Uriah Heep's "The Wizard"
One of the principal tracks that got me on to bass as a teenager was Uriah Heep's "The Wizard" from their album "Demons & Wizards" with the brilliant cover artwork by Roger Dean.
I loved the bass line - so bubbly and melodic; just beautiful. For the last 50 years I thought it was Gary Thain since he was the bass player in the band back then.
But today I discovered it was Mark Clarke (I assumed his songwriting credit was because he was the lyricist since he wasn't in t
One of the principal tracks that got me on to bass as a teenager was Uriah Heep's "The Wizard" from their album "Demons & Wizards" with the brilliant cover artwork by Roger Dean.
I loved the bass line - so bubbly and melodic; just beautiful. For the last 50 years I thought it was Gary Thain since he was the bass player in the band back then.
But today I discovered it was Mark Clarke (I assumed his songwriting credit was because he was the lyricist since he wasn't in t
