@jeremy acker yes i liked there first album and argus but then i stopped listening to them! But tbh i couldnt put them up there with deep purple, led zepplin, status quo, the stones, hendrix, queen, those groups have to be on another level? Even when you hear there first albums alone thats enough to make you say "fuck me but they sound brilliant and thats just there first album" i was wasnt born when these groups started but i kind of got into them as you do with music through other people. And i just knew the status quo from about 1978 as a kid and probably from there huge album that year "rocking all over the world" plus the song itself i thought was maybe there best at that time and a few years later. But i was suprised to find out that the quo had been going from 1968 as i looked through a pals record collection, and they had made alot of albums in the early 70s, i think they made 3 albums in 1970 alone? Wich must be a record lol a mean three albums in a year is amazing really and its so hard to do just one album! And they were all brilliant albums. My mate said wait to you hear this and he put on a quo album from mid 1970 and it was the best quo album i think i had heard, strait away i noticed there music wasnt the same as most of it was after 1978 tbh, and its only right i believe to be honest about it, becouse your not kidding any one on except yourself. And going from 1979 into the early 80s there singles to me were just to much alike, infact that much alike when they brought out at least six singles from 79 to 1984 i would always get the names of the songs mixed up and so did so many other people! I think it was an album called "ma kellys greasy spoon" from 1970 i heard and thought it was just brilliant, amazing, it was status quo at there best. And we played it about 5 times as the album went in so fast like every brilliant does. Then i heard another two albums they did in 1971 and i thought they were maybe better than the two or three from 1970, i just cand mind the names of those other albums from 70 to 72, 73, in 74 they had huge success with the brilliant "on the level" album, and from then to 1981 all there albums were brilliant. I remember "if you cant stand the heat" that was also great, from 1976 or 77 i think? I thought there music going into the 80s was alot more disco or like pop music and it wasnt bad it was good music becouse music had changend big time by then and disco was taking over really. It became huge. But pop music was always big since the early 1960s but this was different pop and faster and better plus you got to see it in colour lol and that had a huge impact on it as well. But good band wishbone ash, but i cant put them on this level. To cut a long story short as i could have at the start lol i watched live aid again at wembley from 1985 and if you asked about 3 to 500 fans at live aid "have you ever heard of wishbone ash" how many do you think would say yes? I dont think alot tbh. Maybe 100 out of 500
There's a lot of comments about this lot being underrated but every album from their glory days was a big hit album and they were a really big live draw - if you mean they don't get the credit they deserve nowadays - fair enough - but no one can say they were underrated - they were huge!
I discovered this band about 5 years ago. They are a hidden gem of the '70's. Everybody who likes this should seriously listen to the album Argus, it's amazing.
I saw them at the Shubert Theatre in Philly on May 11th, 1973. Grin(Nils Lofgren) opened the show and they blew us away! Then Wishbone Ash played and they changed my life forever. Argus was their set and their sound was perfect! No great technology then, just four musicians who could harmonize and play their instruments to perfection. Time Was and Sometime World changed how I looked at progressive rock. Caravan ended the show with their set from In The Land of Grey and Pink. Martin Turner, Ted Turner, Steve Upton and Andy Powell are Wishbone Ash and that sound will never be duplicated.
Argus was the 3rd album I bought as a teenager. 1st - Deep Purple - Machine Head, 2nd - Neil Young - After The Gold Rush, 3rd - Wishbone Ash - Argus. Still have them today. Took care of them and they still sound great on vinyl.
Perhaps underrated in the sense that they never got commercial airplay and recognition. Certainly not underrated by their fans like me. It was their determination not to give in to selling out and remaining true to their art that made them great. They would have been less of a band if they had buckled under to the pressure to comply with commercial cookie cutter music. Commercial radio's loss is our gain. These guys have been faves of mine since 1973.
The first three albums were utterly unique masterpieces. Then they decided to chase the American AOR dollar, and were never quite the same thereafter. Just an opinion.
I discovered Wishbone Ash in the mid seventies and couldn't stop hear their melodic Guitars for many Years. Now i rediscovered them and im still fascinated. Good Music never dies.
From the brilliant 1972 studio album Argus. I bought the album in 1973. The first album I ever bought ... and STILL one of the best 10 albums I've ever heard. Their first 3 albums plus their 5th and 7th albums - all from the 1970s - are terrific !
Even #8 is fantastic to me Front Page News. Especially Surface to Air. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGNxkOJz8bA.htmlsi=EZLr1ZLZCGslIOyi
This song is an all time rock classic and this is a very sweet and playful version in the original line up with Ted Turner on the Fender. Very enjoyable for all guitar lovers out there!
I just heard this song few hours ago in my mom's car on her radio. It's bloody fantastic! To think that I just discovered it. Good music was really diverse in the '70s
Argus mnie powalił w tamtym czasie jak była premiera albumu - i do teraz mogę słuchac kilka razy w tygodniu - a jak przypomina kiedy byłem młody ten samak tej muzyki czuję i cofam się w czasie jak przymknę oczy i znowu jestem młody - Rengi from Poland!🤠✌️🎸🌹
....the first time I was hypnotized by this song was 1975. Now it's 2020 and when I hear it again, it feel's like in a time machine back to my youth. Merry Christmas and greetings from Germany
I love both Powell's and Turner's different ways of playing. I love all the wild licks from Andy, but Ted can play very slowly with so much feeling. 2:17 for example, so much music i that guitar bend. Gotta love them both. Wishbone Ash is truly an inspiration for a young guitarist like me.
WOW! That was one of my favorite albums. I always thought of all the live albums I had or heard, this was the BEST of any live album. WOW! AND I STILL HAVE IT.
I saw them warm up in the Chicago area for Jonny Winter, in the early 70’s… great show.. the “live dates” double album came out about the same time . They were so good
I saw wishbone ash at the hollywood paladium on the first couple of tours with my chest right up against the stage getting the full blast sutch a wonderfull band !
Goin down the rabbit hole is what a friend calls it when you keep clicking on more and more old rick videos on you tube. I call it remembering how great all the bands were from my youth.
Saw Wishbone Ash in Torquay in 1970. They were support for the Keef Hartley Band. Phoenix was the outstanding moment of the night. Saw them at every opportunity after that. Tightest band I've ever heard. Superb.
One of the most underrated hard rock bands of the history of rock...and essential for the genre. There wouldn't have been an Iron Maiden or a Judas Priest without Wishbone Ash
I saw them in Wisconsin, (La Crosse I believe) back in the early 70s. Became a fan immediately. Their sound was so mysterious and intoxicating! I had never heard a band that sounded anymore unique than they did. Medieval like lyrics and harmonies with melodically driven double lead guitars. Truly underrated!
Ozark Gypsy, that's a wonderful tribute right there. That's what captivated me in '72 when I first heard the Pilgrimage album as a 13 year old, then went out and bought Argus which hadn't long been out. I'm very happy that you got the Englishness of the band. My respects to you and our great friends in the US from England, and I hope that all goes well for you.
I grew up on Long Island listening to this band on commercial & college radio, back when radio was real. This band was a hot item (to me) back in them days early to mid 70's. They weren't as known as other bands but they were still known. 'New England' was one of my favorite albums back in them long gone days! This band and this music brings them days back. You just don't get guitar players like this anymore, whereas back then they came a dime a dozen.....ie, Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service), Alvin Lee, Nils Lofgren, David Jenkins (Pablo Cruise...(listen to their song El Varano), Kelvin Holley of The Amazing Rhythm Aces (listen to their song Living in a world unknown)..... The list is long! Henry Paul, Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band), John Gatto (The Good Rats)........There were so many! Roy Buchanan.
The first time I saw W.A. was in Colorado Springs, in 1973, when I was 15. This really brings back memories. They had the same stage setup. Andy and Martin even were wearing the same clothes. Ted's lap steel was about 20 feet away. They were fantastic. Saw them again in 2019 in Denver. They were still pretty good.
Holy fucking crap, this is awesome! Don't you just love it when you discover a piece of music 35 years old that beats the crap out of pretty much everything out there today...
OMG, how i love it !!! I can listen it again and again. Where are now at least similar awesome, beautifull sounds of twin guitars. I am happy it was my time of music.
I have been playing this band for a long time. My grandma bought me WB Argus and Atomic Rooster in 1972 or 73. Wishbone Ash and The Climex Blues band played in Fargo North Dakota fall 1973 they were both fresh from over the big pond. They both put on a great night. I have wanted a flying V guitar ever since that night!
Great to see two versions of the group are still touring. Martin Turner's my favourite. Still plays this and all the other fantastic songs from the golden era.
I first heard them when I was stationed in Germany after being drafted in 1970. I was over there from 72 to 73. When I heard them I liked them and I bought their albums . I think it was a while before they got anything going in the states. Lots of competition for them back in those days.
@@peterandrews1177 I agree about the line up - and the first 3 albums are amazing - the rest fair to middling, but New England is a fantastic album with Wisefield's playing.
I saw the band when Laurie Wisefield was still in at a small club back in the early 80's. It was a great show. I managed to get right up to the stage and shook Steve Upton's hand at the end!
I was so lucky to see Wishbone Ash in the 70's a couple of times. Never disappointed. The cliche "they don't make them like they used to" is so apt when applied to the Mighty Ash !!
The first time I heard this song was in 1975 when Ash was doing a live concert in Leiden, the Netherlands which I listened to on the radio. It is still magnificent, on the other had it is too bad no new bands like this one emerge any more so you HAVE to listen to these old songs..
What a luck we have to know Wishbone Ash. I saw live in france a concert in nogent sur marne , 78..or maybe 1979. Andy Powel and hes Flying V not more then 15 meters away from me....that was a great moment, really , only YES was better :-) May the WISHBONE ASH LIVE LONG !!! Thanks you guys for ARGUS , one of THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER !
I was never moving on past Wishbone Ash and Humble Pie.they were always in the real mix of what rocking was about.kinda like keepers of the flame .or maybe torch bearers .
Loved these guys...& like all bands around this time(late 60's & 70's)Led Zeppelin did overshadow many of these great bands.Uriah Heep,Jethro Tull,The Who,Jefferson Airplane,Black Sabbath,Deep Purple ,Humble Pie ,10 Years After...too many to mention.I play Blowin' Free on my 12 string Epiphone.Truly loved (still do) these & all of OUR generation's bands! Baby Boomers Rock !
I was in to county music in 73 . Was just starting to get into that scene. Now I am getting into stuff more often that I am older. Don't know what I was missing
Martin Turner......what a bassist. One of the best of all time and there were some damn great bass players. Chris Squire was my favourite, but this guy could give him a run for his money.
I remember being blown away by this album when i was 15 and am 50 this year and still listen to this album every week, thank you soo much for posting this footage.
I went to see Wishbone Ash in 1971 and again in 1974,they were great. I was a big fan of the 1st 3 albums, I played Argos all the time. It was the first time i saw a gibson flying V, always wanted one, when I got one I could not get on with it, so part ex't it for a 335.
just bow your head and remember. how lucky we were to of had all that tight ass music back then. it will stand the test of time. i listen and fill it like it was the first time yee haw
