#Uriah heep album covers professional#

^ ' – Uriah Heep – Abominog' (in German).

Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties.

^ a b Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005).

Preceded by an EP called 'Abominog Junior' that included a Russ Ballard song called 'On the Rebound', 'Son of a Bitch' and a cover of the Small Faces track 'Tin Soldier', the 'Abominog' album was an unqualified success. Canadian journalist Martin Popoff defined Abominog an 'intelligent, well-paced record' where the 'reinvented' Uriah Heep retools the genres of each song over 'a decisively strong foundation of melodic metal', evoking 'the magic of the NWOBHM, tinged with the complex chemistry of the peak Byron years.' Track listings

#Uriah heep album covers professional#

Reception Professional ratings Review scoresĪ retrospective review by AllMusic noted that 'echoes of the group's old style could be heard in the drama and instrumental firepower of the new songs, but the overall sound owed a greater debt to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and harder-rocking AOR groups of the time', and concluded by saying that the album 'rocks hard enough to please heavy metal addicts but is slick enough to win over AOR fanatics and this combination makes it one Uriah Heep's most enduring achievements. The original version (featuring John Sloman on lead vocals, Trevor Bolder on bass, Gregg Dechert on keyboards, and Chris Slade on drums), was the A-side of a 1980 Heep single. The album also included a remake of 'Think It Over', a song recorded by the prior (and largely different) lineup of Uriah Heep. 'Prisoner' was originally recorded by Sue Saad and the Next, on their self-titled album (1980).'That's the Way That It Is' was originally recorded by the Bliss Band, on their Neon Smiles album (1979).Lion keyboard player Sinclair brought this song with him when he joined Uriah Heep. 'Running All Night (With the Lion)' was originally recorded by Gary Farr's Lion, on their Running All Night album (1980).The song was written by songwriters Geoffrey Cushing-Murray and Richard Littlefield. 'Hot Night in a Cold Town' was originally recorded by John Cougar, on his Nothin' Matters and What If It Did album (1980).'On the Rebound' was originally recorded by Russ Ballard, on his Russ Ballard & the Barnet Dogs album (1980).Half of the 10 tracks are cover versions of recordings by other artists: Coming along with Kerslake was bassist Bob Daisley the two musicians had been in Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz-era band before being fired by Sharon Osbourne. It also marked the return of drummer Lee Kerslake to the band his previous departure had been due to his unhappiness with the band's management, rather than the personnel. Abominog was the first of three albums to feature both vocalist Peter Goalby and keyboard player John Sinclair.

When the previous lineup disintegrated, guitarist Mick Box briefly considered forming a new group entirely, but ultimately decided to continue with the Heep name.