I guess it can be described as a bit of a “commercial” number since it has a catchy chorus, solid groove and heavy keyboards. “Only Human” was up next and a song that I knew since it was from the album before last. As I mentioned, I was going to be one of those members of the audience tonight who would be taking in the show as a willing pupil to the cult masters and learning tonight what they have been preaching for four decades. It was an exciting way to start the night that was for sure and it would continue with the title track off their eighth album “Return To Fantasy”. They would open up with the title of the 2008 album and it knocked you around like nobody’s business for an intro. Clearly these old dogs had a lot of new tricks up their sleeves and loads of energy to spare. “Celebration” would be the follow-up to their 2008 release “Awake The Sleeper” which many found to be deliciously heavy and powerful. They called it “Celebration” and it was something that would surely bring those out of the loop fans such as myself into their grasp. Moving along, the guys in Uriah Heep had recently released an album of their classics but ones that had been re-recorded by the lineup of today. That was insane but great for the state of the Metal Republic. The last time I remembered the venue being this packed to the brim had to be the Saxon show that I attended several months ago. They had tables set up on the main floor but the area in front of the bar was left for standing room but truth be told, the word “room” was laughable since there was hardly an inch to spare. The curiosity was cleared entirely as I walked into a packed to the doors venue. We’ve seen successful shows for bands that had not been around before at this space but we’ve also seen some dreadful draws. There was no opening act tonight so I wondered how this show would do before walking in. I was not 100% sure so don’t quote me on that. I heard some folks speaking about how the band played at a festival show some years ago but that it was not a full on US tour so perhaps it was more like two decades since something like this had been attempted. King’s and it would not only be their first at the famous venue ever but the bands first stateside appearance in at least ten years. The show would be held at the expected B.B. Their crème de la crème tunes can be found across the span of no less than twelve greatest hits compilations and anthologies. In 2009 they celebrated their 40th anniversary as a band and have released twenty two studio albums and eleven live albums across their career. The only original member from the band is guitarist Mick Box and in some sense based on the numerous lineup changes across their history are a group that rivals the Allman Brothers when it comes to stuff like this. Historically speaking the band was formed in 1969 of so and named themselves after a Charles Dickens character from his David Copperfield novel. My friends were more focused on what the group was all about and with this particular underground, cult status group I would have to learn by watching from this night going forward.
delivered a cover of it) but other than that they were pretty much a mystery to me even though they have been active since I was a very, very young child. Granted I loved the song “Easy Livin’” (especially when W.A.S.P. The reason that I bring this particular musical flaw to light once again is because the same applies to me with the band Uriah Heep. King Blues Club (New York, NY)Ī few months ago I mentioned about how despite all of the hubbub about them, I never quite appreciated or “got” the band Accept and when I attended one of their shows many years after first hearing them found myself among the converted. "Equal parts sibling rivalry, crackling mystery, and Dickensian battle royale, it'll be one of your most fun reads this year.Venue: B.B. "This beautifully-written novel is an exploration of the power fiction wields - the power to inform and to change, even to endanger, our everyday world." ―Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches "A star-studded literary tour and a tangled mystery and a reflection on reading itself it's a pure delight." ―Alix E. Praise for The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep: Now it's up to Charley and his reluctant older brother, Rob, to stop them―hopefully before they reach The End. The ultimate book-lovers fantasy, this sparkling debut is a "delight of magic and literature, love and adventure" (Kat Howard) featuring a young scholar with the power to bring literary characters into the world.įor his entire life, Charley Sutherland has concealed a magical ability he can't quite control: He can bring characters from books into the real world.īut when literary characters start causing trouble throughout the city and threatening to destroy the world, he learns he's not the only one with his ability.