The Music News Update

[Deathstroke]

FROM CLASSICROCKREVISITED.COM

BMG are delighted to announce an extensive reissue program commencing in 2016 and continuing through 2017, of the seminal albums by British hard rock legends Uriah Heep, who are one of the big four along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.

Created with the full collaboration of Heep themselves and curated by guitarist and founding member Mick Box, the reissues come as 2CD expanded packages, with the original LPs on CD1 re-mastered by renowned engineer Andy Pearce of Lou Reed and Black Sabbath fame and complete with liner notes by the bestselling rock author Joel McIver. Box and Heep’s sometime member Ken Hensley, composer of many of the band’s best-known songs, contribute to each album’s notes.

The reissue program kicks off with a new Uriah Heep anthology, ‘Your Turn To Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970-1990’. Evoking an era when prog, hard rock and heavy metal co-existed in an era of glorious, boundary-breaking music, the songs on this 2CD collection trace the evolution of Heep from inexperienced studio musicians with everything to prove to bona fide, limo inhabiting rock stars. The Anthology cherry picks tracks from some of Heep’s most celebrated albums including ‘Demons And Wizards’, ‘Look At Yourself’, ‘Return To Fantasy’, ‘Equator’, ‘Conquest’ and ‘The Magicians Birthday’.

As Mick Box explains: “We were very green! If the engineer had said, ‘Stand in a fire bucket and plug your guitar into that radiator’, we probably would have done it. We had no experience of the studio at all. Two years later we were in America, playing to between 10,000 and 20,000 people a night. We were in a big bubble, with all the private Learjets and so on: I don’t think I went through an airport for 10 years! We were picked up by limos on the tarmac, and all that stuff. We’d take whole floors of hotels, with bodyguards outside each room. It got to those heady, silly heights, but I was personally always up for the fun of it. I never believed it was going to continue, but some did, which was a bit unfortunate...”

Additionally released in 2016 is Heep’s 1970 debut album ...’Very ’Eavy ...Very ’Umble’ - a must-buy for many fans. Originally released on the magnificent Vertigo spiral label with original mint condition first pressings now commanding a price of $600+, it is bursting at the seams with creativity and a desire to make a mark in the most fertile era that rock music has ever known, the album was a powerful statement of intent, showcasing the incredible vocals of the late David Byron. Witness the opening cut ‘Gypsy’, the musicians stop and start on a dime in a classic opening sequence before Byron’s soaring vocals introduce the ever-lovin’ subject matter. Hensley’s immense organ solo, which not only occupies most of the song’s midsection, but also restarts the entire song towards its back end, is a showcase of a young, hot musician with everything to prove. The musicianship shines bright throughout the album; from the Hendrix inspired blues rocker ‘Real Turned On’, and the Mellotron soaked ‘Come Away Melinda’, to the bombastic ‘Dreammare’ and majestic closer ‘Wake Up (Set Your Sights)’, Heep’s debut showcased a very promising new rock band flexing some serious musical muscle.

This new issue of ‘Eavy brings together the newly re-mastered original album with a second disc of never before issued alternate mixes. Three tracks on CD2 are from the late period Spice (pre Heep) sessions (just prior to Ken Hensley joining the fold) and the rest are all from the Very ‘Eavy sessions, recorded over a period of several months in late 1969 and early 1970. These bonus tracks were recently discovered by Heep uber fan, Robert Corich who has a library of unreleased music used across these re-issues.

Box adds: “Creativity in Uriah Heep was at a peak at the time. Nobody was breathing down our necks, so we moved into a more progressive field after ‘Very ’Eavy... Very ’Umble’. We were getting into a period where we would just write things and let them go where they wanted to go, rather than writing to a format. Not that there had been a format before, but this time we really let our hair down, if you like! We decided that there would be no restrictions whatsoever.”

Organist Ken Hensley looks back at this era fondly, saying: “It was beginning to sink in that we were onto something. The management company, the record company, the publishing company and everyone else were all on board, and we had made a bit of an impact with the first album, especially in Europe, so we had some momentum. I took most of the tracks in their rawest forms to the band, and together we turned them into full songs.”

The Uriah Heep reissue program continues with 1970’s ‘Salisbury’ featuring the huge international hit, ‘Lady In Black’.

‘Your Turn To Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970-1990’ Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Gypsy********************************************* ************************************************** *******************************
2. Come Away Melinda
3. Bird Of Prey
4. Lady In Black
5. Look At Yourself
6. July Morning – Japanese Single Edit
7. Easy Livin’
8. The Wizard
9. Sunrise
10. Sweet Lorraine
11. Stealin’
12. Sweet Freedom
13. The Shadows And The Wind
14. Suicidal Man
15. Return To Fantasy
16. Devil’s Daughter

Disc 2
1. Weep In Silence
2. Can’t Keep A Good Band Down
3. Sympathy
4. Firefly
5. Free N’ Easy
6. Free Me
7. Woman Of The Night
8. Come Back To Me
9. It Ain’t Easy
10. No Return
11. Too Scared To Run
12. Chasing Shadows
13. Straight Through The Heart
14. The Other Side Of Midnight
15. Rockarama
16. Poor Little Rich Girl
17. Voice On My TV

[General Nerditry]

Metallica's latest single, Atlas, Rise!, from their upcoming album, Hardwired...To Self Destruct was released yesterday, 10/31/2016

This is available on YouTube and Spotify, among others I'm sure. YouTube link.


I like the musical direction as on the previous releases from this album, but with the same complains - Kirk seems to just be showing up for the paycheck and half-assing it these days, and the production and mix has some annoyances. Not nearly as bad as DM, but the guitars sound weak and more classic-rocky, not quite fitting of a metal band, and Lars's drumming is WAY too loud in the mix. However, at least it sounds like Lars is trying harder these days. Some nice accents and fills, some double-bass flourishes. James and Rob seem to be on point.

[Deathstroke]

Here's an interview with The Winery Dogs drummer Mike Portnoy.

[GOLGO 13]

While I personally think you're being a bit harsh for my tastes, I agree that Kirk is the weak point on this new material. His solos seem like lazy, generic, wah-wank-by-numbers that is completely interchangeable and has nothing to do with the songs. The only standout exception from the last few albums is for Rebel of Babylon. That is the only solo I can recall since the 90s that was on point and fit the song well.

You definitely said it in a much more palatable manner.

I will take your word for it on Rebel of Babylon. I can't even generate enough interest in this band to see for myself. Not even a free/sympathy listen on UTube.

[GOLGO 13]

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SINGLES OF 2016

1. "One Dance" Drake ft. WizKid & Kyla - 7,687,000
2. "Can't Stop The Feeling" Justin Timberlake - 7,455,000
3. "Cheap Thrills" Sia ft. Sean Paul - 7,252,000
4. "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber - 6,527,000 (8,581,000)
5. "7 Years" Lukas Graham - 6,490,000
6. "I Took A Pill in Ibiza" Mark Posner - 6,140,000
7. "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - 6,006,000
8. "Stressed Out" Twenty One Pilots - 5,795,000 (6,008,000)
9. "Work" Rihanna ft. Drake - 5,295,000
10. "Work From Home" Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign - 5,174,000

11. "Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers ft. Daya - 5,116,000
12. "Cake By The Ocean" DNCE - 4,883,000
13. "Sorry" Justin Bieber- 4,479,000 (8,325,000)
14. "Closer" The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - 4,310,000
15. "Cold Water" Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber - 3,840,000
16. "Pillowtalk" Zayn - 3,790,000
17. "Faded" Alan Walker - 3,683,000
18. "Hello" Adele - 3,588,000 (11,157,000)
19. “Panda” Desiigner - 3,515,000
20. "Hymn For The Weekend" Coldplay ft. Beyonce - 3,474,000

21. "This Girl" Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners - 3,436,000
22. "Heathens" Twenty One Pilots - 3,202,000
23. "Me, Myself & I" G-Eazy ft. Bebe Rexha - 3,195,000
24. "My House" Flo Rida - 3,177,000 (3,260,000)
25. "Stitches" Shawn Mendes - 3,158,000 (5,552,000)
26. "Treat You Better" Shawn Mendes - 3,023,000
27. "Send My Love (To Your New Love)" Adele - 2,904,000
28. "Let Me Love You" DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber - 2,851,000
29. "Too Good" Drake ft. Rihanna - 2,790,000
30. "Fast Car" Jonas Blue ft. Dakota - 2,705,000

31. "Just Like Fire" P!nk - 2,569,000
32. "No" Meghan Trainor - 2,544,000
33. "Ride" Twenty One Pilots - 2,494,000
34. "One Call Away" Charlie Puth - 2,485,000 (2,566,000)
35. "I Hate You, I Love You" Gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien - 2,319,000
36. "Lush Life" Zara Larsson - 2,147,000
37. "Adventure Of A Lifetime" Coldplay - 2,073,000 (3,330,000)
38. "We Don't Talk Anymore" Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - 2,029,000
39. "Roses" The Chainsmokers ft. Rosez - 1,954,000 (2,097,000)
40. "Dangerous Woman" Ariana Grande - 1,919,000

Source: United World Chart
- Numbers indicate points gained between 1.5.2016. and 10.26.2016.
- The numbers are solely based on presence of the albums/singles on UWC weekly top 40.





BEST SELLING ALBUMS OF 2016

1. "25" Adele - 4,191,000 (19,161,000)
2. “Lemonade” Beyonce - 2,540,000
3. “Views” Drake - 2,462,000
4. "Purpose" Justin Bieber - 2,127,000 (5,088,000)
5. "Blackstar" David Bowie - 1,914,000
6. "A Head Full Of Dreams" Coldplay - 1,866,000 (3,679,000)
7. "Anti" Rihanna - 1,366,000
8. "Blurryface" Twenty One Pilots - 1,363,000 (1,963,000)
9. "The Getaway" Red Hot Chilli Peppers - 1,075,000
10. "A Moon Shaped Pool" Radiohead - 1,070,000

11. "Ex'act" Exo - 1,065,000
12. “The Very Best of Prince” Prince - 1,058,000 (4,5580000+)
13. "This Is Acting" Sia - 1,057,000
14. "Traveler" Chris Stapleton - 1,013,000 (1,734,000)
15. "Dangerous Woman" Ariana Grande - 878,000
16. "X" Ed Sheeran - 867,000 (8,601,000)
17. "Beauty Behind the Madness" The Weeknd - 737,000 (2,278,000)
18. "Renaud" Renaud - 719,000
19. "1989" Taylor Swift - 719,000 (9,721,000)
20. "21" Adele - 708,000 (31,000,000+)

21. "Death Of a Bachelor" Panic! At the Disco - 697,000
22. "Encore Un Soir" Celine Dion - 676000
23. "Nine Track Mind" Charlie Puth - 672,000
24. "Best Of" David Bowie - 655,000 (2,000,000+)
25. "Suicide Squad" OST - 654,000
26. "Hamilton: The Musical" Soundtrack - 653,000 (913,000)
27. "The JSB Legacy" Sandaime J Soul Brothers - 641,000
28. “Purple Rain” Prince - 635,000
29. "Immortalized" Disturbed - 574,000 (1,024,000)
30. "California" Blink-182 - 556,000

31. "Mind Of Mine" Zyan Malik - 550,000
32. "Made in the A.M." One Direction - 539,000 (2,331,000)
33. "Chaos And Calm" James Bay - 532,000 (1,570,000)
34. "Nothing Has Changed (Best Of)" David Bowie - 531,000
35. "Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" Volbeat - 520,000
36. "If I'm Honest" Blake Shelton - 517,000
37. "Blonde" Frank Ocean - 502,000
38. "I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful" The 1975 - 495,000
39. "Hymns" Joey & Rory - 489,000
40. "Lukas Graham" Lukas Graham - 489,000 (569,000)

Of those 40 songs, I know 5 of those people.

Of those 40 records, I know about 11 of those people, though I may have counted David Bowie 2x.

CONCLUSION---> A good portion of this generation of music is deplorable & will be dismissed as meaningless , shallow & highly valueless.

[WillieMorgan]

Of those 40 songs, I know 5 of those people.

Of those 40 records, I know about 11 of those people, though I may have counted David Bowie 2x.

CONCLUSION---> A good portion of this generation of music is deplorable & will be dismissed as meaningless , shallow & highly valueless.

Yeah, those are apparently the top 40 selling singles this year and I personally haven't heard a single one of them. Nor am I inclined to.

Like you, I genuinely can't see this music living in peoples memories the way that past generations has done. I don't even mean that in a 'grumpy git' way. This music obviously still sells decent amounts but I'm reasonably sure that 99.9999% of the world will never even hear it.

[General Nerditry]

You definitely said it in a much more palatable manner.

I will take your word for it on Rebel of Babylon. I can't even generate enough interest in this band to see for myself. Not even a free/sympathy listen on UTube.

LOL, well, here, you don't even have to look it up now. Here you go. Rebel of Babylon.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I hear that shitty "Work" song at work almost every day. I so wanna take a gun and shoot whoever programs our radio to play it.

[Deathstroke]

The Murder Of My Sweet new album news.

[Deathstroke]

From Classicrockrevisited.com:

For*The Outlaws, it´s always about the music. Especially live music! For more than 40 years, the southern rock legend has celebrated triumphs, endured tragedies and survived legal nightmares to remain one of the most influential and best-loved bands of the genre. It’s a band of brothers bound together by history, harmony and the road. It’s about a group that respects its own legacy while refusing to be defined by its past. But most of all, it’s about playing live, playing for their audience. The sextet proves just how well this combination works with*Legacy Live, its brand-new double live CD, scheduled for release on November 18th, 2016 on Steamhammer/SPV. “I want people to hear this album and see our show and realize that The Outlaws are still there,” says founding member and front man Henry Paul. “Our goal is to unite the fans and bring the group back into the limelight.”*Legacy Live*consists of two CDs, full to the brim with classics such a ´There Goes Another Love Song`, ´Ghost Riders`, ´Green Grass & High Tides Forever` and ´Freeborn Man` as well as more recent material like ´It´s About Pride`, ´Hidin` Out In Tennessee` and ´So Long`. A total of 20 songs, every one of which proves: the gritty southern rock by The Outlaws mark 2016 is as intense and passionate as it’s always been.*

And what is more:*On stage, the band burns hotter than ever. “The Outlaws helped define Southern Rock for me and for generations of fans,” wrote American music journalist Bill Robinson in June 2012 in*The Huffington Post. “Seeing them onstage with The Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd or countless others was, for a long time, one of the best experiences I could have.” The Outlaws’ live shows – more than 150 per year – are blazing 2+ hour tributes to the band’s rich history and fiery rebirth. Classic tracks and fan favorites from the first three albums – as well as The Henry Paul Band’s definitive “Grey Ghost” – share the spotlight with songs from the newer discs. “I think the fans are coming away from shows feeling a part of the Outlaws experience.”

Formed in Tampa in 1972, The Outlaws – known for their triple-guitar rock attack and three-part country harmonies – became one of the first acts signed by Clive Davis (at the urging of Ronnie Van Zant) to his then-fledgling Arista Records. The band’s first three albums*The Outlaws,*Lady In Waiting*and*Hurry Sundown*– featuring such rock radio favorites as “There Goes Another Love Song”, “Green Grass & High Tides”, “Knoxville Girl” and “Freeborn Man” – would become worldwide gold and platinum landmarks of the Southern Rock era. Known as ‘The Florida Guitar Army’ by their fans, The Outlaws earned a formidable reputation as an incendiary live act touring with friends The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band and The Charlie Daniels Band as well as The Doobie Brothers, The Who, Eagles and The Rolling Stones. Henry Paul left after the group’s third album to form The Henry Paul Band for Atlantic Records, and later the multi-Platinum country trio Blackhawk. Over the next 20+ years, The Outlaws would experience rampant personnel changes, tonal missteps, ill-fated reunions and bitter trademark battles. And with the tragic deaths of co-founding members Frank O’Keefe and Billy Jones in 1995, and especially songwriter/vocalist/lead guitarist Hughie Thomasson in 2007, it was feared that The Outlaws’ trail had come to an end.*

Luckily, things turned out differently than expected:*Along with founding members Henry Paul, Monte Yoho and Steve Grisham, the band features several of Southern Rock’s most respected veterans: Co-lead guitarist and longtime Outlaw*Chris Anderson*is well known for his collaborations with artists that include Dickey Betts, Lucinda Williams, Hank Williams Jr., and Skynyrd. Keyboardist/vocalist*Dave Robbins*is a co-founding member of Blackhawk and has written hit songs for artists that include Restless Heart, Kenny Rogers and Eric Clapton. Bassist/vocalist*Randy Threet*has performed with Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood and Blackhawk, and is familiar to TV audiences from USA Network’s ‘Nashville Star’. “From the very beginning, our band had a heart,” Monte Yoho says, “for The Outlaws, it’s still about the music. And more than ever, it’s about live music!”*

LINE-UP:

Henry Paul – guitars, vocals
Monte Yoho – drums
Chris Anderson – lead guitar, vocals
Randy Threet – bass, vocals
Dave Robbins – keyboards, vocals
Steve Grisham – lead guitar, vocals

TRACKS

CD1: There Goes Another Love Song * Hurry Sundown * Hidin` Out In Tennessee * Freeborn Man * Born To Be Bad * Song In The Breeze * Girl From Ohio * Holiday * Gunsmoke * Grey Ghost

CD2: South Carolina * So Long * Prisoner * Cold Harbor * Trail Of Tears * It`s About Pride * Waterhole * Knoxville Girl * Green Grass & High Tides Forever * (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

[Deathstroke]

You can check out my review of the November 1st Lita Ford concert in Fall River, MA via this KNAC.com link.

[Deathstroke]

You can check out the video for The Dead Daisies song "Song and a Prayer" via this YouTube link.

Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs has suffered a stroke. Article link.

[Deathstroke]

My review for the Flight of Fire CD Path of the Phoenix can be seen via this KNAC.com link.

[Don C]

I checked out Flight of Fire after you posted about them on Facebook. I didn't know they had a CD. I'm going to have to see if I can get a copy in Ohio.

[Deathstroke]

I checked out Flight of Fire after you posted about them on Facebook. I didn't know they had a CD. I'm going to have to see if I can get a copy in Ohio.

I am pretty sure you can order it through CDbaby.