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One year after their self-titled debut appeared in 1970 (entitled VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE in) England, Uriah Heep struck again with their sophomore effort, LOOK AT YOURSELF. While their debut was a solid slice of blues-based heavy metal, LOOK AT YOURSELF expanded the band's sound, bridging the straight-ahead approach of their early work with the more challenging and progressive work of their next release, SALISBURY.
Highlights include such mega heavies as the album opening title track and the Deep Purple-esque "Love Machine," as well as the surprisingly jazz-inflected "What Should Be Done." Due to it's consistency, many a longtime Heep fan considers LOOK AT YOURSELF to be the band's finest hour.
Recorded at Lansdowne Studios, London, England in July, 1971. Includes original release liner notes by Ken Hensley.
Personnel: David Byron (vocals); Ken Hensley (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, organ); Mick Box (acoustic guitar, guitar); Paul Newton (bass); Ian Clark (drums).
Uriah Heep Look At Yourself Songs Look At Yourself Music Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews headliner
"Look At Yourself" was the third Uriah Heep's album. Often described as the one that set a definitive direction for the band, "Look At Yourself" is hardly a typical UH's album in that sense that all studio albums have been quite different. One may argue about the significance of "Look At Yourself" but in any case it was one of the best recordings of the band that has demonstrated the main features of the group: strong vocal parts, Mick Box's wow wow guitar, heavy organ and often meaningful lyrics that are so descriptive of many UH's songs. Two tracks are the most prominent: the title track and "July Morning". The latter was conceived by the lead singer David Byron as an acoustic ballad later augmented by K. Hensley's organ introduction and solo. The last but not the least was the contribution from Manfred Mann's synthesizer's solo and the final drums/percussion part. An outstanding David Byron's singing, lyrics and a catchy riff have made "July Morning" a band's anthem for decades.
"I Wanna Be Free", "Tears In My Eyes", "Shadow of Grief" and the last two songs are excellent compositions though are not so widely known as the two previous tracks. They contain interesting guitar solos from Mick and Ken as well as organ arrangements. Vocal harmonies from David and Ken are especially good with a singing contribution of all members of the group. "Look At Yourself" lives its own life not becoming obsolete. A must-have for any Uriah Heep fan as well as a good option for those who like classic rock.
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THIS IS THE BEST LP IN MY OPION , IT WILL RIP YOU APART AND PUT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN , GET EVERY HEEP CD , YOU WILL LOVE THEM........
Submitted by MIKE (BG IND)
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one of my all time favorites
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This is a Fav for sure...great playing, great singing great recording. Heep are excellent still...worthy of great respect. Back in the early to mid 70's was when I was most into music...ah..those were the days!
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i don't care what critics (and others) say about Heep music...for me, one of my favorite
bands of all times...this album, esta cabron...
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