Uriah Heep

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.