- Bernie Shaw – vocals
- Mick Box – guitar
- Phil Lanzon – keyboards
- Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
- Russell Gilbrook – drums
Uriah Heep is an English rock band, formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley(previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label.
They were sometimes jokingly referred to as "The Beach Boys of heavy metal" for their melodic songs, and trademark multi-part harmony backing vocals, although their music draws on diverse influences including progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz, and even countryon occasion.
In spite of their huge popularity in Britain and continental Europe, Uriah Heep were never able to break into the American market in a big way, with the exception of three hit songs, "Easy Livin' " from the 1972 album Demons and Wizards, "Sweet Lorraine" from the 1972 albumThe Magician's Birthday (a top ten album in Australia), and "Stealin' " from the 1973 release Sweet Freedom. The band released several commercially successful albums in the 1970s, including the seminal Uriah Heep Live (1973), but their audience declined by the 1980s, to the point where they became essentially a cult band in the US and UK. Uriah Heep maintain a significant following in Germany, theNetherlands, the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, Japan and Russia, where they still perform at stadium-sized venues.
Graphic artist Roger Dean painted several of their album covers, most notably Demons & Wizards (1972), The Magician's Birthday (1972), and Sea of Light (1994). They have sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
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Uriah Heep ist eine britische Rockband, benannt nach einer Figur aus dem Roman David Copperfield von Charles Dickens. Gemeinsam mit Black Sabbath, Deep Purple und Led Zeppelin zählen Uriah Heep zu den frühen Vertretern des Hardrock. Im Unterschied zu vielen anderen Interpreten des Genres gewichten Uriah Heep in einem Teil ihrer Werke die melodische und romantische Seite des Hardrocks durch ihren ausgefeilten, oft mehrstimmigen Gesang stärker.
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Uriah Heep est un groupe de rock britannique fondé en 1969 (après s'être appelé The Stalkers, puis, de 1967 à 1969, Spice) et toujours en activité.
Aujourd'hui, il serait à classer dans le heavy metal ou le metal progressif. Grâce à des albums au succès commercial notable dans les années 70, le groupe connut un succès en Grande-Bretagne et en Europe continentale, mais considérablement moins aux États-Unis.
L'originalité du groupe consiste à marier un guitariste au son hard Mick Box, utilisant fréquemment la pédale wah-wah, un chanteur aux capacités étonnantes David Byron, employant volontiers le vibrato, et un organiste-pianiste-guitariste Ken Hensley apportant une touche très subtile, mélodique, progressive ou folk, le tout enrichi par des orchestration de choeurs.
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Source : Wikipedia
