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"Yeah, sure", I was thinking, "every band now has to do the obligatory "Unplugged" album, so Heep's putting one out as well...". Of course, as a long-time Uriah Heep fan, I expected it to be a good, solid effort, but nothing prepared me for what I heard:

I've been a Heepster for years. I have virtually everything they've ever recorded, from 1970 onwards. And after playing this disc pretty much daily for the past two months, I'm coming to the conclusion that this might actually be the best thing they've ever done. A brilliant choice of songs (some famous, some obscure, some rarely, if ever played, some current) from throughout most of the band's history (although the John Sloman and Peter Goalby eras are not surprisingly omitted), brilliantly arranged, and performed with a whole host of guest musicians, ranging from a string quartet, a ulieann piper, and a host of female backup singers, to Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson on flute. Highlights include "The Easy Road", one of the band's most gorgeous ballads from 1974, on which vocalist Bernie Shaw practically channels the spirit of David Byron, "Circus" and "Blind Eye" with Ian Anderson, the Lee Kerslake-penned "Come Back To Me" with soulful female backing vocals, and all of the contemporary material, especially "Cross That Line", and "The Golden Palace". This is by far the best live album I have ever heard, by Heep or anyone else, and deserves a place in any rock fan's collection. 

De gegevens:

Aspect ratio: 4:3
Runtime: 75 minuten
HQ cover: ja
Geluid: DD 2.0

Setlist:

Echoes In The Dark; Why Did You Go; The Easy Road; Come Back To Me; Cross That Line; The Golden Palace; Shadows And The Wind; Wonderworld; Different World; Circus; Blind Eye; Traveller In Time; More Fool You; Lady In Black; Medley (The Wizard; Paradise; Circle Of Hands).