In the melodic vocal passages, David Byron can impressively demonstrate his extraordinary voice and shows that he was one of the best rock singers of his time, who unfortunately never received the recognition he deserved. The song is determined by Ken Hensley's extraordinary organ playing and a driving rhythm in the instrumental passages. Then comes Circle of Hands, one of Uriah Heep's best songs but also one of the best tracks ever recorded in the heavy-rock genre. Poet's Justice is a solid heavy-rocker defined by driving keyboards and distorted guitar solos. With its mysterious touch, Easy Livin' is a very Uriah Heep song, with beautiful vocals and choruses melded with aggressive keyboards and guitars, a little masterpiece that I've always wished it lasted longer. Easy Livin' went on to become one of their most popular tracks back then, at least in Europe. Traveller in Time is a fantasy-themed song built on Mick Box' awesome wah-wah guitar riffs. The Wizard is carried by Ken Hensley's flowing organ, it has a twitching rhythm section and great chords on the lead guitar that's fully functional Uriah Heep that combines gothic, metal, and progressive sounds. Starting with Mick Box's wonderful rhythmic acoustic guitar, The Wizard is an exciting kick-off, allowing the blood to circulate and the energy to remain constant throughout this amazing record. In the early 70's, Uriah Heep primarily stood for a sophisticated heavy-rock with elaborated "progressive" elements certainly they had an unusually creative output in a very short time period.ĭemons and Wizards contains a good handful of Uriah Heep's essential classics indeed, it is very varied, but still a quintessentially Uriah Heep record. Uriah Heep are without a doubt one of those bands that I can listen to anytime, anytime, and they still give me as much today as they did in the past, so their impact on me has never diminished. Demons and Wizards can rightly be considered one of the best and most substantial heavy-rock albums of all time.
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