{"id":19704,"date":"2018-11-24T11:27:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T10:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/?p=19704"},"modified":"2019-12-26T22:24:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T21:24:52","slug":"rock-mais-quel-rock-le-retour-duriah-heep-avec-living-the-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/2018\/11\/24\/rock-mais-quel-rock-le-retour-duriah-heep-avec-living-the-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock\u2026\u00a0mais quel rock ? Le retour d&rsquo;Uriah Heep avec Living the Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Si en 2016, les derniers albums de <a href=\"https:\/\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/2016\/10\/10\/rock-progressif-le-retour-marillion-fear-fuck-everyone-and-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marillon<\/a> et de <a href=\"https:\/\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/2016\/10\/09\/rock-progressif-le-retour-kansas-the-prelude-implicit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas<\/a> faisaient mon bonheur relativement au retour sur le devant de la sc\u00e8ne du rock progressif, en cet automne 2018, c&rsquo;est au tour d&rsquo;Uriah Heep et de son dernier album paru en septembre \u00ab<em>Living the Dream\u00ab<\/em>\u00a0qui me ravit. Chronique.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>D\u00e8s les premi\u00e8res notes de ce nouvel album, le son caract\u00e9ristique d&rsquo;Uriah Heep sonne d\u00e9licieusement \u00e0 mes oreilles :<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HwCm8kTFHnk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pourtant de la formation initiale et de ma d\u00e9couverte de leur album \u00ab<em>Look At Yourself\u00bb,<\/em>\u00a0seul le guitariste Mick Box demeure. D\u00e9sormais il est accompagn\u00e9 de l&rsquo;organiste-pianiste Phil Lanzon, du chanteur Bernie Shaw, du batteur Russel Gilbrook et du bassiste Davey Rimmer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19709\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/2018\/11\/24\/rock-mais-quel-rock-le-retour-duriah-heep-avec-living-the-dream\/uriahheepjan2018promo_638\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/uriahheepjan2018promo_638.jpg?fit=638%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"638,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"uriahheepjan2018promo_638\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Uriah Heep (2018).&lt;br \/&gt;\nMick Box &amp;#8211; Guitare solo\/Voix&lt;br \/&gt;\nBernie Shaw &amp;#8211; Chanteur&lt;br \/&gt;\nRussell Gilbrook \u2013 Batterie, Percussions&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhil Lanzon &amp;#8211; Claviers\/Voix&lt;br \/&gt;\nDave Rimmer &amp;#8211; Guitare\/Basse &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/uriahheepjan2018promo_638.jpg?fit=638%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19709\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/uriahheepjan2018promo_638.jpg?resize=638%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"uriahheepjan2018promo_638\" width=\"638\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/uriahheepjan2018promo_638.jpg?w=638&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/uriahheepjan2018promo_638.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uriah Heep (2018). Phil Lanzon &#8211; Claviers\/Voix, Bernie Shaw &#8211; Chanteur, Russell, Gilbrook \u2013 Batterie, Percussions, Mick Box &#8211; Guitare solo\/Voix, Dave Rimmer &#8211; Guitare\/Basse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>N\u00e9anmoins, \u00a0l&rsquo;originalit\u00e9 initiale du groupe, apparu dans les ann\u00e9es 1970, demeure. Elle r\u00e9sidait, comme l&rsquo;indique l&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uriah_Heep_(groupe)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article Wikipedia fran\u00e7ais<\/a> consacr\u00e9 au groupe, dans <em>\u00ab la collaboration entre un guitariste au son hard (<a title=\"Mick Box\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mick_Box\">Mick Box<\/a>), utilisant fr\u00e9quemment la p\u00e9dale <a title=\"Wah-wah\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wah-wah\">wah-wah<\/a>, un chanteur aux capacit\u00e9s \u00e9tonnantes (<a title=\"David Byron\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Byron\">David Byron<\/a>), employant volontiers le vibrato, et un organiste-pianiste-guitariste (<a title=\"Ken Hensley\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ken_Hensley\">Ken Hensley<\/a>), apportant une touche tr\u00e8s subtile, m\u00e9lodique, progressive ou folk, le tout enrichi par des orchestrations de ch\u0153urs\u00bb<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Cette originalit\u00e9 les rend difficilement classable. Le groupe navigue entre fantasy rock, rock progressif, rock m\u00e9lodique et hard rock classique. C&rsquo;est probablement ceci aussi qui fait leur charme et leur sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9. Il les rend inimitable. Surtout quand la qualit\u00e9 des compositions est au rendez-vous.<\/p>\n<p>Concernant leur dernier album, le guitariste Mick Box <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blabbermouth.net\/news\/uriah-heep-living-the-dream-album-details-revealed-grazed-by-heaven-video-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">le d\u00e9finit de la mani\u00e8re suivante<\/a> :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00abThere are rock songs, rock ballads, and a couple of prog songs encompassing everything <b>HEEP<\/b>.\u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pour ma part, c&rsquo;est avec leur troisi\u00e8me album, paru en septembre 1971, <i><a title=\"Look at Yourself\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Look_at_Yourself\">Look at Yourself<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>que je les ai d\u00e9couverts. La pochette de l&rsquo;album, devenue kitch depuis, se voulait amusante avec deux yeux f\u00e9minins surmontant un miroir dans lequel on pouvait se mirer.<\/p>\n<p>Malheureusement, la pochette de la remast\u00e9risation en 2017 de l&rsquo;album rend peu hommage \u00e0 la pochette initiale :<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19706\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/2018\/11\/24\/rock-mais-quel-rock-le-retour-duriah-heep-avec-living-the-dream\/cover_5852121042016_r\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover_5852121042016_r.jpg?fit=1000%2C1022&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1022\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cover_5852121042016_r\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;La pochette originale&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover_5852121042016_r.jpg?fit=700%2C715&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19706\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover_5852121042016_r.jpg?resize=1000%2C1022&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover_5852121042016_r\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover_5852121042016_r.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover_5852121042016_r.jpg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover_5852121042016_r.jpg?resize=768%2C785&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover_5852121042016_r.jpg?resize=700%2C715&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La pochette originale (1971)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19707\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/2018\/11\/24\/rock-mais-quel-rock-le-retour-duriah-heep-avec-living-the-dream\/uriah_heep_look_at_yourself\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;La pochette de l&amp;rsquo;album remast\u00e9ris\u00e9 (2017)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lyonelkaufmann.ch\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Uriah_Heep_Look_At_Yourself.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La pochette de l&rsquo;album remast\u00e9ris\u00e9 (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pour vous mettre dans l&rsquo;ambiance de ma d\u00e9couverte de l&rsquo;album et du groupe, le morceaux <em>\u00abLook At Yourself\u00bb<\/em> qui ouvre l&rsquo;album<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SPIK9wUXogo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dans leurs aspects plut\u00f4t rock progressif, Uriah Heep se fait une sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9 de morceaux durant de longues et agr\u00e9ables minutes. Leur chef d&rsquo;oeuvre en la mati\u00e8re appartient \u00e0 leur\u00a0deuxi\u00e8me album, <i><a title=\"Salisbury (album)\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salisbury_(album)\">Salisbury<\/a><\/i>, sorti en f\u00e9vrier 1971, et le morceau du m\u00eame nom,\u00a0une pi\u00e8ce de plus de seize minutes enregistr\u00e9 avec un orchestre compos\u00e9 de 22 musiciens.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o7Zeo-KfO70?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dans leur album <em>\u00abLook At Yourself\u00bb<\/em>, <em>\u00abJuly Morning\u00bb<\/em> s&rsquo;\u00e9tend lui sur un peu plus de 10 minutes et est \u00e9galement consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un des plus grand succ\u00e8s du groupe :<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/grSWdLdp7po?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ce morceau permet \u00e9galement de comparer l&rsquo;\u00e9volution du son global et les performances vocales de David Byron (ci-dessus) et de Bernie Shaw :<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x7iuNb_4Z_4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Concernant David Byron (1947-1985), il a \u00e9t\u00e9 renvoy\u00e9 du groupe en 1976 en raison de ses probl\u00e8mes d&rsquo;alcool. Il est mort de complications li\u00e9es \u00e0 l&rsquo;alcool, y compris de maladies h\u00e9patiques et d&rsquo;\u00e9pilepsie, \u00e0 son domicile de Reading, le jeudi 28 f\u00e9vrier 1985. Il avait 38 ans et 30 jours. Sa mort fut \u00e0 peine signal\u00e9e dans la presse musicale (source : <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Byron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a>). Une triste fin.<\/p>\n<p>Pour le critique musical Dave Thompson du site musical <a title=\"AllMusic\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AllMusic\">AllMusic<\/a>, \u00abaucune chanson du groupe dans le r\u00e9pertoire ne peut jamais d\u00e9passer\u00a0<i>July Morning<\/i>, une \u00e9pop\u00e9e de plus de dix minutes &lt;&#8230;&gt;<sup id=\"cite_ref-July_Morning_-_Uriah_Heep_-_Song_Info_-_AllMusic_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/July_Morning#cite_note-July_Morning_-_Uriah_Heep_-_Song_Info_-_AllMusic-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\u00bb. Sa description du morceau illustre la sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9 du son du groupe :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u00ab However, the best track on the album is one of the more prog-oriented ones: \u00ab\u00a0July Morning\u00a0\u00bb starts with a pastoral organ riff, then builds into a heavy yet symphonic rock tune that divides its time between gentle acoustic verses and emotional, organ-fueled choruses before climaxing in a monstrous jam dominated by a swirling Moog synthesizer lead.\u00bb <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/look-at-yourself-mw0000461717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/look-at-yourself-mw0000461717<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cl\u00e9 de vo\u00fbte du dernier album\u00a0<em>\u00abLiving the Dream\u00bb\u00a0<\/em>avec \u00ab\u00a0seulement\u00a0\u00bb 8:18,\u00a0<em>\u00abRock in the Road\u00bb <\/em>\u00e9voque doucement ces triomphes pass\u00e9s de <em>\u00abJuly Morning\u00bb<\/em> et <em>\u00abSalisbury\u00bb<\/em> et une mise \u00e0 niveau contemporaine du rock progressif \u00ab\u00a0made in Uriah Heep\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_JNPcbIX9Lg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pour ma part, je retiendrais encore ce troisi\u00e8me morceau :<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mYrF2jH8G18?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Au niveau de sa carri\u00e8re musicale,\u00a0le groupe conna\u00eet dans les <a title=\"Ann\u00e9es 1970\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann%C3%A9es_1970\">ann\u00e9es 1970<\/a>, le succ\u00e8s en Grande-Bretagne et en Europe continentale, mais moindre aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Par contre, la critique le boude en France.\u00a0Ses morceaux les plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bres sont <i>Gypsy<\/i>, <i>Lady in Black<\/i>, <i>July Morning<\/i>, <i>The Wizard<\/i>, <i>Easy Livin&rsquo;<\/i>, <i>Wonderworld<\/i>, <i>Return to Fantasy<\/i> et <i>Weep in Silence<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;audience du groupe d\u00e9cline dans les ann\u00e9es 1980 et le groupe devient essentiellement un <a title=\"Cult band\" href=\"safari-reader:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cult_band\">cult band<\/a>\u00a0en Grande-Bretagne et aux Etats-Unis. Il reste tr\u00e8s populaire dans les Balkans, en Allemagne, au Japon, en Russie, en Scandinavie et aux Pays-Bas. Ils ont vendus plus de 40 millions d&rsquo;albums dans le monde, dont plus de 4 millions aux Etats-Unis.<\/p>\n<p>25e album solo du groupe \u00abLiving the Dream\u00bb dispense la m\u00eame vitalit\u00e9 et \u00e9nergie que celle de leurs premiers enregistrements. C&rsquo;est peut-\u00eatre un des meilleurs albums qu&rsquo;ils ont produit ces derni\u00e8res d\u00e9cennies. Le son est \u00e0 la fois reconnaissable et tr\u00e8s contemporain.<\/p>\n<p>Concernant le nom du groupe, il faut savoir qu&rsquo;Uriah Heep est un personnage de David Copperfield, roman de Charles Dickens publi\u00e9 en 1849. Le personnage se caract\u00e9rise par son humilit\u00e9 mielleuse, son obs\u00e9quiosit\u00e9 et son hypocrisie. Sa fa\u00e7on de s&rsquo;adresser \u00e0 David par \u00ab\u00a0Ma\u00eetre Copperfield\u00a0\u00bb est si souvent r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9e par Dickens qu&rsquo;il ne peut para\u00eetre sinc\u00e8re. Il est l&rsquo;antagoniste central de la partie finale de l&rsquo;ouvrage (source : <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uriah_Heep_(personnage)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Si en 2016, les derniers albums de Marillon et de Kansas faisaient mon bonheur relativement au retour sur le devant de la sc\u00e8ne du rock progressif, en cet automne 2018, c&rsquo;est au tour d&rsquo;Uriah Heep et de son dernier album paru en septembre \u00abLiving the Dream\u00ab\u00a0qui me ravit. Chronique. 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