Ah well The Zombies... where should I start? They may not be what could be described as spring chickens any more but they do know how to put on an excellent show and they can still write, play and sing terrific music - be that new stuff or renditions of their most wonderful back catalogue. I have seen them several times over the past years or so and have never been disappointed. Colin Blunstone (the gorgeous young man of Ennismore and One Year etc) is now 66 but the voice remains the same. As does Rod Argent's on what I consider to be the best track on a fine album, Show Me The Way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydZQT_wSMMgThe album is called Breathe Out, Breathe in. Yes there are a couple of weaker tracks on there (I am being harsh simply because they are such a great band) but actually you can just put it on your ipod, turntable or cd player, press play and listen to all of it without any rush to skip tracks. The Zombies still sound as good as ever, both Colin's voice and Rod's keyboard playing instantly recognisable, and it can be fun to play "guess the influence" as you can hear hints of other bands' songs throughout although nothing that smacks completely of plagiarism I'm pleased to add.
But for a really great night out, go and see these guys play live. They will not disappoint. I already have my tickets booked for October in Wrexham.
http://thezombies.net/
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