![]() I loved the music but hated the music business. Where were the tapes stored and what was the condition of the tapes? Why did you wait for so long to release it? After all, the material is really well recorded. “I loved the music but hated the music business” It was called ‘Blood Red Roses’, after that song it all felt really great. Mick Box asked me to write something for the Heep’s ‘Raging Silence’ album. It was as though I had walked through a door and the songs just got better and better. I found writing became easier for me because I could spend more time on the songs. All the songs on this album I wrote after I left Uriah Heep. Peter Goalby: Firstly, thank you for supporting my new album. If I understand correctly, this album was recorded after you left Uriah Heep? You have a brand new album out, ‘Easy with the Heartaches’. “It’s like a picture in your ears” Photo by Juha Kivinen The vocal led style will appeal to Uriah Heep and Trapeze fans who have never stopped loving his voice. All the tracks were written by Goalby, except for three tracks co-written with Robin George. I hope you love ‘Easy With The Heartaches’ as much as I do. Thank you for sticking with me for all this time. ![]() I know I have a lot of friends out there who have wanted this day to arrive for many years. Peter Goalby said: “Finally, my best songs will be heard. The new artwork has been overseen and approved by Peter Goalby and its release has come about thanks to fans persistently pushing to hear these legendary lost recordings. There has been constant speculation from fans on when they might hear the songs, given it was business reasons that precluded the release of the album at the time, but the way has now been cleared for the music to finally be heard. He sang on the band’s albums ‘Head First’ and ‘Equator’ plus he’s also known for his time in Trapeze.Īfter leaving the band, Peter Goalby recorded a number of solo songs, however, they were left unreleased until now. This list does not include his numerous guest appearances.Peter Goalby | Interview | Uriah Heep and Trapeze Ex-Lead Singer | Long-Lost Solo Album, ‘Easy with the Heartaches’ Peter Goalby was the lead singer of Uriah Heep during the band’s classic ‘Abominog’ era and also wrote their 1980s hit ‘Blood Red Roses’. These are the bands Ken Hensley was a member of during an impressive 60 year career in music. Hensley left the band in 1980, unhappy with the music direction they had chosen, and he later moved to America.Īfter 1985, Hensley lived in semi-retirement in St Louis, Missouri.īut he continued to make music and even reformed with some of the old members of Uriah Heep, including original bass player Newton, during a Uriah Heep Annual Convention in London, May 2000. These were Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf (1973) and Eager To Please (1975). Hensley, who through Uriah Heep found a place to develop and showcase his songwriting and lyrical abilities as well as his keyboard and guitar, also recorded his first two solo albums during that time. It was the first of the two albums to feature John Wetton as the new bass player - replacing Thain. ![]() ![]() The most successful was the 1975 album Return to Fantasy, which reached number 7 in the United Kingdom album charts. They recorded 13 studio albums, and a live album, Uriah Heep Live, along with many compilations and singles. Under the new name, and the classic line-up, including Hensley, Box, Byron, drummer Lee Kerslake and bassist Gary Thain, the band saw huge success. The band, which also featured guitarist Mick Box and vocalist David Byron, later changed their name to Uriah Heep. Hensley joined the band Spice, with bass guitarist Paul Newton, previously from The Gods, as a keyboard player in 1969. In early 1968 they signed with Columbia Records and recorded two albums and several singles.īut they later split, with Hensley later joining Toe Fat - with whom he later recorded an album. Hensley wrote most of the material, sang and played the Hammond organ - an instrument often associated with jazz and progressive rock. Hensley formed a band called The Gods in 1965, aged 20, with the guitarist Mick Taylor. He self-taught guitar at the age of 12, before playing his first gig, aged 15, at The Mentmore Pen Factory, in Stevenage. Hensley was born in Plumstead, south-east London, in August 1945, before moving with his family to Hertfordshire. ![]()
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