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aapatsos 
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 Posted: February 14 2006 at 11:58 |
Argus, the only one I own 
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
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Posted: February 14 2006 at 05:08 |
 Trotsky wrote:
Easy Livin wrote:
"Argus" overshadows all their other albums.
By the way, their song "Everybody needs a friend" is an absolute classic. It's on "Wishbone 4" I think.
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Exactly ... I voted for Argus because virtually every song is special ... and the album is one of the greatest ever, by any band, IMO
But before I heard Argus, I was quite in love with 4 ... a patchier effort ... but with at least three superb songs ... including the sentimental Everybody Needs A Friend ... the gorgeous Ballad Of The Beacon, Sorrel (another marvellous wah-wah solo if I recall) and the mean closer Rock'N'Roll Widow ...
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Argus for me to, easily their best
Followed respectively by the debut and Pilgrimmage
I love the Live Dates album, too
However I was always so disappointed at 4 , with its basic rock attitude, what a bringdown after Argus.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Trotsky
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Joined: October 25 2004
Location: Malaysia
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Posted: February 11 2006 at 12:25 |
Easy Livin wrote:
"Argus" overshadows all their other albums.
By the way, their song "Everybody needs a friend" is an absolute classic. It's on "Wishbone 4" I think. |
Exactly ... I voted for Argus because virtually every song is special
... and the album is one of the greatest ever, by any band, IMO
But before I heard Argus, I was quite in love with 4 ... a patchier
effort ... but with at least three superb songs ... including the
sentimental Everybody Needs A Friend ... the gorgeous Ballad Of The
Beacon, Sorrel (another marvellous wah-wah solo if I recall) and the
mean closer Rock'N'Roll Widow ...
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"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.”
"No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present."
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A'swepe
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Joined: December 08 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 590
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 21:32 |
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Add me to the list of Argus fans.
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David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light.
http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock
http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa
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Publius84
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Joined: November 11 2005
Location: Poland
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 17:40 |
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I know what I like and I like what I know...
Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul...
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micky
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 17:05 |
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Argus... without a doubt.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Publius84
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 16:11 |
Argus. I love Leaf And Stream
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I know what I like and I like what I know...
Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul...
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chopper
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Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 15:52 |
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I'm going to admit I've only heard their first 4 albums, but I can't imagine one being better than Argus.
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Easy Livin
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Joined: February 21 2004
Location: Scotland
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 15:32 |
"Argus" overshadows all their other albums. The self titled first one was excellent though. Their lowest point by some way has to be "Locked in", I never wanted to hear a vocoder again after that album.
By the way, their song "Everybody needs a friend" is an absolute classic. It's on "Wishbone 4" I think.
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erik neuteboom
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Location: Netherlands
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 14:52 |
Argus , to me it sounds as genuine progressive rock feautring great duo-guitar play, alternating compositions and some subtle keyboard work.
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salmacis
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Content Addition
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 13:02 |
Have to say 'Argus' is by far my favourite of their albums. Their first two are excellent though, but I was hugely disappointed with 'Wishbone Four' when I heard that, and don't like the albums I've heard since that era like 'Number The Brave', 'There's The Rub' or the songs from 'Here To Hear' I've heard.
It's a shame their last album, 'Bona Fide', wasn't on there, as it seemed to me it was a, well, bona fide return to form. Indeed, two songs on there, 'Ancient Remedy' and the superb 'Come Rain Come Shine', were as good as anything on 'Argus' imo. Their 90s 'comeback' album of sorts 'Illuminations' was OK too.
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Snow Dog
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Joined: March 23 2005
Location: Caerdydd
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 12:47 |
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So many good albums......I've always liked New England.
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daz2112
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Location: England
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Posted: February 10 2006 at 12:20 |
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Mine is Argus without a doubt!! But i love all of them with only locked in being fairly weak to their standards!
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In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
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