Sonic Origami [Import]

Sonic Origami [Import]

Track Listings

1. Between Two Worlds

2. I Hear Voices

3. Perfect Little Heart

4. Heartless Land

5. Only the Young

6. In the Moment

7. Question

8. Change

9. Shelter from the Rain

10. Everything in Life

11. Across the Miles

12. Feels Like

13. Golden Palace

14. Sweet Pretender [Limited Edition Only]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Sweet Pretender.

Tracks:

Between Two Worlds
I Hear Voices
Perfect Little Heart
Heartless Land
Only The Young
In The Moment
Question
Change
Shelter From The Rain
Everything In Life
Across The Miles
Feels Like
The Golden Palace
Sweet Pretender

Customer Reviews:

Uriah Heep - 'Sonic Origami' (Spitfire) 2 1/2 stars.......2006-03-02

An 'okay' 1999 release by Uriah Heep.Not really so bad,just too generic sounding,I thought.All I can say is that hardcore Heep fans would likely get more out of this CD than I did.Decent cuts here to check out are "I Hear Voices","Perfect Little Heart",the prog-like "In The Moment"(almost sounds like Asia)and the uptempo "Everything In Life".I got to see Uriah Heep play just once,on their 'Different World' tour.Guess they don't tour the states like they once did.I'd still go see them play just to hear the classics.I'm sure I'm not alone on that.

From a 34 year 'HEEPSTER'........2005-02-17

Occasionally one falls in love with a group. You follow them through their successes, their failures, their 'commercial successes' that are failures, and their 'commercial failures' that are successes. Rarely has the 'HEEP' had their cake and ate it, too. Now is a time when younger people are looking for a source of 'outer inspiration'. If you fall into that 'searching period', this is a must have! Not only do have the pleasure of listening to a band that began with a bang in 1970, but hung-in-there during tough times until they were struck by a bolt inspiration with a big 'I'. Not the ego (i), but that Light from which all good things emerge. Musically and lyrically, this is a very 'High' album. Most of us would do well to listen to the wisdom that it offers. And, I assure you, there couldn't be a more enjoyable way to learn. The essential understanding about "unity vs. division" can be had for 15 bucks and an 'open mind and ear'. Forget anything you might have heard about the HEEP in the past. I met guitarist Mick Box right after they released 'Sea of Light'. If you were to talk to him for 10 minutes, you would understand the statement that "Age is a State of Mind". I think that the 'boys' have been touched by a 'Timeless Energy". The Moody Blues (truly inspired) were in search of 'The Lost Chord'. The HEEP has found IT!

Heep of Rubbish.......2004-11-12

In the old days when vinyl ruled bad albums were melted down and used for ashtrays. Uriah Heep releases were anticipated soley for this reason. To like Uriah Heep is to say:
a. You smoke to much
b. you do not like rock and roll.
If you did like rock and roll you would be listening to The Strokes and the Hives and The White Stipes not this self indulgent bore.

Sonic magic would be more like it.......2004-11-05

Proving that 1995's amazing comeback, "Sea Of Light", was no one-time fluke, 1998's "Sonic Origami" puts forth a convincing case that Heep are not just revitalized, but back at the top of their game. This CD features some of the best songs of their career: songs like "Question", "Change" or "Everything In Life" rank up with anything they've done over the years, but they aren't even the strongest tracks on it; that honor is reserved for the epic, orchestral "The Golden Palace", and the opening track, "Between Two Worlds", dedicated to the memory of their deceased former singer David Byron and bassist Gary Thain; the first time I heard the latter track, I got chills up and down my spine at the resemblance of singer Bernie Shaw's voice to David's, and the sheer emotion of the performances and lyrics.

"Sea Of Light" was their best album since 1977's "Firefly". This is their best since 1973's "Sweet Freedom". An absolute essential.

continuing the tradition of its predecessor..........2004-03-03

In 1994 Uriah Heep roared back to life with their first truly great album in arguably 17 years ... and many would say longer still, but for me, 1977's "Firefly", not 1973's "Sweet Freedom", was the last truly great Uriah Heep album. In spite of the fact that in an earlier review here at Amazon I gave 1980's "Conquest" five stars, it wasn't "great" in the way that Heep's material from the time of the classic lineup and their first release with John Lawton were... Conquest is purely, 100 per cent enjoyable, hence the five star rating, but fails to capture my imagination in the way the other albums I've mentioned do. But I digress already, not even having started! 1998's "Sonic Origami", the album I'm **supposed** to be writing about here today, continues the tradition set by the album that came before it, presenting us with still more great music that's every bit as enjoyable as the material we heard on the previous album.

Uriah Heep had a hard time throughout the eighties... with a constantly shifting lineup and a difficult time finding a record company that would actually promote them, they vanished away into obscurity for most of the music-listening public, who promptly forgot about them altogether, and to this day remain a very obsure band, listened to only by those who know about them already and are willing to seek them out (fans like me have, therefore, a responsiblity to spread their message to the "ends of the earth", forgive the pretention). This is a tragedy, because it means that a majority of the fans of music today have no awareness at all not just of Uriah Heep, but of the extremely high quality their most recent material has been. Even with the current lineup, formed in 1987 (I think) and stable ever since, started off with a pair of pretty-good-but-still-not-great albums... something happened between the years of 1991 and 1994 that revitalized their creativity, which anyone who hears either this album or 1994's "Sea of Light" will immediately become aware of.

"Sonic Origami" is a nice blend of hard rockers and gentle acoustic tunes (with a dash of symphony, believe it or not), mixed perfectly together without ever growing tiresome. It always has something to offer you, no matter how many times you've heard it or how well you know it. There is some really beautiful music here, and every time I listen to it, even the songs I wouldn't consider favorites are looked forward to once they've begun and are recognized by me. Everything that makes Classic Heep is there... the distinctive harmony vocals (they were doing the choir thing before Queen), Mick Box's wah-wah guitar, thought-provocing lyrics, and excellent musicianship all around. It's a little more laid-back than it's predecessor, so I might say that it compliments "Sea of Light" in the same way that "The Magician's Birthday" follows up it's own predecessor, 1972's "Demons and Wizards" (which will forever be my favorite Uriah Heep album).

"Sonic Origami" roars into a great beginning with a tribute to past band members David Byron and Gary Thain, members of the classic lineup who have both sadly passed away, and takes us from there on a lengthy journey through an endless variety of ideas, sounds, and feelings. There is one cover song (seeing a cover song on an album from a favorite band always disappoints me at first... no matter how good the song is or who the band is, it's just my initial reaction), "Across the Miles", a beautiful song about distance separating two lovers, which I can immediately relate to, and it's so well done that I forgot to be bothered by the fact that it wasn't **really** theirs. Plus, to compensate for the cover, an extra unlisted original bonus track is included so we can still honestly say the album gives us 13 brand-new Uriah Heep songs.

Rather than go into a song-by-song review, which would take a lot of time I don't have and waste precious space here on the Amazon server (aren't I nice to them?), I'll just leave it at that. There's not a bad or unoriginal song to be listened to here (with the one exception, and it succeeds in being wonderful anyway). Buy it today, and heed this word of advice... to fully appreciate the majestic masterpiece that finishes the album (the bonus track is a nice epilogue or extra), the symphonic "Golden Palace" listen to it in your car while driving through a snowy countryside in February, under an overcast sky. It's beautiful.

Carry on Carry on,

Tracks:

Between Two Worlds
I Hear Voices
Perfect Little Heart
Heartless Land
Only the Young
In the Moment
Question
Change
Shelter from the Rain
Everything in Life
Across the Miles
Feels Like
Golden Palace
Sweet Pretender [Limited Edition Only]

Album Description

Limited edition pressing of their 1998 album for Eagle Records with the hidden bonus track 'Sweet Pretender' added for the initial pressing only! 'Sonic Origami' is the hard rock legends' first album for Eagle & contains a total of 14groundbreaking tracks from the line-up of Box, Shaw, Kerslake, Bolder & Lanzon.

Average customer rating:

Sonic Origami
Uriah Heep
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000695P1

Tracks:

Between Two Worlds
I Hear Voices
Perfect Little Heart
Heartless Land
Only The Young
In The Moment
Question
Change
Shelter From The Sun
Everything In Life
Across The Miles
Feels Like
The Golden Palace

Album Description

Originally issued in Japan in 1998, Sonic Origami was released in the U.S. a year later with the bonus track intact. [Sonic Origami is also available in an import release.]

Average customer rating:

A great band's latest triumph
a grand offering by the oldest rockers in the world

Sonic Origami
Uriah Heep
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

British Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000GBN4
Release Date: 1998-11-21

Tracks:

Between Two Worlds
I Hear Voices
Perfect Little Heart
Heartless Land
Only the Young
In the Moment
Question
Change
Shelter from the Rain
Everything in Life
Across the Miles
Feels Like
Golden Palace
Sweet Pretender [Limited Edition Only]

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Sweet Pretender.

Customer Reviews:

A great band's latest triumph.......1999-10-18

Sonic Origami is merely the most recent of many superlative albums by one of the greatest bands in rock history. This album is a diverse collection of songs that hearkens back to the band's storied past as it looks into the future. "The Golden Palace" is one of the best songs they've ever done - play it side by side with your all-time favorite song by any band and see how it stacks up. And there's more, too. Unquestionably one of the best releases of 1998.

a grand offering by the oldest rockers in the world.......1999-04-11

this was my first ever purchase on the www this is also the first uriah heep c d i have ever purchased. it will not be my last!! track #4 Heartless Land is the outstanding track , but the rest are pretty good too. I first heard a Heep record in 1975 and i thought mmmm!! this is good. I cant understand why it has taken so long to actually own one. If the rest are this good God help my bank balance.