Uriah Heep- Easy Livin' (REACTION//DISCUSSION)
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Song Link: • Uriah Heep - Easy Livi...
Yes, more Heep baby! This album doesn't let up being awesome.😀
@@Katehowe3010 you are forgiven! 🤣
@@pentagrammaton6793 Nice quote from The Who !!!! 😉
...Still couldn't see anything on the artwork! What am I missing?
@@lemming9984 what you are missing is, er, X rated. Study the rocks and "cave" near the top of the waterfall.
@@a.k.1740 I quoted the Who? 🤔
I was born 2002 and in Slovakia, there was a radio called Rock FM wherefrom I remember a lot of great songs stuck in my head and discovered once again after years...Uriah Heep are definitely one of the bands and they're amazing!😍
A killer pure rock classic. Doesn't get any better than this
Back when I was watching the partridge family days easy living would play on the radio i new I loved heavy duty rock and roll
The B side of the 45 single was called "WHY" its an awesome song sadly not included on this album. Hear it when you get chance. The bass outro is insane. 👌😊
The extended mix of why is incredible
The cover is a Roger Dean painting, who is famous for many Yes covers and so much more.
Thanks for reacting to this band. My fav song of theirs is Stealin'. You should give that song a listen, either on your own time or as s reaction. I know you'll really like it. As usual, another great reaction 👍
Ty Sandy :)
This is definitely one of my favorite Uriah Heep songs. All the elements work. Great keyboards, great vocals, and terrific bass lines. Great song.
Great reaction. A Year Or A Day from their Return To Fantasy is a great tune. ✌️❤️🇨🇦
Oh yeah! Gotta have some Heep!
Loved this song for YEARS! 👍🏻👍🏻
Uriah Heep was a David Copperfield's antagonist in the Charles Dickens novel
Happy rockin’!
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Easily one of the most overlooked bands of all time. Groundbreaking, amazing musicians... This is a band that crossed barriers and influenced other influencers.
Nowadays considered a forerunners of combining heavy - and progressive rock.
Roger Dean is the artist for the album cover. :) The same guy who has done Yes' album covers among others. :) Please check the picture disc behind you and you'll recognise his style immediately. :) The late Gary Thain on bass. "Why ? " is a bit forgotten gem from them and has some great guitar playing from Mick Box.
Oh I do love Heep. This line up was the best for me. Byron's voice was perfect. Great band; so glad you doing the album.
One of my favorite live albums of the 70s is 'Uriah Heep Live 1973.' I used to play the crap out of the 8-track! It's a double album that's sort of a greatest hits record. "Easy Livin'" is definitely a highlight. I really love David Byron's vocals!
For a year now, thank you for your take on these wonder-filled tunes.
Really appreciate that Dr Fox :)
Yeah continuing with Demons and Wizards. Excellent song. My high school band used to do this song, back in '75, but we had no had no organ player. Still, this was a great song to do. Love that you're discovering Uriah Heep Justin!
early heep were always an evolving stylistically great storytelling unique band that reached their greatest creative heights with Demons & Wizards and Magicians Birthday with David Byron singer! Great multi-talented individual musicians. the band has said that the Bass player was one of the most educated in music of them all. Emotionally the music always carried me into a mythical world full of fantasy, wonder, hopefulness and adventure
especially then when I was 14
We love Uriah Heep!!! 👍❤️🤘
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You know it Scot!😎
Classic Heep track!!
RIP bassist Gary Thain, was with Heep at their peak, with the 4 LP's that went gold. He was electrocuted during a concert, got hooked on heroin, then was fired by the band due to his inconsistency, then sadly died of an OD. He was replaced by Crimson's bassist, John Wetton.
He was killing it on this track
So many tracks I like from uriah heep
I love the way the organ and guitar sound together on this one. I do think I see an alien with big dark eyes just to the left of the Wizard's feet. I do see the hooded figure you're talking about and I think I see a dog or wolf on the upper left of the waterfall looking up at the moon too. It's hard to tell though. I actually have book of R. Dean's drawings and paintings. Pretty cool stuff.
Yeah!
A little straight ahead rock ditty by the Heep. This was one of their radio hits.
When I saw the song name I thought..oh yea, one way to get JPs attention is to fire up the organ! Good review.
So true, ty Rob :)
Keep 'em coming!
I owned a Uriah Heep album in the 70s. I listened to it twice. I always thought of Jon Lord of Purple when I heard the B3. The spirits want you to check out Songs For the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age. It's rather dark and the music is excellent. Sounds better if you need to dance out your anger/depression.
Great band Justin. The whole album rocks. Here is another hard rocker you will love. Mountain's Never in My Life. HEAVY.... weighs a ton! Great pick.
I was recently watching a Sight After Dark reaction to "Child of TIme" by Deep Purple live, And hearing "Easy Livin'" called to mind Deep Purple's song "Highway Star" from '72's Machine Head. So I guess what goes around comes around.
Heep's early music is a unique combination of free-flowing guitar, driving/percussive organ and electronic gimmickry. There's nothing else quite like it. Very interesting music and it really is easy to listen to.
Look At Yourself is also a great song!!
THANKS 👍🇦🇺 LOVE THEM
Uriah Heep were weirdly popular in USSR, especially "July Morning".
It is weird how songs of a particular type or genre are picked up by other countries. A lot of edgy Australian rock from the 80s was picked up and followed by new fans in South America. They also go for bands like Nightwish, etc. Just shows the universality of music.
Pure rock!
Thanks for visually showcasing two of my favorite albums. Hope you are enjoying them. Maybe you could do a live stream and talk about the albums you’ve heard and your thoughts.
Easy Living, a song blasted out many car windows back in the haze. Still sounds good.
I expect to hear Rock Mountain Way by Joe Walsh after it for some reason or Rock Candy or Rock The Nation by Montrose.
Peace and ‘64 blue Impala Music
Since it came out this is always on my Playlist! Masterpiece!
The bass stole the show . That's my opinion. In the cover art I saw several figures excluding the one you thought you saw. Naughty boy.
This song is so good that the lead guitar part wasn't even needed
I commend you for reacting to such a wide range of influences! I hope you'll do more Renaissance and Loreena Mckennitt. It would be fascinating to see the two of them get together for a collaboration, sometime, (at least Annie and Loreena). They're getting up there now, though. I don't know if they are still performing.
Thank you Justin & Alan for The Return To Fantasy, while I wait for the Lady In Black. I'm no Innocent Victim or Fallen Angel, just an Outsider Living the Dream, waiting to walk Into the Wild to a Different World & Sweet Freedom! Peace and Love always.
I've been blessed to listen to this in a concert once in my life! they really brought it to their concerts
Songs for the Deaf > headphones and weed, NOT alcohol (suicidal). Also dancing enhances this magnificent double album. You'll thank me later. I, a very competent guitar player, study this album, like Marquee Moon (high level guitar band) and I learn new things everytime. At some point you get everything you can from Sargent Pepper's and you have to move on. I heard the band today oh boy...
Fair play Justin, you had me laughing out loud. 😆😅
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Demons and Wizards è un album assolutamente fantastico. È il mio album preferito degli Uriah Heep. Possono fare rock duro e suonare musica acustica. Hanno subito alcuni cambi di formazione nel corso degli anni, ma questo è il classico degli Uriah Heep.
Easy Livin' is their most straight-forward rock/pop song and is a pretty good one which always gets the crowd going when done live though I prefer their proggier stuff like July Morning and Salisbury. Heep may never have been in the Premier Division of rock but they're certainly Championship contenders (this metaphor might be lost on American viewers!)
Heep may've been less successful than the big three of British 70s rock, but not for want of talent or song writing ability, and their range of musical styles was exceptional.
Go Crystal Palace, my personal favorites, unlike Heep they're in the Premier League, and trying to stay out of the Championship. We here in the USA do love us some Premier League.
UH still bring it today. This is a classic. Album covers by Roger Dean who also did many for YES.😎
Saw them open for Jethro Tull a few times, late 70s
In real time, the habit with concept albums and progressive music generally, was to get the speakers or headphones close to your ears, imbibe your relaxant, the study the album art for hidden messages. For me this was only true for the 100%ers, ie albums that had no filler and was a brand new unified thing in an increasingly chaotic world. The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Zappa, Renaissance, Gryphon, Gong, Gentle Giant. I had this album and dug several songs on it, but never saw anything in the waterfall, because I didn't see it as satisfying all the criteria for intense study. If we're gonna go the best school route, we have to marinate our minds in the best culture has to offer, and not waste too much on second and third tier and derivative brilliance. "Rain" is my favorite by them. It is a quiet and beautiful ballad. "Easy Livin" was probably their most popular, and was one to get you off your seats. That wall of sound coming at you from the organ/guitar was their innovation, I think.
To me the song is as simple as this: can't find girl, life sucks. Found girl, life good and easy now. Must write and record 3 minute banger to celebrate.
Great song! Can't say much about the album cover but the lyrics are about looking for, finding and, being forgiven by.......Jesus.
Back in the day they were often referred to as "the Beach Boys of heavy metal."
I like this song, it's a good song, my only criticism is that it lacks a little variation, it was selected as a single from the album which might explain it. It does fit well within the album.
In my view if it had more variation it wouldn't have the impact that it has. I think it was meant to be short, hard, sweet, direct and brilliant, like an explosion on the senses. A lightning blast doesn't have much variation, after all. Just my perspective. Cheers!
If you like this track then check out their song Return to Fantasy, which has the same driving shuffle rhythm by the one and only Lee Kerslake. And the music and lyrics are much better!
My favorite UH song. Argent on steroids.
This is poppy single material. OK. Go to song Look at Yourself. The percussion alone w help from Osibisa is worth price of admission.
JP, what happened to the blackboard? How will I know if Tommy is on?
Unknow band for me. Hey ,Justin, when Trout Mask Replica?
TMR? Way too obscure for most. Never hear any of it on reaction channel.
I was warned not to attempt that album just yet, and to check out some previous albums from them before that particular one😅
@@JustJP Sometimes my friend, it is better to jump into the water and not slowly lower yourself on the ladder. With TMR, close yer eyes, hold yer nose and jump! See ya at the waterfall🤣🤣🤣
@@Katehowe3010 Moonlight On Vermont an horrible mess? Many great songs in that album.
@@Katehowe3010 Great album too. Beefheart is in my top five
What does the song easy livin mean?
The Wizard please🤓
Try 'Novocaine for the soul' by EELS or 'Far from any road' by The Handsome Family for something a little different.
You have to Open the album cover when it folds out into I think the face of the Demon
In addition to being a bad-ass rock-out, the song's a bit of an anomaly for harder bands of the time, in its brevity.
My favourite Uriah Heep songs are their more free-flowing, racy ones like this, Look At Yourself and High Priestess.
"Easy Livin" is so great, that even my easy piano cover sounds good, check it out!!! 💥🎹
'Ole Audiophile to JP: We adored this band...until we saw them. Three times up, three strikes in a row in my case. Somebody on stage had NO sense of timing for every show we witnessed. The worst was with Rush & Manfred Mann's Earth Band as in it's even worse when BOTH warm-up acts embarrass the main act to absolute death. The biggest ugly mess sound we EVER heard, like a big smear. Uggh! Rush, absolutely perfect, Manfred Mann blew us away, then crap all over the stage, people throwing things, it got ugly fast. Wow, was it awful, especially after being worked onto a frenzy by the first two acts. Whew, what a let down...
Why does a band member or member(s) play consistently out of time? Either, they didn't care because they were too drunk or they didn't care period because they felt slighted being stuck in Cleveland, take your pick. I witnessed Heep perform 4th in a 5 act World Series Of Rock, again, the ONLY act to totally stink. Three years, three shows from three tours, all completely stank, what would you think? We thought the worst & their record sales plummeted right around the Wonder World Tour.
Even when the band performs well, it can be rough for them when the opening act is just better. I saw Focus as the warmup band for Joe Cocker (in Vancouver in the 70s) and the it just wasn't fair. Focus was just so much better that it wasn't close.
@@Katehowe3010 Rush was flawless on their very first tour with their new drummer, Peart. Dead on, they reminded us of Queen & Kansas how perfect they were live. Manfred Mann had the best synth/guitar combo leads anyone could imagine, they were superior to their studio albums, it was scary so.
I believe the Rush/Manfred Mann's Earth Band & Uriah Heep concert was very, very early in Neil Peart's career with Rush, if not the first. One would NEVER know, wow. They basically started here as a local act sponsored by WMMS Buzzard Radio FM.
Hedonist's theme song.
quite the opposite
I mention Songs for the Deaf BEECAUSE if Uriah had the balls to evolve they would have gone in the approximate direction of Deaf. Some say that the band was fueled by Mojave winds, beer, and methamphetamins. I'll ask Josh if he decides to go vegan. Seriously if you want your band to rock as a single organism, kids, get the heck away from everything and jam your perfect asses off. Turn off yer funking fones and play. Play in the sun, play in the river, play in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard, nobody cares. BTW it's o.k. to skip songs on Deaf, they are not all gems. I would mix the album down from two to one. Josh won't let me. "You'd make a bloody fortune, Mister Homme!..." - "I'm an artist, man, listen to this riff..." and I listen. Dude has a million genius riffs.
this is the first video of yours I am listening to. I found you through Nick and Lex.
Love this band I hate to say it but I believe this band is better than Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin an Iron Maiden don't get mad
They had their moments. Some very good. Then song Salisbury? Ouch. Awful.
@@fenderchamp8241 I agree with you on Salisbury; not sure what people see in that one.
First rock album I heard. My older brother got it as a christmas present in 1972. Loved it since then.
This and Sweet Lorraine are my two favorite Heep songs. This was power rock written back when the musicians had a sense of music construction missing from some later heavy rockers.
love the song The Wizard off the same album. I didn't know Roger Dean designed the cover until after I listened to it and a couple years after I met Dean himself and got a Yes shirt signed. His body of work is awesome, love the imagery he uses
Honestly lol'd at TLC/Waterfall quip. "July Morning" or "Look at yourself" next!
Would've definitely been great to see them!
Their first album is by far the best!! Please go to it next, you’ll not be disappointed.
Great blast from the past - RIP everyone but Mick Box. Here is another great, but less well known group from the same era, wit a similar sound - "Lucifer's Friend". Singer John Lawton (also RIP) could hold his own with David Byron. Please try a reaction to "Toxic Shadows" and see the similarities:: ua-cam.com/video/LkdL4SgbrOI/v-deo.html
Saw John w UH back in the day. Loudest ever. 1st Luc. Fr. Album is pure Gold.
Uriah's Big Hit that had huge radio play on Boston/NYC FM stations during this time !!
For those that didn't know them. this song got them on the map !!
Well Alan got you to look anyway, I see nothing either and I've had the album for 50 years !! Lol : D
This was one of the few songs our old garage band could agree on attempting.
That's "easily" the song of their's that had the most airplay.
Move over to the Sweet Freedom album. Probably their best work.
A very big influence on Queen, pomp rock, vocal harmonies .
All the best
When I first heard this back in my high school days, I heard it as an overtly Christian message. The phrases and word choices really expressly matched Christian verbiage. Over time, I have never heard what message the authors were specifically delivering, but the lack of specificity is actually a good thing, artistically. Yes, it can be spiritual, romantic, familial - any relationship that is fractured and healed through forgiveness. And that's a good message in any case.
Well said.
@@pentagrammaton6793 Agree
That could almost be describing Jethro Tull's Velvet Green.
We covered this in my HS band. Rolling Stone (the magazine) infamously described Heep as 'the Deep Purple for thinking 12 year olds.'
Gary Thain’s bass lines are easily my favorite part of this song.
He was laying it down on this song
One of the best singles of the early 70sz
Uriah Heep again and again... (weep in silence, footprint in the snow, echoes in the dark ... many many great songs !!!
Speaking of long and winding roads, check out Long Strange Golden Road by The Waterboys. It's a classic rock song written outside the classic rock era. ua-cam.com/video/7KDFVRVHTLU/v-deo.html
Short and sweet but great, the version from 'Live' is short too unfortunately.
Need to open album cover on the outside to see a face ot the Demon, I think when you get to last track song Paradise/Spell alot like Magicians Birthday leads into it
You want to try UH Sweet Freedom album so many good tracks on this album one of my favourites
Full of streaming hot from start to end 111
The waterfalls are the band members.
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Where did you get that shirt???
'Ole Audiophile here on a footnote: We adored their studio work. Easy LIvin' was just a blip, a freak of production more than likely from a hungry record producer. In terms of the actual album, anyone that's heard this whole thing more than twice knows the best, absolute strongest song is at the tail end of the record as in 'Paradise/The Spell'. Not a fast formula hit as Easy Livin' is/so common in rock/progressive to end the album with its strongest piece.
This is a record production fact not so commonly known from the early to mid 70s. Live albums were plentiful, but the market was too smart/refused to endorse lower quality recordings. About 1976, things rounded a huge corner quality wise, good live recordings began to occur fairly frequently. Who can forget the success of Peter Frampton Comes Alive, oh, wow, was that huge for example. I keep thinking back to George Benson On Broadway, also a giant production & success.
like the shirt
Great track. Roger Dean's artwork (mostly YES posters) adorned my teenage bedroom wall back in the 70s. Now I have two of his hand-signed, limited edition, fine art prints on my (adult, non-bedroom) wall. Not that I'd want to sell it, but the "Tales from Topographic Oceans" one is now selling at 6 times what I paid for it back in 2005.
Uriah Heep could be very heavy and this is a great example.
Lady in black, is my favorite song. Slower but when the base kicks in; so good.
Almost as soon as this started, In the back of my mind I heard, "Call Me!" (Blondie), and I couldn't get back on track. I didn't enjoy this, and am finding UH running hot and cold. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for uptempo numbers, but there was an 'artificiality' to this I just didn't like. Akin to putting an album on at 45rpm, by mistake instead of 33. Yeah, not fussed.
It's an all out rocker, and that's all it's designed to be. Turbo charged shuffle!
now that you mention it, yes. Hadn't heard this song for ages.
@@pentagrammaton6793 I got that, it just didn't 'feel right' to me... To make an analogy, it was like sitting down to a nice looking meal. Only then to find my pomme puree was grainy, and not smooth, that kind of thing :)
@@jfergs.3302 we can only say what we feel. 🙂
Now I’ll never unhear it thx.