Label: Geffen Records (Japan), UICY-40015
Style: Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock
Country: Torquay, Devon, England
Time: 80:44
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 504 Mb
Charts: US #169, UK #3, AUS #49. UK: Gold.
Although
not intended as a concept album, the album is Greek mythology-themed to
a degree, particularly on the second side. The album features a blend
of progressive rock, folk, and hard rock, and is considered a landmark
album in the progression of twin-lead guitar harmonisation, later
adopted by bands such as Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. The
sound engineer on Argus was Martin Birch, who also worked with Deep
Purple, later with Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and other hard rock bands.
The bulk of the lyrics were provided by bassist/lead vocalist Martin
Turner, although all members are credited with the music and
arrangements. The album was produced by Derek Lawrence.
The album
cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey "Po" Powell of the
album cover design company Hipgnosis, and it features a warrior
overlooking a landscape at the Gorges du Verdon in Provence, France. The
warrior's costume was borrowed from the wardrobe of Ken Russell’s 1971
film The Devils. Thorgerson and Powell had intended for the warrior to
be holding a sword as well as a spear, and had rented the sword used in
Roman Polanski's film Macbeth, also from 1971. However, while they were
selecting a location for the shoot, the sword was stolen, so the
photographs were taken without it. The person dressed as the warrior was
an assistant at Hipgnosis, Bruce Atkins.
It is rumoured that the
warrior is the main inspiration for the character design of Darth Vader
in Star Wars. Andy Powell acknowledged this rumour although he himself
cannot confirm if it is true. The cover also prompted Jimmy Page of Led
Zeppelin to contact Hipgnosis and ask them to design the cover for their
1973 album Houses of the Holy.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_(album))
01. Time Was (09:44)
02. Sometime World (06:56)
03. Blowin' Free (05:19)
04. The King Will Come (07:08)
05. Leaf And Stream (03:55)
06. Warrior (05:54)
07. Throw Down The Sword (05:56)
08. No Easy Road / Bonus Track (03:37)
09. Jail Bait (Live From Memphis) / Bonus Track (04:55)
10. The Pilgrim (Live From Memphis) / Bonus Track (10:09)
11. Phoenix (Live From Memphis) / Bonus Track (17:06)
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