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Firefly

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Uriah Heep Format: Audio CD
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 2.83 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Cas
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 26, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Cas
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000006ZVU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 212 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Randy
5.0 out of 5 stars Brings Back Memories
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2022
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I saw Uriah Heep on stage in 1977. The drums and bass started a thunderous beat, the lights came up. John Lawton turned to the audience, skin-tight black leather pants, tiger-stripe shirt, blue eye shadow, feather earrings, frizzed out hair, receding hairline, homely. I loved it. They opened the show with "Do You Know." Ken Hensley blew me away with the minimoog solo.
I didn't realize until that night that the band also had a new bass player. Having been a fan of Bowie and the Spiders From Mars, I was delighted to see Trevor Bolder playing bass.
John Lawton was a good replacement for their former singer, David Byron. In my opinion, John Lawton was a better singer.
This is a great sounding, well produced album.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I've been looking for this exact CD for a long time
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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I've been looking for this exact CD for a long time. No remastering, no useless bonus tracks, the sound is close to that of the LP analogue recording. And that's good folks. "Firefly" is one of the best albums in UH catalogue, and surely the best one with John Lawton as a frontman. Songs are short but beautiful and rocking. "Hanging tree", "Been away too long", "Wise man", "Rollin' on" and "Sympathy" are simply the best, but the rest are nearly as good. Never felt such a thrill listening to these songs since my first listen to "Firefly" LP. One of my best purchases in a long while. The CD I bought is pre-owned but the disc and artwork are in perfect condition. Really 5 stars to the album and to the seller!
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barney j. blackburn
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Band!
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023
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I like this album..John Lawton has a very good voice but I'm just not sure if it was right for UH..Then I watched a video from this time period with his eye makeup and his mannerism's..Kinda' turned me off. And I noticed that the 3 Heep albums he was on, not one made it into the top 40..Which all of their others always did...Solid album though...
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heepster62
5.0 out of 5 stars a great heep release
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021
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shipping and delivery were fine, product was new as advertised, had already heard the album so i was familiar with the content i was receiving
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5.0 out of 5 stars Heep
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2018
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Best album since Wonderworld, and best album from this lineup!
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Paul K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic rock and roll
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2014
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While these guys were sometimes snubbed by the recording industry I always thought that their music was great. I love the song "The Hanging Tree"
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Tank
3.0 out of 5 stars Melodic Heep
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2012
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Many good songs from Hensley. This was more closer to Demons & Wizards just nothing real heavy. Lawton did 3 LP'S with Heep. When you look at the lead singers they had Heep has been very lucky they have had good pipe's belting out there songs. Yes they have been blessed by the VOCAL GODS. Maybe some of the LP covers could have had better art work but music wise? They have an always will hold there own.
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The Netherlark
4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Heep Classic
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019
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Firefly was a pleasant surprise for me. Just from what I had heard on Youtube, I knew I wasn't getting the progish or proto-metal Heep of the early 70's with David Byron on vocals but, honestly, this album ranks up there with one of Heep's best collection of songs in my opinion. John Lawton is an incredible talent and though, nothing like David Byron in terms of style, gives a whole new feel to a classic band. For those not familiar with the John Lawton mini-era of Uriah Heep, imagine if David Coverdale had joined Heep. Not that Lawton is a replica of Coverdale, but he definitely has that bluesier edge to his vocals. The operatic "Danish Fjord" (as another reviewer called Byron's vocals) are gone but have been replaced by a more soulful, pop-sentimentality.

The songs are all very solid and though the organ and guitars have been tempered a bit in the mix, the overall sound is very cohesive. I honestly bought the album for Sympathy which is as catchy a rock song as you are ever going to find. The quality of the rest of the album is the pleasant surprise since I was sort of expecting a lot of filler! The Hanging Tree, Been Away Too Long and Firefly are the strongest songs other than Sympathy but, again, none of the songs are bad.

If you are expecting classic, David Byron-era Heep, you may not like this; however, if you have an open-mind and enjoy well-crafted AOR songs then this album is for you.
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fender
5.0 out of 5 stars un buen disco
Reviewed in Spain on December 19, 2021
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un buen disco de la ya tan conocida banda con temas bien elaborados con un buen sonido de los que hay que tener como fans de la banda caja de plastico no digi de carton que son una mierda. eso se agradece que todabia saquen discos en este tan famoso formato que tendera a desaparecer
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colby
5.0 out of 5 stars Renouveau
Reviewed in France on April 15, 2021
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Premier album avec Lawton au chant. Comment remplacer Byron? Lawton y arrive avec son énergie et son chant impeccable. Les mélodies sont du classique Uriah Heep!
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Carlos R. Galvez Barragan
5.0 out of 5 stars Este disco de Uriah Heep es aún muy bueno! Excelentes composiciones y gran voz de Lawton
Reviewed in Mexico on May 3, 2019
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Con este disco hubo cambio de cantante, John Lawton en lugar del excelso David Byron, aunque son muy diferentes tonos de voces, ambos son muy buenos, a mi particularmente me gusta más Byron. Este disco Firefly es muy bueno, mi favorito después de la era Byron. Muy recomendable!!
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Terry O'Shea
5.0 out of 5 stars Heep Heep Hooray
Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2019
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This CD and Innocent Victim are my favorites and everything before them so was happy to get the remaster and extra tracks.
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giovanni monari
5.0 out of 5 stars cd
Reviewed in Italy on July 10, 2020
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tutto ok
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