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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1649247" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[ATTACH=full]11676[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>pick of the day.............................</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11677[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>"" Demons and Wizards ""............................</em></strong></p><p></p><h3>Uriah Heep (band)</h3><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11678[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Uriah Heep</strong> are an English <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" target="_blank">rock</a> band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup includes lead and rhythm guitarist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Box" target="_blank">Mick Box</a>, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Shaw" target="_blank">Bernie Shaw</a>, drummer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Gilbrook" target="_blank">Russell Gilbrook</a>, and bassist Dave Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 52-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Notable former members of the band include vocalists <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byron" target="_blank">David Byron</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawton_(musician)" target="_blank">John Lawton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sloman" target="_blank">John Sloman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Goalby" target="_blank">Peter Goalby</a>, and Steff Fontaine, bassists <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Thain" target="_blank">Gary Thain</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Bolder" target="_blank">Trevor Bolder</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wetton" target="_blank">John Wetton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Daisley" target="_blank">Bob Daisley</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newton_(musician)" target="_blank">Paul Newton</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jowitt" target="_blank">John Jowitt</a>, drummers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Olsson" target="_blank">Nigel Olsson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kerslake" target="_blank">Lee Kerslake</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Slade" target="_blank">Chris Slade</a>, and keyboardists <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hensley" target="_blank">Ken Hensley</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sinclair_(musician)" target="_blank">John Sinclair</a>.</p><p></p><p>Uriah Heep have released twenty-four studio albums (of original material), twenty live albums and forty-one compilation albums (including two greatest hits albums). Twelve of the band's studio albums have made it to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" target="_blank">UK Albums Chart</a> (<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Fantasy" target="_blank">Return to Fantasy</a></em> reached No. 7 in 1975), while of the fifteen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> 200</a> Uriah Heep albums, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)" target="_blank">Demons and Wizards</a></em> was the most successful (No. 23, 1972).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-billboard_200-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_in_Black_(Uriah_Heep_song)" target="_blank">Lady in Black</a>" single was a big hit.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-single-2" target="_blank">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p>Uriah Heep are notable for being part of the early 1970s rock scene (along with other British bands like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath" target="_blank">Black Sabbath</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple" target="_blank">Deep Purple</a>), and have been referred to as pioneers of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock" target="_blank">hard rock</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" target="_blank">heavy metal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock" target="_blank">progressive rock</a> genres.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> The band has sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over four million sales in the U.S,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-uriah-heep-6" target="_blank">[6]</a> where its best-known songs include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Livin%27_(song)" target="_blank">"Easy Livin'"</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(Uriah_Heep_song)" target="_blank">"The Wizard"</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Lorraine_(Uriah_Heep_song)" target="_blank">"Sweet Lorraine"</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealin%27_(Uriah_Heep_song)" target="_blank">"Stealin'"</a>. They also maintain a significant following and perform at arena-sized venues in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans" target="_blank">Balkans</a>, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11679[/ATTACH] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong>Demons and Wizards</strong></em> is the fourth studio album by British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" target="_blank">rock</a> band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)" target="_blank">Uriah Heep</a>, released 19 May 1972 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Records" target="_blank">Bronze Records</a> in the UK and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Records" target="_blank">Mercury Records</a> in the US.</p><p></p><p>The result of Heep's newfound chemistry was the <em>Demons and Wizards</em> album, which in June 1972, reached No. 20 in the UK<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-GB-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> and No. 23 in the US.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-US-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> In Finland, the album hit No. 1 in May and remained on top of the charts for 14 weeks.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-FIN-6" target="_blank">[6]</a></p><p></p><p>The songs "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(Uriah_Heep_song)" target="_blank">The Wizard</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Livin%27_(song)" target="_blank">Easy Livin'</a>" were released as singles in the UK and North America as well as many other markets. The latter, a defiant rocker, according to Blows, was "tailor-made for Byron's extrovert showmanship"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-blows-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> and entered the US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> chart reaching No. 39, making it Heep's first and only American Top 40 hit.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-hot100-7" target="_blank">[7]</a> "Easy Livin'" was also a mega-hit in the Netherlands and Germany, countries which were becoming strong markets for the band. It reached a disappointing No. 75 in Australia.[<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a></em>]</p><p></p><p><em>Demons and Wizards</em> was remastered and reissued by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Communications" target="_blank">Castle Communications</a> in 1996 with three bonus tracks, and again in 2003 in an expanded deluxe edition. In 2017, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" target="_blank">Sanctuary Records</a> released a two-disc deluxe edition.</p><p></p><p>�������</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/the-wizard-mt0044925088" target="_blank">The Wizard</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/traveller-in-time-mt0044925085" target="_blank">Traveller in Time</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>3</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/easy-livin-mt0044925091" target="_blank">Easy Livin'</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>4</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/poets-justice-mt0044925092" target="_blank">Poet's Justice</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>5</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/circle-of-hands-mt0044925087" target="_blank">Circle of Hands</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>6</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/rainbow-demon-mt0044925090" target="_blank">Rainbow Demo</a>n</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>7</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/all-my-life-mt0044925086" target="_blank">All My Life</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>8</td><td><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/paradise-the-spell-mt0044925089" target="_blank">Paradise/The Spell</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table><p></p><p><strong><em>There's probably not a lot of peeps here that have heard of this band....they caught my attention and I'm glad they did.....One of the heavy bands back in 70's and had a great range of ballards , such as Paradise and rockers throughout.......To get a good idea of what the music scene was way back then , you should give them a listen ....I still listen to this album frequently.......First had it on an 8 TRACK.....wow...I'm old...............</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11680[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>""When I'm down and out , I listen to Uriah Heep on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do.............................</em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1649247, member: 3916"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="musicanon.gif"]11676[/ATTACH] pick of the day............................. [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc16.gif"]11677[/ATTACH] [B][I]"" Demons and Wizards ""............................[/I][/B] [HEADING=2]Uriah Heep (band)[/HEADING] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [ATTACH type="full" alt="1626970833818.png"]11678[/ATTACH] [B]Uriah Heep[/B] are an English [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music']rock[/URL] band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup includes lead and rhythm guitarist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Box']Mick Box[/URL], keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Shaw']Bernie Shaw[/URL], drummer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Gilbrook']Russell Gilbrook[/URL], and bassist Dave Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 52-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Notable former members of the band include vocalists [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byron']David Byron[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawton_(musician)']John Lawton[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sloman']John Sloman[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Goalby']Peter Goalby[/URL], and Steff Fontaine, bassists [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Thain']Gary Thain[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Bolder']Trevor Bolder[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wetton']John Wetton[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Daisley']Bob Daisley[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newton_(musician)']Paul Newton[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jowitt']John Jowitt[/URL], drummers [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Olsson']Nigel Olsson[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kerslake']Lee Kerslake[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Slade']Chris Slade[/URL], and keyboardists [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hensley']Ken Hensley[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sinclair_(musician)']John Sinclair[/URL]. Uriah Heep have released twenty-four studio albums (of original material), twenty live albums and forty-one compilation albums (including two greatest hits albums). Twelve of the band's studio albums have made it to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart']UK Albums Chart[/URL] ([I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Fantasy']Return to Fantasy[/URL][/I] reached No. 7 in 1975), while of the fifteen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200'][I]Billboard[/I] 200[/URL] Uriah Heep albums, [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)']Demons and Wizards[/URL][/I] was the most successful (No. 23, 1972).[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-billboard_200-1'][1][/URL] In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_in_Black_(Uriah_Heep_song)']Lady in Black[/URL]" single was a big hit.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-single-2'][2][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] Uriah Heep are notable for being part of the early 1970s rock scene (along with other British bands like [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin']Led Zeppelin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath']Black Sabbath[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple']Deep Purple[/URL]), and have been referred to as pioneers of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock']hard rock[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music']heavy metal[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock']progressive rock[/URL] genres.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] The band has sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over four million sales in the U.S,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)#cite_note-uriah-heep-6'][6][/URL] where its best-known songs include [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Livin%27_(song)']"Easy Livin'"[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(Uriah_Heep_song)']"The Wizard"[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Lorraine_(Uriah_Heep_song)']"Sweet Lorraine"[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealin%27_(Uriah_Heep_song)']"Stealin'"[/URL]. They also maintain a significant following and perform at arena-sized venues in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans']Balkans[/URL], Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1626970852759.png"]11679[/ATTACH] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)[/URL] [I][B]Demons and Wizards[/B][/I] is the fourth studio album by British [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music']rock[/URL] band [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)']Uriah Heep[/URL], released 19 May 1972 by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Records']Bronze Records[/URL] in the UK and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Records']Mercury Records[/URL] in the US. The result of Heep's newfound chemistry was the [I]Demons and Wizards[/I] album, which in June 1972, reached No. 20 in the UK[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-GB-4'][4][/URL] and No. 23 in the US.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-US-5'][5][/URL] In Finland, the album hit No. 1 in May and remained on top of the charts for 14 weeks.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-FIN-6'][6][/URL] The songs "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(Uriah_Heep_song)']The Wizard[/URL]" and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Livin%27_(song)']Easy Livin'[/URL]" were released as singles in the UK and North America as well as many other markets. The latter, a defiant rocker, according to Blows, was "tailor-made for Byron's extrovert showmanship"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-blows-2'][2][/URL] and entered the US [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100'][I]Billboard[/I] Hot 100[/URL] chart reaching No. 39, making it Heep's first and only American Top 40 hit.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_and_Wizards_(Uriah_Heep_album)#cite_note-hot100-7'][7][/URL] "Easy Livin'" was also a mega-hit in the Netherlands and Germany, countries which were becoming strong markets for the band. It reached a disappointing No. 75 in Australia.[[I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed']citation needed[/URL][/I]] [I]Demons and Wizards[/I] was remastered and reissued by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Communications']Castle Communications[/URL] in 1996 with three bonus tracks, and again in 2003 in an expanded deluxe edition. In 2017, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_Records']Sanctuary Records[/URL] released a two-disc deluxe edition. ������� [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]1[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/the-wizard-mt0044925088']The Wizard[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/traveller-in-time-mt0044925085']Traveller in Time[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/easy-livin-mt0044925091']Easy Livin'[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/poets-justice-mt0044925092']Poet's Justice[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]5[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/circle-of-hands-mt0044925087']Circle of Hands[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]6[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/rainbow-demon-mt0044925090']Rainbow Demo[/URL]n[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]7[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/all-my-life-mt0044925086']All My Life[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.allmusic.com/song/paradise-the-spell-mt0044925089']Paradise/The Spell[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B][I]There's probably not a lot of peeps here that have heard of this band....they caught my attention and I'm glad they did.....One of the heavy bands back in 70's and had a great range of ballards , such as Paradise and rockers throughout.......To get a good idea of what the music scene was way back then , you should give them a listen ....I still listen to this album frequently.......First had it on an 8 TRACK.....wow...I'm old...............[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc36.gif"]11680[/ATTACH] [B][I][B][I][B][I]""When I'm down and out , I listen to Uriah Heep on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do.............................[/I][/B][/I][/B][/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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