Wishbone Ash (Official Thread)

[Sox]

Wishbone Ash Official Website
Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash Official Website

Discography:

1970 Wishbone Ash
1971 Pilgrimage
1972 Argus
1973 Wishbone Four
1974 There's the Rub
1976 Locked In
1976 New England
1977 Front Page News
1978 No Smoke Without Fire
1980 Just Testing
1981 Number the Brave
1982 Twin Barrels Burning
1985 Raw to the Bone
1987 Nouveau Calls
1989 Here to Hear
1991 Strange Affair
1996 Illuminations
1997 Trance Visionary
1998 Psychic Terrorism
2002 Bona Fide
2006 Clan Destiny
2007 Power of Eternity
2011 Elegant Stealth


Formed in 1969 they released their first album in 1970 "Wishbone Ash", they followed it with a stream of great albums including the classic "Argus" and the brilliant "Pilgrimage". The amazing twin lead of Andy Powell and Ted Turner showcased the bands musicianship driven effortlessly along by the bass of Martin Turner and Drum work of Steve Upton. The band has since branched off into two factions, one lead by Andy the other by Martin...





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[Gabble Ratchet]

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I've only got Argus, but I love it. A brilliant piece of music, and the dual guitar is a rockin' force!

 

[METALPRIEST]

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Throw Down The Sword

 

[Sweaty]

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I love this band I have about 6 or 7 of their albums I do like Ballad of the Beacon...

 

[rollingstoned]

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Love the lead guitarist!

 

[Magic]

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I was introduced to this band by, Truckin'. I really like them. I haven't had time to give them a decent listen, but when I do, I will more than likely do a couple album reviews......

Edit: Truckin' really gave me a ton of information about Wishbone Ash if anyone is interested in reading the post: Whishbone Ashhttp://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p=63391&postcount=34

 

[kath]

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i am another wishbone ash fanatic. freak. no, freakazoa. yes.

argus is the masterpiece, but my second fave is there's the rub. in fact, "silver shoes" from that album is the first ash song i ever heard on the radio, and it remains near and dear to my heart. (i can't find the straight album cut on youtube, alas.) i remember buying new england the day it came out.

i saw em in '02 in nashville, for bona fide (a very good album, by the way), before the schizm, and a great show it was. although their whole catalogue is patchy, and i should know... i think i own somewhere around 20 or 21, mwhahaha, i am batty... so much of it is so good, and so relatively unknown. a strange thing.

i kinda think of ash the same way i think of golden earring... a few hits known in the states and that's about it, when the truth is, there are at least several albums worth of primo material, just waiting to be discovered by classic rockites. truly. siiigh.

 

[Gabble Ratchet]

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Love the lead guitarist!

Which one?

 

[LG]

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I have picked up a copy of Argus, the deluxe edition and will get around to playing it one of these days.

Nice thread Sox.

 

[Sweaty]

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Have seen them a few times over the last few years, sorry to say that Martin Turner's version are not as good as Powell's version (the official one) Even my partner who has seen both says that Martin Turner's are ok but the guitar has no passion, this coming from someone who had not seen them untill a year ago so the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

I know that Powell is the guitar player but when he plays it is like the mermaids are calling from a distant shoreline and the waves a rolling slowly over the pebbles...mmmmmmmmmmm...............calm.