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Uriah Heep - Innocent Victim [Expanded Edition] (1997)
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Uriah Heep - Innocent Victim [Expanded Edition] (1997)
Year: 1997 | Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | MP3 | 320 kbps | 126 MB
Biography - by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Uriah Heep's by-the-books progressive heavy metal made the British band one of the most popular hard rock groups of the early '70s. Formed by vocalist David Byron and guitarist Mick Box in the late '60s, the group went through an astonishing number of members over the next two decades – nearly 30 different musicians passed through the band over the years. Byron and Box were members of the mid-'60s rock band called the Stalkers; once that band broke up, the duo formed another group called Spice. Spice would eventually turn into Uriah Heep in the late '60s, once Ken Hensley (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and bassist Paul Newton joined the pair. Former Spice drummer Alex Napier was the band's drummer for a brief time; he was quickly replaced by Nigel Olsson.
Uriah Heep released their debut album Very 'eavy…Very 'umble (called Uriah Heep in the U.S.) in 1970. After its release, Keith Baker became the group's drummer; he recorded Salisbury, the group's second album, before deciding he couldn't keep up with the band's extensive touring and was replaced by Ian Clarke. Salisbury, featuring a 16-minute title track recorded with a 26-piece orchestra, showcased the band's more progressive tendencies. Later that year, Ian Clarke was replaced by Lee Kerslake and Mark Clarke replaced Newton; Mark Clarke quickly left the band and Gary Thain became the group's bassist. This lineup of Uriah Heep was its most stable and popular; beginning with 1972's Demons and Wizards, they released five albums between 1972 and 1975.
After 1975, the band's popularity began to slip. Byron left the band in 1977 and was replaced by John Lawton, yet the group's fortunes kept declining right into the early '80s. However, Uriah Heep soldiered on, continuing to release albums into the '90s and 2000s. The album roster included Different World (1994), Sea of Light (1995), Sonic Origami (1998), and Spellbinder (1999).
All Music Guide review
Uriah Heep's 11th studio album, Innocent Victim, was first given the expanded CD treatment in 1997, which added the outtake "The River" and an extended version of "Illusion." The 2004 "expanded deluxe edition" is yet a further upgrade. It includes not only "The River" and the extended "Illusion" (here retitled "Illusion/Masquerade," the second part of which was originally used as a B-side), but also live 1979 European tour versions of three songs from the album ("Cheat 'n' Lie," "Free Me," and "Free 'n' Easy") and the previously unreleased outtake "Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is," a more frenetic than usual boogie-tempoed number that nonetheless just about fits in with the rest of the material in character.
Perhaps it's more effort than this middling AOR-hard rock album really deserves – even the liner notes almost apologetically admit more than once that it's not the best record Heep made, one of those voices belonging to none other than Uriah Heep's Ken Hensley! But fans will appreciate the all-out additive treatment, particularly as it's topped off by historical liner notes. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
Tracklist:
01.-Keep On Ridin'
02.-Flyin' High
03.-Roller
04.-Free 'N' Easy
05.-Illusion
06.-Free Me
07.-Cheat 'N' Lie
08.-The Dance
09.-Choices
10.-Illusion/Masquerade (bonus)
11.-The River (bonus)
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