July Morning (song)
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"July Morning" is a song by Uriah Heep
. It is the third track of their 1971 album Look at Yourself
.
The song was written by the band's keyboardist Ken Hensley
and original lead singer, David Byron
. Approximately the last four minutes of the piece consist of an (accompanied) organ solo, serving as a fine example of Hensley's keyboard talents. The "odd" sounding calliope
riffs are actually Manfred Mann, who according to the album's liner notes "Appears for the first time with his Moog synthesizer." This is one the best known Uriah Heep song."July Morning" starts with a pastoral organ riff, then builds into a heavy yet symphonic rock tune that divides its time between gentle acoustic verses and emotional, organ-fueled choruses before climaxing in a monstrous jam dominated by a swirling Moog synthesizer lead.
German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell
covered this song on his album The Masquerade Ball
in 2000.
Uriah Heep (band)
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...
. It is the third track of their 1971 album Look at Yourself
Look at Yourself
Look at Yourself is the third album released by British rock band Uriah Heep.It is Uriah Heep's most straight ahead "hard rock" album, with one notable foray into progressive territory on "July Morning"...
.
The song was written by the band's keyboardist Ken Hensley
Ken Hensley
Kenneth William David Hensley is a keyboard player , guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s....
and original lead singer, David Byron
David Byron
David Byron -Early Life 1967-1969:From mid-60's to early 70's David Byron did a lot of session work for a company called Avenue Recordings singing lead and backing vocals...
. Approximately the last four minutes of the piece consist of an (accompanied) organ solo, serving as a fine example of Hensley's keyboard talents. The "odd" sounding calliope
Calliope (music)
A calliope is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or more recently compressed air, through large whistles, originally locomotive whistles....
riffs are actually Manfred Mann, who according to the album's liner notes "Appears for the first time with his Moog synthesizer." This is one the best known Uriah Heep song."July Morning" starts with a pastoral organ riff, then builds into a heavy yet symphonic rock tune that divides its time between gentle acoustic verses and emotional, organ-fueled choruses before climaxing in a monstrous jam dominated by a swirling Moog synthesizer lead.
German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell
Axel Rudi Pell
Axel Rudi Pell is a German guitar player, playing melodic heavy metal. He started off with the band Steeler before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell...
covered this song on his album The Masquerade Ball
The Masquerade Ball
The Masquerade Ball is the eighth studio album released by the heavy metal German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell and the second album released with the current line-up...
in 2000.