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Track Listings
| 1. Time Of The Season |
| 2. She's Not There |
| 3. Tell Her No |
| 4. Summertime |
| 5. Indication |
| 6. I Love You |
| 7. This Will Be Our Year |
| 8. A Rose For Emily |
| 9. Friends Of Mine |
| 10. I Don't Believe In Miracles - Colin Blunstone |
| 11. Say You Don't Mind - Colin Blunstone |
| 12. Caroline Goodbye - Colin Blunstone |
| 13. Old And Wise - Rod Argent |
| 14. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Colin Blunstone, Dave Stewart |
| 15. God Gave Rock And Roll To You - Argent |
| 16. Hold Your Head Up - Rod Argent |
| 17. Keep On Rollin' - Rod Argent |
| 18. Pleasure - Rod Argent |
| 19. I Want To Fly |
| 20. Southside Of The Street |
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Now reformed with as many of the original members as possible, the boys from St Albans are finally getting the props they deserve. For too long only a few seemed to remember that this quintet were far more than another Beatle-booted beat combo from the home counties. The combination of Colin Bluntstone's breathy, androgynous sigh, Rod Argent's sparkling keys and Chris White's assured writing made for a brief career that yielded few hits but lived on for long in the minds of those in the know.
Zombies And Beyond compiles the greatest moments from their band days and also adds the cream of the solo projects that followed. The Zombies material is the safest place to start. The band hit paydirt early with She's Not There in 1964. Argent's Fender Rhodes grooviness lifts it into a place that few other bands of the time could match. The follow-up (also here), Tell Her No, was also a smash in the US, but three years later things were falling apart. They recorded what is now regarded as one of the defining albums of the psychedelic era, Odessey And Oracle, only to split before its release. Four of its key tracks are here including the posthumous hit, The Time Of The Season. The single's success just rubbed salt into the wounds and the members went their separate ways.
Rod Argent formed Argent whose two biggest smashes (Hold Your Head Up and God Gave Rock And Roll To You) are present and correct. Bluntsone had a reasonably successful solo career. His greatest song I Don't believe In Miracles still rings sweetly, though purists are warned that it's a re-recorded version on this album. His 1980 version of What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (with Canterbury legend, Dave Stewart) was the last any of the band saw of chart success though he also contributed to various prog monstrosities by the Alan Parsons Project. Now reunited/undead (in part at least), anyone who has yet to experience the joys of this distinctly English group has a chance to catch up. --Chris Jones
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This sadly overlooked and neglected group (formed soon after they left school) at last get's the chance to shine, and I say hallelujah it's about time.
These songs by The Zombies, Colin Blunstone(AKA Neil MacArthur)and Argent have never been collected on the same album before, probably the fact that they had so many different record companies didn't help simplify things. Four of the songs on here are from the highly regarded Zombie album; "Odessey* and Oracle" (1968). That's worth a listen of anybodies time.(It's also number 80 in Rolling Stone magazines 500 all time greatest albums chart.)
Two highly regarded Blunstone solo albums are; "Ennismore", and; "One Year".
Regarding Argent I would say; "In Deep", and; "All Together Now", show them at their best.
It's worth checking those albums out if you like these offerings.
(*Trivia:~ Odyssey was misspelt on the album by one of the production staff, and not noticed until too late.)
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As for the songs on here I've played this album many times already and I can honestly say I like them all, but I'll always regard Colin Blunstones solo effort's; "I Don't Believe in Miracles", and; "Say you Don't mind", as extra special. That man has such a distinctive singing style, It was great to hear him again. (Plus 1972 was a good year for me.)
There's also two Rock classics by Argent; "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", and; "Hold your Head Up".
Zombie band members were:- Rod Argent-keyboards, Paul Atkinson-guitar (Died 1/april/04), Colin Blunstone-vocals, Hugh Grundy-drums, Chris White-bass.
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Here's what you get for your money.
(If; "I Don't Believe in Miracles", and; "Old and Wise", don't make you teary, you have no soul.)
The Zombies:~
1/ Time of the Season (Album version 1968). Written by R Argent.
2/ She's not There (1964). Written by R Argent.
3/ Tell Her No (1964). Written by R Argent.
4/ Summertime (1964). Lyrics by Ira Gershwin/Du Bose Heywood. Music by George Gershwin.
5/ Indication (1966). Written by R Argent.
6/ I Love You (1966). Written by Chris White.
7/ This Will be Our Year (1968). Written by Chris White.
8/ A Rose For Emily (1968). Written by R Argent.
9/ Friends of Mine (1968). Written by Chris White.
Colin Blunstone:~
10/ I Don't Believe In Miracles (1972). Written by Russ Ballard.
11/ Say You Don't Mind (1972). Published by Denny Laine.
12/ Caroline Goodbye (1971). Written by Colin Blunstone.
13/ Old and Wise (1983). Written by Eric Woolfson/Alan Parsons.
14/ What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (1981). Written by J Dean/P Riser/W Henry.
Argent:~
15/ God Gave Rock and Roll to You (1974). Written by Russ Ballard.
16/ Hold Your Head Up (1972). Written by R Argent/C White.
17/ Keep On Rollin' (1974). Written by R Argent/C White.
18/ Pleasure (1976). Written by R Argent/C White.
19/ I Want to Fly (single edit, 2004). Written by C Blunstone/R Argent.
20/ Southside of the Street (2004). Written by C Blunstone/R Argent.
As a group the Zombies chart hits may have stopped, but they are still touring.
These songs by The Zombies, Colin Blunstone(AKA Neil MacArthur)and Argent have never been collected on the same album before, probably the fact that they had so many different record companies didn't help simplify things. Four of the songs on here are from the highly regarded Zombie album; "Odessey* and Oracle" (1968). That's worth a listen of anybodies time.(It's also number 80 in Rolling Stone magazines 500 all time greatest albums chart.)
Two highly regarded Blunstone solo albums are; "Ennismore", and; "One Year".
Regarding Argent I would say; "In Deep", and; "All Together Now", show them at their best.
It's worth checking those albums out if you like these offerings.
(*Trivia:~ Odyssey was misspelt on the album by one of the production staff, and not noticed until too late.)
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As for the songs on here I've played this album many times already and I can honestly say I like them all, but I'll always regard Colin Blunstones solo effort's; "I Don't Believe in Miracles", and; "Say you Don't mind", as extra special. That man has such a distinctive singing style, It was great to hear him again. (Plus 1972 was a good year for me.)
There's also two Rock classics by Argent; "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", and; "Hold your Head Up".
Zombie band members were:- Rod Argent-keyboards, Paul Atkinson-guitar (Died 1/april/04), Colin Blunstone-vocals, Hugh Grundy-drums, Chris White-bass.
~~~~
Here's what you get for your money.
(If; "I Don't Believe in Miracles", and; "Old and Wise", don't make you teary, you have no soul.)
The Zombies:~
1/ Time of the Season (Album version 1968). Written by R Argent.
2/ She's not There (1964). Written by R Argent.
3/ Tell Her No (1964). Written by R Argent.
4/ Summertime (1964). Lyrics by Ira Gershwin/Du Bose Heywood. Music by George Gershwin.
5/ Indication (1966). Written by R Argent.
6/ I Love You (1966). Written by Chris White.
7/ This Will be Our Year (1968). Written by Chris White.
8/ A Rose For Emily (1968). Written by R Argent.
9/ Friends of Mine (1968). Written by Chris White.
Colin Blunstone:~
10/ I Don't Believe In Miracles (1972). Written by Russ Ballard.
11/ Say You Don't Mind (1972). Published by Denny Laine.
12/ Caroline Goodbye (1971). Written by Colin Blunstone.
13/ Old and Wise (1983). Written by Eric Woolfson/Alan Parsons.
14/ What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (1981). Written by J Dean/P Riser/W Henry.
Argent:~
15/ God Gave Rock and Roll to You (1974). Written by Russ Ballard.
16/ Hold Your Head Up (1972). Written by R Argent/C White.
17/ Keep On Rollin' (1974). Written by R Argent/C White.
18/ Pleasure (1976). Written by R Argent/C White.
19/ I Want to Fly (single edit, 2004). Written by C Blunstone/R Argent.
20/ Southside of the Street (2004). Written by C Blunstone/R Argent.
As a group the Zombies chart hits may have stopped, but they are still touring.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The Zombies and Beyond, The Zombies - A great single disc anthology of this superb group
30 Mar 2010
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Being familiar with the classic hit `She's Not There', I've been looking for a decent Zombies collection for awhile, so I can explore more of their music. Finally I found this gem, and have been rewarded many times over for buying it!
Collecting 9 songs from the Zombies, 4 from lead singer Colin Blunstone's (what a voice) solo career, and 6 from the group Argent, formed by Rod Argent, this is a great collection of classic tracks.
There are the `60s R&B stylings of the group output, and then in the solo work we get glimpses of where the individual members were going, with rockier and jazzier influences coming thorugh.
All the tracks are well crafted and put together, with the result that any one of them makes for a great listen, but all together they make an even better album.
If you like this then check out the Beautiful South's Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs, for a great reinterpretation of `This Will Be Our Year'.
Strongly recommended to all fans of classic `60s R&B who are willing to explore a bit further.
Collecting 9 songs from the Zombies, 4 from lead singer Colin Blunstone's (what a voice) solo career, and 6 from the group Argent, formed by Rod Argent, this is a great collection of classic tracks.
There are the `60s R&B stylings of the group output, and then in the solo work we get glimpses of where the individual members were going, with rockier and jazzier influences coming thorugh.
All the tracks are well crafted and put together, with the result that any one of them makes for a great listen, but all together they make an even better album.
If you like this then check out the Beautiful South's Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs, for a great reinterpretation of `This Will Be Our Year'.
Strongly recommended to all fans of classic `60s R&B who are willing to explore a bit further.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having seen the Zombies in concert several times I was searching for a CD that had just about all of their best material as well as the well known individual 'best' of Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent. This is the CD to get if you want a summary of over forty years of great songs from two great artists. If you've already got the Zombies classic 'Oracle' album (as I had) there are a few repeat tracks, but it's still well worth the purchase. After all, you can't have too much of a good thing.
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