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Song god gave rock and roll to you5/2/2023 It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Keyboards, backing and lead vocals, producer, songwriterĪrgent's biggest hit was the Rod Argent and Chris White composition " Hold Your Head Up", featuring lead vocals by Russ Ballard, from the All Together Now album, which, in a heavily edited single form, reached No. 5 in the US. John Verity – guitar, lead vocals (1974–1976).Rodford died after a fall on 20 January 2018, at age 76. Īrgent also reunited for a five-show tour from January to February 2012, before performing one last show at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury as part of a benefit concert, on 2 June 2013, supporting the Zombies, on a bill that also included Marillion members Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery. The original Argent lineup reunited at the High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London on 25 July 2010, and undertook a short five-date concert tour in December 2010, with gigs in Frome, Southampton, Wolverhampton, Leamington Spa, and London. While Rod Argent considered whether to continue Argent, the remaining members (Henrit, Rodford and Verity) became Phoenix. Both of their final albums, Circus and 1975's Counterpoints, were poorly received and failed to sell, though their final concert tours were well attended. The band regrouped as a quintet with the addition of young virtuoso guitarist John Grimaldi and guitar/vocalist John Verity. Ballard's departure was followed by the release of the live album Encore, whose sound quality is considered poor. Uninspired by this change and seeking a vehicle for his prodigious songwriting, Ballard left after the album's release to pursue a successful career as a solo artist. The album's centerpiece, "The Coming of Kohoutek", was inspired by that year's appearance of the comet of the same name. 1974's Nexus did not have any songs the band considered to be a potential hit Rod Argent's writing dominated the album, with Ballard only contributing 3 of the album's 9 songs. Their next album, In Deep, contained two more hits in " God Gave Rock and Roll to You" and "It's Only Money". It featured the song that they are best remembered for: "Hold Your Head Up", which was a top 5 hit in both UK and the US charts. All Together Now was their third album, released in 1973. 1971's Ring of Hands was their second album and feaured the minor hit "Sweet Mary". It was a solid start and contained the song " Liar", which was subsequently covered by Three Dog Night. Their first album, Argent, was critically acclaimed, if not a massive seller. Lead vocal duties were shared between Ballard, Rodford, and Argent. The band was completed by bassist Jim Rodford and drummer Bob Henrit. Guitarist and vocalist Russ Ballard also developed strong melodies and hit singles, writing a string of FM staples. Indeed, his new band employed much heavier rhythms and a generally weightier sound, but also continued the minor keys and complex lyrics of The Zombies, often by Argent's writing with former Zombie bassist Chris White. Argent had enjoyed considerable success with The Zombies but wanted his new outfit to become part of the burgeoning progressive rock scene. Rod Argent put together Argent just as his former band The Zombies's posthumous single "Time of the Season" was becoming a worldwide hit in 1969. Two of their albums charted in the UK: All Together Now, which peaked at number 13 in 1972, and In Deep, which spent one week at number 49 in 1973. They had three UK top 40 singles: " Hold Your Head Up", which reached number five and spent 12 weeks on the chart, "Tragedy" (number 34), and " God Gave Rock and Roll to You" (number 18). Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of the Zombies.
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