Great Vengeance & Furious Fire

The Heavy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: COUNTER RECORDS
• ASIN: B0013N9F7W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,019 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2008 U.S. pressing of the British band's album features one bonus track. The Heavy’s dirty, guitar-scorched Hip Hop Soul will lead you into temptation. Hailing from a town in the English countryside called Bath, The Heavy make everything wrong sound right. At the core are Swaby and Taylor, who have known each other for a decade. When they met, the two bonded over vintage Rhythm and Blues and the films of Jim Jarmusch. They soon recruited Ellul (drums) and Page (bass) and began gigging as a four-piece; most recently Hannah Collins joined to round out the sound. Counter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Heavy need to be known, April 17, 2009

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Aaron Moody "Double A" (Clarkston MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Vengeance & Furious Fire (Audio CD)

This a great band and a great album! It's rare these days to hear a complete album, but they did it. Every song is solid. They also accomplished something bands like the Stones, Zep, and the Beatles did so well...they wrote an album that has many different music styles. Funk, punk, soul, garage rock, and blues are all represented. Im not saying The Heavy are on the level of those other bands, I'm just pointing out, they know how to mix it up. Great album, but it now!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More Please!, May 24, 2009

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Panache (Norman, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great Vengeance & Furious Fire (Audio CD)

I want more! I downloaded this gem from listening to one song and now want more! Lotta funk mixed in with a great rock sound that sort of has semblance to Jack White and the Raconteurs. I ranked this a 4, but would give 4.5 if they allowed. Enjoy & play loud!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My new favorite album, March 18, 2009

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A. Truemper - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Vengeance & Furious Fire (Audio CD)

Luckily, my sister is always hip on the best music and she passed this gem along to me. Because, otherwise I would never have heard of this awesome band. Gritty, dirty, FUNKY soul rock would be the only way I could describe this album. Great for driving, dancing, cleaning, drinking pretty much great all around. I do really wish The Heavy would make a new album soon!