Search - Uriah Heep :: Wake the Sleeper

Rather mediocre compositions...

Wojciech Langer | Toronto, Ontario | 04/14/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"by Mick Box....and result is more or less disappointing; true flavour of Uriah Heep at their best not achieved. You will not find anything like "Gypsy", "Come Away Melinda", "Look at Yourself", "July Morning", "Sunrise", "Easy Living", "Stealin'" or "Salisbury" on this CD. Songs are loaded with energy but monotonous, all fast (same rhythms) and some of them just vapid. Nothing, even one song, that your ears could really enjoy. Wall of sound is great and loud, (sort of similar to Ayreon projects), but completely deprived of melodious characteristics. I do not recommend this CD to generation that grew with Uriah Heep. "Youngsters" - this can be for you."

Hello, Again

Mr. Richard D. Coreno | Berea, Ohio USA | 06/07/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Since 1969, Uriah Heep has been delivering its unique artistry with numerous personnel changes. And there is something about a band that forges ahead, while not becoming an "oldies" relic that is content to allow FM Classic Rock formats to keep the name alive for tours to smaller and smaller venues.



With original band member Mick Box and Trevor Bolder - whose work dates back to the 1970s - there is a solid connection to the past, but the tracks (with new drummer Russell Gilbrook) are solid additions to an expansive discography, while showing solid direction to the future.



Up-tempo numbers Wake the Sleeper, Overload and Tears of the World deliver a foundation, but it's the slower pace of Light of a Thousand Stars and the final pair of numbers - Shadow, War Child - that finds the band taking impressive artistic steps that can be a primer for any established rock group seeking to maintain relevance in the "modern" world of pop culture.



The first studio release since 1998, Uriah Heep shows that a sleeping giant can still crank out quality numbers, with an energy and vision that sets a pace...against the odds."

Post eighties Heep at his best.

M. D. Fonseca | Thunder | 03/18/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is fresh, vigorous. The new singer is tremendously capable. There's not one single filler here. Ok, thee sound is not classi Heep, but even so there are moments, there are moments...



Amazing album by such a veteran band. But, while accomplished musicians like these can produce such a quality album, the Beyonces, Careys and rappers of the world make all the money..."