“Real Turned On” goes full-on boogie blues rock with truck-drivin’ riffs that Status Quo would later make their trademark. “Dreammare” picks back up the hard rock vibe of the opening two tracks with some extra vocal bluster. “Lucy Blues” has a slowbeat strut and confidence that is difficult to achieve is such a melancholic track. It is a cover version of the popular Tim Rose track but it sounds like it would sit easier in The Eagles back catalogue.

“Come Away Melinda” is a total change of pace and atmosphere, showcasing the band’s ability to switch gears and moods at will, something that has served them well ever since this album’s original release five decades ago. “Walking In Your Shadow” is a riff driven tour-de-force that flows like a raging river. Opening with the fantastic “Gypsy”, a song that has probably the most words written about of any Heep so no real need to add anything further here other than to say that the word and term classic is very apt. Retrieved 22 April 2018.Originally this album was released in 1970 but it sounds as fresh as it is possible to sound 52 years on. ^ 'Uriah Heep Chart History ( Billboard 200)'.^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese).Then, in the 'Artista' field, search 'Uriah Heep'. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. 'Uriah Heep The Story: October 1970 – November 1971'. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. At this juncture, their music falls halfway between the crunch of heavy metal and the dramatic arrangements of prog rock. Very 'Umble finds the band trying on different stylistic hats as they work towards finding their own sound. 'When Uriah Heep's Debut Album Helped Launch Heavy Metal'. Colin Wood – keyboard on 'Come Away Melinda' and 'Wake Up (Set Your Sights)'Īustralian Albums ( Kent Music Report) įinland ( The Official Finnish Charts).Alex Napier – drums (all except 'Lucy Blues', 'Dreammare' and 'Bird of Prey').Ken Hensley – organ, slide guitar, Mellotron, piano, vocals.Mick Box – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals.Very 'Umble (all tracks previously unreleased) No.

From the first note you know you don't want to hear any more.' Track listings Ģ016 Sanctuary expanded deluxe edition disc 2: An Alternate. Rolling Stone magazine's Melissa Mills began her review by saying, 'If this group makes it I'll have to commit suicide. Canadian music critic Martin Popoff classifies the album as 'proto-heavy metal'.

The album was generally panned by the mainstream critical press upon its release, although it has since been acknowledged as an early classic of the heavy metal genre. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs prior to the band's renaming as Uriah Heep, and featured session player Colin Wood on keyboards. The album shows the band trying out various genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock – rather than the hard rock that they would become known for on later albums. The album was reissued by Bronze Records in 1971 after the band signed to that label. It was issued in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States as just Uriah Heep with different sleeve artwork (a centipede type monster), and with the track ' Bird of Prey' in place of 'Lucy Blues'. The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, featuring frontman David Byron on the front sleeve, almost unrecognisable beneath cobwebs. The album was released on 13 June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. Very 'Umble is the debut studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep.

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