Ken Hensley

Artist:  Ken Hensley
Birth Name:  Kenneth William David Hensley
Born:  August 24, 1945.  Hertfordshire, England
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Mellotron, Piano, Organ, Slide Guitar, Steel Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Harmonica

Ken Hensley is an English Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s.  In the early 1965, he formed the Psychedelic Blues Rock called The Gods, with Mick Taylor (Guitar, later with The Rolling Stones), and Greg Lake (Guitar, Bass, later with King Crimson and Emerson , Lake & Palmer), Paul Newton (Bass, later with Uriah Heep), and Lee Kerslake (Drums, later with Uriah Heep), John Glascock (Bass, later with Jethro Tull).  He wrote or co-wrote the majority of Uriah Heep's songs, including "the hit singles: "Lady In Black", "Easy Livin'", "Stealin'", "Look At Yourself", and "Free Me".

Title:  The Bronze Years 1973-1981 (Box Set 3 CD/1 DVD)  (2019)
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock
Label:  HNE
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Disc 1:

Title:  Proud Words On A Dust Shelf  (1973)

Tracks:

 1.  When Evening Comes  (4:37)
 2.  From Time To Time  (3:37)
 3.  A King Without A Thone  (3:54)
 4.  Rain  ((3:16)
 5.  Proud Words  (3:15)
 6.  Fortune  (5:18)
 7.  Black Hearted Lady  (3:38)
 8.  Go Down  (3:11)
 9.  Cold Autumn Sunday  (5:30)
10. The Last Time  (2:48)

Bonus Tracks:

11. From Time To Time (Edit) (3:06)
12. From Time To Time (Mono)  (3:05)
13. When Evening Comes (Edit)  (2:31)

Personnel:

Ken Hensley:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Gary Thain:  Bass
Dave Paul:  Bass

Lee Kerslake:  Drums

Disc 2:

Title:  Eager To Please  (1975)

Tracks:

 1.  Eager To Please  (4:56)
 2.  Stargazer  (3:48)
 3.  Secret  (4:03)
 4.  Through The Eyes Of A Child  ((2:21)
 5.  Part Three  (3:50)
 6.  The House On The Hill  (3:19)
 7.  Winter Or Summer  (3:03)
 8.  Take And Take  (3:44)
 9.  Longer Shadows  (3:38)
10. In The Morning  (2:36)
11. How Shall I Know  (4:10)
12. Who Will Sing For You  (2:52)

Personnel:  

Ken Hensley:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Mark Clarke:  Bass, Vocals
Bugs Pemberton:  Drums, Percussion


Additional Musicians:

B.J. Cole:  Pedal Steel on Track 3
Ray Warleigh:  Saxophone on Track 10

Disc 3:

Title:  Free Spirit  (1980)

Tracks:

 1.  Inside The Mystery  (4:39)
 2.  New York  (2:25)
 3.  The System  (2:34)
 4.  When  (3:48)
 5.  No More  (4:38)
 6.  Brown Eyed Boy  (4:05)
 7.  Do You Feel Alright  (2:52)
 8.  Telephone  (3:11)
 9.  Woman  (3:23)
10. New Routine  (3:27)

Personnel:

Ken Hensley:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums

Additional Musicians:

Denny Ball:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 9
Trevor Boulder:  Bass on Tracks:  2, 8
Gary Taylor:  Bass on Tracks:  3-5
Mark Clarke:  Bass on Track 6
Jim Tooney:  Drums on Track 1
Geoff Allan:  Drums on Tracks:  2-4, 9
Ian Paice:  Drums on Track 6
Kenny Jones:  Drums on Track 8
The Wrongettes:  Backing Vocals on Track 2

Disc 4:

Format:   DVD

In Conversation with Malcolm Dome:

 1.  Ken Hensley discusses Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf (22:20)
 2.  Ken Hensley discusses Eager To Please  (18:31)
 3.  Ken Hesley discusses Free Spirit  (21:30)

The Bronze Years 1973-1981 is the Box Set Collection by Ken Hensley, released on November 22, 2019 by HNE, contains the 3 solo albums for the Bronze Label, plus DVD in conversation with Malcolm Dome.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.