Artist: Uriah Heep Year: Sep 07, 2004 Publisher: Sanctuary Uk You can listen to samples from this album by clicking the links below, each sample is in MP3 format.
Overview: After breaking in new vocalist John Lawton on the back-to-basics outing Firefly, Uriah Heep once again found themselves feeling the need to experiment a bit on Innocent Victim. The resulting album doesn't cohere as neatly as Firefly did, but manages to keep the listener engaged thanks to a combination of slick performances from the band and a handful of truly great Uriah Heep songs. Overall, Innocent Victim's blend of sharp, short rockers and pop-friendly ballads feels like an attempt to court the American AOR market. The rockers are all pretty strong stuff: "Free 'n' Easy" is a fast-moving tune built on an ear-scorching guitar riff that feels like boogie rock in overdrive, while "Roller" is a stylish midtempo track that blends funky, languid verses with a faster, bass-driven chorus that ups the song's rock quotient. The band also weaves in some experimental tracks that hit the bull's eye: "Illusion" is a spacy tale about dreaming that creates a rich atmosphere through an arrangement built on strong keyboard and vocal textures, while "The Dance" successfully marries a reggae beat to its prog-like melody. Meanwhile, the album's ballad leanings brought Uriah Heep one of their biggest international hits in the form of "Free Me," a tune whose acoustic style and accent on harmonies brought the group dangerously close to Eagles territory. The downside of Innocent Victim is that it works a little too hard at being radio-friendly: despite their high level of energy, songs like "Keep on Ridin'" and "Flyin' High" are too contrived and self-consciously poppy to sit comfortably alongside gutsy rockers like "Free 'n' Easy." Despite this unevenness in tone, Innocent Victim remains a likable album with enough strong material to satisfy Uriah Heep's admirers. [The U.K. edition also includes the full version of "Illusion" (called "Illusion/Masquerade") and "The River."]
Credits: Albert de Gouveia - Reissue Design Gerry Bron - Producer John Gallen - Mixing Assistant Julian Cooper - Mixing Assistant Ken Hensley - Guitar, Keyboards, Liner Notes, Producer, Vocals Lee Kerslake - Drums, Vocals Lorraine Bromley - Project Coordinator Mark Dearnley - Engineer Mick Box - Guitar, Liner Notes Mick Carpenter - Project Coordinator Mike Brown - Remastering Peter Gallen - Engineer, Mixing Robert M. Corich - Coordination, Remastering, Research Uriah Heep - Arranger, Main Performer
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