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Torquay, Devon, England (1969 – present)

Wishbone Ash is a British rock band which achieved its geatest success in the early and mid-1970s. Their most popular albums included Wishbone Ash (1970), Argus (1972), There’s the Rub (1974), and New England (1976). They were one of the first bands to use twin lead guitars.

Wishbone Ash can trace its origins back to Torquay, Devon, England, a seaside resort in the southwest of the country. It was there that Martin Turner and Steve Upton first performed together; Turner on bass, Upton on drums, before moving to London in 1969 to seek fame and fortune. In the capital the decision was made to place an advertisement for a keyboard player and a lead guitarist. The resulting audition threw up two guitar leads, but nobody could decide who to choose and the trademark twin-lead sound of Wishbone Ash was born.

Ted (David) Turner and Andy Powell soon went through the poverty and growing pains of a new band, but were fortunate that Miles Copeland was championing their cause and a fairly rapid progression was achieved. The first Album, Wishbone Ash, was released in December 1970 and their second, Pilgrimage, surfaced just six months later to reach #6 in the NME charts. Great things were just 11 months away with the release of Argus (1972) — possibly the band’s best album; certainly their most commercially successful — which reached #2 in the UK charts and went gold. Argus is considered to be one of the great rock classics of all time. The next album, Wishbone Four, only 12 months later, went silver.
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  • Yellowxander

    Wishbone Ash tour update: http://metaltalk.net/news2012-2/2012792.php

    10 May 10:45am Reply

  • ProfessorFry

    Wishbone Ash is quickly becoming one of my overall favorite bands, I really need to get some of their other stuff though as I only have their first 3 albums.

    2 May 6:35am Reply

  • Costelongue

    I only knew (and was a fan of) their first eponym LP. Last week, one friend of mine made me listen to Argus : oooow, man, you're a real friend.

    30 Mar 7:08pm Reply

  • reagan0

    I've often described Wishbone Ash as one of the greatest and best known bands that you've never heard. I swear, I've never heard a single song of theirs on the radio, or anywhere else. And I used to listen to underground radio back in the 70s. I bought my first WA album, Argus, as a cut-out at a local record store back in the mid 70s. I was hooked. Never could understand why they didn't get *any* airplay.

    21 Mar 5:21am Reply

  • SabbathSatanic

    Jail bait.

    8 Feb 10:32am Reply

  • Eissoj

    Real Guitar Have Wings.

    11 Jan 5:50pm Reply

  • Mii85

    Merry christmas people

    24 Dec 2012 Reply

  • roorybacky

    Damn, Argus is fucking decent; I wish I wasn't that ignorant about them before. [4]

    6 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Arklem

    Damn, Argus is fucking decent; I wish I wasn't that ignorant about them before. [3]

    4 Dec 2012 Reply

  • ChokitoBranco

    This band is just too, too great.

    25 Sep 2012 Reply

  • gortynios

    http://gortynios.caster.fm/

    4 Sep 2012 Reply

  • Skyspider

    My first listen, and Phoenix sounds great. I was a big Free fan way back when. Its cool to hear "new" music from the olden days. Now where did I put my canteen?

    13 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Ercio2

    Their best album is their first album. Love especially Phoenix. One of the best song of all time.

    7 Aug 2012 Reply

  • JBThazard

    Damn, Argus is fucking decent; I wish I wasn't that ignorant about them before. [2]

    26 Jul 2012 Reply

  • L57NT

    Wishbone Ash > Argus imho

    23 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Grzesiu_

    Damn, Argus is fucking decent; I wish I wasn't that ignorant about them before.

    29 May 2012 Reply

  • KingsAndQueen

    Persephone is great :D

    30 Apr 2012 Reply

  • tiagohardrock

    Errors Of My Way ♫

    25 Apr 2012 Reply

  • lauraJvi

    incredibly great band

    19 Apr 2012 Reply

  • WiJoCo

    Question: Why was "No Easy Road" included as a bonus track on one of the remasters of 'Argus' when it was already a standard track on 'Wishbone Ash Four'?

    19 Apr 2012 Reply
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