It’s SUCH a belter!! Was brilliant to record and such a perfect show opener too. Right now, it’s been Daveys song ‘Grazed by Heaven’. There are a few songs that over the years have taken that spot.
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So ROLL ON 2021!!!!!!!Į&D: If you do, will the gigs be celebrating fifty years of Uriah Heep’s music?īernie: Yes of course, but we might have to rename it ‘50 years plus 1’ tour.Į&D: What song do you love singing the most with Uriah Heep and what makes it so special?īernie: Oooooh. We of coarse lost a few shows to unavailability of venues, but on the whole, our agency has managed to rescue at least 80% of the shows booked and lost this year. Now with the Covid situation, we’ve been forced to move and /or rebook the entire years work into 2021.
Added to a normal work load of touring and summer festivals, we had a special “Anniversary Tour “ booked to carry through into 2021. This year 2020 as you should know is the 50th anniversary of Uriah Heep. It’s a true Heep album from start to finish.Į&D: Have Uriah Heep got any tentative touring plans for next year, depending on what happens with gigs?īernie: Yes, of course. And why not…It’s a killer album with a dynamite production. The fans, both old(er) and new have really taken to it. Painting, fixing, cleaning, clearing, selling, buying, the list goes on.Į&D: What has the reaction been like to your last album Living The Dream?īernie: Amazing. It’s given me time to do and fix all the ‘projects’ that have been sitting on the shelf so to speak. (We weren’t sure how long the novelty would last of having daddy being around so much!) I haven’t missed a birthday, or anniversary or any family get togethers this year, and that’s a FIRST. I’ve loved every minute of it, and so have they. every year! So it’s given me time to be a proper husband and father to my family. Heep are usually on the road around 200 days a year…. No money for US from the government! So we’ve all had to pull our belts in a notch or two during this Hellish time.Į&D: How have you been keeping busy during this lockdown period?īernie: I’m married, I’ve got two young kids (14 and 10) so I’ve been busy every day with them. Our crew, management, agency, everybody connected to the music industry has been hurt. Heep are a ‘working band’ and like anybody else, has to be out there on the road to earn money. The studio is booked (The Chapel), the producer (Jay Ruston) is at the ready (both the same as Living the Dream) and the whole band have been busy putting ideas together for a good strong Heep album!Į&D: How has this pandemic affected you and the rest of the band?īernie: It’s been crippling and stifling.
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(Can’t be too sure with a works full of counterfeits and snide bootlegs going around).Į&D: Have you got any plans for an album of new material at the moment?īernie: Yes, we have and still are planning on recording our 27th album early next year.
Different line ups through the years and musical trends often make slight changes to the bands overall sound, so it would take you through a very musical journey, that’s for sure.Į&D: Is this the most extensive collection of Uriah Heep material that there has ever been?īernie: Yes, as far as l know. Not even opened yet!Į&D: Would you say that Fifty Years In Rock is a good starting place for anyone getting into the music of Uriah Heep as well as diehard fans?īernie: If you’ve never heard the band’s music before, it would be a great collection to have as it covers everything the bands pretty well done recording wise. Can you tell us a bit about the box set?īernie: It’s very large, very heavy, very cool looking indeed and by all accounts, very concise, Mine has just arrived last week. Gavin Brown caught up with Uriah Heep singer Bernie Shaw to hear all about the box set, a new album from the band, the quest to return to touring and the effects of the pandemic on the band and a whole Heep of tales from his time with the band.Į&D: You have just released a new box set entitled Fifty Years In Rock. For the past fifty years, Uriah Heep have been making much loved music and to celebrate and document this impressive milestone, they have just released an expansive box set entitled Fifty Years In Rock.
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