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Concert Review – Naam 3/18/11 SxSW
I first caught Naam last year when they were on the bill with Voi Vod at SxSW 2010 and instantly became a fan. Their breed of space rock, stoner rock, metal, psyche rock or whatever other monikers you want to give it really set well with me.
A month or 2 ago they stated that there would be no showing at SxSW 2011 because of management issues or something but ultimately they got it done and ended up doing a few shows around town. I was able to catch the one at Headhunters on Friday. They were on the back patio which is tiny and I was one of the last folks in the door…and that put my fat ass right in front of the band. A little too close from a band’s perspective in my opinion but having everyone in their faces didn’t seem to matter at all. They pushed through their set with intensity and the crowd really liked them a lot. They were loud, heavy, solid.
Naam does it right. They are tight and I really like the way they do their vocals by enhancing them with a lot of chorus, delay and reverb. It fits with their music perfectly. I’m especially impressed with John Bundy’s bass playing. That guy works his Fender Precision bass like a $9 hooker.
Can’t wait to see them again!
You can buy their stuff on iTunes or via All That is Heavy.
Uriah Heep – Demons and Wizards
There’s really something special about listening to vinyl. One of my all time favorite records to spin was Uriah Heep’s Demons and Wizards. The record was a hand-me-down from my brother who was a pretty big 
Heep fan. I believe it was the very early 1980s when he exposed me to this band. As I was converting my CD version of this album to MP3 today, it really made me realize how much I missed spinning records. This is certainly one album that is best heard through a needle. Sure, the CD sounds good but there’s just something about this album that screams to be heard on vinyl.
I sold off most of my record collection years ago. Sometimes I regret it, but generally I don’t think about it too often. But today I am certainly missing it. Sometimes you just need that hit of nostalgia, ya know?
Demons and Wizards was Heep’s 3rd album and the 2nd of what I call their Holy Trilogy. Look at Yourself and Magician’s Birthday being the other two. That was a good run of albums!
I’d say the only song on this one that I don’t care for is All My Life, but I never skip it. When anyone ever asks me to recommend a Heep album to them, this is the one I tell them to start with.
So, if you don’t own this and you like classic prog and psyche rock, this is something you should check out.
Who couldn’t love this song?
And this may be my fave from the record:
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