9/20/2023 0 Comments Uriah heep songs![]() “We’re speaking with our manager right now, because the release date for the album is the 27th of January. What are the touring plans in support of the album? ‘Save Me Tonight’ is a reflection of what we’ve lived through the last couple of years.” “That was written by our bass player, Dave Rimmer, and Jeff Scott Soto. ![]() What was the inspiration behind the track ‘Save Me Tonight’? So, it’s no surprise, and hopefully, there will be more to follow – because that’s what we do.” I’m surprised the band is still here and we’re still doing it, but we’re on the road now – I’m talking to you from Scandinavia, and we’re celebrating our 50th anniversary tour. ![]() Is it hard to believe that Chaos & Colour is the band’s 25th studio album overall? Let’s keep all that great music they left behind on this mother earth, and give everyone access to it – all the new kids and all the great music they left to inspire other people’.” Then I thought to myself, ‘Let’s keep flying the flag. It was almost like being battered left and right – to try and come through this all. And just after that we lost Ken Hensley – who died very quickly – and then John Lawton. It was terrible because we lost Lee, but Lee had a five-year battle with cancer, so it was a long battle – we knew he was ill all the time. It’s a terrible time, because I’m actually the ‘last man standing,’ which is a great thing to say and an awful thing to say in the same breath. But losing him was a terrible thing, because not only were we musicians in the same band, we were like brothers. He only had one bass drum, and now everybody has double bass drums or double pedals – and he was doing it all with just one foot. He was just a powerhouse – up there with John Bonham. Apart from us, he did fantastic stuff for Ozzy that people love. “Remembered as one of the great rock drummers in that genre. How did Lee Kerslake’s passing in 2020 affect you, and how would you like him to be remembered? I think you have to have faith in what you’re doing, because it’s one thing playing a song and it’s another thing in really communicating and delivering that song – in a way that communicates with the audience.” “Challenging? None of them! I’ve been playing them for years and the new stuff is a natural progression – I wouldn’t say they were challenging at all. ![]() ![]() Which Uriah Heep tunes are the most challenging to play? And the lyrical content we’ve had with the fantasy lyrics sort of captured everyone’s imagination – with Demons and Wizards and The Magician’s Birthday – some people jumped on that bandwagon and took it further. With our vocals, we treat harmony almost as another instrument. “Songs like ‘Gypsy’ for instance on our first album, people are saying to me – it’s not anything I say - 'That inspired that whole genre of metal.' Because it’s very, very heavy. And on the previous album, Living the Dream, we had ‘Rocks in the Road.’ Quite lengthy songs…it’s something we’ve always done.”ĭo you agree that Uriah Heep helped trailblaze ‘prog metal’? ‘Save Me Tonight’ is very snappy, but if you listen to ‘One Nation, One Sun,’ ‘Freedom to Be Free’ is another progressive song on the new album. And we tend to keep longer songs on every album – so that the album has got a real ‘journey’ to it. Salisbury has a 20-minute song with a 24-piece brass and woodwind section. If you go back to the first album, ‘Wake Up (Set Your Sights)’ is very proggy. “I think we’ve always dipped out toe in that water, most definitely. ![]()
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