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Rating: RAGING IN SILENCE - URIAH HEEP - 1989
Four years after the release of the 1985 album "Equator" and two years after their historic concert in Moscow in 1987 (where they were the first Western band to ever perform), Uriah Heep entered the studio to release their 17th album titled "Raging in Silence."
This will be the first of the 4 studio albums that the most stable lineup in their history (Winter 1985-2007) will release.
The album starts with the ballad (a cover of Argent) "Hold your head up", followed by the poignant "Blood red roses" written in its time by the previous singer Peter Goalby but recorded by this lineup.
"Voices on my TV" keeps the energy high in this album, where the two latest additions to the band shine: ex-Grand Prix members Bernie Shaw on vocals and Phil Lanzon on keyboards.
"Rich kid" and "Bad bad man" are two classic rock tracks where (finally) Mick Box's guitar is prominent; "Cry freedom" is just a slow interlude.
"More fool you" somehow brings back the '80s style of Abominog with its sharp guitar solos, while with "When the war is over" the band performs an acoustic cover of Cold Chisel.
The CD concludes with the heartfelt "Lifeline" and the solid rock of "Rough Justice", an excellent seal to yet another work that confirms Uriah Heep's great creative tradition.
Overall Rating: 8
Simone Parisi, a fan of Uriah Heep
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Hold Your Head Up (04:33)
And if it's bad
Don't let it get you down
You can take it
And if it hurts
Don't let them see you cry
You can make it
Just hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head high
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head high
And if they stare, just let them
Burn their eyes on you moving
And if they shout, don't let it change
A thing that you're doing
Hold your head up ...
04 Rich Kid (04:49)
She's a rich kid
She wears diamond rings
Knows how to walk
Knows everything
About love, she's not too sure
What she's looking for
Fresh from the woods
Out on the street
She's looking good
Looking so neat
She don't know if she should
'cause she don't know
If she's bad or good
She don't care if it
Hurts her father
She don't care if it
Breaks her mother
She don't care anymore
She just wants what
She's never had before
All she wants is love, she's ready
She wants love
And she's gonna get it
All she needs is love
She's gotta have it, someone to love
All she wants is love, she's ready
Gotta have love, she'll get it
All she needs is love
She's never had it, someone to love
She was a school boy's dream
High school queen
She had it all when she was sixteen
Stayed away from boys
'cause she thought she'd get hurt
Why did she listen to
Her mother's words
Couldn't go out
Had to stay home
And how she hated
Being on her own
She needs love like everybody else
Now she's gonna
Get some for herself
All she wants is love, she's ready
She wants love
And she's gonna get it
All she needs is love
She's gotta have it, she needs love
All she wants is love, she's ready
She wants love
And she's gonna get it
All she needs is love
She's gotta have it, someone ...
08 When the War Is Over (05:08)
When the war is over
Got to get away
Pack my bags to
No place in no time no day
You and i, we used
Each other's shoulder
Still so young
But somehow so much older
How can I go home
And not get blown away
Ain't nobody gonna
Steal this heart away
When the war is over
Got to start again
Try to hold a trace of
What it was back then
You and i, we shared
Each other's stories
Just a page that's
Lost in all it's glory
How can I go home
And not get blown away
You and I had our sights
Set on something
Hope this doesn't mean
Our days are numbered
I've got plans for more
Than a wanted man
All around is chaos and madness
Can't help feeling
Nothing more than sadness
Only choice to face it
The best I can
Ain't nobody gonna
Steal this heart away
And not get blown away ...
09 Lifeline (04:53)
Well I'm not superstitious
But there's something
Going on inside
Could be friendly, could be vicious
And there isn't any place to hide
It's my imagination
A blessing or a curse
No, I can't ignore it
For better or for worse
It wakes me when I'm sleeping
A thief that takes my breath away
And I find myself
Reaching for a lifeline
Throw me a lifeline and
Bring me back in time
I need a lifeline, throw me a lifeline
I'm going down for the last time
Sometimes I can't control it
Sometimes it isn't there at all
Sometimes I try to roll it
And wind up staring at the wall
My imagination
I love the games it plays
I get in so deep that I get lost
For days and days
It sometimes leaves me shakin'
Standin' in the dark alone
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By Hellring
Raging Silence was the album of the 'return.' For this alone, it has an intrinsic importance that should not be underestimated.
Bernie Shaw demonstrates his good vocal skills on tracks like 'When the War is Over.'
