For the love of rock

Vol II, Issue 8 – Hold your head up (15 May 2017)

 

Name of song– Hold your head up

Band- Argent

Album- All Together Now

Writers– Rod Argent and Chris White

Release year– 1972

Peak chart positions

# 5 – US chart hits

# 5 – UK chart hits

# 50- Billboard rank for 1972

Similar artists– Atomic Rooster, Wishbone Ash, Family, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Traffic, The Guess Who

Hold your head up

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Argent” is an English band formed by keyboardist Rod Argent after the break-up of “The Zombies” in the late sixties. With his cousin Jim Rodford, drummer Bob Henrit and guitarist/keyboardist Russ Ballard (Both former members of “The Roulettes” and “Unit 4 + 2), Rod took up the task of starting a band with the harmony and tune of “The Zombies” and the potential of any amazing progressive rock band. And Argent did complete that task successfully, with hit singles and impressive rock numbers.

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For the love of rock

Vol II, Issue 7 – Pieces of April (01 May 2017)

 

 Name of song – Pieces of April

Band – Three Dog Night

Album – Seven Separate Fools

Writer – Dave Loggins

Release year – 1972

Peak chart positions

          # 6 – US adult contemporary chart

          # 9 – Canadian adult contemporary chart

          # 14 – Canadian pop chart

          # 19 – Billboard chart

 

Similar artists– Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who, The Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band, Tommy James and The Shondells

Pieces of April

 

Reviewer- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Three Dog Night” is an uncommon name for many rock fans. Originated in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1967, they have been credited with numerous Billboard Top 40 Hits and interestingly, they helped many songwriters to the contemporary audiences by making their songs famous. Songs like “Joy to the world” (Hoyt Axton), “Pieces of April” (Dave Loggins), “One” (Harry Nilsson), “Mama told me not to come” (Randy Newman) definitely contributed a lot to the songwriters. Taking their name from indigenous Australians meaning the severity of a freezing night requiring to sleep embracing a wild dog, they had numerous line-up changes but their sound have always been well appreciated and time tested too.

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