Uriah Heep
Arcada Theatre
105 E Main St
St Charles, IL 60174
May 19, 2024
8:00 PM CDT
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Hell, Fire & Chaos – The Best of British Rock and Metal with Saxon
Now in their fourth decade of making music, continuing the tradition that they helped create, Saxon are still a tour de force in heavy metal music. The Band is comprised of members Peter “Biff” Byford (vocals), Paul Quinn & Doug Scarratt (guitars), Nibbs Carter (bass) & Nigel Glockler (drums). Saxon were the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal with hits that include “Wheels of Steel’, “State of Grace”, ” Princess of the Night”, “Denim and Leather”, and so, so many more! Along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep helped invent a decorative and uniquely British form of heavy metal with their debut album, Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble. Uriah Heep is responsible for the most elevated and intelligent use of vocals in a heavy metal context amongst the major bands inventing the genre in the 1970s. The “Beach Boys of Heavy Metal” have had timeless classics like “Sunrise,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “Circle of Hands, “July Morning” “Easy Livin’” and “Love Machine!”
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Steven
June 1st 2024
Holy smokes. I never got into Uriah Heep when I was younger and don't ask me why, it just never happened. Even though the band goes all the way back to 1967 and so came well before the other bands they obviously influenced, they sound to me like a mix of Saxon and Rainbow, with a bit of a Prog sound. The early stuff is definitely from the Heavy Psyche / Heavy Blues scene and reminiscent of very early Deep Purple and early Pink Floyds. Mick Box is one of the most amazing guitarists I have ever seen live, and I have seen most of the greats up until this point. Bernie Shaw is an AMAZING singer live, not especially, but REGARDLESS of his age. Great set of pipes even to this day. And as a special bonus you get Adam Wakeman, son of the famous Rick Wakeman who recorded worked with Yes. I'm a huge Jon Lord fan, and I can totally see Adam stepping into his shoes. Enjoyed the entire show and its nice especially at 60 years old to still learn about "new" music and be surprised and impressed by performances. Time for me to backfill my catalog and catch up now.
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Uriah Heep Biography
Among venerable UK rock institutions, with Black Sabbath and Jethro Tull dispersing, we are, perhaps, really, down to just Deep Purple, Yes and Uriah Heep left to uphold the tradition of quality original progressive hard rock forged at the very beginning of a golden era for this music, late ‘60s into the nexus year that was 1970.
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