Yesterday I have been to another awesome concert… Uriah Heep. And this all unexpected. So what happened?
Simon, a colleague of mine, won two free tickets for this concert. But sadly he could not make it to the concert. So he gave the tickets to another colleague who is really interested in good music. Hans, the colleague who got tickets from Simon, remembered that we talked about Uriah Heep and that I really liked them. And so he asked me if wanted to come along. And of course I accepted!
The concert was at the “Patronaat” in the city of Haarlem. The “Patronaat” is a location that reminds me a lot of the old Metropool (Hengelo). The halls not too big (300 people at most I think) and a very good acoustic.
The concert was the try-out of the Dutch/European tour of Uriah Heep. So imagine, a band that normally plays for 30.000 people or more, I saw playing for around 300 people. Pretty cool I would say.
The concert was awesome. I loved it that they played also some of their older songs as “Travelling in time”, “Sunrise” and “Tales”. And I am very happy that they played also “Lady in Black”, which is a very meaningful song for me (except the last few lines not completely, but who cares…:) ).
As they played, time passed very fast. And before I realized they were already playing their bonus. Two songs… “Overload” and of course their so well known “Easy living”.
Remember that these are not the youngest anymore, but they still play with passion and you can see that they still love to make music. They are a true example of people who live for there music. And I am very happy that I could be there at one of their concerts. Really I am!
Oh. And of course I got the T-shirt. One of the album “Demons and Wizards”. As far as I can remember the first vinyl record that I owned of Uriah Heep. And we are talking some time ago here. “Demons and Wizards” was published in 1972. Same year as “The Magician’s Birthday. (I own of both the original version). Much later I bought these two albums (among others) through iTunes for my iPod.
As said, what a wonderful night it was!
She came to me one morning
One lonely Sunday morning
Her long hair flowing
In the midwinter wind
I know not how she found me
For in darkness I was walking
And destruction lay around me
From a fight I could not win
She asked me name my foe then
I said the need within some men
To fight and kill their brothers
Without thought of love or God
And I begged her give me horses
To trample down my enemy
So eager was my passion
To devour this waste of life
But she would not think of battle that
REDUCES men to animals
So easy to begin
And then impossible to end
For she, the mother of all men
had counselled me so wisely then
I feared to walk alone again
And asked if she would stay
Oh lady lend your hand I cried
And let me rest here at your side
Have faith and trust
In me she said
And filled my heart with life
There is no strength in numbers
Have no such misconception
But when you need me
Be assured I won’t be far away
Thus having spoke she turned away
And though I found no words to say
I stood and watched until I saw
Her black form disappear
My labor is no easier
But now I know I’m not alone
I find new heart each time
I think upon that windy day
And if one day she comes to you
Drink deeply from her words so wise
Take courage from her
As your prize
And say hello for me