British
rock band Uriah Heep are one of the founding bands of the heavy metal
genre, alongside Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. They were
one of the most successful hard rock bands of the seventies, then became
more of a cult band during the eighties, but have since risen back to
elite status as they have been named by many of today's rock bands as an
early influence. They recently released their first album titled "Totally Driven" on their own
label, Uriah Heep Records and it features 27 re-recorded Uriah Heep
classics. These songs were originally recorded back in 2001 and was previously
released under the titled "Remasters: The Official Anthology." According
to founding member Mick Box, these songs were recorded in preparation
for the "Acoustically Driven" and "Electrically Driven" concerts that
Uriah Heep were performing in 2001.
This new
two-disc set begins with Uriah Heep's first single "Gypsy" and plays out
just like a Uriah Heep live show, with rockers like "Return To Fantasy" and "Easy
Livin'" mixed along with the magical ballads "Rain" and "Come Away
Melinda." The nine-minute epic pieces "July Morning" and "The Golden
Palace" are amazing adventures in songwriting as this set allows us to
rediscover this wonderfully iconic music. The acoustic strumming of
"Different World" and "Love In Silence" showcases the band's diversity in
rocking hard or soft. The set closes with Uriah Heep's most well-known
song "Lady In Black" as this new version almost sounds better than the original. To
find out more about Uriah Heep and their latest release "Totally
Driven," please visit uriah-heep.com.
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