I feel old listening to this album as I remember buying it the week of its release in ’75. Most people think of 70’s Heep as this big big rock/Prog crossover band – especially after the release of Demons And Wizards, and The Magicians Birthday with those fantasy Roger Dean covers and the big extended songs. In reality, through most of the 70’s the band wrote melodic hard rock albums with emphasis on vocal melodies and big harmonies.
This album is somewhere in between, as songs like Beautiful Dream and A Year Or A Day have that old Heep vibe with Prog very much in evidence. The title track shows the great vocal qualities in the band, with Dave Byron showing what an amazing range he was, while the rest of the band back him with killer harmonies. The band almost reach country/blues territory with Why Did You Go and shows how eclectic this album is. A solid album but not their best.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
