ARGUS

This album by Wishbone Ash is truly a masterpiece simply because it falls in to no genre or overall definition. It's so unique that even the band itself realized it when they recorded the follower and after that they've gone more and more lost trying to find new directions or trying to find their way back.

Progressive is the way they use the basic combination of two guitars, bass and drums. There are several types of music to be recognized in their play and the combination forms a whole which is beautiful, exciting and uplifting. Each song forms a dramatic whole as a part of the long line of drama through the whole album. I heard this first in 1973 and in the following 35 years I've come by nothing like it. But I keep looking and meanwhile listen to this fine record as it does not seem to grow old.