Banki
02-26-2009, 03:34 PM
Uriah Heep - Easy Livin'- The Ultimate Collection
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A review:
Made in UK in 2003, Serial# SANDD-189, Playing Time 158:02
I usually despise releases like this... I've seen (and purchased) so many best of, anthology, collections, millennium, very best compilations that keep deceiving me, either because of track selection, but more generally because record labels still think that putting more than 40 minutes of music on those will hinder sales of their back catalogue, that I wasn't really looking forward to this "Ultimate Collection".
And URIAH HEEP already have dozens of retrospectives, so why would anyone pick up this one? Well, here's why:
1) This 2CD-set contains 34 tracks, with 158 minutes of music (those discs are packed!!!);
2) the remastering job is fabulous;
3) the tracks are presented chronologically;
4) all tracks are full-length versions (NO edits!!!)
5) you get all facets of the band, from the heavy "Gypsy" to the soft "Come Away Melinda", the kaleidoscopic "Magician's Birthday", the haunting "Wonderworld", the anthemic "Easy Livin'", the hair-raising "Blood Red Roses", and then some (actually, 28 more!!!)
And no, I'm not a member of the band or an unconditional fan...
This anthology covers the first 20 years of their recordings (1971-1991), and it's not focused only on "commercial" or radio-friendly material (ever heard the full length version of "July Morning" on the radio?).
To the novice, this set is THE best place to start without spending a fortune; to the initiated, over 2 and a half hours of cherished material covering a wide spectrum of genres so loved by many Heepsters.
I just HAVE to play it again...
Size--------------Name
15.3 MB 01 - Gypsy
8.8 MB 02 - Come Away Melinda
9.7 MB 03 - Bird of Prey
10.9 MB 04 - Lady in Black
11.9 MB 05 - Look at Yourself
24.2 MB 06 - July Morning
6.9 MB 07 - Wizard
6.0 MB 08 - Easy Livin'
9.4 MB 09 - Sunrise
23.7 MB 10 - Magician's Birthday
9.8 MB 11 - Sweet Lorraine
11.1 MB 12 - Stealin'
15.1 MB 13 - Sweet Freedom
10.4 MB 14 - Wonderworld
6.7 MB 15 - Something or Nothing
13.4 MB 16 - Return To Fantasy
7.3 MB 17 - Prima Donna
10.7 MB 18 - On Way Or Another
10.8 MB 19 - Wise Man
8.2 MB 20 - Free Me
7.1 MB 21 - Free 'N' Easy
9.9 MB 22 - Come Back To Me
11.5 MB 23 - Fallen Angel
12.2 MB 24 - Feelings
8.8 MB 25 - Too Scared To Run
7.4 MB 26 - On The Rebound
8.3 MB 27 - Think It Over
9.5 MB 28 - That's The Way That It Is
9.0 MB 29 - The Other Side Of Midnight
8.3 MB 30 - Stay On Top
10.4 MB 31 - Hold Your Head Up
9.6 MB 32 - Blood Red Roses
10.5 MB 33 - Blood On Stone
9.7 MB 34 - Different World
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File type: mp3 - 320kb/s - 44,100 frequency
Download (364.2 mb):
http://rapidshare.com/files/80186459/uhucbwo006.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/80193230/uhucbwo006.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/80199723/uhucbwo006.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/80204010/uhucbwo006.part4.rar
Password
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http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3692/bayworguhcy3.gif
A review:
Made in UK in 2003, Serial# SANDD-189, Playing Time 158:02
I usually despise releases like this... I've seen (and purchased) so many best of, anthology, collections, millennium, very best compilations that keep deceiving me, either because of track selection, but more generally because record labels still think that putting more than 40 minutes of music on those will hinder sales of their back catalogue, that I wasn't really looking forward to this "Ultimate Collection".
And URIAH HEEP already have dozens of retrospectives, so why would anyone pick up this one? Well, here's why:
1) This 2CD-set contains 34 tracks, with 158 minutes of music (those discs are packed!!!);
2) the remastering job is fabulous;
3) the tracks are presented chronologically;
4) all tracks are full-length versions (NO edits!!!)
5) you get all facets of the band, from the heavy "Gypsy" to the soft "Come Away Melinda", the kaleidoscopic "Magician's Birthday", the haunting "Wonderworld", the anthemic "Easy Livin'", the hair-raising "Blood Red Roses", and then some (actually, 28 more!!!)
And no, I'm not a member of the band or an unconditional fan...
This anthology covers the first 20 years of their recordings (1971-1991), and it's not focused only on "commercial" or radio-friendly material (ever heard the full length version of "July Morning" on the radio?).
To the novice, this set is THE best place to start without spending a fortune; to the initiated, over 2 and a half hours of cherished material covering a wide spectrum of genres so loved by many Heepsters.
I just HAVE to play it again...
Size--------------Name
15.3 MB 01 - Gypsy
8.8 MB 02 - Come Away Melinda
9.7 MB 03 - Bird of Prey
10.9 MB 04 - Lady in Black
11.9 MB 05 - Look at Yourself
24.2 MB 06 - July Morning
6.9 MB 07 - Wizard
6.0 MB 08 - Easy Livin'
9.4 MB 09 - Sunrise
23.7 MB 10 - Magician's Birthday
9.8 MB 11 - Sweet Lorraine
11.1 MB 12 - Stealin'
15.1 MB 13 - Sweet Freedom
10.4 MB 14 - Wonderworld
6.7 MB 15 - Something or Nothing
13.4 MB 16 - Return To Fantasy
7.3 MB 17 - Prima Donna
10.7 MB 18 - On Way Or Another
10.8 MB 19 - Wise Man
8.2 MB 20 - Free Me
7.1 MB 21 - Free 'N' Easy
9.9 MB 22 - Come Back To Me
11.5 MB 23 - Fallen Angel
12.2 MB 24 - Feelings
8.8 MB 25 - Too Scared To Run
7.4 MB 26 - On The Rebound
8.3 MB 27 - Think It Over
9.5 MB 28 - That's The Way That It Is
9.0 MB 29 - The Other Side Of Midnight
8.3 MB 30 - Stay On Top
10.4 MB 31 - Hold Your Head Up
9.6 MB 32 - Blood Red Roses
10.5 MB 33 - Blood On Stone
9.7 MB 34 - Different World
0.0 MB folder.jpg
File type: mp3 - 320kb/s - 44,100 frequency
Download (364.2 mb):
http://rapidshare.com/files/80186459/uhucbwo006.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/80193230/uhucbwo006.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/80199723/uhucbwo006.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/80204010/uhucbwo006.part4.rar
Password
bayw.org