Wishbone Ash - Argus CD

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 brillant
beautiful textured rock at its best. i play this alot and it never fails to amaze me on how good this is . argus is a MASTERPIECE. this is their abbey road
Submitted by tobigal (marco island fla, usa)
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 70's classic
To my mind, few albums encapsulate the mood of the 70's in the way that this album does. OK, perhaps that's a bit pretentious, but I would guess that for many Wishbone Ash fans, Argus is the band's high point and even the few weaker moments are forgiveable because of the aura that surrounds the album and its overall quality. Simply put, one of the classic albums of the early 70's and a "must own" for fans of guitar based rock with melody. Great price, and the addition of the live Phoenix is welcome - another Wishbone Ash classic in my view. But like other reviewers have noted - where's the flying saucer from the original cover? Come on record company exec's - how could you think we wouldn't notice?
Submitted by wayne_manna (Adelaide) 
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 Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!
Argus has always been,in my opinion,the CROWN JEWEL of Wishbone Ash.I have the album on vinyl,cassette,and CD but decided that I would spend the money to hear the remastered copy. WOW,AM I GLAD I DID. I always knew that this album was a classic, but now it's a sonic marvel! Even if you've heard this album thousands of times over the years, I guarantee that you've never heard it like this. The bonus tracks to the 'Live From Memphis' recordings make this one an absolute gem! BUY IT AND ENJOY!!!!!!!!
Submitted by emacfadden (TROY, NY,USA) 
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 Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!
Argus has always been,in my opinion,the CROWN JEWEL of Wishbone Ash.I have the album on vinyl,cassette,and CD but decided that I would spend the money to hear the remastered copy. WOW,AM I GLAD I DID. I always knew that this album was a classic, but now it's a sonic marvel! Even if you've heard this album thousands of times over the years, I guarantee that you've never heard it like this. The bonus tracks to the 'Live From Memphis' recordings make this one an absolute gem! BUY IT AND ENJOY!!!!!!!!
Submitted by emacfadden (TROY, NY,USA) 
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 Wishbone Ash: Greatness underappreciated
Wishbone Ash is probably the most underappreciated rock band in history. I can only attribute this to the mass-marketing campaigns and big money behind the music industry on the one hand, and the dumbing down of the easily manipulated mass-minded pod-people on the other. Argus continues to stand out as the band's finest work to date and will stand up another 50 years easily as one of the top rock albums ever conceived. If you don't rock out over Warrior, there is something seriously wrong with you. And if you can't appreciate the expert intermingling of beautiful melodic interludes with hard-driving, head-banging fury, you don't know what good music is about. Get a musical education and listen to this album over and over until you do get it. Will the corporate radio stations play their music? Highly unlikely as long as they are controlled by the monopolies whose job is apparently to spew 90% crap 24/7. Truly independent radio is dead, though some of the void is being taken up on the internet. My solution is to boycott the radio stations until they start playing some good music and create internet radio shows that showcase Wishbone Ash to get the word around as to what the world has been missing, especially in the US. PW
Submitted by pjwalker911 (Santa Barbara, CA USA) 
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