Magician's Birthday

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The single " Sweet Lorraine" / " Blind Eye" reached No. 91 in the US Hot 100 chart. [4] The single " Spider Woman" reached No. 14 in Germany. [5] The Magician's Birthday was certified gold by the RIAA on 22 January 1973. [6] was something of a mess when compared to their previous albums. The deadline of this album had been As the french language says: ''sans queue , ni tete'' would describe this ''epic'' ( without head , without tail) Last note: another great cover from master ROGER DEAN, the last one until 1997' ''Sea of Light''. But by then, was a long time

Worth it if you were bowled over by Demons and Wizards and don't mind that the artwork manages to be closer to the spirit of that album than the music a lot of the time, but The Magician's Birthday marks the waning of Heep's classic period in my view. This recording covers the first "party" held in 2001. The highlight is undoubtedly the appearance of founder member Ken Hensley, who wrote most of the band's most famous works, and contributed the Hammond organ element of their wall of sound. The band play a commendable set covering a cross section of their songs through the years.Though undeniably a pleasant listen, Uriah Heep's The Magician's Birthday doesn't quite measure up to the high standards of the run of albums leading up to it. The soaring, fantastic atmosphere of Demons and Wizards occasionally peeps in here and there, which saves the album from total mediocrity, but the glorious heights reached on that album are nowhere to be seen here. Simply put, doesn't really have any truly memorable standout songs that remain with you after listening - something every Heep album from Salisbury to Demons and Wizards offered in spades. Simply put, I could listen intently to the album and then an hour later I couldn't remember what most of the songs sound like aside from Sweet Lorraine - something which certainly isn't true of Salisbury or Demons and Wizards. advantage of the opportunity.....much to my chagrin as i think it was just a way to fill up the time allowed to fill up an LP and organ that are penetrated with the scream-like yell of David Byron. It settles as the vocals are almost spoken. It builds.Themes are repeated. I like the organ play in absolutely brilliant material, and material I can do without. I know I'll still be looking for more

Norwegiancharts.com – Uriah Heep – The Magician's Birthday". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023. The Magician's Birthday party has become an annual event, celebrating Uriah Heep through the years. It sees the current line up being joined by former members, and other well known performers. To the band's credit, it wasn't really their fault that their fifth album, 'The Magician's Birthday' Originally released in UK November 1972 Bronze ILPS 9213 and in the USA - November 1972 Mercury SRM 1630 1972. Without doubt, Uriah Heep´s finest hour in the studio. Together with Demons and Wizzards, it represents

a b Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday review". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved 18 November 2018. For the most part the production of The Magician's Birthday can be described as overblown... with several notable exceptions, and these provide the only real bright spots on the album. "Rain," a thoughtful and unassuming piece, gets a sensitive presentation which goes a long way toward camouflaging the inadequacies of its lyrical ingredients. And "Sweet Lorraine" has an amusingly eerie sound to it, thanks mainly to Hensley's neat Moog sythesizer work. But two songs don't make an album, and Uriah Heep's fifth effort is a decidedly limited excursion into areas better left unexplored -- at least for the ill-equipped.

everything I've just described, then you will find it all delivered well on this album. The reason why I only give this fantastic, haunting lyric and a stunning performance by all band members. David Byron´s vocals on this a b "Single - Uriah Heep, Spider Woman". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 19 November 2018. Saunders, Mike (March 1973). "Uriah Heep: The Magician's Birthday (Mercury)". Creem . Retrieved 20 November 2018.Magicians Birthday did not aged a bit. It is still my Uriah Heep´s fave album and the most pleasant to hear Album [ edit ] Weekly charts [ edit ] Weekly chart performance for The Magician's Birthday Chart (1972–1973)