Their first album, released in 1970, Very 'eavy, Very 'umble was, as dictated by the times, psychedelic and progressive. Uriah Heep took their name from a character in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield (using Dickens' character names for bands would become something of a trend with Mott the Hoople and Jethro Tull). Much of the music was composed by Hensley, Box, and Byron, in various combinations, and they are considered the core members of the group. The band's line-up changed regularly, but the core group that produced much of the important work from the 1970s consisted of Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensley, Gary Thain and Lee Kerslake. During the 1970s, the band's heyday, Uriah Heep sold some 30 million records and toured all over the world. They combined the hard, guitar-focused sound of traditional heavy metal bands like Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin with extended jazz-like orchestrations and multi-part vocal harmonies which had great impact on later harmonic bands, such as Queen. Uriah Heep was one of a handful of important progressive rock bands to emerge from Britain during the 1970s. Box 268, Telford, Shropshire, England TF2 6XA. Addresses: Fan Club-Official Uriah Heep Appreciation Society, P.O. #URIAH HEEP BEST SONGS HOW TO#If you would like to share Uriah Heep lyrics with other users of this site, please see the bottom of this page on how to submit Uriah Heep lyrics.įounding members include David Byron (born January 29, 1947, in Epping, England died February 28, 1985), vocals Mick Box (born June 8, 1947, in London, England), guitar, vocals Ken Hensley (born August 24, 1945, in London, England), guitar, keyboards, vocals Paul Newton (born 1946, in Andover, England), bass Gary Thain (born May 15, 1948, in Wellington, New Zealand died March 19, 1976), bass.
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