1077 Uriah Heep - Wizard

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1077 Uriah Heep - Wizard
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Been meaning to pick this track for a while now. This one has some nice dynamics; it starts out acoustic with mellow vocals and eventually the entire band kicks in. Songs like this are the main reasons I love Progressive Rock, they are not afraid to sing about about different things like fantasy, space, or things Science Fiction. Call it pretentious or escapist, but this music kicks serious butt; some times it is nice to not hear songs with similar subject matter over and over again. Just because you don't "get it" doesn't mean you have to hate it.

Here is the studio version on YouTube.
Here is a television clip on YouTube.


My song pick a year ago today: Queen - Bicycle Race
My song pick two years ago today: The Doors - Love Me Two Times

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