Uriah Heep Album: “King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents In Concert”

Having written a short recollection of the night this was recorded for King Biscuit,I have to say that this night may not have been one of David Byron's or Uriah Heep's better nights, but it was definately "raw" and off the cuff. Live 73 was certainly a much cleaner and polished performance for the group and will go down as the best Live recording Uriah Heep ever made. If anyone truly remembers how concerts were back in the early to mid-seventies, then they know that quite a few times groups were faced with numerous technical problems that usually didn't get sorted out until at least 2-3 songs into their sets. I have to say that this recording gets better as the show goes on and truly gives the listener an honest and true feel of how the shows were at that time. If you want a nice 'homogenized' polished concert by Uriah Heep, then buy Live 73, but if you want to really feel like you are at the show and want the feel of what numerous shows were like during the "arena rock" era, then this is the performance for you. If you have had the opportunity to read the liner notes from the CD, you will have read my "Recollections By A Fan". This is how I felt that evening and how I feel everytime I put this CD on to listen to.

Rock On !

Dale Fredericks

oh my god!i cant believe no one else has reviewed this cd!now keep in mind this was recorded in 1974..and this is a true live performance,little or no doctring of the tapes..at first listen i felt david byrons vocals were a bit weak..(especially during stealin)still after several listens this is a great cd..for uraih heep fans ..the music from the band is excellant!this cd provides a great song list which includes sweet freedom which isnt on the other 2 live cds that i have from this line up.david byron is my favorite uriah heep singer...so that said there are better performances by him other than on this cd(such as live 73)but david is a singer that has moments of brillance so i say buy this cd,forget the imperfections ,crank it up and hear one of the greatest bands ever...so its nice to be back in san diego!

This recording comes across as being pompous, overblown arena rock. The playing is sloppy and the singer seems drunk or high, inserting expletives in his dialog for shock value. I had the original LP of Uriah Heep Live, and hoped this performance would equal it. (I was unable to find "Uriah Heep Live" on CD when I purchased the "King Biscuit Presents" disc. Now that the "Uriah Heep Live" is available it seems to be missing some songs from the original LP release.)

Uriah Heep was a great band , but this performance shows the effects of the road and substance abuse. I guess some things are best left to memories.