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Uriah Heep: Salsbury

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Label: Ring Records
Released: 1971
Time:
 38:15
Category: Hard Rock
Producer(s): Gerry Bron
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.uriah-heep.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 1997.12.23
Price in €: 5,99



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[1] High Priestess (Hensley) - 3:39
[2] The Park (Hensley) - 5:38
[3] Time To Live (Box/Byron/Hensley) - 4:02
[4] Lady In Black (Hensley) - 4:43
[5] Simon The Bullet Freak (Hensley) - 3:25
[6] Salisbury (Box/Byron/Hensley) - 16:22

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David Byron - Vocals
Ken Hensley - Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals, Slide Guitar, Vibraphone
Keith Baker - Drums
Mick Box - Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Vocals
Paul Newton - Bass, Bass Guitar, Vocals

John Fiddy - Arranger
Peter Gallen - Engineer
Tom Coyne - Mastering
Desmond Strobel - Art Direction

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Recorded and mixed at Lansdowne Studios,London October/November 1970.

The group pre-history includes several notable names, including erstwhile Rolling Stone Mick Taylor and Greg Lake of ELP, both of whom played with The Gods, a group which also included Uriah Heep's founder member and keyboard player, Ken Hensley.



"Der Klanggewinn bei der überarbeiteten "Salisbury" ist geradezu spektakulär. ..die Neuanschaffung lohnt sich auch wegen zwei Bonus-Tracks und einem liebevoll gestalteten Booklet mit allen Songtexten."

T. Müller in stereoplay 4/96



No, not the steak, but Uriah Heep does raise the stakes on their second album, Salisbury. Instead of relying on the throbbing boogie of Very 'eavy, Very 'umble, it weaves a complex instrumental web imbedded with twisting, winding solos. The album achieves its summit with the epic, 16-minute title track, recorded with a lush, 26-piece orchestra. It exposes just how grand Uriah Heep's ambitions are.

Daevid Jehnzen, All-Music Guide



Album overview:

The sophomore album improves, yet Heep still doesn't have their full direction yet. While an outstanding collection of classic Heep songs, the flow and arrangement of songs lack consistency. Still, a great album.
Grade: A

Track overview:
1. Bird of Prey
Was David ever more powerful than on the Salisbury version of this song? This piece has every element of classic Heep.
Grade: A+
2. The Park
A lovely acoustical intro leads into David's falsetto. Each verse adds a new harmony vocal to great effect leading to one of the most unique breaks in prog-rock history where a guitar-organ counterpoint alters with silence.
Grade: A+
3. Time To Live-
Another Gypsy-style stomper with incredible vocals by David.
Grade: A
4. Lady In Black
A very simple tune (only 2 chords!) but so effectively done. Most bands today can barely handle three chords, let alone know what to do with them. Ken sings lead, his voice perfect for the mood.
Grade: A+
5. High Priestess
A stunning intro leads into a wonderfully melodic piece with more of Heep's stunning harmonies. Mick's guitar soars.
Grade: A+

6. Salisbury
A major milestone in prog-rock history, this is the greatest of all the epic orchestral pieces ever done. Not Deep Purple's Concerto or April, not Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother, not even the Moody Blues' Days Of Future Passed can surpass this great orchestral arrangement and a masterful performance by the band, especially Paul.
Grade: A+

Note - There's also a good single edit on Best Of...Part 1.
Boris Shnitzer (Nazaret Ellit, Israel) writes "Salisbury...is my personal fav. The best thing ever done by anyone!!!"
 

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