Argus

by Wishbone Ash

Overview

If Wishbone Ash can be considered a group who dabbled in the main strains of early-'70s British rock without ever settling on one (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?), the confusion compounded by their relative facelessness and the generic nature of their compositions, Argus, their third album, was the one on which they looked like 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 ("Time Was," "Sometime World") 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 ("The King Will Come," "Warrior") 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. Argus was a bigger hit in the U.K., where it reached the Top Five, than in the U.S., where it set up the commercial breakthrough enjoyed by the band's next album, Wishbone Four, but over the years it came to be seen as the quintessential Wishbone Ash recording, the one that best realized the group's complex vision. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	04/23/1991
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008811023423

Tracks

1. Time Was
2. Sometime World
3. Blowin' Free
4. The King Will Come
5. Leaf and Stream
6. Warrior
7. Throw Down the Sword
8. No Easy Road

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wishbone Ash   Primary Artist
Ted Turner   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Banjo,Guitar
Steve Upton   Drums,Percussion
Andy Powell   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
John Tout   Organ,Keyboards
Martin Turner   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Martin Robert Turner   Composer
Ted Turner   Composer
Andy Jay Powell   Composer
Steve Upton   Composer
Andy Powell   Composer
Kim Turner   Executive Producer
Laurie Wisefield   Composer
Russell   Composer
Derek Lawrence   Producer
Perez Prado   Composer
Wishbone Ash   Composer
Andrew Powell   Composer
Martin Turner   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Barry Wentzell   Photography
Mick Williams   Engineer
Frank DeLuna   Mastering
Miles Copeland   Liner Notes
Hipgnosis   Design,Photography
M. Turner   Composer
Denni Alan   Composer