All these years later, and I really don't know much about Rod Argent's music. Some of his work with The Zombies of course. And then 'Hold Your Head Up' was still getting regular radio airplay in the late 70s and early 80s. I was always intrigued by that song, though honestly it never seemed to hold my attention for the track length. And that's about all I knew. Their albums have always been easily available, but I never bothered to investigate. So when this double live album found its way to a local thrift shop - and in excellent condition - what the heck, let's blow the $2 and see what happens. As the track lengths indicate, Argent stretches out instrumentally in a live setting, and this works to their advantage - or so it seems. Though I'm not familiar with the studio versions as noted above. The reviews I've read are mixed about this live effort. Argent himself makes these compositions work, with some fine organ soloing and mellotron bits. Of course there's plenty of guitar from Russ Ballard as well. Good place for me to start. I'll definitely be digging in the bins for their studio albums too.
Ownership:
LP: 1974 Epic (USA). Recent thrift store find.
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