Uriah Heep - Logical Revelations  MP3  320k  ak2012 What we got.Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and are regarded as one of the seminal hard rock acts of the early 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always included a massive keyboard sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron's quasi-operatic vocals. Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975) while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (#23, 1972). In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit. Along with Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep had become one of the top bands in the early 1970s - one of "The Big 4" of hard rock.

Uriah Heep's audience declined by the 1980s, to the point where they became essentially a cult band in the United Kingdom and United States. The band maintains a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia. They have sold over 40 million albums worldwide with over 4 million sales in the U.S.

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1987-present
Bernie Shaw

The lineup remained unchanged from 1986 until 2007, being veteran Mick Box at the helm, Trevor Bolder on bass, Lee Kerslake on drums, vocalist Bernie Shaw and Phil Lanzon on keyboards. Their principal tour circuit has been in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Japan and Russia. In December 1987 they were one of the first ever Western bands to play in Soviet Russia (UB40 were the first in 1986), under Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost At Moscow's Olympic Stadium the band played ten consecutive nights to a total of 180,000 people (following a reception that Bernie Shaw remembered as being "something like Beatlemania"), which was represented in the international press as not just an achievement for Uriah Heep but a major breakthrough for Western music in general. The concerts were recorded and issued as the Live in Moscow album, which included three new tracks. Ironically, it was this behind the Iron Curtain excursion that did well to re-establish Heep's name back at home. After a series of sell-out dates in Czechoslovakia, East Berlin and Bulgaria the band returned to Britain for the Reading Festival in August 1988, and toured the UK with The Dogs D'Amour. Raging Silence, produced by Richard Dodd and released in May 1989, was followed by a return to the Soviet Union, concerts in Poland, East Berlin, six dates in Brazil and another British tour. "The last two years have been the most enjoyable of all my time in Heep," Trevor Bolder was quoted to say at the time. The band played in the Central TV studios in Nottingham (the film was shown as part of the Independent TV series Bedrock and a few years later it was repeated in the Cue Music series) and celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a series of compilations and re-issues.

Produced by Trevor Bolder and released early in 1991, Different World got a mixed reception from the press (put down in Kerrang!, hailed in Metal Hammer) and sold poorly. "Yet another technically sound but artistically bland recording from Uriah Heep" (according to AllMusic) failed to chart and marked the end of the band's contract with Legacy Records. Touring incessantly, the band issued some compilations of which Rarities from the Bronze Age and The Lansdowne Tapes (featuring previously unreleased material from the early 1970s) are considered most noteworthy. Still the first half of the 1990s is regarded even by the Heep fans as "the wilderness years."

The Sea of Light album (1995) produced by the band along with Kalle Trapp was well received and in retrospect is seen as the band's return to form, the key to success being (according to critic Donald A. Guarisco) the way it "forsook the ill-judged pop metal stylings of albums like Equator for a return to the gothic-tinged old-school metal style that highlighted classic Uriah Heep albums like Look at Yourself. Produced by Pip Williams, Sonic Origami, originally issued in Japan in 1998, then, a year later, in the U.S., had "a grand, epic tone throughout" that, according to rock critic Steve Huey, "doesn't always match Uriah Heep's journeyman-sounding prog-tinged hard rock," still being "a solid entry in its chosen genre. The release was followed by a successful European tour, which continued through 1999. The band released The Legend Continues DVD and then toured the UK. A reunion gig with Ken Hensley & John Lawton took place in London on 7 December 2001 in the course of the Magicians Birthday Party, which since then became a tradition, even though Hensley never actually joined again. For most of the years that followed Uriah Heep have returned to Britain for a tour or just this annual showcase concert, which in 2003 was held at the now demolished London Astoria. All the while Mick Box acted as a manager for the band until, on 5 April 2005, they retained Simon Porter as their manager.
Mick Box and Bernie Shaw performing live in London

In early 2007, drummer Lee Kerslake had to leave the group due to ill health. In March of that year the band recruited Russell Gilbrook as their new drummer and immediately started recording a new studio album entitled Wake the Sleeper, where they used double drums in the songs Wake the Sleeper and War Child. Originally slated for a summer 2007 release, Universal Music finally released Wake the Sleeper on 2 June 2008. In October 2009 Uriah Heep released their 40th Anniversary Celebration album, containing new studio recordings of twelve of their best known tracks, plus two brand new songs. "This collection underlines again that Uriah Heep are deserving great respect for their past achievements but far more importantly it makes it crystal clear that this is a band with a bright future as well as a glorious history," wrote Chris Kee in his 9/10 review in Powerplay magazine’s February 2010 issue.A United States tour for June/July 2010 was delayed due to immigration problems; the first two dates had to be rescheduled. This resulted in an appearance at B.B. King's in New York City as being the first date of the tour. Then Uriah Heep performed live on the Progressive Rock stage at the inaugural High Voltage Festival in London's Victoria Park on 25 July 2010. They played their 1972 album Demons and Wizards in its entirety, being joined by ex-Whitesnake man Micky Moody on slide guitar.

Uriah Heep released their 23rd studio album Into the Wild on 15 April 2011 in Europe (3 May in North America) via Frontiers Records.

Bassist Trevor Bolder died on 21 May 2013 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. He was 62 years old.

Uriah Heep entered the studio in January 2014 to begin recording their 24th studio album Outsider, which was released in June 2014.
Personnel
Members

Current members

    Mick Box – lead guitars (1969–present)
    Phil Lanzon – keyboards (1986–present)
    Bernie Shaw – lead vocals (1986–present)
    Russell Gilbrook – drums, percussion (2007–present)
    Davey Rimmer – bass (2013–present; substitute - 2013; substitute for Trevor Bolder)

Former members

    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars (1969–1980)
    David Byron – lead vocals (1969–1976; died 1985)
    Paul Newton – bass (1969–1971)
    Alex Napier – drums, percussion (1969–1970)
    Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion (1970)
    Keith Baker – drums, percussion (1970–1971)
    Iain Clarke – drums, percussion (1971)
    Mark Clarke – bass (1971–1972)
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion (1971–1979, 1981–2007)
    Gary Thain – bass (1972–1975; died 1975)

	

    John Wetton – bass (1975–1976)
    Trevor Bolder – bass (1976–1981, 1983–2013; died 2013)
    John Lawton – lead vocals (1976–1979; substitute - 1995, 2013; substitute for Bernie Shaw)
    John Sloman – lead vocals, keyboards (1979–1981)
    Chris Slade – drums, percussion (1979–1981)
    Gregg Dechert – keyboards (1980–1981)
    Peter Goalby – lead vocals (1981–1986)
    John Sinclair – keyboards (1981–1986)
    Bob Daisley – bass (1981–1983)
    Steff Fontaine – lead vocals (1986)

Substitute musicians

    John Jowitt – bass (2013; substitute for Trevor Bolder)

Lineups
1969–1970 	1970 	1970–1971 	1971

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Paul Newton – bass
    Alex Napier – drums, percussion

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Paul Newton – bass
    Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Paul Newton – bass
    Keith Baker – drums, percussion

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Paul Newton – bass
    Iain Clarke – drums, percussion

1971 	1971–1972 	1972–1975 	1975–1976

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Iain Clark – drums, percussion
    Mark Clarke – bass

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Mark Clarke – bass
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    Gary Thain – bass

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    David Byron – lead vocals
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    John Wetton – bass

1976–1979 	1979 	1979–1980 	1980–1981

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    Trevor Bolder – bass
    John Lawton – lead vocals

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    Trevor Bolder – bass
    John Sloman – lead vocals, keyboards

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars
    Trevor Bolder – bass
    John Sloman – lead vocals, keyboards
    Chris Slade – drums, percussion

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Trevor Bolder – bass
    John Sloman – lead vocals, keyboards
    Chris Slade – drums, percussion
    Gregg Dechert – keyboards

1981–1983 	1983–1986 	1986 	1986–2007

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Bob Daisley – bass
    Peter Goalby – lead vocals
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    John Sinclair – keyboards

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Peter Goalby – lead vocals
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    John Sinclair – keyboards
    Trevor Bolder – bass

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    Trevor Bolder – bass
    Steff Fontaine – lead vocals
    Phil Lanzon – keyboards

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
    Trevor Bolder – bass
    Phil Lanzon – keyboards
    Bernie Shaw – lead vocals

2007–2013 	2013–present

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Trevor Bolder – bass
    Phil Lanzon – keyboards
    Bernie Shaw – lead vocals
    Russell Gilbrook – drums, percussion

	

    Mick Box – lead guitars
    Phil Lanzon – keyboards
    Bernie Shaw – lead vocals
    Russell Gilbrook – drums, percussion
    Davey Rimmer – bass