Published on Feb 14, 2015 by Progressive Rock
Argus is the third album by the rock band Wishbone Ash. It is the most popular Wishbone Ash album and widely considered their greatest by fans and reviewers. It was named “Album of the Year” in the 1972 year-end issue of Sounds magazine. The album features a blend of progressive rock, folk, and hard rock, and is considered a landmark album in the progression of twin-lead guitar harmonisation later adopted by bands such as Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden. The sound engineer on Argus was Martin Birch, who also worked with Deep Purple, later with Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and other hard rock bands. The bulk of the melodies and lyrics were provided by bassist/lead vocalist Martin Turner, although all members contributed to the song arrangements.
Wow, Wishbone Ash. You have some real rock aficianado’s here.
Hey Big Dan, I grew up with Wishbone Ash and Uriah Heap. Just a blast from the past of my actual high school days. Yes, nostalgia got the best of me on this post. I saw them live around 1990 and acquired my autographed LP of Argus along with a shirt the band had signed. I Even dragged my son and one of my daughters along. They were impressed.
My friend had to be the biggest Wishbone Ash fan ever, he had every album of theirs and was constantly loaning them to me. The picture on this video itself is a great memory, of the guy looking away with the helmet, spear, and cape.