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Argus was first released in May 1972, it was a very sucessful album at the time, going gold, and over the years has become their most famous record. Something of a "concept" album this one, but I use that dreaded word loosely as it only applies as an ongoing theme linking the songs ... Read review
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Rock of ages Review ofArgus - Wishbone Ashby
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Advantages: Brilliant early 70's rock music Disadvantages: Some of the singing!
...and Steve Upton (drums).
Argus was first released in May 1972, it was a very sucessful album at the time, going gold, and over the years has become their most famous record. Something of a "concept" album this one, but I use that dreaded word loosely as it only applies as an ongoing theme linking the songs on the old side two. The original gatefold sleeve showed a warrior staring out over a lush green valley, contemplating the battle that is soon ... ...who were masters of their craft in the 70s.
Track listing: Time Was / Sometime World / Blowin' Free / The King Will Come / Leaf And Stream / Warrior / Throw Down The Sword
Nowadays it would be artistic suicide to begin your new album with a nine and a half minute track, but this was 1972 and Time Was…"when there were things around I was afraid of……", fitted the bill perfectly. It begins with slow acoustic guitars…and three minutes later hasn't ...
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Album Notes: ARGUS: EXPANDED EDITION contains bonus tracks from LIVE IN MEMPHIS, a 1972 promotional EP.
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (8/17/72, p.51) - \"...boundlessly more appealing and stylistically assured than anything one might have expected from their first two releases...\"
Titles on disc 1
1.: Time Was
2.: Sometime World
3.: Blowin' Free
4.: King Will Come
5.: Leaf And Stream
6.: Warrior
7.: Throw Down The Sword
8.: No Easy Road (bonus track)
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