Journey Through The Career of Uriah Heep At The Coach House

Uriah Heep

URIAH HEEP play The Coach House March 12.

Uriah Heep, blossoming in the prime time of rock music, is strutting around 45 years of talent that has no intention of slowing down. In a swing of tour dates, such as the March 12 show at the Coach House Concert Hall, and the release of their 24th studio album “Outsider”, Uriah Heep is carrying on the torch of 70s rock history across the world.

“It’s great to have a new product out to keep everything fresh,” Mick Box (guitar, vocals) said. “It’s been received really well around the world by the media and our fans, so we’re delighted.”

Box was also invited recently to interpret classics from The Doors for a tribute album, working alongside Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge, one of Uriah Heep’s first inspirations.

“They asked me if I wanted to be a part of it and I thought, ‘Yeah, that would be pretty cool,'” Box said. “It didn’t have a lot of guitar in the original bit, and I felt that I could add to it and give it a little spin.”

Having been with the band since they were called Spice, Box has seen the evolution of Uriah Heep, which is now a five-piece group featuring Bernie Shaw (lead vocals), Phil Lanzon (keyboards, vocals), Russell Gilbrook (drums, vocals) and Davey Rimmer (bass).

“I think when we started out we were quite diverse. That was left from the “Spice” days,” Box said. “Then we developed into a progressive rock band, then we became a straight up rock band and that’s where we sort of stayed. You go through life experiments, then you find a niche and you stay with it.”

With positive lyrics and the creation of optimistic rock music, Uriah Heep is known to be a treasure to see live. When performing live, they play old music, new music and everything in between to capture the entire essence of the band, not simply the latest album.

“When you see Uriah Heep, I think you get the journey through our musical career,” Box said. “We play for real, we are for real, and if you come and see us you can still see the passion.”