WOW! I saw these guys in concert this night, and expected to hear a bunch of old men try to sound the way they used to. I was wrong....They are phenomenal!....They have the two leading founders still .....lead singer, Colin Blunstone and writer of many of the lyrics and singer, as well, Rod Argent...... I thought I was watching Broadway....with Colin...My gosh, is he an entertainer and can sing still like crazy..... The Zombies broke up for awhile, and Colin went and sang on some of Alan Parson's albums for awhile, and Rod was one of the founders of the Argent band singing the great hit Hold your head up, which they sang tonight...long version with much instrumental, and had the amplifiers turned so loud that all of the seats in the audience vibrated..... I have to really give BRAVO to this band even today...They just finished a new hit a few days ago, which they sang...I will try to find that, too... They opened with this song..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJBSO9AdBg4 then sang this one...this is how they look now, too...the other guitar player they had on stage tonight was with the Kinks when the Kinks first began..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7WXRnsxpgM
Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle is a classic slice of psychedelic pop, and one of those albums I think everyone needs to hear at least once.
They talked about those two albums, Rat, said they were not very popular at first, but every year, they get more and more popular they said..... The want to stay current. They are not looking to curl up and die....they keep writing new stuff all of the time..I wrote down a bunch of stuff and theirr new song is either called Any Other Way or Moving On...I cannot remember...I did not write next to those 2 songs...i jotted things quickly down.
Ok, thanks....lol.... alot always going on to keep track of.... Yes, they said each new generation discovers them.....and things grow for them...I will have to get that CD or something. They did play a few pieces from that album..... I never heard the I love you song by them before and really love that song now. They closed tonight with She's not there......
Not a Zombies song, but a song by Classics IV. Probably influenced by the Zombies, but definitely not the Zombies.
http://youtu.be/cUf4F9VXo_s This is the one I meant. Dusty Springfield did a cover version as well, It was OK. I have just checked with Mr Google and appears The Zombies version is a cover.In fact it is a song covered many times.
We were in the 3 rd row, and I saw someone in the 2nd row videoing the entire concert last night from what looked like a cell phone....This must have been from him...I wonder why he bothered, as the sound is terrible....so this is just for fun, and how the Zombies looked last night. They sounded 100 percent better than this though.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmNxmFLhwzc
Big fan for over 10 years now. I remember them talking about touring but was when I was moving so never got a chance to see them. Big disappointment, maybe I will get a second chance...I should check their tour dates.
Check out the tour dates:- March 17 - Keswick Theatre - Glenside (Philadelphia), PA March 18 - Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA March 20 - Carolina Theatre of Durham - Durham, NC March 21 - Sandler Center for the Performing Arts - Virginia Beach, VA March 23 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC March 25 - Town Hall - New York, NY March 28 - The Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA March 30 - The Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT March 31 - Calvin Theatre - Northampton, MA April 1 - Imperial Cinema - Montreal, QC April 2 - The Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON April 4 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak (Detroit), MI April 5 - Lorain Palace Theater - Lorain (Cleveland), OH April 7 - Golden Nugget - Biloxi, MS April 8 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA April 9 - Tennessee PAC James K. Polk Theater - Nashville, TN April 11 - Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield - Springfield, IL April 13 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL April 15 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI April 17 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN April 18 - Club Regent Casino Concert Bowl - Winnipeg, MB April 21 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC April 22 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA April 23 - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR April 25 - The UC Theatre - Berkeley, CA April 29 - (to be announced) - Los Angeles, CA
