Argus - Deluxe Edition (1972)

"Were they a prog rock outfit like Yes, a space rock unit like Pink Floyd, a heavy metal ensemble like Led Zeppelin, or just a boogie band like Ten Years After?. "Argus", their third album, was the one on which they finally were going to forge their own unique amalgamation of all those styles into a sound of their own. The album boasted extended compositions, some of them actually medleys of different tunes, played with assurance and developing into imaginative explorations of new musical territory and group interaction. The lyrics touched on medieval themes, always popular with British rock bands, adding a majestic tone to the music, but it was the arrangements, with their twin lead guitar parts and open spaces for jamming, that made the songs work so well. Over the years it came to be seen as the quintessential Wishbone Ash recording, that best realized the group's complex vision." (William Ruhlmann, Allmusic) Deze editie bevat op CD1 drie bonustracks en op CD2 een voor de BBC opgenomen concert uit 1972.

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