Magic Night (Live At The Astoria Theatre London 8 Nov 2003) [Hybrid SACD] - Uriah Heep

Heep hit the ground running...

Advantages: Ten tracks of classic hard rock from 1982
Disadvantages: If you don't like rock you won't like these

Named after a character in Dickens's 'David Copperfield' Uriah Heep released their first album 'Very 'Eavy...Very 'Umble' in 1969 and displayed a very organ and guitar enfused form of rock with even acoustic and jazz elements thrown into the mix for good measure. There fourteenth album 'Abominog', released in 1982, was the follow-up to their previous showpiece 'Conquest' and only contained one surviving member of the band that recorded it. In fact, Mick Box (guitarist) even considered just ditching the Uriah Heep motive and starting afresh with a new group. However, he didn't, and 'Abominog' was a fairly successful album featuring a change of sound for the band. Now, with Pete Goalby on vocals, John Sinclair on keyboards and two ex-members of Ozzy Osbournes band during the recordings of Ozzy's LP's 'Blizzard of Ozz' and 'Diary ...

david_1967 21.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Abominog - Uriah Heep

Live in Moscow

Advantages: many
Disadvantages: not so many

MoscowThis is the first album from the current and longest lasting line up in Heep's storied history. It is also one of the most important live recordings in Rock history for the concerts that this album is taken from were the first ever concerts by a Western rock band in the old Soviet Union. Over ten nights, Heep played to 180,000 Russians! (for more details, read the reissue liner notes). I remember when I first found this on cassette and listened in the car for the first time. It blew me away how well Bernie could handle David Byron's old songs. After listening to this and Spellbinder, I'm convinced that Bernie performs the Byron-era songs better than any other Heep vocalist since David. The band also plays very well, especially Trevor and Lee, who play off each other almost instinctively. The harmony vocals are very tight, some ...

vitaliy_heep 19.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Live In Moscow [Remastered] - Uriah Heep

One of London's Most Popular Venues

Advantages: Central location, friendly security, seating available upstairs
Disadvantages: Overpriced drinks, shabby interior, early curfews

~~Venue Details~~ Address: 157 Charing Cross Road, London Directions: At the North end of Charing Cross Road, opposite Centre Point at the crossroads with Oxford Street. Tube: Tottenham Court Road Parking: None Capacity: 1600 Age Limit: No Under 14's. Under 16's only admitted with an adult. No under 18's for club nights. ~~History~~ The Astoria was originally a Crosse and Blackwell pickle factory. It has since been reincarnated as a music hall, theatre and the live music venue and nightclub it is today. The venue was acquired by the Mean Fiddler group (now part of ClearChannel) in May 2000. Bands to have played on the Astoria's stage include Nirvana, Black Sabbath, Metallica, David Bowie, Oasis, Prince, U2, Eminem and The White Stripes. ~~Inside the Venue~~ The Astoria has been used in its current guise as a gig ...

Draugen 04.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Astoria (London)