music.wikisort.org - CompositionHigh and Mighty is the ninth studio album by British hard rock band Uriah Heep, released in 1976 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US. High and Mighty was the last Uriah Heep album to feature vocalist and founding member David Byron, who was subsequently fired due to his troubles with alcohol (he later died in 1985) and bassist John Wetton.
This article is about the Uriah Heep album. For the Gov't Mule album, see High & Mighty.
1976 studio album by Uriah Heep
High and Mighty |
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Released | June 1976 [1] |
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Recorded | December 1975 – March 1976 |
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Studio | Roundhouse Recording Studios, London, UK |
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Genre | Hard rock |
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Length | 39:20 |
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Producer | Uriah Heep |
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John Wetton and Ken Hensley shared vocal duties on the single "One Way or Another".
The original vinyl release was a single sleeve, with the lyrics reproduced on the inner liner.
The album was remastered and reissued by Castle Communications in 1997 with two bonus tracks, and again in 2004 in an expanded deluxe edition.
Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[5] |
The album was not well received, as stylistically it veered from their earlier progressive rock vein into more mainstream territory, and lacked the group's signature lengthy compositions and fantastical subject matter. "Several of the songs find the band flirting with pop elements in a way that doesn't complement their hard rocking style", said Donald A. Guarisco in his retrospective AllMusic review. He added that High and Mighty "shows flashes of the group's old firepower, but is ultimately sunk by a combination of unfocused experimentation and uneven songwriting".[4] Martin Popoff called the album "effeminate, illogical, overblown, grasping for straws", citing only the song "One Way or Another" as "promising" and the rest a squandering of "the band's flickering talents".[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ken Hensley, except where noted.
Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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5. | "Can't Keep a Good Band Down" | | 3:40 |
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6. | "Woman of the World" | | 3:10 |
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7. | "Footprints in the Snow" | Hensley, Wetton | 3:56 |
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8. | "Can't Stop Singing" | | 3:15 |
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9. | "Make a Little Love" | | 3:24 |
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10. | "Confession" | | 2:14 |
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1997 Remastered Edition bonus tracksTitle |
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11. | "Name of the Game" (previously unreleased version) | 4:59 |
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12. | "Sundown" (alternate version) | 3:20 |
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Total length: | 47:39 |
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2004 Deluxe Edition bonus tracksTitle | Writer(s) |
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11. | "Name of the Game" (previously unreleased version) | | 4:59 |
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12. | "Sundown" (alternate version) | | 3:20 |
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13. | "Weep in Silence" (previously unreleased extended version) | Hensley, Wetton | 7:46 |
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14. | "Name of the Game" (demo) | | 3:21 |
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15. | "Does Anything Matter" (demo) | | 3:20 |
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16. | "I Close My Eyes" (demo) | | 4:18 |
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17. | "Take Care" (demo) | | 2:57 |
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18. | "Can't Keep a Good Band Down" (edited version) | | 3:09 |
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Total length: | 72:30 |
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Personnel
- Uriah Heep
- David Byron – lead vocals (except "One Way or Another")
- Mick Box – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Ken Hensley – organ, piano, Moog synthesizer, tubular bells, electric piano, guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, electric 12-string guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals (lead vocals on "One Way or Another")
- John Wetton – bass guitar, mellotron, electric piano, vocals (lead vocals on "One Way or Another")
- Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion, vocals
- Production
- Ashley Howe – engineer
- Peter Gallen – engineer on tracks 1 and 7
- John Gallen – assistant engineer
- Alan Corbeth – mastering at RCA Studios, London
- Mike Brown and Robert Corich – remastering (1997 and 2004 reissues)
Charts
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- Discography
- Members
- The Gods
- Spice
- Toe Fat
- Colin Wood
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High and Mighty (дословно с англ. — «Высокий и могучий», идиома, означающая «важный, зазнавшийся») — девятый студийный альбом британской рок-группы Uriah Heep, выпущенный 18 мая 1976 года фирмой Bronze Records в Великобритании и Warner Bros. Records в США. High and Mighty стал последним альбомом Uriah Heep с участием вокалиста и сооснователя группы Дэвида Байрона, который в конце июня 1976 года был уволен из-за своих проблем с алкоголем (позже он умер в 1985 году) и басиста Джона Уэттона. Это также первый альбом, спродюсированный Uriah Heep самостоятельно, без их менеджера-продюсера Джерри Брона.
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