Firefly [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Uriah Heep | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Castle - Old Numbers
• ASIN: B00001ZSZX
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #877,295 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Hanging Tree

2. Been Away Too Long

3. Who Needs Me

4. Wise Man

5. Do You Know

6. Rollin On

7. Sympathy

8. Firefly

9. Crime of Passion (Single B-Side) [*]

10. Do You Know [Previously Unreleased Alternate Version][Alternate Take][#

11. A Far Better Way [Previously Unreleased Alternate Version][Alternate Take

12. Wise Man [TV Backing Track][#][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Uriah Heep's finest, February 3, 2003

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L. B. Ivarsson (Rock City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Firefly (Audio CD)

Uriah Heep may be under rated in many ways. "Firefly" is a very good album and the opening "The hanging tree" should be regarded a (hard) rock classic. This song alone is well worth the money. The song writing is good and the singing is excellent. Other outstanding tunes are "Wise man", "Rollin' on" and "Sympathy". This reminds of a time when the music climate was much better than it is these days...

This must be regarded as a highlight in Heep's career!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FIREFLY IS MELODIC HARD ROCK AT IT'S BEST, April 5, 2001

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"cardinals4ever" (KY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Firefly (Audio CD)

Being a big heep fan,I held off awhile getting FIREFLY due to bad reviews I had read about it in various publications.When I finally did buy it I couldnt believe my ears!This album is terrific.Great rockers like HANGING TREE,SYMPATHY,BEEN AWAY TOO LONG,and ROLLIN ON to great ballads like WISE MAN and FIREFLY which ranks among RAIN,EASY ROAD,and JULY MORNING as heeps best ballad.John Lawton has a great set of pipes which is shown on the awesome song A FAR BETTER WAY.Lawton's other heep albums INNOCENT VICTIM and FALLEN ANGEL were good but nowhere near as good as FIREFLY.Any fan of melodic hard rock should own FIREFLY.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Overlooked Gem, January 28, 2001

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JOHN SPOKUS (BALTIMORE, MARYLAND United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Firefly (Audio CD)

Wow, I just re-bought this on CD and I forgot how good this one was. People knock the John Lawton era albums, but I think they are actually better than the final three with David Byron. Heep got a shot in the arm with a new vocalist, and Trevor Bolder's bass work is outstanding. 'Wise Man' and 'The Hanging Tree' are probably my favorites, but 'Who Needs Me' is good also. The title track is a little weak and way too long though. Overall this is recommended.