Credits:Wishbone AshDescription:IfWishboneAshcanbeconsideredagroupwhodabbledinthemainstrainsofearly-'70sBritishrockwithouteversettlingonone(weretheyaprogrockoutfitlikeYes,aspacerockunitlikePinkFloyd,aheavymetalensemblelikeLedZeppelin,orjustaboogiebandlikeTenYearsAfter?),theconfusioncompoundedbytheirrelativefacelessnessandthegenericnatureoftheircompositions,Argus,theirthirdalbum,wastheoneonwhichtheylookedliketheyfinallyweregoingtoforgetheirownuniqueamalgamationofallthosestylesintoasoundoftheirown.Thealbumboastedextendedcompositions,someofthem("TimeWas,""SometimeWorld")actuallymedleysofdifferenttunes,playedwithassuranceanddevelopingintoimaginativeexplorationsofnewmusicalterritoryandgroupinteraction.Thelyricstouchedonmedievalthemes("TheKingWillCome,""Warrior")alwayspopularwithBritishrockbands,addingamajestictonetothemusic,butitwasthearrangements,withtheirtwinleadguitarpartsandopenspacesforjamming,thatmadethesongsworksowell.Argus