...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble signed to that label. The album shows the band trying out various genres a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock rather than the hard rock that they would become known for on later albums. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs prior to the band's renaming as Uriah Heep, and featured session player Colin Wood on keyboards. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in late 1969, the tracks were not re-recorded. The album was generally panned by the mainstream critical press upon its release, although it has since been acknowledged as an early classic of the heavy metal
The Very Very Best of Crowded House purchase, whilst admitting that the album, "will do enough business to warrant their record company's shameless opportunism." "Classic Rock" reviewer remarks how the band has progressed since the time when the material of the collection was recorded, but she says that "it's hard not to be wowed by this back catalogue of golden pop genius." The album peaked at number 11 in Australia, 12 in New Zealand and 49 in the UK, making it less successful than "Recurring Dream". The Very Very Best of Crowded House The Very Very Best of Crowded House is a compilation album featuring 19 singles