10760 - URIAH HEEP - TOTALLY DRIVEN, DISC ONE (2015)
URIAH HEEP
''TOTALLY DRIVEN, DISC ONE''
NOVEMBER 27 2015
123:18
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DISC ONE (59:16)
1 Gypsy 03:51
2 Traveller In Time 02:51
3 Bird Of Prey 04:42
4 Sunrise 04:06
5 Rain 04:18
6 Come Away Melinda 03:33
7 Return To Fantasy 04:36
8 Look At Yourself 03:22
9 Come Back To Me 04:06
10 The Easy Road 02:40
11 Sweet Freedom 06:13
12 Why Did You Go 03:22
13 July Morning 08:51
14 Easy Livin' 02:40
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DISC TWO (64:02)
1 Between Two Worlds 05:25
2 Only The Young 04:33
3 Different World 04:21
4 Love In Silence 06:23
5 Blind Eye 03:15
6 Wonderworld 04:18
7 Stealin' 04:42
8 Time Of Revelation 03:58
9 Cross That Line 05:23
10 More Fool You 03:10
11 Universal Wheels 04:51
12 The Golden Palace 07:57
13 Lady In Black 05:41
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Bernie Shaw - lead vocals
Mick Box - guitar, backing vocals
Trevor Bolder - bass, backing vocals
Lee Kerslake - drums, backing vocals
Phil Lanzon - keyboards, backing vocals
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ABOUT THE ALBUM / WIKIPEDIA
Totally Driven is the 25th studio album by British hard rock band Uriah Heep, released on 12 November 2015 on their own label, Uriah Heep Records. The album contains re-recorded versions of 27 of their best known songs, recorded with the long-standing 1986-2007 lineup.
The album was originally released in 2001 with a different track order as Remasters: The Official Anthology, but it went out of print quite quickly and was forgotten about. It was reissued in 2004 as Uriah Heep's Gold: Looking Back 1970-2001 without the band's knowledge by a European budget label.
According to guitarist Mick Box, the songs were recorded in preparation for the Acoustically Driven and Electrically Driven concerts.
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BIOGRAPHY / AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Uriah Heep's by-the-books progressive heavy metal made the British band one of the most popular hard rock groups of the early '70s. Formed by vocalist David Byron and guitarist Mick Box in the late '60s, the group went through an astonishing number of members over the next two decades -- nearly 30 different musicians passed through the band over the years. Byron and Box were members of the mid-'60s rock band called the Stalkers; once that band broke up, the duo formed another group called Spice. Spice would eventually turn into Uriah Heep in the late '60s, once Ken Hensley (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and bassist Paul Newton joined the pair. Former Spice drummer Alex Napier was the band's drummer for a brief time; he was quickly replaced by Nigel Olsson.
Uriah Heep released their debut album Very 'eavy...Very 'umble (called Uriah Heep in the U.S.) in 1970. After its release, Keith Baker became the group's drummer; he recorded Salisbury, the group's second album, before deciding he couldn't keep up with the band's extensive touring and was replaced by Ian Clarke. Salisbury, featuring a 16-minute title track recorded with a 26-piece orchestra, showcased the band's more progressive tendencies. Later that year, Ian Clarke was replaced by Lee Kerslake and Mark Clarke replaced Newton; Mark Clarke quickly left the band and Gary Thain became the group's bassist. This lineup of Uriah Heep was its most stable and popular; beginning with 1972's Demons and Wizards, they released five albums between 1972 and 1975.
After 1975, the band's popularity began to slip. Byron left the band in 1977 and was replaced by John Lawton, yet the group's fortunes kept declining right into the early '80s. However, Uriah Heep soldiered on, continuing to release albums into the '90s and 2000s. The album roster included Different World (1994), Sea of Light (1995), Sonic Origami (1998), and Spellbinder (1999).
