Ultimately, Wonderworld lacks the consistency and the high number of standout tunes that would help it win over new listeners but contains enough highlights to please the Uriah Heep fan base. Despite these highlights, the remainder of Wonderworld has trouble sustaining a similar level of inspiration: The title track is powerfully performed but feels like the band is going through the motions and "Dreams" lacks the strong melody necessary to prop up the song's interesting riffs. However, the most successful experiment is "The Easy Road," an orchestrated romantic ballad that features a lovely, understated vocal performance from David Byron. I found some old 35mm slides collecting dust in a box in my attic. On other tracks, the group continues in the experimental vein of Sweet Freedom: "The Shadows and the Wind" tacks a Queen-style round of a cappella harmonies onto its tag and "We Got We" marries one of the band's gothic melodies to a funky rhythm track that features some tasty clavinet jamming from Ken Hensley. The hard rock quotient is a little stronger on this album than it was on Sweet Freedom: "Something or Nothing" is a galloping stomp-rocker in the vein of past classics like "Love Machine" and "Suicidal Man" is an organ-fortified speed-rocker that is one of the band's finest hard rock tunes. The result is an album that is solid but not as inspired as Look at Yourself or Demons and Wizards. Wonderworld continues in the vein of Sweet Freedom, trying to bring Uriah Heeps appeal to a wider level while still retaining the grandiose trademark. Wonderworld by Uriah Heep (Record, 2015) 54.22 New 32.10 Used Demons & Wizards by Uriah Heep (Record, 2015) (4) 32.08 New 25.00 Used All Auction Buy It Now 2,353 Results 2 filters applied Record Grading Edition Condition Price Buying Format All Filters 14.99 or LESS 'K-Z' Vinyl Records You Pick, Rock/Jazz/Soul/Country Upd. Collector's note: The American version of this album had different cover art (the tank on the British edition was replaced by a gruesome image of man tearing out of his own skin) and replaced "Bird of Prey" with a bluesy B-side entitled "Simon the Bullet Freak.Wonderworld continues in the vein of Sweet Freedom, trying to bring Uriah Heep's appeal to a wider level while still retaining the grandiose trademark elements (the organ-guitar attack, David Byron's operatic shriek) that got them noticed. Wonderworld, het zevende studioalbum van Uriah Heep. All in all, Salisbury is too unfocused for the casual listener but offers enough solid songs for the Uriah Heep completist. Another problem is that the overly busy brass and woodwind arrangements that have been grafted onto it intrude on the group's sound instead of fleshing it out. Uriah Heep Wonderworld (CD) - Discogs Release r12604693 Select Release Code Edit Release All Versions of this Release New Submission Add to Collection Add to Wantlist Marketplace 8 For Sale from 10.00 Buy CD Sell CD Statistics Have: 20 Want: 17 Avg Rating: 4. Bovendien hebben ze in dezelfde periode een aantal langdurige tournees gemaakt. De band heeft binnen vijf jaar tijd zeven studioalbums en een live album (1973) uitgebracht. However, Salisbury is undone by its title track, the 16-minute track that dominates the album's entire second side: it feels more like a lengthy jam session instead of a prog epic with distinctive and carefully crafted sections. Wonderworld is het zevende studioalbum van de Britse rockgroep Uriah Heep. It has a gentle, appealingly psychedelic feel that is topped off by David Byron's falsetto vocal and some soaring harmonies from Byron and Ken Hensley. The big surprise on this side is "The Park," a ballad-style song built on a light blend of acoustic guitars and ethereal keyboards. Highlights on the song-oriented side include "Bird of Prey," a soaring rocker that blends furious, power chord-fuelled verses with spacy, keyboard-drenched instrumental breaks, and "Lady in Black," a stylishly arranged tune that builds from a folk-styled acoustic tune into a throbbing rocker full of ghostly harmonies and crunching guitar riffs. Salisbury tips the band's style in the prog direction, containing one side of songs and one side dominated by a lengthy and ornate epic-length composition. Uriah Heep - Wonderworld (Official Audio) - YouTube 0:00 / 4:30 Uriah Heep - Wonderworld (Official Audio) Uriah Heep Official Video 66.1K subscribers 14K views 1 year ago UriahHeep. Uriah Heep - Dreams Previously Unreleased Version 12. On their second album, Uriah Heep jettisons the experiments that weighed down Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble and works toward perfecting their blend of heavy metal power and prog rock complexity. Uriah Heep - Wonderworld (Full Album) 1974 Classic Rock 241K subscribers Subscribe 2.
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