Wishbone Ash at Smith's Olde Bar

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MAKE A WISH: Old-school UK heavy rockers Wishbone Ash pound out “Argus” and 50 years of tunes March 18.

Monday March 18, 2024 08:00 PM EDT 03/18/2024 8:00 PM

Cost: $45

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CRITIC’S PICK: These 70s UK hard/prog rockers, sporting powerful twin lead guitars, were once arena headliners. But decades of more personnel changes than Fleetwood Mac and releases on labels so obscure even the band’s cult fans may have had trouble finding them has diluted whatever legacy they once had 24 studio and 11 live albums later. However, Argus (1972) the album that first gained the band notoriety, remains one of their finest, most memorable releases. In recognition of its staying power, the quartet, led by lone original member Andy Powell, will play the album in its entirely for this rare Atlanta club appearance. — Hal Horowitz

From the venue:

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For this special show, Wishbone Ash will perform their landmark album, Argus, in its entirety. The band’s third release, Argus is interwoven with medieval and spiritual imagery, featuring such classics as “The King Will Come,” “Throw Down the Sword,” and “Blowin’ Free” — all three are still staples of Wishbone Ash’s regular concerts. It is on Argus that guitarists Andy Powell and Ted Turner perfected their melodic twin-lead style, which later influenced such bands as Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden.

By all standards, Argus was an extraordinary achievement. In his memoir, Eyes Wide Open, Powell says, “In retrospect, nothing else we did would be quite so significant. It turned out to be an album of powerfully if loosely connected themes: time passing, aspiration, conflict, good and evil."

The album’s iconic cover design is one of Hipgnosis’ legendary works — a sentry surveying a misty landscape — encapsulating the title of the album, which was taken from Greek mythology’s one-eyed watcher.

“There was this wonderful cinematic imagery of ‘The Warrior’ on the cover, the artwork bringing a visual dimension to the music within,” Powell says.

Released in April 1972, Argus reached No. 3 in the UK charts and was named “Best Album” in the Melody Maker’s annual poll, selling more than one million copies worldwide.

Argus is the quintessential Wishbone Ash recording, the holy grail of realizing the band’s unique and complex vision. Argus sold more than one million copies worldwide for Decca/MCA and was released. Remixed and remastered for the album’s 30th in 2002, the reissue was one of the fastest sell-out printings in MCA history.

Wishbone Ash has 53 years of continuous touring on 5 continents, and 102 album releases to date!) Including the new “Live Dates Live!”

Visit www.wishboneash.com for more information; find us on Facebook @wishbone.ash.official and on Twitter @wishboneash_com.

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Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early to mid-1970s. Their albums include Wishbone Ash , Pilgrimage , Argus , Wishbone Four , There's the Rub and New England . Wishbone Ash are noted for their extensive use of harmony twin lead guitars, which had been attracting elect... | more...

At Smith's Olde Bar

1578 Piedmont Ave. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30324
(404) 875-1522
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