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ARGENT: ARGENT

A good debut album. Argent and Ballard played this well with an outlook that broaches hard/prog rock. Its quite safe and clinical without a really great track but then it has no real write offs either. The album is favoured toward ballad/slow rock type songs which shows off their musical skills and the way they combine is tight and the end product is well produced. This was a solid effort for Argent which paved the way for bigger things to follow.

Tracklist:

1.Like Honey 2.Liar 3.Be Free 4.Schoolgirl 5.Dance In The Smoke 6.Lonely Hard Road 7.The Feeling's Inside 8.Freefall 9.Stepping Stone 10.Bring You Joy

Lineup:

Russ Ballard - guitar, lead (2-4,6,9,10) and backing vocals, piano (6), Rod Argent - organ, backing and lead (1,5,7,8) vocals, electric and acoustic pianos, Jim Rodford - bass, backing vocals, Robert Henrit - drums, percussion

Release date: January 21, 1970