URIAH HEEP MARATHON FIRST LISTEN Sunrise/Echoes in the Dark/ Sweet Lorraine/The Magicians Birthday🔥🔥

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1. Sunrise
2. Echoes in the Dark
3. Sweet Lorraine
4. The Magicians Birthday
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[@Sil-fo8zs]

David Byron and Gary Thain, two monsters in the music. ❤❤

[@user-pt6og5ng5n]

I'm 61. Thank you for Uriah Heep. My favorite band (1970-1978). Best composer (Ken Hensley), best vocals (Byron-Hensley-Kerslake), best bass guitar (Gary Thain).

[@jeremylivitt3873]

Rain is beautiful off this album. David byrons voice is superb on it. One of the most underrated rock vocalists.

[@MisterWondrous]

A favorite of theirs.

[@shiftingperception]

Ken Hensley's version of Rain on his solo album "Proud Words" is fantastic too.

[@michaelglick1287]

@@shiftingperception The album is actually called "Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf" There is a song on it called "Proud Words"

[@saucesquash1988]

Ken Hensley wrote and sang this one.

[@richardsimpson9039]

One of my favorite bands of all time, and a very pleasant reminder of this 65 year old’s youth. They didn’t get much respect from rock music critics for some reason, but what do critics ever know?

[@mrdemocracy7106]

The legendary Uriah Heep all excellent musicians with the great vocals of David Byron.(sadly missed)Who I rate as the greatest rock vocalists (so versatile) PS Mick Box is a great guitarist who is still going.(such a humble man)

[@shiftingperception]

Mick Box is such a great guitarist, isn't he? He doesn't always play flashy, he plays with feeling and his solos always fit perfectly with the music. Very underrated as one of the guitar gods of the 70s. If you like his "wah" sound, Ritchie Blackmore used it a LOT on the first 4 Deep Purple albums - also great stuff.

[@intensetornado]

He reminds me of Richie Blackmore

[@paulhart3812]

The Magician’s Birthday is true story telling. The happiness of the birthday celebration is slowly taken over by an EVIL force. That’s why the happy part fades out and the dangerous part takes over. Very good of Nick to pick up on that. Great great song.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

My favourite rock album of all time.

[@joykeebler1916]

Uriah Heep was a very eccentric band with a very unique style - They were one of the first hard-core progressive Rock Bands.

[@poneke2]

Listen to their album Live ‘73 it’s full of classic Heep songs

[@davidlincoln78240]

This is the first rock album I listened to, when I was 16, thanks to my sister. David's vocals are just beautiful. For me, Uriah Heep is number one. Thanks for this!

[@carlossangiacomo5079]

Excelente Uriah Heep. La mejor época con David Byron como vocalista. Saludos desde Argentina !

[@maxkk3370]

And how great these tunes - and recording itself - pass the test of time!! It was recorded 51 years ago!! Not naive, not dated - fresh and hooking!

[@jimled50jl49]

Hi Nick , I get exactly what you are talking about when buying albums. In the 70's it's all I wanted to spend my wages on and then getting home and the ritual of playing a vinyl record. Today I buy mostly cd's [ My vinyl collection A-Z is pretty extensive after many decades ] I do buy cd's alot going into town or just via Amazon. I don't have Spotify. I have always prefered the physical album. I'm the same with dvd's if it's a movie or live concert I really want. I got shelves of box sets ... Lots of 70s tv . Lol, like "Tarzan" starring Ron Ely [ Best Tarzan ever ] .. "Man in a Suitcase" ... "Department S" ... "The Time Tunnel" ... "Land of the Giants" ... "Lost in Space" ... "Doctor Who" > Massive fan with many dvd's + box sets. ... I'm kinda off the subject of Uriah Heep .... So ...Brilliant band ! Love their music and this is a great marathon. [ Maybe you will get to hear my favourite, "July Morning "..original studio version remastered is awesome ...especially the guitar whip lashes !!! - only on that version ] Byee Jim X

[@Drummingvulture]

My guitarist and me have been playing together since 1978, and almost every time we've played out (usually two to five nights a week) we've done this song ("The Magician's Birthday"). We are so in tune with each other, and the guitar/drum section has evolved so much, that it never gets stale or boring. We like to end our last set of the night with either this song or "Buzzard" by Armageddon. We've played millions of clubs in Milwaukee and Madison, along with another gazillion in Oshkosh/Appleton, Green Bay, Chicago, Rockford and Minneapolis/St. Paul, and almost everywhere we are, there's people that have seen us many many times. If we don't do "The Magician's Birthday", they go home disappointed. Such a classic and iconic tune. And a blast to play.

[@paulmorris8762]

I recall by Uriah Heep Salisbury and listening to the 16 minute opus about war over and over. Then I liked Easy Livin' and Lady in Black

[@nickolasnuber9254]

Uriah Heep is one of my favorite bands. The musicianship of everyone in the band was amazing. Every instrument is heard throughout the songs, unless written that way. I really enjoyed this marathon. Many other Heep songs to discover.

[@midnightfury9001]

Like many I grew up with this album. After hearing "Sweet Lorraine" on radio I ran out and bought this album hoping the rest of the music would be just as good and I was not disappointed. I know the words to all the songs on this album because I played it so many times. Enjoying this blast from the past. 🤗

[@lazarus550]

David Byron the greatest rock vocalist in my opinion. Rain on this album is 3 minute perfection.Good to see you loving this awesome band from the early to mid 70's.

[@mrduffin1663]

@lazarus550 I totally agree David’s stage presence and Vocals are Brilliant imo a certain Mr Mercury learnt his stagecraft from Mr Byron. Rain is wonderful rock ballard 🎶👌🎤🎸

[@jameskrys5286]

I consider Uriah Heep the inspiration for the Hair Bands of the 80’s.

[@blamhof]

The first band I saw live back in the early 70s. Their classic album is Demons and Wizards, well worth a full album playthrough. Great channel Nick, love the marathons.

[@mytvsettowatch]

I'm a massive fan of Uriah Heep, this album is in my top 10 from them... 😎

[@paulwhite7972]

Uriah Heep we're often referred to as 'the Beach Boys of rock' because they used complex 5 part harmonies in a lot of their songs, as you've no doubt noticed. A big influence on the sound of Queen who were big fans. If I were you Nick I'd go directly to the Live 73 album. Its the best overview of their work at that time. And July Morning on that album stands up against anything by Zeppelin, Purple etc who were their contemporaries at the time.

[@greybeard2280]

Loved the review of my selections from this wonderful album my brother! Up next Demons and Wizards?! Us fantasy nerds must stick together 😂🤣😂! Love and respect! ✌️🤘✌️

[@theheepster]

Thanx for this of my all time favorite Band. I'm missing only something from their Masterpiece Album "Look at yourself", but i think you have another Marathon in the pipeline. All thumbs up for your Music taste.

[@shiftingperception]

As soon as I see Uriah Heep or hear Graybeard sponsored the marathon, I know it's a winner! Many times I have considered submitting Magician's Birthday and am so happy to see Nick's reaction to it. I agree, Demons and Wizards should be next, it has special memories for me. A friend of mine recorded it on cassette for me when I was in high school and I wore that tape out, then bought the 8 track, cassette, album and eventually the CD! And as a side note, the big assignment in our video production class in my senior year of high school was to make a music video. My choice was Magician's Birthday. I had a cape and everything, we went out to a local park with lots of trees in the cold fall weather and shot the video. Sadly there was trouble with our editing equipment so it was never finished. Great memories though!

[@Loko-wl7fo]

"Rainbow Demon" is a MUST!

[@richardsimpson9039]

Demons and Wizards is essential Uriah Heep.

[@theheepster]

My Greatest Band of all time, and 52 years after starting there is a new Album coming in January 2023.🎸🤘

[@shyshift]

Great album but my favorite is what came before: Demons and Wizards.

[@TheMinster1960]

Some interesting info for you: 1) The drummer on The Magician's Birthday was Lee Kerslake who would eventually go on to play on the first two Ozzy Osbourne albums. 2) Uriah Heep got the idea for their lush harmonies from the band Three Dog Night. The first time Heep toured the USA they opened for Three Dog Night who had become very successful at that time. They heard the three part harmonies from Cory Wells, Danny Hutton and Chuck Negron and decided to add that sound to their arsenal.

[@bmac1205]

Ken Hensley was a big part of UH. Great keyboards and singer and slide guitarist. Sings a lot with Byron. Peeps don't realize that when you hear slide on guitar in UH it isn't Box, its Hensley. Also, the 'Ahhs' on Sunrise are shared by Byron and Hensley. Hensley passed away last year. RIP All slide guitar on Echoes in the Dark is Ken Hensley. It is not Mick Box.

[@xomthood]

I found a great deal of the guitar work I liked and attributed to Mick was actually Ken.

[@rudolfbecker4313]

This comes close to a perfect marathon. It's one of my 2 favourite albums of the band, an album, which has only good songs. It has to have the opener and the epic ... and with the others you can't go wrong. So I shut up and enjoy 😄 Sunrise - I love David Byron's british accent so much, also the background vocals. The whole composition is great. Intermission - Nick likes Mick Box - my thought : wait til you hear the Magician 😂😂 Echoes in the dark - good example, why I like "old" music so much, you hear exactly each instrument, no layers, if there is a second guitar, it's played by Ken Hensley Sweet Lorraine - this intro "winds" into your brain and you'll never forget. Magician's birthday - my no 1 Uriah Heep song - let's see what Nick thinks 😆YEAH, this guitar solo always lifts me up to somewhere I don't know and I don't want it to end. Your face tells a story 🤘 Thank you Eric for this fantastic marathon and Nick for you reaction. PS: one of the reasons, why Uriah Heep didn't get the recognition, they deserved, was the musical press; after the release of album nr 1 the prognosis was a short life for this band. Now look, who's still there, although only 1 member is still alive. And the fans loved them right from the beginning. The Magician's birthday was one of 3 Top 10 albums in Germany

[@NoLegalPlunder]

King Diamond is a HUGE fan of Heep's singer David Byron. I believe he named his son after him. David is my favorite singer by far. Sadly he died much too young. Heep, in general, is criminally underrated. They are an excellent heavy prog band (still going in fact -- Mick Box is their tireless guitar player).

[@user-jb5ld1vo3m]

Appreciate the review. I saw this band in 1977. Their harmonies and melodies with a metal/progressive edge were fantastic. The keyboards were the heart and soul of the band. However, it’s hard to not appreciate the awesome bass, guitar, drums and vocals and how they came together. To this day they are a very underrated band.

[@spazimdam]

Too much Nick! This reaction choice is so good. Isn't Magician's Birthday an awesome song? I love the kazoos and the vocoder. The drumming is amazing, as is the bass work. And Mick Box's guitar work is to die for. Hensley's keyboards do so much to set the mood, and lyrically we are taken to magical realms. I always thought the studio production on this was top notch too. This is an epic song man. I have been digging this since the 70s. Uriah Heep!!

[@thomaswest7746]

While my Naval ship was still in dry dock being over hauled I had the communication radioman play this over the P.A. system I was a Boiler Technician

[@babaoreally8220]

As the morning sun rises,I’m standing on a remote hill in 69’s Vietnam,with legs spread,in defiance of the dangers of my coming day.Music was the main venue there to remain in contact with the WORLD and take the edge off of a busy day.Sunrise perfectly expressed that feeling of invincibility a few years later.In that sense,in was not just a piece of music,but a comforting message.

[@grahamhowes6904]

Great live band I saw them around the time of VERY ‘EAVY VERY ‘UMBLE

[@Thomas-cx6cb]

Ah, you ´ve been checking out the records of my youth😄 the artwork of the recordsleeves in these days where just as important to us as the music. Uriah Heeps first singer was simply "majestic".

[@seansweeney2875]

Gary's bass playing , beautiful. David's vocals nuff said 🎵🎶🎸🎹my favourite line up.

[@markhaus2830]

Nick, Heep are considered by many including me, in that group of the great ones, with Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath.

[@larsjeppesen6375]

Love you. Your attitude is great. Thanks for telling the world that Uriah Heep is something to be proud of. ❤️

[@hoagie2785]

I enjoyed this marathon greatly.......tyvm.....

[@markhaus2830]

The amazing Mick Box on Guitar!!

[@johns.4331]

Awesome! Nice Heep selections by Greybeard. Nick, if you've not listened to the following, my next Heep Marathon recommendations in concert order would be: Blind Eye, Devil's Daughter, Stealin', July Morning and Lady in Black. I truly believe that Greybeard would approve.

[@roborr5287]

Saw Heep back in 1971, deaf for a week, but so good, harmonies were as good live.

[@billg763]

Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep were the main four bands of the genre back in the day. Heep never got that much love in North America, but they were absolutely huge in Europe.

[@shanebielski5424]

They're the top 4 that I grew up with too. I had older siblings who led me in the right direction, and that was in New Zealand.

[@johnstorton]

UFO and Scorpions were up there, too. If I'm not mistaken, Heep were the pioneers of this style, but weren't widely recognized. The critics, for some reason, were hard on them.

[@bernhardherrmann9230]

SOOO RIGHT BRO! IN GERMANY, JAPAN & THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES❤😊; LATER ON USA & UK ~ BUT NOT THAT MUCH 😢! YEAH, THEY WERE A BIG PART OF THE FAMOUS "ROCKY FAB FOUR" 😊❤😊!!!!! LOVE THEM ALL 🎉❤😊! ! ! TILL THE END OF MY DAYS 😊😊😊❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 BERNIE GERMANY 😊

[@tonybaker55]

Great band from my youth. I always think they are a cross between Deep Purple and Pink Floyd, with a bit of Barclay James Harvest mixed in, but of course, have their own defined style.

[@ronnie6613]

As a huge Uriah Heep Fan, l really enjoyed Your Review. Many Thanks. Keep Rockin'🎸🎸 RONNIE Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@stevenstuart1442]

and still after all these years I'm still mesmerized by Gary's Bass riffs....he inspired me to play the bass all those years ago...

[@jameskrys5286]

Gary Thain is a pretty much unknown member of the 27 Club.

[@rakeshadhin]

You're totally right Nick! Uriah Heep definitely belongs to the Big Four of British hard rock. There is a pretty general consensus on this. Also, Mick Box came number two in the polls back then only after Jimi Hendrix for using the wah-wah pedal. So yes, many players can still learn from him. And finally, Ken Hensley always claimed that he basically wrote music to support his stories (i.e. lyrics), which is why you were able to see the connection immediately. Mystery solved.

[@radiopirata568]

ESPECTACULAR HEEP !!!

[@ciceroribeiro3248]

Grand Voice David byron

[@craigslue]

Awesome album awesome band! One of my all time fav bands. This album was my intro to Uriah Heep. One song on the album I never gave much listening to was Rain but it has recently become one of my fav by them, so beautiful. Sweet Lorraine has to be my all time fav from Uriah Heep. Such a great fun song. How these guys never get their due in rock is beyond me?

[@sergeykrymov3155]

Великолепнейшая группа!

[@scottanderson8420]

A great refresher course in Uriah Heep. Love the Wizards Birthday. Nice lineup Greybeard. Stealing will always be my favorite Uriah Heep song. Great reaction. The synthesizer is moog Ipronounced mooooooog like the cow sound.

[@vtaro5354]

That's the late great Ken Hensley playing his ever-present Mini Moog. He was a bad ass Hammond and slide guitar player.

[@lucapizzini831]

This is the first rock album I listened to, when I was 18, David's vocals are just beautiful!!! Thanks for this!

[@michaelsmith5021]

These guys were so good live!

[@junglejim5785]

One of my favorite bands I grew up with. Thank you for this Nick. Many memories. Good and bad. God Bless.

[@dancan6622]

A bit of rock trivia here. Rush was the backup band for UH in there early years. UH keyboardist is the one who taught Geddy to play keys. Later when Rush became more popular they brought UH as there support band

[@argelbargel7680]

The second album I ever bought. The first was Demons and Wizards.

[@hatsbo1]

Not many Guitar/drum combo solos out there but Magician's Birthday has one, Box and Kerslake kill it!

[@seansweeney2875]

The greatest. They have the greatest fan's, the vocals block and step harmonies 🎵🎶 david was for me was magical. Saw him many times in 70s. Such dynamic and tone and beautiful range. He was also a great front man..heep forever. Long live the past 🎵🎶🎸🎹

[@ronnielovato3631]

So glad to see you do more uriah heep

[@tswizard13]

The song Tears in My Eyes from the live album 1973 is really the best. There are many more!

[@markchoma9822]

I like Gypsy off the Live 1973 album. Ken Hensley kicks ass on the synthesizer.

[@mkelly1004]

Cheers Nick, Echoes in the Dark is one I used to really like, reminds me a little of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother. As ever, Byron's vocals are an excellent narrative.

[@ParanormalLight]

Sweet Lorraine was meant to be a "party tune", about a chick that the band had met sometime during their tours, according to David Byron. Yes, Mick Box had a very unique sound to his wah pedal. Nobody ever sounded quite like him.

[@user-wp4wc3dm4e]

Спасибо за Uriah heep❤

[@markhaus2830]

Nick.......You need to do some Up to Date Uriah Heep. Awesome Stuff!!

[@kevinlakeman5043]

I've never been much for metal in general. But Uriah Heep were an exception. Some really imaginative songwriting, serious quality musicianship, and Byron was a real progenitor with this style of vocals. This is my favorite album of theirs along with Demons and Wizards. Excellent reaction video, Nick. And you expressed yourself just fine. Sweet Lorraine does have something of a southern rock feel, a bit like Ozark Mtn. Daredevils, Savoy Brown, or Blackfoot.

[@allengator1914]

Ken Hensley put out a great solo album titled "Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf"

[@imtallpaul]

Uriah Heep Live January 1973.. GREAT LIVE ALBUM. Better than the studio versions

[@michelcyr4232]

And not one female voice in there. Saw them in ‘72, all of these songs, Demons & Wisards, Look at yourself albums and on and on, super concert and I just happen to have this cd in my car. Was 19 then and 69 now, they still get to me 🎸😎 And they still rock today but only Mick Box is left of the originals, hard to believe the rest are all dead

[@richsalm7474]

From Lake's nearly perfect first album (1976)- On The Run, Time Bomb, Key To The Rhyme, Jesus Came Down, Between the lines.

[@bmac1205]

Sponsor it. That first album is awesome. Key to the Rhyme

[@brucefelger4015]

Hard rock Kazoo's!

[@richardsimpson9039]

Moog synthesizer if I’m not mistaken. It does sound weird, in a sense.

[@TheBham54]

Huge Uriah Heep fan back when they first came out in the 70's, haven't listened to them for quite a while. It's hard for me to hear this now & not think of the movie "This Is Spinal Tap." You & Lex should check it out Nick, great movie about a prog rock band in the same time period as Uriah Heep, it's a "documentary" spoof.

[@Thorgrim247]

Uriah Heep original lineup is one of my all time favorites from the old days. To really hear the energy of this amazing band, check out the Live record from 1977. It opens with Sunrise from this record. Gary Thain was one of the best bassist ever in prog rock history. His bass playing really drives this band. R.I.P.

[@jorgeosunaaguilar7408]

Live 1973 not 1977 my friend.

[@toddstevens13]

This is the Classic Version of UH, there were several different players on UH's first album and the pre album days.

[@completecharleston7142]

Thanks, Nick, and GMM! Heep was one of my favorites as a teen / budding guitarist. My favorite album of theirs is "Demon and Wizards", would love to have you react to any (or all!) of the songs on there. Even more amazing, IMHO.

[@donkunes8630]

There's a vid of them performing Circus live with Ian Anderson & his flute

[@ingridgabelo2934]

Siempre pensé que Uriah Heep merecía estar con los tres monstruos de la Trinidad Impía... Siempre fueron subvalorados. Tal vez, sus canciones son más simples y comprensibles. Personalmente, adoro a Deep Purple y la voz de Ian Gillan, pero también David Byron era un gran vocalista... creo que les jugó en contra la complejidad de la música de Purple. Para mí: 1* Deep Purple 💜 2* Uriah Heep 💚 3* Black Sabbath ❤️ 4* Led Zeppelin 💙 Gracias por no dejar en el olvido a éstos GRANDES!! Padres o abuelos del actual Metal.

[@dvalentino1]

Great reaction Nick. You should check out the live album (1973). Sunrise, Sweet Lorraine, July Morning, Easy Living are all much better live. Enjoy!

[@bookhouseboy280]

Agreed. Traveller in Time, Circle of Hands, and Tears in My Eyes live too.

[@markchoma9822]

@@bookhouseboy280 Dont forget about Gypsy.

[@bmac1205]

Great album. Not quite as good as Demons & Wizards, but a great one nonetheless!!!! 👍👍 The sound quality of the vinyl wasn't quite as good as Demons & Wizards for some reason. Different studio or different sound engineer? Don't know. Guitar jam in TMB with Kerslake on drums is always fun to listen to. Thanks @greybeardmusicman2280 !!!!

[@Straydogger]

I wish you would check out "Salisbury" from the Salisbury album. EPIC song by Heep!

[@bmac1205]

They did that

[@bumperu]

Great album!!!!! Deep cuts with lots of melodic qualities. Metal opera. Top three bands in my early 70s were Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, and Uriah Heep.

[@philsmith2444]

I know it doesn’t have to be either/or, but I’ve always thought Heep was the band Deep Purple wanted to be.

[@usafirst6320]

GREAT REVIEW , THANK YOU ! URIAH HEEP IS WITH OUT ANY DOUBT THE WORLD'S MOST UNDER RATED BAND ! WONDER WHY ....

[@robwhitmer5294]

Robert Plant said in an interview that English Rock vocalists sound like Southern rock vocalists and that is why English Rockers were so big in the Southeast US. We hillbillies in the Southeast are mostly British b/c that is who settled here. Nice catch on Sweet Lorraine. Uriah Heep was huge in the 70s in the US.

[@albertzappa1994]

their on tour in 2024

[@lindaulloa4786]

You really need to listen to the song Paradise/The Spell from the Demons and Wizards album. It's epic!

[@billg763]

So far you are focusing on the David Byron era. Next is the John Lawton era. There are some very good Heep songs from that era as well. "FreenEasy, Free Me, Illusion, The Dance" are four good ones from the Innocent Victim album.

[@bookhouseboy280]

Choices is another good one.

[@billg763]

@@bookhouseboy280 Absolutely! I had forgotten about this song and had to give it a listen again. Now I can't get the damned thin out of my head! But then again most John Lawton songs do that to me. A unique and powerful singer on par with or just a cut above (heresy I know) David Byron. That's why I describe it a different eras that are worthy of Nick's reactions. Bernie Shaw isn't any slouch either! At any rate Innocent Victim is an often overlooked and underrate LP. Thanks for pointing out Choices!

[@bernhardherrmann9230]

HOWDY, DUDES.! C H O I C E S I S J U S T I N C R E D I B L E ❤🎉😮😊!!!!! ESPECIALLY HERE, THE BAND SHOWS ITS ABILITY FOR CREATING SO - CALLED BOMBAST ROCK 😊! I'M 67 ~ STILL MY NO. 1 DESPITE BS / DP / LZ AND M A N Y OTHERS (i. e. AMAZING & EXCITING IRON MAIDEN / KISS / GRAND FUNK _RAILROAD) TILL THE END OF MY DAYS 😊🎉❤!!! BERNIE GERMANY 😊

[@ConradCif]

This band I consider UNIQUE. Usually most bands have a more or less constant type of sound from one song to the other. UH allways has surpised me with so many different sounds in one record or even within a song!. Compare Salisbury to Rain and July Morning, or Look at Yourself to Lady in Black to Circus or The Magitian´s Birthday (this song has a lot of different parts within) and so on. Thy also have different rythms within many of their songs. Also many superb lyrics, Bass and drum lines and so on. Must hear their acoustic concert with guestsThijs Van Leer from Focus and Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. Though for me their music after the 80´s is not the same they still have many marterpieces to look for. Keep listening and thanks from Venezuela!

[@greenbluemonkey]

Magicians Birthday is their Magus Opus.

[@nikolaykhramov1269]

Респект вам снова за мой любимый Uriah Heep! А почему на этот раз рядом с вами той красивой девушки не было? / Respect to you again for my beloved Uriah Heep! And why was that beautiful girl not next to you this time?

[@NicknLex]

Back problems:( She loves Uriah Heep too

[@nikolaykhramov1269]

@@NicknLex Let it heal faster. And as for the fact that "she also loves UH" - this is not at all surprising, because you can't help but love such a group!

[@Yaktahbay]

If I remember correctly, that screeching keyboard was less painful in analog format...

[@npc8348]

Pls try July Morning ! This is best song by Uriah Heep ! (I think…)

[@jameskrys5286]

I saw them once when they ran out of songs and did Look at Yourself twice.

[@williameastes581]

Paradise/ the Spell

[@jeffretipton6887]

add BOC a d budgie to that list there definitely underrated in there day aloha

[@joykeebler1916]

One must think if The Wizard's Birthday was written for and about Timothy Leary in sort.

[@UstrSado]

👍👍👍

[@davidmooney2512]

Try "It's A Beautiful Day" song Bombay Callin, you will see where Deep Purple got song Child in Time

[@joykeebler1916]

Sorry that I interchanged words - Magician's not Wizard's - it was in the referencing...

[@ronnielovato3631]

I read somewhere on the internet someone said uriah heep was a poor man's deep purple really pissed me off

[@bernhardherrmann9230]

DEAR MATE! DON'T BELIEVE WHAT SOME INTERNET PEOPLE WRITE ~ MANY A GOT A SHITTY CRAPPY LOUSY MIND 😢😢😢! ! JUST TRUST Y O U R FEELINGS ! BERNIE GERMANY 😊

[@richardsimpson9039]

That’s just a load of garbage! Some people have no appreciation for greatness. Uriah Heep and Deep Purple are both great, in different ways.

[@jameskrys5286]

I’m pretty sure the cover art was created by a person who also did some Yes album cover art.