Wonderworld [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Uriah Heep | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sbme Castle Us
• ASIN: B00005NQHS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,362 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Mid-priced 1996 U.K. reissue on Castle for their seventhstudio album from 1974, fully remastered & repackaged withnew sleeve notes, additional photos & four bonus tracks:the B-side 'What Can I Do' & the previously unreleased'Dreams' (Version), 'Something --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thanks, Mr. Hensley, February 7, 2009

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P. Schlingemann (The Hague, Holland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wonderworld (Dlx) (Exp) (Audio CD)

By the time Heep started work on the follow up to Sweet Freedom, the band was in a mess. There was a total lack of inspiration and the increasingly erratic and irritating behaviour of Gary Thain and David Byron, who believed that being a rock star meant doping yourself up to the eyeballs on a daily basis. Byron and Mick Box came up with a couple of miserable tunes and it looked like the upcoming album was going to be a disaster. So Ken Hensley, who by then was working on his second solo album, came to the rescue and offered two tunes he had originally intended for his own record - Wonderworld and The Easy Road. The final result is a miserable album with only two good songs on it. Without faithful Kens contribution, Wonderworld wouldn't even be worth half a star.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great job!, January 18, 2000

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Steve Marshall "Steve" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wonderworld (Audio CD)

The first thing you'll notice about Wonderworld is the improved sound quality. While it's not one of their best albums overall (the first side of the album is great), there are a number of excellent tunes here. "Suicidal Man" features a menacing riff throughout it, and "The Shadows and the Wind" is the perfect example of the band's intricate 5-part harmonies. The bonus tracks are the other highlight here. Along with a B-side ("What Can I Do"), the disc includes a previously unreleased version of "Dreams" and great live renditions of "Something or Nothing" and one of the band's best ballads, "The Easy Road."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a solid effort, February 24, 2007

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B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wonderworld (Audio CD)

Apparently many people have a problem with this album. That is, the few people who've heard it. The title song sounds a lot like the chorus in Elton John's "don't let the sun go down on me". Don't you think so? Yes? No? Come on, it does! I don't know which song came out first.

I really think this is one of Uriah Heep's most melodic albums. I find myself humming songs from this album ALL the time, especially "something for nothing" (which, for some reason reminds me of the video game Mega Man series) and "dreams" (which sounds like it came from Walt Disney World or something). The other songs are short, heavy rockers.

I love the whole album. "we got we" reminds me of the Flintstones. It seems like EVERY song on the album reminds me of something, and in the end, that's part of the thing that makes music so great. Yup. Pick up Wonderworld.