Wake the Sleeper
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Performer: Uriah HeepEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-09-12
Music Label: Sanctuary Records
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Free Music Review: A Must For Heepsters
Hit: 5 Stars
Wake the Sleeper is one of those musical finds that really delights any music lover and it was truly serendipitous. After hearing one of my favorite classic Heep tunes (The Wizard), I wondered what happened to the band and looked them up on Wikipedia. I had lost touch with Uriah Heep in the late 70's after several disappointing releases and was surprised to learn that they were soldiering on including releasing an album in 2008. I looked it up and on Amazon and picked up the album on a nostalgia driven whim. I must say this has been one of my best musical impulse buys. It is a gem.
There really isn't a bad song on this disk. They range from very good to outstanding with my personal favorites being "Overload", "Light of a Thousand Stars", "What Kind of God" and "War Child". But, make no mistake about it, the rest of the songs are emminently enjoyable. The song construction, production and musicianship are all first rate and the band is in top form. It would be easy to say that this disk sounds like the long lost follow-up to Stealin' but in many ways this is a band that has put its own mark on the Heep persona. Mick Box provides a lot of continuity with his signature technique and he has not lost a lick in 30+ years. In fact, his guitar playing sounds as fresh as ever. The real surprises and treats are Phil Lanzon's wonderful keyboards, the driving rhythm section of Russel Gilbrook's drums (really great drummer) and Trevor Bolder's bass and Bernie Shaw's vocals. Bernie more than holds his own against the great David Byron and in many ways shapes the Heep sound in new and better ways.
A wholehearted "5 Stars" for this disk and I am very thankful that the band recorded it. It is simply great rock and roll and will have you singing along behind the wheel with a smile on your face. It is that good.
Happy listening.
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Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.Classic Rock Music CDs
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