The legend of Gene's Tongue usually goes something like he had a cow tongue grafted onto his. Usually a tale told by wide-eyed 12 year olds.
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The legend of Gene's Tongue usually goes something like he had a cow tongue grafted onto his. Usually a tale told by wide-eyed 12 year olds.
It's so trashy and simple. Roots rock.
I love trashy and simple. I think on this one it's Plant's voice, which is something I like on most things, tolerate on some, and dislike on, well, Boogie w/ Stu.
I love trashy and simple. I think on this one it's Plant's voice, which is something I like on most things, tolerate on some, and dislike on, well, Boogie w/ Stu.
I love Boogie with Stu! The only Zep song I ever disliked was from the same album. Sick Again. I think those lyrics are absolutely depraved. I even like Hats off to Roy Harper.
You can't really lengthen it, but if you cut the frenulum (connective tissue underneath), your tongue can then be stuck further out of your mouth.
I completely agree! Now it helps that I'm a huge Ian Gillian fan. I think that album gets its bad rap because it sounds like a$$. I don't know who mixed or mastered it, but WTH were they thinking.
The cover doesn't help either, IMHO.
The title track, Keep it Warm, Zero the Hero, Disturbing the Priest, Trashed......some good stuff there.
Saw them on that tour as well, good show, although I suffered for a few songs midway due to a "product" I had purchased in the parking lot beforehand. Things got a bit intense for a bit.
Hmm, I guess I'm NOT the lone weirdo?
You can have that little tab of skin underneath removed, it allows extra travel of the muscle.
Honestly, while I despise Gene Simmons, that line of criticism has never made much sense to me. Who cares if he may or may not have somehow gotten his tongue lengthened?
As a teen in the 70's I idolized Uriah Heep as rock gods. They had unmatched talented frontman and bass players who were both canned for substance issues. Both died shortly after being fired. If their manager had just backed off and given them a break from the road and let those boys regroup we would be talking about Heep these days the same way we talk about Led Zep. Losing those two great performers will always be the greatest avoidable rock tragedy in my mind. Heep goes on today but are a mere shadow of themselves. Sad sad thing.
I love Uriah Heep. They were really big in Europe, but I don't think that they were such a big name in the USA. They had some great musicians in their ranks during the years. I was lucky to see them in Greece, at a sorta-private acoustic 1-hour show, sometime around 2009-10.
I love Sick Again, but yes, it could be seen as depraved. Although I think it's meant to be a cynical observation of the scene, rather than a cocky boast.
That's too bad.
I think these things are probably why a lot of bands now tend to take extended breaks right after long tours. Have to recharge.
Great post, applies well to my view. Alive, and Aerosmith Rocks were the two albums, brought to my house by a friend round about 1976, that altered the course of my teenage years. Before that, my favorite band was the Beach Boys.
She might know...
I think she has a future in film........
Billy Squier making that horrible video with him wearing the day glow tank top. He instantly lost his entire male audience. Career in the toilet
Now that's one of the very few legit career killing mistakes listed in this thread.
In the early to mid 1970's, Uriah Heep were the kings of stadium rock in America. They had three cutting edge very well loved albums released back to back and they were adored by the American rock markets and I was one of them. They filled every stadium they booked. And their show was astounding. I saw them three times back then. But their luster faded rapidly when they fired the front man and bassist in rapid succession. Their manager was enjoying the money that came from packed house after packed house and thought Heep were bigger than the performers. He was wrong and Heep never much left a mark on the American market after that.
