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St Albans, England (1961 – 1968)
The Zombies were a pop rock/psychedelic rock band that formed in 1961 in St Albans, England and gained their initial reputation playing the Old Verulamians Rugby Club in that town. The group was formed whilst the members, Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy attended St Albans School and Colin Blunstone and Chris White were at St Albans Boys’ Grammar School.
The Zombies signed to Decca and recorded their first hit, “She’s Not There” after winning a beat-group competition sponsored by the London Evening News. “She’s Not There” was released in mid-1964 and peaked at number 12 in the UK, where it would be their only Top 40 hit. It was first aired in the United States in early August 1964 on New York City rock station WINS by Stan Z. Burns, who debuted the song on his daily noontime “Hot Spot” segment during which new songs were played. The tune began to catch on in early fall and eventually climbed to #2.
After The Zombies disbanded, Rod Argent formed a band called Argent; Colin Blunstone started a solo career.
In 1991 Blunstone, Grundy and White briefly reunited as The Zombies with guitarist Sebastian Santa Maria and recorded the album New World.
In early 1965, “Tell Her No” became another big seller in the United States but had failed to make the Top 40 in the band’s native UK. Subsequent recordings such as “I Love You” (which became a hit for People! in 1968), “Indication”, “Whenever You’re Ready”, and “Is This the Dream” failed to achieve the success of the previous two singles.
The Zombies signed to Decca and recorded their first hit, “She’s Not There” after winning a beat-group competition sponsored by the London Evening News. “She’s Not There” was released in mid-1964 and peaked at number 12 in the UK, where it would be their only Top 40 hit. It was first aired in the United States in early August 1964 on New York City rock station WINS by Stan Z. Burns, who debuted the song on his daily noontime “Hot Spot” segment during which new songs were played. The tune began to catch on in early fall and eventually climbed to #2.
After The Zombies disbanded, Rod Argent formed a band called Argent; Colin Blunstone started a solo career.
In 1991 Blunstone, Grundy and White briefly reunited as The Zombies with guitarist Sebastian Santa Maria and recorded the album New World.
In early 1965, “Tell Her No” became another big seller in the United States but had failed to make the Top 40 in the band’s native UK. Subsequent recordings such as “I Love You” (which became a hit for People! in 1968), “Indication”, “Whenever You’re Ready”, and “Is This the Dream” failed to achieve the success of the previous two singles.
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AffectingShades wrote:
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finslaw wrote:
I don't know. The first Argent album is pretty stellar. So is Colin's first 2 solo albums.
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Colton56 wrote:
Argent (the band) blows
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conor_ahearne wrote:
Saw the Zombies last year, and they were amazing. Totally worth seeing live.
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wetwillies wrote:
after wanting it for many years i finally got odyssey and oracle and damn is it great!
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jinofcoolnes wrote:
My favorite
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SabbathHippy wrote:
Fans of The Zombies; maybe you are interested to join the only Argent (Rod Argent's band after The Zombies) group at Last.fm! Happy New Year by the way!
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Colton56 wrote:
Zombie Heaven is essential for pop music fans. [2]
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Fodderstompf_ wrote:
This will be our year indeed.
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mmmmlowell wrote:
i agree with everything victor says, he's a rad dude.
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VK1990 wrote:
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gazad-jewerdin wrote:
The General population has no idea about pink floyd either, sure most of them have heard dark side but no1 recognises piper or animals. Let's face it, the general population are morons and their opinion on music should matter not. If thoose who know the 60's aprove of the zombies as genious then thats all the credit they need, who gives a fuck if your average lady gaga fan likes them or not?
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Hubcool wrote:
@gazad-jewerdin @WasNotWhyNot He's probably talking about the 'general population', anyone who doesn't give much of a fuck about the 60's will have no idea who The Zombies are, while they probably still know who the Beatles and Pink Floyd are. Something like that.
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gazad-jewerdin wrote:
They are not underrated you morron. They are considered one of the best bands of their decade.
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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
he is serious. eight million plays and about six hundred thousand listeners does not make an underrated band.
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gazad-jewerdin wrote:
No1 likes a fanboy
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curtispaubrewer wrote:
Funny Doritos ZOMBIES Commercial: http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com/#/gallery?video=17431
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Robo_Dobo wrote:
how is this underrated...
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ummanturkoglu wrote:
So underrated it hurts. [3]
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kissesneverdie wrote:
So underrated it hurts. [2]
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