Classic Collection (BMG)

Performer: Uriah Heep
Distributor: Bayside Record Dist.

Notes: At 38 minutes, this budget collection might run short, but also serves as a nice introduction to Uriah Heep's progressive take on boogie and hard rock. It's not as complete or thorough as other Heep collections, but the classic "Easy Livin'," their only Top 40 hit, is here and other tracks like "Love Machine" and the similarly named "Love Stealer"; which are exactly the kind of deep album cuts that critics hated but fans loved. ~ Wade Kergan

Despite a Spinal Tap-like inability to secure a drummer, British band Uriah Heep has continued to roll with the punches since 1969. Their eclectic approach to rock folds Tolkeinian dragons-and-dwarves imagery into grand musical themes that draw on prog, metal, acid rock, and pastoral folk. The band were fairly popular in the U.K. in the '70s, and their albums charted respectably in the U.S. during this time as well. As the musical landscape shifted in the later '70s, the band's popularity died down, but they have continued to release albums (their live discography is rather lengthy) and tour, and remain popular in Eastern Europe and Japan.

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