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  • Artist: Uriah Heep
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2004
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 5050749210821
  • Item Number: MSI921082
  • Release date: 01/01/2008
  • 1. Keep on Ridin'
  • 2. Flyin' High
  • 3. Roller
  • 4. Free 'n' Easy
  • 5. Illusion
  • 6. Free Me
  • 7. Cheat 'n' Lie
  • 8. The Dance
  • 9. Choices
  • 10. Illusion/Masquerade [Full Unedited Version][Bonus Track]
  • 11. The River [Bonus Track][Outtake]
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Innocent Victim [UK Bonus Tracks] by Uriah Heep on CD


After breaking in new vocalist John Lawton on the back-to-basics outing Firefly, Uriah Heep once again found themselves feeling the need to experiment a bit on Innocent Victim. The resulting album doesn't cohere as neatly as Firefly did, but manages to keep the listener engaged thanks to a combination of slick performances from the band and a handful of truly great Uriah Heep songs. Overall, Innocent Victim's blend of sharp, short rockers and pop-friendly ballads feels like an attempt to court the American AOR market. The rockers are all pretty strong stuff: "Free 'n' Easy" is a fast-moving tune built on an ear-scorching guitar riff that feels like boogie rock in overdrive, while "Roller" is a stylish midtempo track that blends funky, languid verses with a faster, bass-driven chorus that ups the song's rock quotient. The band also weaves in some experimental tracks that hit the bull's eye: "Illusion" is a spacy tale about dreaming that creates a rich atmosphere through an arrangement built on strong keyboard and vocal textures, while "The Dance" successfully marries a reggae beat to its prog-like melody. Meanwhile, the album's ballad leanings brought Uriah Heep one of their biggest international hits in the form of "Free Me," a tune whose acoustic style and accent on harmonies brought the group dangerously close to Eagles territory. The downside of Innocent Victim is that it works a little too hard at being radio-friendly: despite their high level of energy, songs like "Keep on Ridin'" and "Flyin' High" are too contrived and self-consciously poppy to sit comfortably alongside gutsy rockers like "Free 'n' Easy." Despite this unevenness in tone, Innocent Victim remains a likable album with enough strong material to satisfy Uriah Heep's admirers. [The U.K. edition also includes the full version of "Illusion" (called "Illusion/Masquerade") and "The River."] ~ Donald A. Guarisco, Rovi
  • Artist: Uriah Heep
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2004
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 5050749210821
  • Item Number: MSI921082
  • Release date: 01/01/2008
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Genre: Pop/Rock
  • Style: Hard Rock, Prog-Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal, Album Rock
  • Album Time: 50:21

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Innocent Victim Uriah Heep CD