Interesting observation @Nai Noswad. For me the inverse is true. I always thought Lee was the weak link in the band. Gary Thain was a brilliant bassist and I felt that he carried the rythm section. (And I'm an absolute Heep fan!).
Coming from Rolling Stone magazine I wouldn't give that comment any weight. They never did an honest review if the band were not from America.Missed this thread .....I always liked Heep....have the first 9 lps...after that they ran out of steam for me. On Lawton ,,,I actually like the first 2 Lucifers Friend lps as much as Heep. The later Lucifer Friend lps were just ok.
I recall a Rolling Stone review that called Uriah Heep ..'a mutant version of Deep Purple with David Byron being a strident singer who got the music he deserved.'
But I liked all the early ones.
