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Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself Audio CD

A fair review of the Uriah Heep "Look at Yourself" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Uriah Heep reviews here, or go back to the Uriah Heep tabs.

Uriah Heep Band: Uriah Heep
Title: Look at Yourself
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Release Date: 2006-05-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Look at Yourself 2: I Wanna Be Free 3: July Morning 4: Tears in My Eyes 5: Shadows of Grief 6: What Should Be Done 7: Love Machine

Don't know what you're running from...
The differences between the present LP and its immediate predecessor are pretty remarkable just from a purely entertainment level. Uriah Heep made a great leap forward on album number three, `Look At Yourself', which was released in October 1971. Heep truly rocks out and its creative trio of Mick Box, Ken Hensley and David Byron were at the peak of their powers. Hensley in particular was asserting his dominance of the songwriting which would later erode at the communal fabric of the band but during this `golden age', his contributions were enormous. "July Morning" is often said to be the records crowning jewel and at ten minutes plus, it is a towering achievement that doesn't seem to have a single wasted note or performance. Deep Purple comparisons abounded during this period ("July Morning" was compared to "Child in Time") but they were very different bands. The title track, "Tears in My Eyes" and "Love Machine" instantly became stage favorites and classics to ride alongside "July Morning". All three of these tunes were out and out rockers, "Look At Yourself" in particular which featured tremendous percussion and a strong lead vocal from Hensley. "Tears" was is a classic slide guitar rocker with Byron oozing his trademark charisma as he also does on "Love Machine", which frequently became set closer. A strong personal fave is "I Wanna Be Free"; loud crunching guitar, church like Hammond organ and choirboy harmonies - pretty much a textbook example of the Uriah Heep sound. Progressive rock dominated this period and Heep through many examples at the proverbial wall, not forgetting to mention "Shadows of Grief" or the slowed down and mellow "What Should Be Done". Heep's third record was the first to establish the band in the States and as I've said before truly made its mark on heavy rock audiences that now had to acknowledge Heep as a major player in Britain's magical roster of early heavy metal magicians. So bring fire and bring steel.


needs nothing butt volume
hey ppl. this uriah heep album is high energy hard rock! you may find yourself singing 'july morning' and singing loud; do you like 'black hole sun' by sound garden/? there you go.


Exelent Heep

Would recomend it to any would be Heep fan. Just purchased this item to replace my '70's record.
Great 70's music if you can dig it !
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Angry Heep!
Good stuff!. A fierce, Heep comes out on this album! Anger and aggression seem to dominate the songwriting, here, and it makes for a compelling piece of music.


One of the two great Uriah Heep albums to own
Their craft reaches its height on "July Morning" which brings together a greater subtlety in rhythm and timing, tremendous riffs and that voice. Not as consistent and cohesive in my opinion as "Demons and Wizards" but definitively one of the two must own Uriah Heep albums, unless you don't like their heavy rock sound and the unique voice of David Byron (after he left, Uriah Heep became a rather pedestrian heavy metal band).


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