MP3/320/532MB
Crossover Prog, Contemporary Pop Rock
This is the best overall review of the bands work. Argent were a British rock band formed in 1969 by former Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent... They had three UK Top 40 singles: "Hold Your Head Up", "Tragedy" and "God Gave Rock And Roll To You".
CD1
1. Hold Your Head Up (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1971)
2. God Gave Rock And Roll To You (Russ Ballard) (1973)
3. Christmas For The Free (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1973)
4. Liar (Russ Ballard) (1969)
5. Schoolgirl (Russ Ballard) (1969)
6. Dance In The Smoke (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1969)
7. It's Only Money (Part 2) (Russ Ballard) (1973)
8. Clown (Rod Argent) (1975)
9. Tragedy (Russ Ballard) (1972)
10. It's Only Money (Part 1) (Russ Ballard) (1973)
11. Sweet Mary (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)
12. Celebration (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)
13. Lothlorien (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)
14. Man for All Reasons (Russ Ballard) (1974)
CD2
1. Thunder And Lightning (Russ Ballard) (1974)
2. The Jester (Rod Argent) (1975)
3. Highwire (Rod Argent) (1975)
4. Love (Russ Ballard) (1974)
5. Keep On Rollin' (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1971)
6. Be My Lover, Be My Friend (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1972)
7. Like Honey (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1969)
8. Sleep Won't Help Me (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)
9. Pleasure (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1970)
10. The Coming Of Kohoutek (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1974)
11. Once Around The Sun (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1974)
12. Infinite Wanderer (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1974)
13. Circus (Rod Argent) (1975)
14. Candles On The River (Rod Argent/Chris White) (1973)
Personnel:
Rod Argent – keyboards, backing and lead vocals (1969–1976)
Bob Henrit – drums (1969–1976)
Russ Ballard – guitar, lead vocals (1969–1974)
Jim Rodford – bass guitar, backing vocals (1969–1976 died 2018)
John Verity – guitar, lead vocals (1974–1976)
John Grimaldi – guitar (1974–1976 died 1983)
Argent - Greatest: The Singles Collection (2008) Varèse Sarabande - 302 066 880 2
This is the best overall review of the bands work. Hold Your Head Up single version cuts the song play time in half. The other single versions is better of songs over the album versions and this compilation has every song off anthology.
Argent were a British rock band formed in 1969 by former Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent... They had three UK Top 40 singles: "Hold Your Head Up", "Tragedy" and "God Gave Rock And Roll To You".
Tracks:
1. Liar (3:14)
2. Schoolgirl (3:28)
3. Dance In The Smoke (6:22)
4. Sweet Mary (3:14)
5. Lothlorien (7:55)
6. Pleasure (4:56)
7. Celebration (2:57)
8. Cast Your Spell Uranus (4:34)
9. Hold Your Head Up (3:19)
10. Be My Lover, Be My Friend (5:22)
11. I Am The Dance Of Ages (3:46)
12. Tragedy (3:36)
13. God Gave Rock And Roll To You (3:24)
14. It's Only Money, Pt 2 (3:38)
15. Man For All Reasons (3:08)
16. Thunder And Lightning (3:34)
17. The Jester (3:41)
18. Time Of The Season (Live) (6:41)
Notes
Tracks: 1,2,4,7,9,12 to 16 from the singles versions (1970-74)
Track: 3 from the album Argent 1970
Tracks: 5,6,8 from the album Ring Of Hands 1971
Tracks: 10,11 from the album All Together Now 1972
Track: 17 from the album Circus 1975
Track: 18 from the album Encore: Live In Concert 1974
Organ, Piano, Piano [Pianette], Vocals – Rod Argent
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Jim Rodford
Drums, Percussion – Robert Henrit
Guitar, Vocals – Russ Ballard (1-16,18)
Guitar - Jim Rodford (5,6,8)
Guitar – John Grimaldi, John Verity (17)
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