Absolutely loved Uriah Heep up at Warsaw Klub Progresja last night, as they rolled back the years with classic after classic: 'Gypsy'; 'The Hanging Tree'; 'Rainbow Demon'; 'Sunrise'; 'The Magician's Birthday'; 'The Wizard'; 'Lady in Black'; 'July Morning' etc.
Vocalist Bernie Shaw was full of energy and kept the crowd engaged throughout the show. Didn't realise that Bernie was Canadian. Amazing story on the Internet about how he came over to London from Canada during the NWOBHM times and had spells as lead singer with Grand Prix (with Uriah Heep keyboard player, Phil Lanzon) and Praying Mantis (can remember him joining Praying Mantis in the early 1980s/also saw Grand Prix twice with Phil Lanzon but not Bernie Shaw in the early 80s).
And, of course, Uriah Heep mainstay, Mick Box, just makes guitar playing look effortless:
Wonderful shape of Davey Rimmer's bass guitar below:
Only other time I've seen Uriah Heep was back in the late 1980s at Manchester Apollo, but must say I preferred them last night, as the band were on fire so to say.
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