![]() ![]() But it wasn’t the goal or our motivation. If we got a single off of it, so be it, fantastic. GM: That’s right, and when you put out all those albums with Uriah Heep, that’s what it was about.īox: You never looked for immediate stuff. The other thing is you get back into focus listening to the whole album as well. You’re right, there used to be a boutique interest in it but now it’s getting bigger, bigger, bigger because people are realizing. GM: There are, especially with the resurgence of vinyl.īox: Well, vinyl is the thing to listen to music on. ![]() And if you want to get rid of that, okay. You want it now, you press a key on the keyboard. GM: The general listener probably doesn’t even realize that there are different types of MP3 quality.īox: There are, most definitely, You’re absolutely right but they’re not interested either. You wonder sometimes: Why? Why did we do that? But it’s only because you’re professional - you still feel like you have to go in and do that. (laughs) You know, because if we go into a studio and record an album we spend an inordinate amount of money to get the optimum sound and everything and then it gets released for iPods and things and it’s all squashed down, isn’t it? Squashed down and you lose the essence of what it’s all about. GM: Do you still listen to vinyl? You had that in mind when thinking about the reissues?īox: I have tons of vinyl but for a while I haven’t played any at all, I have to be honest, because we’re touring so much as a band - we do 100 to 150 shows a year - we we’re constantly on the move so we have to use the formats that we don’t particularly like. The band’s live set features the classic tracks from the ’70s and is a musical journey from the band’s beginnings to the present day.GM: One of the criticisms of remastering is that it gets too “digitalized.”īox: Yes, I don’t like that because you take away the warmth and the good feeling you get from listening to something that’s obviously analog and (made for) vinyl. They constantly tour the world, playing up to 125 shows a year to more than 500,000 fans. URIAH HEEP debuted in 1970 with the release of one of hard rock’s milestones, “Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble”, and has since sold in excess of 40 million albums worldwide. He, vocalist Bernie Shaw and keyboardist/vocalist Phil Lanzon have formed the nucleus of the band for more than 34 years and released 17 albums together. Box is the original guitarist and sole remaining founding member of URIAH HEEP. The LP was helmed by famed Canadian producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR and STEEL PANTHER, among others. was released in September 2018 via Frontiers Music Srl. URIAH HEEP‘s latest album, “Living The Dream”. There is no better feeling than knowing our music has endured, and that our live shows continue to rock people in 62 countries worldwide.” “Choices” track-listing: Said Box: “Who would have guessed it, 50 years of HEEP and counting! Our music has continued to stand the test of time, and the fans are the reason we are still here doing it. The collection is of 77 tracks is completed with six art cards which carry personal notations from each band member and their reproduced signature.
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