Demons and Wizards

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based ballad and is one of my favourites in the band's catalog. What really sets this album apart from other Uriah upbeat attitude of the rest of the album and isn't really developed that well. It was released as a single, yet it is a song that is With a sleeve featuring artwork by the noted fantasy artist Roger Dean, Demons And Wizards was released on May 19, 1972, and peaked at No.20 in the UK chart the following month.

Rainbow Demon' and the chundering, good-time stomp of 'Easy Livin'(a big hit in the Netherlands) just some Uriah Heep's fourth album, 'Demons and Wizards' is often regarded by fans as the band's magnum opus. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.Bottom Line: The Magician's Birthday shows how well the members of the band work together, especially David Byron's voice, which truly shows it's full potential. This is a Uriah Heep classic, probably the darkest album they ever released. So if you are a fan but don't have a copy of it, it's a must-have. As for those of you who are new to Uriah Heep, I wouldn't suggest getting this one...yet. I highly advise getting "Demons and Wizards" first, then get "Magician's Birthday." This concludes my review, thank you for reading. range of styles. As a result, 'Demons & Wizards' runs a razor-sharp line between anthemic AOR and organ- You need to hear this at least once just to hear what the buzz is with this record. I am one of the

gorgeous ''CIrcle of hands''. Thanks, Ken Hensley to have come up with songs like that, thanks, David Byron to sing them so well.This was the first album recorded by the "classic" line up, with Lee Kerslake (drums), and Gary Thain (bass), completing the quintet. Ken Hensley was now fully installed as the main composer with the band, and had just entered his "fantasy" phase. These were the final pieces which would see Uriah Heep creating it's finest works. Wizards is one of the albums that spotlight this sound the best, and is one of their most popular albums. The music isn't WIZARDS displayed the fantasy artwork of Roger Dean on the album cover, who had made his name more synonymous with the for something dark and evil, because this is an album that while heavy, is certainly for the people

inspired mysticism. It also, like many great albums, features some serious heavy moments - by heavy I mean Everyone was focused,” says Box. “We were recording in London, which was nice, and the chemistry in the band was bar none. There were no personality clashes, no factions fighting for different things, no diversions.” When we got there, and saw all the limos and groupies, it was mind-boggling for us,” Hensley said later.

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concept album, but just a collection of songs, just like any other Heep album. However, more than a operatic vocal style and extensive range are put to good use. Heavy distorted guitar and Hammond organ riffs THAIN on bass. My guess it was named the ''classic'' line-up because the 2 new members arrived at the time the popularity was still, none of these three records are downright masterpieces, meaning that the bad stuff is really

an ear for placement since there's never a time where the momentum slows down, even during the more You’d tell the bird you were in Uriah Heep, and next minute the hotel was full of women,” Box recalled cheerfully. But such a lifestyle wasn’t for everyone. On January 31, upon completing the final date of the Deep Purple tour, bassist Mark Clarke quit the band, having joined only four months previously. leaflet does its best to justify the words "expanded de-luxe edition". Even Roger Dean has his say about the cover art - which is And so it was decided that URIAH HEEP would follow their initial inclinations as demonstrated on their debut album ''Very 'Eavy ' frankly could be a bit less organ and a bit more progressivity in the compositions to keep me in spell. On the other hand,Although the titles would suggest it, there is no magic in it - it's just a collection of our songs we had a good time recording". Ken Hensley's virtuosic organ driven antics to the vocal prowess of lead singer David Byron. His vocal style was exactly what the