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Look at Yourself by Uriah Heep, from 1971, the first album with Ian Clarke.
It is the meeting point between heavy metal, due to the hardness of some passages and the almost always distorted guitars, and progressive rock, which is evident in the experimentation, the intense long instrumental parts, and the vocal experimentation in which Byron reaches very high levels.
Along with “Demons & Wizards” it is, in my opinion, the most important album in the band's discography.
An album less immediate than the Heavy Metal albums and harder than the Progressive Rock albums of the same era.
The standout track of the album is “July Morning”, a song written by Ken Hensley and David Byron, a piece very oriented towards progressive rock with the final minutes based on a virtuosic organ solo.
Manfred Mann on the Moog plays driving riffs, the intro with organ and guitar solo is beautiful. The album closes with “Love Machine” with a truly spectacular guitar riff.
Look at Yourself, the opening track, has great powerful organ, guitar, and drum solos, enhanced by the percussion.
Tears In My Eyes is powerful with splendid choral interludes and slide guitar
Excellent performances on organ by Ken Hensley and on guitar by Mick Box, and the theatrical vocal interpretations by David Byron.
A masterpiece that over the years has influenced heavy metal and progressive rock.
Tracklist
1. Look at Yourself (5:07)
2. I Wanna Be Free (3:59)
3. July Morning (10:36)
4. Tears in My Eyes (5:02)
5. Shadows of Grief (8:40)
6. What Should Be Done (4:13)
7. Love Machine (3:37)
Duration 41:14
LineUp
- David Byron - lead vocals
- Mick Box - lead and acoustic guitar
- Ken Hensley - organ, piano, electric and acoustic guitar, lead vocals (1)
- Paul Newton - bass
- Iain Clarke - drums
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