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Uriah Heep review – after 56 years, progressive heavy rockers bid a blistering live farewell
They may not have created any true rock touchstones, but they still have the powerhouse vocals and guitar skills to get the audience on their feet
Guitarist Mick Box is the sole survivor from the lineup that released 1970’s … Very ’Eavy … Very ’Umble, but aged 77, sporting long, grey hair, he still rocks so heroically he should have a preservation order on him. Photograph: Steve Thorne/RedfernsShaw promises they’ll “hit every decade” and the set list duly stretches from 1970’s Gypsy to 2023’s tuneful Hail the Sunrise without ever straying too far from their early rockers, which were replete with lyrics about demons and wizards. When powerhouse drummer Russell Gilbrook, 60, suddenly has to take a short break owing to a cramp, Box quips “this middle-aged stuff really gets us down”, to widespread laughter.
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