As a 20 something, there is plenty of music out there, but this album on vinyl was the first thing to real rock me in a long time. When I heard the king will come start to build, it inspired so many things in me. It is a shame that music like this was abandoned all together, but who could ever hope to recreate this? It's perfection.
"far beyond the hills where earth and sky will meet again" that part still gives me chills after five years of listening (I know it is nothing compared to people who have known the album for +20 years, but I was born too late)
To elpjotre2009: I totally agree with you! You expressed my thoughts also! Awesome to hear this again, now with my children, who never heard this before... Greetings, Mickey, Skopje, Macedonia
i'm glad my dad brought me up on good music, i may only be 18 but i doubt ill ever find another band that can deliver that wishbone ash feeling. will be seeing them live soon
Isn't it strange, how one can hear a song again after perhaps 30 years and feel it has never left you. As if it was just a couple of weeks.. a holiday. It does make me wonder about the secrets I have yet to find..
The prog at 1:16/2:20 simply takes my breath away....this song beckons of an infinite sadness that I can't put my finger on, yet can feel. Brilliant work by two guitarists on the same plane.
When I was 15 or so I knew Ash existed but they weren't "heavy" enough to be on my playlist. Then one day my unhip mother comes in from work and hands me Argus which she'd bought in a charity shop because she liked the cover I think and I said, "Yeah, thanks Mum - whatever" and tossed it aside. And eventually I thought, I may as well play it...and it was like - WTF - this is THE BEST ALBUM EVER MADE and THIRTY-FIVE years later it's still in my top 5 albums, definitely. Sweet.
@kapo10wong ...I have to say, the love of my step mom Deb and the family connection I have to all the gifts I recieved was through music and books...Argus ...and The Lord of The Rings ..it all combined together simply made a definite in-press-shun on my soul...
@darthkrueger Good question :-). The Who Live at Leeds, Zappa's Sheik Yerbouti. Presence or Physical Graffiti (can't make my mind up on that), Solid Air (John Martyn). You know what, though, in a year's time the list will be different but Argus will still be there.
pops & cracks and all . . . nice warm sound . . . l recall working out many of these licks in my (party) basement with my guitar buddies when this first came out.
I still consider this as one of the most peaceful songs ever written. Absolutely loved this song back in the day and still love it today. Thank you sargoth85 for posting it.
Still feel Wishbone Ash were so under rated in their day, Argus nearly 40 years old and can still hold its own against anything todays bands can put out. An absolute masterpiece. If i had to pick my top 10 albums of all time Argus would be 9 of them!!
just started smoking alot of rocky when i got this tape off my dad, leaf and stream would space me so bad, in the dark with full volume, what an album. And i clutched the album also lol
this song is and has been in my top 10 favorite songs ever and it will remain there forever great headphone song or road trip song lol got to see them 1 time in the day I was not ready for them at that time I wish I could see them now but in the day if that makes sense lol
My bf plays guitar amongst 7 other instruments...and let me tell you even though he was a metal guitar player to begin with he knows more about guitar players and the passion than most...just because they play heavy metal or rock doesn't mean they don't know about how the greats were!!!
My personal favorite melody. Wishbone Ash deserved much more recognition than the one they got. They should have been awarded again and again and again....But that's life on earth.. Oh, only 2 "jokes" this time..haha !
My brother dropped this into a playlist for me several years ago as a tribute to the mellow side of surfing. Big swell, gray day, light offshore, waiting outside between sets, nobody talking just waiting. I like listening to it sitting alongside the Ohanapecosh River at least once a year.
I was having a converstation with a friend yesterday, about albums that were pure magic and that there was no "I'm going to skip this song", type of mentality. EVERYTHING on Argus is amazing and there is not one song I would skip. It is very sad that Wishbone Ash was not as popular in America, they are one of the most underated bands. It's truly an injustice. They are more than a band, Wishbone Ash just 'IS'. The word band cannot begin to describe what they were and still are.
A great track from one of the great 70's rock albums. Probably more revered now than at anytime since it's release. Hugely underrated as influences on many who foillowed. And was Hugh Cornwell listening then? Check out the Stranglers' Golden Brown for a Wishbonesque solo.
i think its safe to say, only wishbone ash fans understand. ive followed ash since the early 72... my brothers had it on in the living room. intro to time was. the funny thing about ash, it aint radio garbage. to bad they didnt feed this to the public. but instead they gave us, i wanna rock and roll all night... gene sold out .... i like all kinds of music... just a little pissed wishbone ash wasnt shown a little more respect.
these guys were great! This record was great! I was so happy with it in my teens ages ago, and funny thing the music is every bit as appealing to me now as it was then. This subdued piece is a gem and my hands are itching to grab my guitar.
Tears in my Eyes when i rediscovered Wishbone Ash on Utube and all the Memories of my Youth came up with it. I didn't listen to this Album for nearly 30 Years because i had no Player for vinyl records anymore. Its like doing a Journey for decades and now coming back home to be aware where my heart really belongs too. Your nice and respectful Comments make me feel not alone. I love you for that ..... Peace
@elpjotre2009 Yes I feel the exact same. I hadn't listend to Wishbone Ash since I was a kid Imy elder sister played Piligrimage). I've since bought Alone, Lullaby and a few others from iTunes. Beautiful music that's so much more than rubbish such as rap and karaoke X factor commercialised guff.
@KubrickLives Zepp, Purple and some others produced big concerts by that time,I guess that's why they had more followers, but you're right, this guys deserved to be on the top , this was a hell of a band
20 odd years ago an uncle of mine pointed this band out to me. I bought Argus and just couldn't stop listening to it. Over and over again for months. Nowadays I still do once in a while and it still moves me enormously. Arguably one of the best albums ever made..
Yeah gorgeous track I love the guitar playing and the cool feel of the song. Saw them at Fairfield Halls in Croydon in 1974. My first concert ever, and a cracker!Bob C
the bone was and is the most underrated band in the usa- it's sad that so many haven't experienced the greatness af andy and the boys- but anyone who knows me,knows of the ash-
Lyrics by Steve Upton one of the best rock drummers ( strongly rooted in jazz )i ever heard . Sadly underrated. Listen to his excellent work on the first albums for instance. Strong jazz feel -really fluid. A driving force so to speak. And don´t forget to experience "There´s the rub " from -74
A massive contribution from everyone of course , but the drumming really stands out here : melodic and supportive .
and when it ends you have to follow it with "Warrior " and "throw down the sword"; one of best album endings/side "2s" of a vinyl album ever, up there with " DARK SIDE". Whoever I lent the album to, it never came back easily; it was that good ;; Saw the original Argus tour at the Free trade hall; Inspired
I heard this song for the first time ever on the radio this week... I was humming the melody straight after, it gave me goosebumps, one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard in my life XX
Fantastiuc piece, reminds me also of a special somone too she was amazing but just too much work for any one man to cope with and now just the sad yet happy memories and another notch on my learning curve
Every time I listen to this song, I am reminded of a very special person who enriched and enlivened my life for 2 years. She's been gone a year, and Leaf and Stream captures my emotions like no other song.
i can only imagine what it must have felt like to listen to it all the way through for the first time back when it came out. thats what my generation needs. im 20 and from brazil. and down here people are starting to listen to some great music.
Psyzippo: I was in my 20's when the song first came out. I used to lie on the grass under a tree at lunchtime and play the entire album in my head. I knew every word and every note....opened up worlds within worlds, indescribable. Its still with me after all the years...enjoy....
Thanks for posting. A simple beautiful song with haunting lyric. It reminds me of when I was young and uncertain making my way forward in life like a blind man tapping the cobblestones.
Very cool comment. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful memory of youth and turning on to a good vibe and searching for who we were through tubulent times.
Albums were always better than live as we saw these boys at Massey Hall, Toronto in the winter of 1972 ! Gentle Giant blew them away unfortunately as the boys were so confused they said it was so nice to be back in Ottawa ! LOL I had their three albums up to that time and loved them but they shattered my illusions of them live ! Still love this tune best of all ! I never quite forgot that night !
Ashes fom a wish-bone,sounds like unrequited love to me,dreams never realized,thank GOD for the British invasion,Pat Boone would STILL be...wait,we DO have,I'm not even going to say,Michael Bolton's...name..aaaarrr- gus
Wishbone ash are a fantastic band, it brings back manu happy memories for me listning to this song, sitting by a campfire on the beach on the north coast of the scottish highlands when I was just 18, sunset, atlantic waves, sand and a bottle of rum! I always felt they never got the fame they deserved. Great music and great musicians. 10/10
When I was in High School a friend playe me the 1st Album. Became an instant fan! Love the 1st 3 LP's best. Love wishbone 4 too, a different sound. There's the Rub is great, Laurie does a great job. Foun out what F.U.B.B. meant after I got Andey Powells book.
This is one of the most moving and melancholy bits of brilliance I've ever heard. Your dad is an incredible songwriter and one of the most under-rated drummers ever.
Loved it/them from the first time I herd it/them somewhere around 1972 then I saw them once a memory I cherrish they were unbelievably good they have such a pure and unique sound studio or live and I always loved the sound of a flying V, maybe thats why I like UFO so much too lol !!! and Argus is still one of my all time favorite LP's that I play almost daily, I still have the original vinyl but no I dont play it lol
WA at their very best. What a song and what an album! Thanks for the upload. : )
zzenzero 2 weeks ago
As a 20 something, there is plenty of music out there, but this album on vinyl was the first thing to real rock me in a long time. When I heard the king will come start to build, it inspired so many things in me. It is a shame that music like this was abandoned all together, but who could ever hope to recreate this? It's perfection.
LilithFrost 3 weeks ago
sagapaw :)
DarkBunny86 1 month ago
when i was little my brother used 2 let me pick out his albums 2 play what a choice this was the 1
MrGarya17 2 months ago 2
DAT SOLO...
tonylamosa3 2 months ago
The emotional connection the guitars make is indescribable - only a true fan will know what I'm talking about. This song is especially moving.
LavenderSalad 3 months ago 2
"most beautiful"
angee577 5 months ago
Same here, my father told me about them, and god, I love there music!
Rapapajarie 5 months ago
i have this cd in 3 versions
Michaelslayer1 5 months ago
Magnificent....
Death69Dealer 5 months ago
My first Wishbone Ash album was Pilgrimage, and it is still my favorite.
thekrell1956 7 months ago
One of my favorite songs :) . Thank you dad for bringing me here
crosoover 7 months ago
@LordMosh my father brought me here too :)
He said i should try this kind of music (he was on a concert of them when they were in Austria) and now its one of my favourite bands.
Individual1991 7 months ago
wishbone ash were so ahead of their time, the singing does not sound dated one bit
MrACP5 7 months ago
"far beyond the hills where earth and sky will meet again" that part still gives me chills after five years of listening (I know it is nothing compared to people who have known the album for +20 years, but I was born too late)
theSavageHippie 7 months ago
To elpjotre2009: I totally agree with you! You expressed my thoughts also! Awesome to hear this again, now with my children, who never heard this before... Greetings, Mickey, Skopje, Macedonia
sasodcfred 7 months ago
Woah. There're like, zero negative comments on this video. This amazes me. Awesome. Awesome song, too. (:
Cobapewjiquyvlaux 8 months ago
Timeless.
HIHIMIII56 8 months ago in playlist leaf and stream
a real masterpiece. argus is by far the best ash album. all seven songs are simply divine.
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ClaytonMurrayRoth 8 months ago
i'm glad my dad brought me up on good music, i may only be 18 but i doubt ill ever find another band that can deliver that wishbone ash feeling. will be seeing them live soon
:)
LordMosh 8 months ago 3
beautiful. Brings me right back to that place and time.
echoplexi 8 months ago
Same here..... it's been twenty years yet I howl out every lyric like reading a script.
hearitplayitsingit 8 months ago
Isn't it strange, how one can hear a song again after perhaps 30 years and feel it has never left you. As if it was just a couple of weeks.. a holiday. It does make me wonder about the secrets I have yet to find..
Nesciio 9 months ago
legends!
rockerbox1973 9 months ago
Awesome Band!!!! So talented. A Scot turned me on to these Guy's and I have LOVED them ever since.
WulfgarHamza 10 months ago
SO BEAUTIFUL. Hear that stream flow......... Words fail me, for once.
paulb152 11 months ago 6
music to think by
kingcrimson462 11 months ago 2
Does anyone know if the solo at 1:30 is Powell or Turner? Absolutely brilliant!
buellosaurusrex 1 year ago
The prog at 1:16/2:20 simply takes my breath away....this song beckons of an infinite sadness that I can't put my finger on, yet can feel. Brilliant work by two guitarists on the same plane.
buellosaurusrex 1 year ago 2
@buellosaurusrex ..I couldn't have said it any better.
SixDayWar67 1 year ago
When I was 15 or so I knew Ash existed but they weren't "heavy" enough to be on my playlist. Then one day my unhip mother comes in from work and hands me Argus which she'd bought in a charity shop because she liked the cover I think and I said, "Yeah, thanks Mum - whatever" and tossed it aside. And eventually I thought, I may as well play it...and it was like - WTF - this is THE BEST ALBUM EVER MADE and THIRTY-FIVE years later it's still in my top 5 albums, definitely. Sweet.
kapo10wong 1 year ago 16
@kapo10wong ...with a cover like that what were you thinking man ?
SixDayWar67 1 year ago
@kapo10wong ...I have to say, the love of my step mom Deb and the family connection I have to all the gifts I recieved was through music and books...Argus ...and The Lord of The Rings ..it all combined together simply made a definite in-press-shun on my soul...
staroforion2012 2 months ago
@kapo10wong What are the other four?
darthkrueger 1 month ago
@darthkrueger Good question :-). The Who Live at Leeds, Zappa's Sheik Yerbouti. Presence or Physical Graffiti (can't make my mind up on that), Solid Air (John Martyn). You know what, though, in a year's time the list will be different but Argus will still be there.
kapo10wong 1 month ago
pops & cracks and all . . . nice warm sound . . . l recall working out many of these licks in my (party) basement with my guitar buddies when this first came out.
crackuhpleez 1 year ago
Remember seeing them at The Wiskey A Go Go back in the early 70's.
marvinbl7 1 year ago
I still consider this as one of the most peaceful songs ever written. Absolutely loved this song back in the day and still love it today. Thank you sargoth85 for posting it.
dulcimerz2drumstix 1 year ago 2
Still feel Wishbone Ash were so under rated in their day, Argus nearly 40 years old and can still hold its own against anything todays bands can put out. An absolute masterpiece. If i had to pick my top 10 albums of all time Argus would be 9 of them!!
Class.
BillyBellpot 1 year ago 14
i loved this song from its very first note
odysszis 1 year ago 2
this feels good on my back?
anelphabet 1 year ago
just started smoking alot of rocky when i got this tape off my dad, leaf and stream would space me so bad, in the dark with full volume, what an album. And i clutched the album also lol
elliotb234 1 year ago
this song is and has been in my top 10 favorite songs ever and it will remain there forever great headphone song or road trip song lol got to see them 1 time in the day I was not ready for them at that time I wish I could see them now but in the day if that makes sense lol
crankycraig48 1 year ago
great melody, with great lyrics!
nick40nick40 1 year ago
although The King Will Come is great, this is my favourite song out of my favourite album of WA
nick40nick40 1 year ago
My bf plays guitar amongst 7 other instruments...and let me tell you even though he was a metal guitar player to begin with he knows more about guitar players and the passion than most...just because they play heavy metal or rock doesn't mean they don't know about how the greats were!!!
MrsMcLeggy 1 year ago
oh my god! this is wonderful
Balisong72 1 year ago
Davno sam imao ovaj vinil.Jedan od najboljih u istoriji rock-a.
MrGorogan 1 year ago
My personal favorite melody. Wishbone Ash deserved much more recognition than the one they got. They should have been awarded again and again and again....But that's life on earth.. Oh, only 2 "jokes" this time..haha !
norsunny 1 year ago
My brother dropped this into a playlist for me several years ago as a tribute to the mellow side of surfing. Big swell, gray day, light offshore, waiting outside between sets, nobody talking just waiting. I like listening to it sitting alongside the Ohanapecosh River at least once a year.
brewerbi 1 year ago
great song .
i am glad some still remember what
great music is.
TheTrilnp 1 year ago
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a wonderful and unforgettable song
celticqueen0401 1 year ago
a wonderful and unforgettable song
celticqueen0401 1 year ago
The original is THE best - One of the most haunting, melodic songs I know of.
monkeebun 1 year ago
One of my favourite bands ever, but here's a question a mate of mine posed me.
As much as we like the stuff they did after, was anything they did (even a song) better? This album, as brilliant as it is, is nearly 40 years old.
sheffbhoy 1 year ago
my first ever album which was given to me when i was around 7 or 8 and i still have it on tape. good stuff
bobaymix 1 year ago
I was having a converstation with a friend yesterday, about albums that were pure magic and that there was no "I'm going to skip this song", type of mentality. EVERYTHING on Argus is amazing and there is not one song I would skip. It is very sad that Wishbone Ash was not as popular in America, they are one of the most underated bands. It's truly an injustice. They are more than a band, Wishbone Ash just 'IS'. The word band cannot begin to describe what they were and still are.
Iamthecatcherxx 1 year ago
SOOOOOOOOOO MINOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
progrocker666 1 year ago
Perfection is so very rare,, Argus fits the bill..ya da..
I rest my case...my only friends..
Love and Peace from Overseas..
sidensvans67 1 year ago
@sidensvans67 I agree it is a wonderful album, is it availble on CD
sdolbot 1 year ago
A great track from one of the great 70's rock albums. Probably more revered now than at anytime since it's release. Hugely underrated as influences on many who foillowed. And was Hugh Cornwell listening then? Check out the Stranglers' Golden Brown for a Wishbonesque solo.
keithmartinames 1 year ago 2
such a nice song,got this album is good to hear it again after all these years
hipeve51 1 year ago
Heard of Ash in '76...around same time was turned on to Who's Next, and for a while, regrettably, Ted Nugent.
espiezio 1 year ago
Brings Back Old Memories, We sure had fun and crazy times, but hey were good. Love the old Music.
itsnotmedj 1 year ago
i think its safe to say, only wishbone ash fans understand. ive followed ash since the early 72... my brothers had it on in the living room. intro to time was. the funny thing about ash, it aint radio garbage. to bad they didnt feed this to the public. but instead they gave us, i wanna rock and roll all night... gene sold out .... i like all kinds of music... just a little pissed wishbone ash wasnt shown a little more respect.
SwainPatrick 1 year ago 4
I am going to watch Martin Turners Wishbone Ash when I get another chance
thebiglebowski1993 1 year ago
Tromero kommati!
armaanid 1 year ago 2
only these guys can make dorky vocals so freaking cool! well done chaps!
tubeboob191 1 year ago
Qué recuerdos, ha pasado tanto desde entoncés y esta canción sigue siendo preciosa.
dinitello 1 year ago
One of the Greatest Albums of all times. Little Appreciated by the Wide variety of Radio Producers. Shame!
WhyohWhyTv 1 year ago
Piękne!
ElFilippo 1 year ago
these guys were great! This record was great! I was so happy with it in my teens ages ago, and funny thing the music is every bit as appealing to me now as it was then. This subdued piece is a gem and my hands are itching to grab my guitar.
jonasjar 1 year ago
Tears in my Eyes when i rediscovered Wishbone Ash on Utube and all the Memories of my Youth came up with it. I didn't listen to this Album for nearly 30 Years because i had no Player for vinyl records anymore. Its like doing a Journey for decades and now coming back home to be aware where my heart really belongs too. Your nice and respectful Comments make me feel not alone. I love you for that ..... Peace
elpjotre2009 1 year ago 45
they are still cranking out cd's and the newest band is quite good- andy powell has kept it going all these years despite many member changes
peace
fezzappa 1 year ago
@elpjotre2009 peace to you my brother
WimGrundy 1 year ago
@elpjotre2009 Yes I feel the exact same. I hadn't listend to Wishbone Ash since I was a kid Imy elder sister played Piligrimage). I've since bought Alone, Lullaby and a few others from iTunes. Beautiful music that's so much more than rubbish such as rap and karaoke X factor commercialised guff.
bloobear1 11 months ago
@elpjotre2009 I cannot agree more with everything you've said
Parmsingh1234 10 months ago
This is one of those great bands that were under the radar screen but influenced so many bands including Think Lizzy, Iron Maiden, and even Queen.
They are like Uriah Heep who never was put in the same class as Zeppelin, Purple, or Sabbath, but they belonged there
KubrickLives 1 year ago
@KubrickLives Zepp, Purple and some others produced big concerts by that time,I guess that's why they had more followers, but you're right, this guys deserved to be on the top , this was a hell of a band
javichuification 1 year ago 2
for the greece song
nonosssss13 1 year ago
20 odd years ago an uncle of mine pointed this band out to me. I bought Argus and just couldn't stop listening to it. Over and over again for months. Nowadays I still do once in a while and it still moves me enormously. Arguably one of the best albums ever made..
Tripwell 2 years ago 34
my all time favorite song! very beautiful indeed
54spiritedwill54 2 years ago 6
2010 wieder im Februar in Deutschland. Wieder einmal die Seele baumeln lassen und sich freuen.
ManfredGermanNorth 2 years ago
super, fantastic.
bo1bas 2 years ago 2
perfect !!!
geovaspf 2 years ago 2
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utter drivel
dereksmallsuk 2 years ago
Yep great album. Istill play it most days at work.
stealthsix 2 years ago 2
one of the best rock albums
ubbuu 2 years ago 8
Yeah gorgeous track I love the guitar playing and the cool feel of the song. Saw them at Fairfield Halls in Croydon in 1974. My first concert ever, and a cracker!Bob C
bobandruth1984 2 years ago 4
One of my favourite Ash numbers. They were incredible when I saw them on stage very late 1970s at Demontfort Hall Leicester.
Parmsingh1234 2 years ago 2
Best Wishbone Ash album ever, this number is candy for your ears, smooth & moving :)
ELNITO2009 2 years ago 4
the bone was and is the most underrated band in the usa- it's sad that so many haven't experienced the greatness af andy and the boys- but anyone who knows me,knows of the ash-
peace out brothers and sisters
fezzappa 2 years ago 4
beautiful
keyanntee 2 years ago
thirty plus years on still a brilliant album...
candymintz 2 years ago
Hey Alex Toe, This is how I find this group to be super many many years back! Will get you some more
sevenlaugh 2 years ago
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lawrencekkyu 2 years ago
Dear Readers do yourselves a favour .
Buy this album and play it EVERY day to remind yourselves how good music can be.
aminorchacha 2 years ago 8
Lyrics by Steve Upton one of the best rock drummers ( strongly rooted in jazz )i ever heard . Sadly underrated. Listen to his excellent work on the first albums for instance. Strong jazz feel -really fluid. A driving force so to speak. And don´t forget to experience "There´s the rub " from -74
A massive contribution from everyone of course , but the drumming really stands out here : melodic and supportive .
Bronzecaster67 2 years ago
(sigh),
( Floats to nearest cloud, and lays down upon it,gazing into the summer sun ),
( even bigger sigh ). :-)
steveuk17 2 years ago
It's easy to forget. On the cover there used to be a flying saucer out in the distance. It's not visible in this photo.
Spitfireseven 2 years ago
been waiting 30 odd years for someone else to notice!!!!!
treborif 2 years ago 2
I wish I could speak in Holograms.
Spitfireseven 2 years ago
曲の大意は、「ゆく川の流れは絶えずして、しかももとの水にあらず」といったところなのでしょうか。私も、この曲を聴くと、無為に過ごした若かりしころを思い出し、後悔の念を禁じ得ません。人生は、一回しかないのだよなぁ。
MarioMizune 2 years ago
uuummm yeah sure rock on !
skunkdad7 2 years ago
so sweet and beautifull guitar solo just a lovely song from a top class album
tahliabell 2 years ago
tis amazing album. one of my first albums
bobaymix 2 years ago
and when it ends you have to follow it with "Warrior " and "throw down the sword"; one of best album endings/side "2s" of a vinyl album ever, up there with " DARK SIDE". Whoever I lent the album to, it never came back easily; it was that good ;; Saw the original Argus tour at the Free trade hall; Inspired
devfrman 2 years ago 2
I almost forgot this band, I saw them in concert some 30 years ago, wonderful to remmember!
pmit11 2 years ago 2
I heard this song for the first time ever on the radio this week... I was humming the melody straight after, it gave me goosebumps, one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard in my life XX
siramour 2 years ago 7
you have good taste. Listen to this band.
dandeexxxx 2 years ago
a.n. other gr8 track form the ash.
routeoz 2 years ago
teds solo is a magic feeling thing, soooo wonderful players do NOT play like this anymore, so sad.
johnduttonrockstar 2 years ago 4
My all time favourite song., So beautiful.....
ultraringo 2 years ago 2
Fantastiuc piece, reminds me also of a special somone too she was amazing but just too much work for any one man to cope with and now just the sad yet happy memories and another notch on my learning curve
bigcoolviking 2 years ago
This and Phoenix are my top favs of ALL TIME!
TheStartButton 2 years ago 2
So beautiful soooooooooo long ,so unique ! This is the song that can take you away to your own secret world, just lie back and reflect !
A masterpiece !!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheSinistere 2 years ago 8
It's very hard today to think that there actually was a time in history where music like that was put out almost effortlessly...
atzengruber 2 years ago 4
there was a lot of effort in what these guys did. many many hours of practice.
dandeexxxx 2 years ago 3
Every time I listen to this song, I am reminded of a very special person who enriched and enlivened my life for 2 years. She's been gone a year, and Leaf and Stream captures my emotions like no other song.
ushrit 2 years ago
theawakener 7:::nothing more 2 say!!!!!
setmenue 2 years ago
i can only imagine what it must have felt like to listen to it all the way through for the first time back when it came out. thats what my generation needs. im 20 and from brazil. and down here people are starting to listen to some great music.
psyzippo 2 years ago 2
Psyzippo: I was in my 20's when the song first came out. I used to lie on the grass under a tree at lunchtime and play the entire album in my head. I knew every word and every note....opened up worlds within worlds, indescribable. Its still with me after all the years...enjoy....
Pseudoyin 2 years ago
Anybody remember clutching this album and staring at the picture while listening to this record? Man, "The Day" was an awesome place to be.
asdesas 2 years ago 12
It definitively draws your attention
Sargoth85 2 years ago 3
@Sargoth85 Yep In 1974 ...with the Fentons out a Papakura .....All new All so rewlaxing ...such peace and love etc
fluentread 1 year ago
@asdesas My first ever Album purchase !
What a Band ! Special music and wicked dualling guitarists !
tonto4848 1 year ago 2
@asdesas LOL. I know man! When I first saw it I thought "star wars?" seriously I thought it was darth vader or something lol
steppinout67 1 year ago
theres Abbey Road, Led Zep 4, Dark Side of the Moon, but after that, or maybe before, theres Argus.
dandeexxxx 3 years ago 4
dosnt get any better . mellow
flynneflynne 3 years ago
Legendary, no question about it.
redshaftedflicker 3 years ago 2
Don't need marijuana the music gets me high enough. This is the classic and BEST Wishbone Ash.
billyauld 3 years ago 5
acid helps you enjoy it
dandeexxxx 2 years ago
Thanks for posting. A simple beautiful song with haunting lyric. It reminds me of when I was young and uncertain making my way forward in life like a blind man tapping the cobblestones.
jereuter01 3 years ago 4
Very cool comment. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful memory of youth and turning on to a good vibe and searching for who we were through tubulent times.
RippleMac 2 years ago
well put
dandeexxxx 2 years ago
i think steve upton ( drummer) wrote this
midnightrevue 2 years ago
you are correct
dandeexxxx 2 years ago
Albums were always better than live as we saw these boys at Massey Hall, Toronto in the winter of 1972 ! Gentle Giant blew them away unfortunately as the boys were so confused they said it was so nice to be back in Ottawa ! LOL I had their three albums up to that time and loved them but they shattered my illusions of them live ! Still love this tune best of all ! I never quite forgot that night !
catmando53 3 years ago
Reminds me of doing mescaline and drinking Boones Farm wine in the early 1970's.
duncanstpt 3 years ago
so you drank the high class wine, too?
dandeexxxx 2 years ago
one of the most beutiful solos ever so tender you metal boys listen up can u play like that
johnduttonrockstar 3 years ago 17
@johnduttonrockstar im a metal boy, yes i can play like that. we all can, we just choose not to as it doesnt fit our genre.
A7Xguitaristx 1 year ago
My first concert in 1973 in Sheffield, saw Martin's version on 7th October 2008. Argus still one of the all time classic albums.
Dreamy, hopeful, and melancholic track.
simonhamersays 3 years ago 3
If and when i snuff it, play this at my funeral. So moving!!!!
Mark
mpatti2401 3 years ago 11
Wishbone Ash ist einfach unübertroffen!!!!
ErwinS1958 3 years ago
Yeah, i remember these... cool!
jimbowie09 3 years ago
Sheer poetry - dreamy and haunting
noshtrilz 3 years ago 15
Ashes fom a wish-bone,sounds like unrequited love to me,dreams never realized,thank GOD for the British invasion,Pat Boone would STILL be...wait,we DO have,I'm not even going to say,Michael Bolton's...name..aaaarrr- gus
ShammShamm 3 years ago 4
This is amazing. It's so contemporary, and so classic.
notsobadyathink 3 years ago 3
Wishbone ash are a fantastic band, it brings back manu happy memories for me listning to this song, sitting by a campfire on the beach on the north coast of the scottish highlands when I was just 18, sunset, atlantic waves, sand and a bottle of rum! I always felt they never got the fame they deserved. Great music and great musicians. 10/10
scottishdream 3 years ago 4
This Song Is Really Good
therehastobeme 3 years ago 4
this song really make me soooo happy! wishbone ash are the best ever! <3 <3 , i'm in looove with this song! and the guitar is awesome! ^^
frombeyond5 3 years ago
this is one of the all time Top 5 rock ballads next to Testament's "The Ballad"
HeavyMetalThunder68 3 years ago
When I was in High School a friend playe me the 1st Album. Became an instant fan! Love the 1st 3 LP's best. Love wishbone 4 too, a different sound. There's the Rub is great, Laurie does a great job. Foun out what F.U.B.B. meant after I got Andey Powells book.
bassandguitarguy 3 years ago
My Dad wrote the lyrics to this one, for any Ash novices thats Steve.
benupton79 3 years ago 10
really?? was he the drummer yea?
bigcoolviking 3 years ago
STEVE UPTON RULES!!
Best song Wishbone Ash Ever Did!
Your dad should have a Grammy for this awesome back to nature song.
frankenstein1815 3 years ago 8
Your dad kicks ass, Rock on man!
elviss 3 years ago 2
Seriously? this is one of my alltime favs!!! Shit hot!
Tell your dad thanks! ;-)
Glenntre 3 years ago 3
Good aren't they.
Trust you are following in Dad's footsteps, drumming wise.
1thehumantouch 2 years ago
(That should have appeared under Ben's comment)
1thehumantouch 2 years ago
@benupton79 why I havent seen this comment before. Give your father our best!
Sargoth85 1 year ago
@benupton79
This is one of the most moving and melancholy bits of brilliance I've ever heard. Your dad is an incredible songwriter and one of the most under-rated drummers ever.
buellosaurusrex 1 year ago
Loved it/them from the first time I herd it/them somewhere around 1972 then I saw them once a memory I cherrish they were unbelievably good they have such a pure and unique sound studio or live and I always loved the sound of a flying V, maybe thats why I like UFO so much too lol !!! and Argus is still one of my all time favorite LP's that I play almost daily, I still have the original vinyl but no I dont play it lol
crankycraig48 3 years ago
just so good,always makes me think
d6s4wc7l3w 3 years ago
remember driving through the mountains listening to this song, perfect for that
theeasybeats 3 years ago 7
Totally. Also good if you are into the Marijuana plant.
theledzeppguy 3 years ago
fantastic song yeahhhhhhhhh PROGRESSIVE ROCK RULES YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
jethroboogie 3 years ago
Beautiful song. I especially like how the voice intertwines with the guitar.
RunicAxe 3 years ago 7
I fell in love with this song when it came out in 1972. Still my favorite.
hsabohsabo 3 years ago 4
aaaaaaaah
mikilovke 3 years ago 2
A song that has timeless sadness and beauty
123ThisIsMe 3 years ago 3
What a lovely song - reminds me of Led Zeppelin's gentler moments...
cheffrey82 3 years ago 2
Amazing song that I haven't heard for about 30 years!!!
Fifibenyitotwinibus 3 years ago 2
Note to all Guys in their teens/20's.Make a diary where and when you saw bands.
Saw them 3/4 times in London in the early 1970's but apart from Finsbury Park,Astoria struggling to think where else:(
Isleofskye 3 years ago