Uriah Heep - July Morning Reaction

In this video we're checking out Uriah Heep. We hear good things about this band, but we've never tried them out. So, here we go. We're sure this will be an interesting listen. Enjoy!
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[@mrdemocracy7106]

URIAH HEEP British LEGENDS since 1969. Magnificent band produced outstanding music with the great vocals of David Byron.

[@avihujesta6640]

RIP David Byron, Lee kirslake, gary thin, Ken hensly .long live mick box

[@thunderspike1892]

The Wizard, The Gypsy, Stealin', Lady In Black, Rainbow Demon and Traveller In Time. Demons and Wizards from 1972 are a masterpiece. The great line up featuring David Byron vocals, Mick Box guitar, Ken Hensley keys, Lee Kerslake drums and Gary Thain bass. Mick Box are the only one alive today

[@vladimirpetrov696]

Привет из России. Мой отец (ему уже 74) фанат Uriah Heep и в июльское утро я влюбился раньше, чем научился говорить. До сих пор помню, когда он танцевал со мной, держа на руках. Это прекрасная музыка, лирика, голос Байрона. В этой песне всё идеально!!!

[@ronnie6613]

Great to see You doing Uriah Heep. Still going strong. 54 Years. Different Line Up. Keep Rockin'🎸 RONNIE Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@brianmasinelli9694]

' Salisbury ' is an epic gem by Heep. Ranks right up there with the best

[@michaelwilber4458]

They are one of the best groups ever. Very influential. Hear them in many, many others.

[@InternationalScot]

Uriah Heep was the last rock act to play the Glasgow Apollo and that was a legendary night - most of us ended up, somehow, arriving home with whole theatre seats 😂

[@hanierfamily]

Somehow?

[@bumperu]

In 1972 my college roommate and me had our dorm room papered over in black and had black light posters all over the walls and had a 36 inch black light above the door. Perfect setting for weed and Heep.

[@matt01506]

"Weed and heep" 🙂👍

[@davestewart2359]

I bought Demons and Wizards when it came out and was hooked. . I saw them live 4 times from 73 onwards. I went on to buy every album. Great band...

[@phildrolet2974]

Saw them in 73; the whole concert was off of Look at Yourself and Demons and Wizards. Wish I could remember more of it.

[@markhoward2811]

Although Uriah Heep had a keyboard player, Ken Hensley, the MiniMoog Synthesiser was played by another famous keyboard player, Manfred Mann who had his own 1960's band and later Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

David Byron, the singer, sits on the Mount Olympus of singers. The tone of his voice, alone, is truly spectacular. Never mind the power and control he has. Best of all, though, is the conviction in his voice. You should hear him sing a song called Rain. Their songs were often very hopeful and often evoke images of the sun. One of my favorites of theirs is a song called Pilgrim.

[@32a34a]

Hensley's keyboard work here is just epic. Pure brilliance.

[@yurborisovichpinhasik8039]

I am from Russia. In the early 70th every summer I spent my time in a summer camp, I was a high school boy. In the evening we often had a kind of dancing, and "july morning" was our favourite song. So we adored to dance slowly under "july morning" song. Thank you very much! And sorry for my bad english!

[@SPKdesign1]

I love Uriah Heap. I managed to see them a while ago at a Rock Weekend thing and even after aw the years they have been about they could still do it live.

[@mightyV444]

Mick Box was the first man wearing make-up I'd ever seen in my life, during a TV performance and when I was 6 or 7 😄 And their 'Lady In Black' is the best 2-chord song ever, in my opinion 😊 'Bird Of Prey' is another favourite 😀👍

[@SPKdesign1]

@@mightyV444 Is Mick Box still around? I know one of them died fairly recently. It's a band I would like to get more of. I had Abominog and Conquest but they aren't the best.

[@mightyV444]

@@SPKdesign1 - Sorry, I got the names mixed up! I meant John Lawton , the guy who sang lead on 'Free Me'! He died only two years ago. Ken Hensley, who was the lead singer on 'Lady In Black', had died the previous year. Mick Box is still around and also is still a Heep member. 75 years old now.

[@iankearns774]

@@SPKdesign1 I like Abominog, bought it for the cover so I could scare my sister. Their best stuff is their early stuff with David Byron as lead vocalist.

[@SPKdesign1]

@@iankearns774 It's ok but not the best musically but the cover is excellent. One of the singles from the lp was called Abominog Junior.

[@michailasromanovskis4729]

Ken also guitarr and vocals, for ex.duo with David - I wonna be free. And lead vocal at Lady in Black

[@westrover123]

PLEASE listen to the Live album in 73. July Morning is fantastic live.

[@kurtyoung6769]

I just stumbled on your reaction to Uriah Heep. I think my favorite song is "Sunrise" off their Live album.

[@theeventhorizon-valebridge9512]

Manfred Mann played on keyboards for this track.....Now there's another band, Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Some of their 70s and 80s albums are amongst my favourites and best albums of all time.

[@machfront]

Born in ‘74. Only learned of them as, being a metal head in the late 80’s/early 90’s caused me to dig lots of classic rock, which got me into bands like Yes and Jethro Tull and more. I was only one or about three of my buddies in high school circa 1991 (or before or after) who dug ‘em. Heheh. Maybe it helped because I was into Dungeons & Dragons, read a bunch of fantasy and sword & sorcery fiction etc . Heh Amazing musicians. Decent lyrics. Great vocals. As much as I like ‘em sometimes too close to cheese, but the talent cannot be ignored at all.

[@carloscea7946]

I love Uriah Heep I love David Byron vocals!!! Tks guys!!!

[@GP-mw8ce]

Great choice. Underrated maybe as they never cracked the states.This was the original line up not many of them still alive sadly.

[@ghichens3418]

yep we all getting older !

[@tonychandler6550]

Only one Mick Box

[@user-cd7cv5in8d]

Great band and music ❤

[@seansweeney2875]

Thanks guys, for playing heeps classic track..bless you both. Its great to hear young people liking heep 💚🎵🎶🎸🎸the singer is david byron. He had a 4 octive voice..he was amazing saw him many time's in the 70s. He sang with such dynamic and tone. So quite yet so powerful. Heep did great block and step harmonies. That track is from there 3rd album look at yourself... You mentioned the drums..listen to the track (look at yourself)..you will love the drums..especially the ending..and its heeps heaviest album...its also got 2 really heavy tracks..(tears in my eyes) AND ((shadows of my grief) ..thats why some labeled them metal .they were really heavy not really metal..classic rock prog rock..they have a song called gypsy Ist album...and bird of prey...2nd album..which were termed metal There a bit like deep purple which i love..but for me heep were my favourite 🎵🎹🎸👍love them..always..thanks again

[@shoemaker688]

Second Heep album. Bought is when I was earning my own money just after their first album. After that I collected their third one and that was it my friends. All three put a stamp for the diversity of rock in all ways. Thanks for reacting and keep on digging.

[@iankearns774]

Love the Heap!, my older brother used to play Very eavy, very umble over and over when I was about 5 years old, he was 10 years older than me so I got an early introduction to Prog Rock. This is a great track.

[@colrhodes377]

I've just thought of a song that i think will blow you away : Deep Purple, Rat bat blue. This one really flies when the band get right into it.

[@ghichens3418]

Yep ! Like this . Ill make it quick my computer is being a pain ! not familiar with this track ,but am aware of their other stuff ! proper under rated ! I think they got their name from a Charles Dickens novel " Great Expectations " Ace ,cheers for that !

[@purelayermanplayer4062]

Top tune & top reaction

[@RMForbes505]

Their song Stealin' is worth checking out.

[@jasrakashfa8787]

I am originally from Bulgaria, where this song has a cult status! Every year, thousands of people spend the night before July 1 at Black Sea beaches and meet the sunrise while listening to 'July Morning'. Most of the photos in the video are from those meetings. And at 8:32, I recognised another great Uriah Heep vocalist, the late John Lawton.

[@lemmy9809]

Thought you might like them ...thanks guys ❤😊

[@ghichens3418]

Ace !

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

JMHO of course but I don't think they are mentioned enough with the big boys of Prog ..............I was raised on the Heep man in my teen age yrs

[@ghichens3418]

@@Newfie-zc7ug Yep . too right , there are so many bands that just are so good but got shoved aside or just badly managed ! cheers from Cornwall

[@lordprotector3367]

It's my favourite track of all time. Classic. The outro moog solo was done by Manfred Mann.

[@akagun]

Probably one of the best songs ever written in Rockland🙏🙏 You two are very sympa, btw🙋🏻‍♂️🙏🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️

[@mix6809]

Loved your reaction to this truly amazing band, thanks...

[@Sandy-dd4le]

This makes me want to wear a cape.

[@ghichens3418]

may I ask what sort of cape ?

[@Sandy-dd4le]

@@ghichens3418 one so glorious, Rick Wakeman would fight me for it.

[@ghichens3418]

@@Sandy-dd4le ha , would you be wearing under pants over or under your trousers ?

[@TalesByTheRiverBank]

In the 1970s in the UK there was a sort of holy trinity of rock bands which was comprised of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. However, at that time some people thought there should be afourth member - Uriah Heep. IMHO they were a victim of the superb quality of the music around at the time. I was fortunate enough to see them live at Preston Guild Hall in (I think) 1975. I thought they were great and David Byron's vocal performance was superb (RIP). As an aside, I don't agree with your thoughts about 1970s drums. My favourite band of that era is Led Zeppelin. The whole power of that band came from John Bonham and his drumming. Black Sabbath - the drums are hugely present in everything they did. The same with Deep Purple and Ian Paice and also The Who and Keith Moon (where the drumming was an absolutely integral part of the shape of the band).Maybe what you're saying applies to other genres of that era? However, I do agree about the similarities with Deep Purple. Both were organ driven 5 piece bands. I agree that Dave Byron's voice was excellent. Uriah Heep still perform to this day, but only Mick Box (lead guitarist) survives of the original lineup. I am very glad that they are still performing, but to my mind they have never quite hit the spot since David Byron departed the group. If you want to hear other great tracks by this group I would recommend listening to their "Magicians Birthday" album. To me that is their best album. The title track "Magician's Birthday" is great, "Tales", Sunrise", "Sweet Lorraine" and "Rain" are also worth a listen. From other albums "Gypsy" is a very good rock track and "Lady in Black is quite haunting". They produced much good music over a long period of time. My favourite is "Confession". Dave Byron is still the lead singer and it is from the "High and Mighty" album. Probably the last one he featured in. It is a very short track and it is not a rock track, but to my mind is very emotional and portrays a situation most of us have probably felt at some time or other.

[@johnhitchens2265]

Off my favourite album of theirs (Look at Yourself)

[@td-12kx53]

The annuls of rock history recall this song as Uriah Heep's "Stairway To Heaven". I saw them live several times in the early 70's. My favorite band of all time. BTW, they are NOT metal. They are progressive rock.

[@billg763]

100%

[@xomthood]

The Live '72 album version is even better.

[@ingridgabelo2934]

Gracias desde Chile 🇨🇱 Suramérica al fin del mundo... Uriah Heep fué una gran banda, la preciosa voz de David Byron y todos sus músicos eran extrordinaros!! Siempre me pregunté por qué no fueron considerados como la Trinidad Impía. Por lo general, los que somos fans de corazón Púrpura, también escuchamos a Uriah Heep!! Linda reacción, gracias 🙏💜💜💜💜💜

[@GutsGrizzle]

Haven't heard Uriah Heep since the 70s . .... Fantastic . Hey , here's one you may not know ..and it's a Canadian band called 'Prism' . Maybe you could do a track from their 1978 album 'see forever eyes ' the track is called ' You're my reason '

[@FrankSutler]

you guys rock i saw uriah heep in 1974 in baltimore md

[@MrWaterpumpkin]

You know, you hear this song sung by David Byron (RIP David, a long time ago), but what you see is photos from the Bulgarian shoreline. From this song originates a new tradition in my country - when we celebrate the sunrise on July 1st every year (luckily the Black Sea is to the East :) ) On the pics you saw John Lawton who had been singing this song for years. RIP John, his last wish was his ashes to be spread in the waters of Kamen Bryag. I was a big fan of Uriah when I was young, now I am not.... young :)

[@DB-bx7fm]

john's dust was spread on the Bulgarian shore for a reason

[@RaNemes]

My parents` wedding song :)

[@davestewart2359]

Noticed you were talking about the drums.... Checkout Sina doing a cover of July Morning... Its the original song, vocals etc but she does the drum part.... Damned good it is too

[@colrhodes377]

I never really followed these guys but they were always on ghe fringes of what I was listening to.

[@ghichens3418]

you cant beat listening to a fringe !

[@SPKdesign1]

@@ghichens3418 It can get a bit hairy at times though.

[@ghichens3418]

@@SPKdesign1 I f you get any hair spare , can you send some over ! I woke up one morning and some one had stolen mine ! tis a tad upsetting ,

[@SPKdesign1]

@@ghichens3418 I'm saving my long hair at the back so when it goes on top I can have a fashionable comb over.

[@ghichens3418]

@@SPKdesign1 I have long hair at the back as well , but you do get a lot of slippage in Cornwall due to the Tin Mining

[@tomhill9445]

You want drums ? Listen to "Look At Yourself" from the Heap album of the same name. That'll fix your problem.

[@adriankent603]

A truly talented band, incredible vocals and wonderful musicians, when their first album was released an idiotic music journalist vowed to eat his hat if they made it...wonder how he is now?

[@hanierfamily]

We hope that hat was tasty.

[@oldblindhoneybastard7392]

Still a great tune, try some Nektar now too many songs do list, but return to the future part one or two would be a great starting point

[@longfootbuddy]

hes looking for her in a video game

[@davidmooney2512]

Try Look at Yourself drummer more included

[@user-ju9hg9er8w]

🍀🍀

[@colrhodes377]

One band that seems to have been overlooked is T'Pau. Carol Decker has an incredible voice and the band were great musicians. So, I'm recommending Sex talk. Or if not, China in your hand

[@hanierfamily]

I think we know China In Your Hand. It sounds incredibly familiar. But we'll see about the other one.

[@vasiltin3314]

Hi this song is Bulgarian national hollyday , every year at 1st of july we meet the sun on the beach of Black sea alredy over 50 years

[@hanierfamily]

July 1st is Canada Day. We usually go to the park. They usually get some big name Canadian acts onstage towards the end of the day, just before the fireworks.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

In honour of the fact that both of you have the patience and breadth of musical appreciation , I listened to this all the way through , not really my scene tbh though and I found it a hard listen . Please don’t think me shallow , I just didn’t like it if I’m being honest . Can I be cheeky enough to ask again for myself and Simon to hear I’m the man , the title track of the album of the same name ? I’d love to see your reaction to a Joe Jackson standout 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@colrhodes377]

We all like different things.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@colrhodes377 I think I made the point quite up front that it was merely my opinion . Of course we all like different things and I wouldn’t have it any other way 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@hanierfamily]

We do enjoy Joe's work. Soon.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@hanierfamily abs no problem and thank you for reply 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jerrykahn6894]

Better songs than July Morning. Try Sunrise, Stealin' and The Wizard for starters.

[@hanierfamily]

We did Wizard. We will add the others to our list.

[@jerrykahn6894]

@@hanierfamily Stealin' is the best, at least in my humble opinion.😁

[@michaelodonnell3793]

I'd just like to say @jerry it would be a funny world if we all liked the same records I wouldn't say this is better or that is better, It's just your opinion And especially as they're focusing on this record, Sometimes it's best just to go along and say I'm glad you like it One of many of their great songs But July morning is my personal favourite

[@michaelodonnell3793]

I just heard you mentioning about the drummers in the 70s But Ian pace with the Deep purple And John Bonham of Led Zeppelin Where definitely stand out performers I'd also like to add the song the Wizard and Gypsy are also worth listening to by Uriah Heep

[@delorangeade]

There was a time when I loved this, but not so much any more. I just don't think Uriah Heep is a band that has aged well. All the elements are there, but for some reason they don't hang together in a way I can appreciate. Uriah Heep tended to be a bit airy and fey where Deep Purple were more earthy and hard edged. Stonehenge by Spinal Tap comes to mind. That said, I do think Ritchie Blackmore took some inspiration from this for the Dio fromted incarnation of Rainbow.

[@colrhodes377]

You're probably right about Ritchie

[@ghichens3418]

yep im there !

[@bobbywilhelm6670]

Lite one up, close your eyes and enjoy your trip, provided by Uriah Heep!

[@fcassmann]

Proud words on a dusty shelf