I don't think we have athread on this band yet...

Here is my (as of yet) meager URIAH HEEP collection:

Demons & Wizards
The Magician's Birthday

Pretty extensive, ey? I like both those albums for totally different
reasons, but DEMONS & WIZARDS is as of yet my favorite. Such GREAT
compositional skills, wonderful feeling and great use of contrast
between calmer moments and more rock and roll moments throughout the
album.

So far, I think RAINBOW DEMON is my favorite song from the band. Ya
wanna talk Heep? I'm planning on finishing my Heep collection ASAP! I
love bands like Deep Purple, Aerosmith, etc, so I don't know why it
took me so long to get into this band!

The one I know best is Very 'eavy Very 'umble and of course it kicks ass

I've only got WonderWorld.

Both great albums in their own respective rights!

Don't know if I already mentioned this or not but my UH collection has
now expanded by 50%! It now includes 'Look At Yourself'. Demons &
Wizards is still my favorite, though!

I saw one of the Uriah Heep incarnations live in concert way back in 1983. A band that I have pretty much enjoyed everything that I have heard them come up with. With that said, I own nothing from them.

Here's another HEEP thread for those who are interested:

http://heartofmetal.niceboard.com/it-s-only-rock-n-roll-f8/uriah-heep-t4291.htm#85484

I LOVE Uriah Heep!

d&g, you started at a great place, as TMB and D&W are my 2 personal favs! Look at Yourself is also very high in the catalog!

S/T(often called Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble) Salsbury, Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, High & Mighty, Fallen Angel...

Although Ken Hensley is rarely given the credit Jon Lord gets, he is every bit as responsable for the heavy Hammond sound of the Prog of the 70's! AND Mick Box is one of the most under-rated guitarists of any era or genre!

David Byron is my fav vocalist of the band, of course! But, John Sinclair, Peter Goalby and Brian Shaw were no slouches either!

Might seem like a bold statement,but I consider them one of the cornerstones of heavy rock.Uriah Heep were pioneers in several ways,they were one of the first to have keyboards and not lose any of the heaviness,they were,along with Rainbow,the first fantasy themed hard rock bands and IMHO the forerunners,the prototype ,if you will, of modern day heavy prog/power metal.Coincidentally,they are also one of the first heavy gothic type bands as well, with the dark atmosphere of Hensleys organ work on albums like Look At Yourself ,IMHO..........

Well said Sabb!

Thanks ,but to be completely honest,I did acquire some of that insight from John Perez,the guy really knows music, and I have been really lucky to have been taught some of the history of heavy music from someone who knows it well.

We were having a discussion one day about Heep and John voiced his opinion about the doomy part of it,that they were kind of a prototype of the more epic melodic doom,based on the fact that they were one of the heaviest of their time,had an excellent melodic,dramatic vocalist in Byron and wrote fantasy kind of lyrics,sword and sorcery etc., not unlike Candlemass,early Fates Warning and Sorcerer to name a few.

Based on his observation of that element I drew my own conclusions about how IMHO they were the musical ancestors of many present day bands,whether directly or indirectly,they were definitely a forerunner to the heavy power /prog music we now enjoy listening to.

John Perez of Solitude Auturnus?