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Poll Question: What is your favorite Ash recording from the 70s?
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I'm a huge WA appreciator from the 70s and I think Argus is brilliant but Blowin' Free (from Argus) however does not do it for me and to me it is the only weak point on the album.

There's The Rub however is sublime from go to whoa. Buy it, play it, make it part of your life!!
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I was lucky enough to have witnessed the Nektar/Martin Turner W.A. gig at B.B. Kings in NYC (very proud of that Embarrassed).  Certainly a fine band I've been missing out on for years.  Currently I only have 'Argus' and 'Live Dates', both of which are highly excellent, I intend on getting more of their 70's discog in the future.  Can't honestly vote.  They do strike me as more than just 'Prog Related'..........they are no less Prog than, say, May Blitz (for instance).
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Originally posted by stegor stegor wrote:

Argus is one of those albums that absolutely every Prog fan should hear.

Or so I'm told, I've never heard it.

I heartily suggest you hear it!  Check it out on YouTube!  

I first saw them in 1973, they were amazing!  More recently, I saw Andy Powell's version just a few months ago, it was really fine!

It's hard to understand why there are two Wishbone Ashes, rather ridiculous....Martin Turner's version with Ted Turner and Steve Upton sounds excellent!  

Hey, whatever, I enjoy all of it!  Here's a good Andy Powell interview:



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Points: 2038 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2013 at 22:04
Argus is one of those albums that absolutely every Prog fan should hear.

Or so I'm told, I've never heard it.
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2013 at 21:08
I like their debut most. My favorite Ash record though is Elegant Stealth. 

Edited by Horizons - July 26 2013 at 14:53
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Argus.
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Argus is one of the very few discs I rate as nearly perfect - there's not a bad note on it.
 
But Pilgrimage and Live Dates are also excellent and No Smoke Without Fire is also very good.
 
Several others are also good, the only turkey being Locked In.
 
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That Argus album they released was pretty good..... so I suppose that one. Wink
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Argus, no doubt
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Points: 8651 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2013 at 16:19
A tough choice for me, as i love all of them from that decade. (I have not included live boots released later on.) The first four do the most for me, as the band sound so fresh and invigorating in their musical approach.
I will go with Argus, as it is certainly a very special musical outing for the band.
      What is your favorite one?
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