tracks I could’ve chose for here, but this is the closing cut, love the lyrics – and the good vs evil situation David is singing about being in. Great guitar sound tone played out for the last minute of the track. But, I thought this track really stands out on this record, with it’s acoustic intro and verses, and the heavier chorus with the high backing vocal. Admittedly I have a soft spot for High & Mighty, despite it being less ‘eavy, a commercial flop, and not well liked by many of my fellow Heep die-hard fans. (15) I’ll Keep On Trying (2016 – Remaster) – YouTubeįrom the last album featuring David Byron on vocals. This track has all of what would become the band’s trademark sounds – the heavy organ and guitar, the big harmony vocals, a few changes in pace…love Alex Napier’s drumming on this track, the over 1 minute intro, loads of energy on this song, sounds like it must’ve been a blast hearing recording this one.

But aside from ‘Melinda’ and a few others (well, North American version included “Bird Of Prey” instead of “Lucy Blues”, so I’ll take our version), this is a very heavy album. A very underrated album in the band’s catalogue that boasted the classic “Gypsy” and the ballad “Come Away Melinda”. So I picked 10 favorites that were neither major singles or included on the Live ’73 album, and in many cases not regular returnees to the live set since their release.ĭrop some feedback with a few of your own overlooked Byron era favorites - which won’t include that half dozen hits and set-list staples for the past several decades.įrom Uriah Heep’s debut album in 1970.

RIP John Lawton Uriah Heep studio albums during the David Byron era featured numerous fantastic – and in many cases often overlooked tracks. June 2021.Ī private funeral service to celebrate John’s life will be held following his wishes. It is with deep regret that we share the devastating and tragic news of the sudden and totally unexpected passing of John Lawton on 29. He also briefly re-joined Heep in 2013 for two weeks during a European tour to fill-in for ailing vocalist Bernie Shaw, released a handful of solo albums and dabbled in acting and directing television in the mid-2000s.Ĭheck out Lawton fronting Uriah Heep and the band’s tribute below. He joined Heep in 1976 in time to appear on their 10th studio album, 1976’s Firefly, replacing original lead singer David Byron, as well as 1977’s Innocent Victim, which featured the easy-rockin’ AM-radio single “Free.” Lawton’s final studio recording with UH was 1978’s smoother Fallen Angel, followed by the Live in Europe ’79 concert album.įollowing his run in UH, Lawton continued to perform with other bands, including Rebel and GunHill (which later changed its name to the John Lawton Band) and with former Heep producer/songwriter Ken Hensley in the Hensley Lawton Band. Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Set to be Crowned Again on U.K.