Besides their incredible discography, Uriah Heep is still nowadays such a great live band! Mick Box is a fantastic underrated guitar player and a friendly nice person.

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Hello Pete, greetings from England ! Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for this review of your favourites in the Heep output. I was out shopping yesterday and I saw a bunch of Heep albums in a charity shop. I remembered this review and you saying how great the later Heep studio albums are, so I bought all six for £1 each ! I first saw the band live way back in the Demons and Wizards/Magicians Birthday era, and like a lot of people I guess I kind of lost touch with them after Return To Fantasy. Now, thanks to you, I have Different World, Sonic Origami, Raging Silence, Into The Wild and Wake The Sleeper, along with the live Spellbinder album. Loving the Heep again, all thanks to you mate. Cheers, and keep up the great work, you've made an old rocker feel young again !!

Finally getting into Heep. Making my way through the 70’s at the moment. No clunkers so far. Fantastic band!

1- Demons And Wizards 2- Magician's Birthday 3- Salisbury 4- Return To Fantasy 5- Look At Yourself 6- Very Heavy, Very Umble 7- Sweet Freedom 8- Wonderworld Looks like their latest album rules. Gotta buy it !

Sure, "Demons and Wizards" is fantastic, but "The Magician's Birthday" is something truly special. Timeless and legendary.

My Top 5 1. Demons and Wizards 2. Look At Yourself 3. Magicians Birthday 4. High And Mighty 5. Salisbury

The young guy who was on the shift in my local record shop in the late afternoons was the only one who played rock LPs on their PA but only if no jazz fans protested against it. I came in when he played "Very 'eavy" but I only arrived for the second song. I bought the album and he told me to turn it up really loud. I followed his advice my little room exploded when Gypsy woke up the neighbourhood that evening. (That was in 1970.) I have followed the band all through their career - they were never among my top bands but always a band that counted for me. Even though I own all their studio albums, there are those that I never much listened to after the initial release, so I would not dare to rank them other than saying they are not among the top ones. However, they made a very strong return in the recent years, so it was right not to write them off. 1. Very 'eavy Very 'umble (Funny thing, Come Away Melinda was also on the debut of UFO that appeared at the same time) 2. Demons and Wizards 3. Look At Yourself 4. Salisbury (Again funny thing, I got Atom Heart Mother with another full LP side track at that time as well) 5. Sweet Freedom 6. Magician's Birthday 7. Wake the Sleeper (They "slept" for almost 20 years - what a return!!) 8. Firefly 9. Return to Fantasy 10. Fallen Angel 11. Living the Dream (Another great one that came late, 2018!) 12. Wonderworld 13. High & Mighty 14. Abominog 15. Everything not listed above (There are interesting tunes here and there but I cannot really distinguish them) PS - In my country we had the albums as Japanese imports which were equal releases to the original UK ones, just recognized that some of your early US albums differ.

Hi Pete great review and no surprise as to the top 5 albums you picked. I first came across UH in the early eighties when I was about 14 or 15 years old. I picked up an album at a jumble sale for next to nothing (Return to Fantasy) and if my memory serves me correct the title track and Shady Lady were me favourites. At the time I was the only one who ever heard of the band so I never pursued them with any interest though always felt some sort of connection. Nearly 40 years later I was listening to KZfaq and decided to search UH name and was amazed to learn they are still playing live and recording albums today. I just bought 4 albums which I think are absolutely amazing, Look AT Yourself, Very Heavy Very Umble, Slaisbury and Demons And Wizards. Love July Morning, Lady in Black, Salisbury, Come away Melinda, Rain, Sympathy, Gypsy, Lok at Yurself, Easy Livin, Come Back to Me, The Spell.... etc I've a lot of catching up to do. My heart is breaking for David Byron, what a tragic end to an amazing singer. Thanks you. John

Killer!!! Ken Hensley is one of the best songwriters ever. But the band still going strong with good old Mick at the helm.

I love the ‘Innocent Victim’ cover!

Fave five: 5. Salisbury 4. Demons and wizards 3. Magicians birthday 2. Sweet Freedom 1. Look at yourself Love the classic line up

Innocent Victim will always be special for me because I saw them on that tour and John Lawton was magnificent. Deserves to be higher in your ranking and the same with Fallen Angel which has my favourite track of theirs: I'M ALIVE with Mick Box at his brilliant best.

Thanks, Pete, for getting me back into the band!!! Cool to see the live UK album on the shelves.

Saw the Heep with Blue Oyster Cult in 1976. Priceless!

I haven't heard most of their albums but what I have heard I love! I know there is a heep of good stuff I still need to check out but here are the ones I do know: 7.Sweet Freedom 6.Firefly 5.Very 'Eavy...Very 'Umble 4.The Magician's Birthday 3.Look At Yourself 2.Salisbury 1.Demons & Wizards Those top 3 especially are so hard to rank! Love the '73 live album as well of course

These rankings are so relaxing to watch. My ranking: 1. Look at Yourself 2. Demons and Wizards 3. Salisbury 4. The Magician’s Birthday 5. Very ’eavy... very ’umble 6. Sweet Freedom 7. Firefly Haven't much heard / don't much care about the rest.

I first saw Uriah Heep in 1969 in Ghent [Belgium]. They gave a version of Gipsy for about 40 minutes with a killer guitar solo.

I love when you give the dates of when the albums came out. Thanks Pete!

Thank you very much for this Pete! I appreciate the insight.

Really cool ranking. I love what I have heard of Uriah Heep so far, but now I have a lot more to check out. I have been loving this channel for the past week. Have been watching all the videos, and I love all of them.

Lol Pete! I remember when Abominog came out. I saw that alum cover and I had to have it. Always loved that release. I'm going to check out some of the more recent ones now. Thanks for this ranking.

How cool would it have been if Dio covered Rainbow Demon?

For me, Demons and Wizards was their peak. The addition of Gary Thain sent them to another level.

Man I am right there with you at about 90% of your ranking…hearing your description of Salisbury gave me chills. I’ve had the privilege of seeing Heep at just about every Chicago show from 72 through 2019 and they never, I mean NEVER disappoint. A writer once described them as an “honest’” band and that is so very true. Had the pleasure of meeting the boys a few times including one time had about a 15 minute chat with Bernie Shaw, what a great guy, took a genuine interest in my own 48 year history seeing their shows. They continue to put out fantastic albums including the last decade releases with Russell and Daley. Anyone sitting on the fence considering a re-discovery of this band is really missing out.

I love your passion for music pete. I've gotta go and play some heep now

I have listened to every UH album. Huge fan! Thanks for your fun rankings. I enjoy listening

You should do an Alice Cooper ranking! It's also his birthday today!

This is my #1 favorite youtube channel!! This man knows even more than I do about classic hard rock ✌✌✌✌

I really enjoyed this one, one of my favorite bands. I have them all except the last 2 and I getting them today. I saw them in Houston last year (first time in forever) and it was such a great show. Yes, Look at Yourself is my favorite and totally agree with your review of it.

Pete, you're doing a great job with these videos by getting me to think outside the peak era box I tend to use for bands. I've owned albums up to Return to Fantasy but then stopped except for a few live albums. It's hard to look past Look at Yourself and Demons and Wizards. Two fantastic albums from the early seventies.

Hi Pete I owned Demons and Wizards for Years but just started picking up some of the other albums in the last year. I was blown away by how good Look at Yourself was. Definitely my number one of the albums I have so far. Keep up the great content.

I have all of UH too. Great sequence Pete ! as usual, nice job. I tend to agree with most of your comments on these ! Cheers !

Always my favorite band, since 1971 ( I was 14) and as a Bass player Gary Thain was the most influential to me. I learned all of side one of the Live album in the late seventies. Also was a fan of Wetton, and Boulder. (met Ken Hensley in '80, nice guy).

I grew up, and still listen to all the greatest bands. I somehow missed these guys. So now in my 40s I am really loving them. They kick frickin ass!!! Going through their whole discography myself now, so much fun. Rock on!!!+

It’s about time....love this band. First saw them opening for Def Leppard or Judas Priest , can’t remember exactly...in the early 80’s in Saskatchewan Canada. Started collecting their records after that. Have most of the classic stuff on vinyl, with the most prized being an English copy of Salsbury on the original Vertigo Label. Keep it coming..cheers

Been watching a few of your vids recently Pete, today finally subscribed, great stuff Sir!

Hello Pete! This happened: I ask Alexa to play the record "Pale Communion" by Opeth -who have become one of my favorite band of all time thanks to your suggestion in an Opeth show of yours- and when the record end, Alexa go crazy and shuffled songs Alike. There I heard Phil Lanzon's "Donna and Joe". Fell deep in love immediately with the song and digging a little found he was keyboardist of Uriah Heep. I've already ordered the magical "If you think I'm crazy!" album, but wanted to know about the band he is into and so iconic. That's the reason I came to this show and will follow your ranking. I may differ later on, but that's what is all about, right? Big hug for you man. Greetings and thank you.

Great job! I can live with your ranking. Salisbury, look at yourself, magicians birthday . Ever notice how birds of prey captures the vocal, keyboard and guitar stylings so well along with heep’s heaviness? And it was done right out of the gate.. oh and to hear it live now... even heavier. Glad you noted the Wake the sleeper from the current Shaw era. Excellent album. There is an anger, sorrow, and nostalgia that comes across really well on this album. Wake the sleeper is their heaviest song. This line up is excellent live and to hear the early stuff played on modern equipment brings out the heavy metal elements with such beautiful energy. Great showcase of such strong composition.. love this band

Love Uriah Heep ❤️great show agian Pete, thanks 👍🏻

Thank you so much for doing this video. I am a one huge die-hard fan of the mighty Heep and saw them numerous times on stage. My first album was 'Innocent Victim' in 1977. I have collected any album they ever brought out and I also have many of the stuff they never released. You are totally right, those who stopped listening to Heep when Byron was kicked out are lacking an incredible amount of mindblowing music. I often think that the leaving of Ken Hensley in 1980 was a gift for the band. Of course, Hensley made Heep big, but after his departure Mick Box re-invented the band and they turned their style to way harder rock. From 2008 every album was better than the one before and reached a climax with their latest album 'Living The Dream' which blew my mind. In my opinion the best Heep album ever. It is as powerful as their debut way back in 1970. Concerning your rankings: I agree with 'Equator' being at the bottom, but I would have placed 'High and Mighty' much lower. There are two or three tunes that I consider the worst Heep songs ever, like 'Can't Stop Singing' (simply crap). 'Abominog' was a great re-start after the Hensley era, but I think it is too commercial. I like 'Head First' much better and think it is by far the best album with Pete Goalby on vocals. I also think that the Box-Shaw-Lanzon Line-Up in the last 20 years is better than the Hensley years' Heep and they produced one of the greatest unplugged-live-albums of all time: 'Acoustically Driven'. My top 5 ranking: 1. Living The Dream 2. Very 'Eavy, Very 'Umble 3. Innocent Victim 4. Look At Yourself 5. Return To Fantasy

Enjoyed your video Pete (*double thumbs up*) . For me its always been Magician Birthday as my top and favourite. Felt its so underrated. Whilst David Bryon represents the original Heep's vocal, I also felt John Lawton deserves mention too with his powerhouse vocals .... he too is so underrated.

I miss and love david Byron, really love the title track to salsbury, the first 3 minutes are breath taking and it just keeps puffing about for the whole side

Long time fan of U H , saw them in 74/75 with Tull. Great video to put their later work in perspective with the earlier work that I prefer. Gave their more recent work another go thanks to you.

Thanks for returning me to Heep.From the early70s, they were a mainstay on m turntable. After seeing them in the 70s opening for Rod Stewart (yes they did Norfolk Va.) cemented them Last couple of days I have listened to at least 20 tracks from various releases !

Thank You Thank You Thank You Pete. Too many old fans become complacent in what they’ll listen to. Uriah Heep and others continue to pump out great material when their old fans seem to be stuck in an era of their “high school and college days”. It’s frustrating that so many of those same friends won’t give the “jam band” scene a listen because “they don’t know their songs”……when many of these bands have take the old rock influences (and expanded on it). Anytime I’m been able to drag a friend to a show they feel as though they’ve just crawled from under a rock. Why must this be like pulling teeth?

My older brother brought home both "Look at Yourself" and "Demons and Wizards" back in the day. I had no idea they were still around! Will have to check it out.

Great one Pete, thanks for doing Heep...

Wow I dig your opinion. I was listening to Salisbury today and started flipping through some KZfaq stuff on them. I was 16 in 82 myself and grew up in Old Bridge NJ so not far from you. Glad I found your channel you have a new follower. The clincher was once I saw you rate Death albums. Uriah Heep were always huge to me. My sister has 9 years on me and was always into Sabbath, Zeppelin, Purple and Heep. Looking forward to looking into past picks. Enjoy 🤘🏼

My first Uriah Heep album was "Abominog", and I loved it - I am wearing the corresponding T-shirt as I am typing these lines - but I went back to the very beginning and learned to appreciate each and every era of this band. Like you said, fans will miss out if they do not give the newer albums a chance. Thank you for the great review!

You were 16 and saw this on a cover and bought it. I was 20 and in college and saw it on a concert poster…..and went! Before the show all I knew was “Stealin’, The Wizard, Sweet Freedom and July Morning. They played a small club in Hammond, La where I got to drink a beer with Mick Box and meet Lee Kerslick and Bob Daisley (and Peter Goalby). I’ve been a fan ever since….but haven’t seen them since. Thanks for putting these albums in (your opinion) significant context. You are always spot on and I can’t wait to discover some of the more eclectic stuff.

Why? is such a great song. The long edit with the huge BASS sound is amazing! And it's a B side! I agree with your top five, I really should check their most recent albums.

Thanks for the tip on Abominog! Never heard it before but I've got it on now and you're right - it's great.

Uriah Heep has always been my favorite band. I agree with your ranking completely. Look at Yourself and Demons and Wizards were just like Boston or Van Halen's first album. Every song killed it.

I'm about your age and grew up listening to the same stuff, but never gave Uriah Heep a try. At this minute I'm almost finished listening to the album "Look at Yourself," and I love it! Thanks for turning me on to them!

Love the rankings and comments. I strongly agree that everyone should checl out the later albums and see these guys live!

I love Heep. From the moment my eyes saw the cover of Abominog I loved it and once I heard it I was not disappointed. Never bettered in my view.

Im a huge and loyal heep fan. love them to death. Hard to rank, but my top five are: 1) Salisbury. 2)Innocent victim. 3)Living the dream. 4)The Magician's Birthday. 5)Demons and Wiards. Secial affection I have for Abominog and Return To Fantasy. I love most of their albums. Equator, Different World and Conquest are the weakest. Thanks a lot Pete. You brighten up my days !

Demons and Wizards, my number 1. Although, look at yourself is also a great album. IMHO

Sea Of Light would be in my top 5. I love that album ! A favorite.......The songwriting, the playing, the vocals all epic !

Excellent!!!! Mick box is SOOOOO underrated! I only know all of Heep's 70s albums. I don't know anything after that. I will have to check them out!!! I do love high and mighty. I remember at the time, the critics crapped all over it. I thought it was and still is great. In fact all of their 70s stuff is FANTASTIC!!! 😀

After the Beatles, UH is my favourite classic band

Must admit that until I stumbled across this I was guilty of ignoring Heep through the years after being a huge fan of the Byron era. All those early albums are rock classics but I have really enjoyed following some of your tips about the newer stuff and I currently absolutely love Living the dream! So many thanks for that!

I have always loved the Heep. I used to see them live many times back in the 70's and early 80's. I know you don't include live albums but that first live album is still one of my all time favorite albums.

Weird. I was literally just thinking when you were going to do a Uriah Heep review! Love Innocent Victim.

I have never stopped loving Uriah Heep from 1969

I am sure I am a lot older than you, I am 61 but we have a lot in common with music taste. Although I am mostly into vinyl but have a lot of CD's too. It's all about the music & thank you for what you do.🎼🎼🎼🎼

Thanks for mentioning the years of release Pete. Great review as well.

Hi from Wales. Saw them in 1975 with John Wetton. Great gig.

Great review! I was late to get on the Heep train. I bought Abominog when it came out for the exact same reason that you did, that freaky cover! And while I liked some songs, it wasn't enough to make me a fan. It wasn't until Wake the Sleeper came out that I really started exploring the band's back catalog. And you are correct, the Bernie Shaw years are excellent! I saw Uriah Heep open for Judas Priest on the Firepower tour and they were tight and sounded incredible! I was so happy to hear them play Too Scared to Run as well, what a treat! Long live the Heep!

I remember when Abominog came out. I bought it without having heard any track from the album because the album cover just blew me away, plus it was Uriah Heep. I was not disappointed when I got home and played it, what a great album!

I was front and center in 73 in Louisville ,Ky. When Mic just walked right off the stage. David just looked over at him in the pit shrugged his shoulders and they didn’t miss a beat. They were awesome. One of my favorite bands. Go heep✌🏻

Conquest is one of my all time favourite albums ! Absolutely love it from start to finish.

First band I ever saw live on the Return to Fantasy tour. my top five albums by Uriah Heep are, 1 Demons and Wizards 2 Magicians Birthday 3 Look at yourself 4 Salisbury .5 Very heavy very humble, Thank you Pete for a wonderful show, Excellent band one of my top ten.

Love Heep and agree with Pete's first 6 picks. Never liked them without David Byron's unique voice and vibrato. Gary Thain was one of the best Hard Rock bass players ever!

Brilliant Pete. I’d have put Demons and Wizards first, but only just. Mick Box and I come from the same town in East London (Walthamstow). I met him in 1973 when I was 16. Great guy. He gave me a copy of Sweet Freedom signed by the whole band. I still have the vinyl carefully stored away!

Love Gypsy....that riff is killer. Peter Goalby underated as a singer imo. He did one studio album with Trapeze "Hold On" which is a great listen and a so so live album "Dead Armadillos Live in Texas"

The older brother of one of my best friends in high school turned me on to Heep right around when Sweet Freedom and Stealin' came out. After that, I felt like I was in my own little world with this band for decades. I literally did not know any other Heep fans. I've met people who "know of" the Heep, but their response is always as if the band is somewhere "out there" beyond normal access. It wasn't until I found videos like this one on KZfaq that I could feel like I wasn't alone. So good to see this one! For me, the American Salisbury / Simon the Bullet Freak combo is my favorite side of any Heep album. Nearly half a century later, and I never get tired of those two songs.

I had to go on Amazon and do a Uriah Heep shopping spree. I really like some of these later albums Pete.

A heap of classic albums

I discovered this band around 82’ when I was in high school and quickly bought all their albums. Magician’s Birthday was the first album I heard. You never forget your first anything. Which may explain why it remains my favorite. A great album to kick back with headphones on and escape. Demons and Wizards is similar. They had already morphed 3 times by 82’. Heavy folk prog band, then lighter almost country influenced years with Innocent Victim and the surrounding records, then a drastic change with Abominog to hard rock. I agree with you Pete, Abominog remains a classic hard rock album today. The follow-up, Head First was also respectable. After that I drifted apart from the band so I can’t comment on that material. I think morphing into Hard Rock was about staying relevant in the early 80’s when metal was where it was at. That the same band that wrote Lady In Black and The Dance would change to writing Too Scared To Run shows remarkable adaptability and resilience. I need to go back and revisit their catalog.

For my money the song Sell Your Soul on Abominog is the heaviest I know from these guys. Then again I have only listened to 9 or 10 of their records. Very glad to see Living the Dream this high. What a fantastic album that is...heavy as all hell! :)

Great video! Maybe Uriah Heep is my favorite band of all time as well 😊 probably my list would be different.,.....but yeah, great albums!

1. Firefly (A very personal album for me, and Lawton is just incredible) 2. Demons and Wizards 3. Look At Yourself 4. Salisbury 5. Innocent Victim 6. Wonderworld 7. Fallen Angel 8. Sweet Freedom 9. Head First 10. Abominog

I would absolutely put "Conquest" higher and "Head first" lower.... but Heep is HEEP! I'm a Fan! 😎

Wow... very surprised to see just how many albums the Heep recorded! Although they were the FIRST rock band I saw live in concert (back in 1971), I stopped following them after “Magician’s Birthday” because I thought they had become too commercial and “Americanized” (as with Sabbath at the time). Love “Salisbury” and “Very ‘eavy”, Very ‘umble’.”Look at Yourself” was okay, but the first two are absolute CLASSIC heavy, dark rock! Btw - I suggest a Gentle Giant countdown... Love the show!

classic!...heep are the best...david byron was one of my favorite vocalists...loved his solo 'take no prisoners' and even his gig with rough diamond....as for the albums.. top 5...1...salisbury,,,2,,,look at yourself...3...wonderworld...4...outsider...5...living the dream... i do like bernie shaw alot as well...salisbury is number one because of the title track...nothing better...look at yourself is obvious...always had a soft spot for wonderworld and definitely their best cover...outsider and living the dream are both just prime heep...outsider kinda takes you away while living the dream brings you back...so much to say about heep...so little time...peace pardo....

You killed it, Sir... Shit-3 I totally agree, as I do with the very most you said here. I also love most of these albums. And I have a special place in my heart for the Lawton era. Saw Heep just weeks ago live in Germany and they have been 'eavy and 'umble like always. Great guys, great music. Keep on rockin'.

great channel great upcoming review list fates warning and yes are both going to be great

Top albums for me - all 1970s. 1. Look At Yourself 2. Demons & Wizards 3. Very Eavy Very Umble 4. High & Mighty 5. Firefly 6. Magicians Birthday 7. Salisbury 8. Innocent Victim 9. Sweet Freedom 10. Return To Fantasy Some might question "High & Mighty" at no. 4. Sure, there is 2 dud tracks on it - but the rest of the songwriting is top notch. "One Way Or Another" is one of THE most powerful tracks the band ever did!!

The beauty of this band is that every era is great. Currently have been listening to Wake the Sleeper a lot. Even though it is not even in their top ten CD's for me, it is still better than most other bands' best of offerings.

ONE HELL OF DISCOGRAPHY I LOVE THE EARLY RECORDS BUT I WILL CHECK OUT THE LATER ALBUMS FOR SURE PETE GREAT VIDEO KEEP THEM COMING TAKE CARE PETE AND ROCK ON

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Great rankings. Totally agree about Salisbury and Mick's solos. Epic!!

I love Equator!

About the cover of Innocent Victim... Mick Box told me personally that the snake eyes are actually the eyes of Lee Kerslake! :) Yeah, I have met the band at least three times. Lee Kerslake actually played a whole Heep gig on my drums!

I don't have the 2 newest albums yet so i won't rank those. 22. Equator ( is my weakest pick but i actually like a few of the songs) 21. Conquest ( took me awhile to get into but once i got used to the vocals it isn't half bad) 20. Different World ( Alright album but kinda bland with the songwriting) 19. Raging Silence ( a bit stronger then Different World but not by much) 18. Sonic Origami ( a good album thats similar to Sea of Light but maybe a bit too long) 17. Sea of Light ( when i first heard this album with the first song i nearly shit my pants because of how melodic heavy it was) 16. Head First ( good 80's hard rockin album but its just not Abominog) 15. Wake the Sleeper (WTF this is hard. Album used to be 1 of my favorites. Great comeback album and Russell Gilbrook = Beast) 14. Abominog ( This and rank 13 and 12 are pretty close for me. This ranked lower because i love 70's Heep sound most) 13. Fallen Angel ( This and 12 could easily jump back and forth for me. But they're not Firefly ) 12. Innocent Victim (Illusion is one of my favorite songs from this era) 11. Into the Wild ( I don't know why this got ranked ahead of previous 3. I really love Into the Wild and Kiss of Freedom alot.) 10. Return to Fantasy ( I absolutely love Ken Hensley and David Byron with Heep. Good album just a few weaker tracks.) 9. Salisbury ( Really love their big epics and the Salisbury song is amazing) 8. High and Mighty (Wanted to rank higher just it has some filler tracks. My favorite is Footprints in the Snow) 7. Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble ( critics called them a poor mans Deep Purple WTF!!! I personally think they had more variety after this) 6. Wonderworld ( Dreams, The Shadows and the Wind, Something or Nothing just a few of my favorites.) 5. Firefly ( Amazing album and easily my favorite post Byron release. The Hanging Tree, Firefly, Sympathy, Been Away Too Long) 4. Sweet Freedom ( this used to be lower on my list but i really love Dreamer, If I Had the Time, Seven Stars, Pilgrim) 3. Look at Yourself ( Top 3 could easily be tied for me. I cant even pick a favorite song because its just crazy good) 2. Demons and Wizards (first Uriah Heep album i owned. My favorite song ever from them is The Wizard.) 1. Magicians Birthday (My dads favorite but i never heard it until about 15 years ago. Rain is my 2nd favorite song of theirs. Magicians Birthday is eerie and amazing) I'm 37 so i was born when Abominog was released in 82. I grew up on David Byron 70-73 era thanks to my dad for listening to them with me when i was a baby.

The way I watch your ranking videos, I open two windows of youtube, watch your video, pause it as you get to the ones that you like, go to other youtube window and listen to a few tracks. Then come back to you, continue and repeat.

New subscriber here, and big Heep fan. The album Salisbury is actually pronounced Solsbury, and for those who don’t know, Salisbury is a small City in southern England famous for its Cathedral and for Salisbury plain used by the British army for training and manoeuvres, hence the tank on album cover.

Enjoyed listening to an overview of a band I basically 'abandoned' around 1973. The live album being the last one I'd truly rate with any conviction. I saw them live twice here in England, '71 and '72, either side of "Demons & Wizards", treasured memories both. I'd also agree with your top 5, Pete. In that order too. Although I probably listen to "Salisbury" more often than the others, and "Demons" was their breakthrough album, I think "Look at Yourself" sounds as fresh now as it did back then :0)