argos is their accepted classic, but i really like new england. bought it on the same day i bought the first stranglers album. it was the week i had to make my mind up whether i was going to be a punk or a hippy. came down on punk's side but still played new england a lot on my own in my bedroom. with headphones on. it's the one with the grey cover and a pic of a bloke sharpening a stick. it's an enigmatic album. interesting time that - the few months when punk and prog rubbed shoulders. man released the welsh connection which had a sprightly gait. going for the one by yes was better than most dared admit, particularly the title track which was positively nosebleed by yes's standard. parallels is good too, one of chris squire's greatest moments. it was also the time i discovered reggae too and that put a different spin on everything. prog bands can never do reggae, whatever they may think. that's the thing that divides the old wave and the new...
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