The Zombies - New World (1991) [Reissue 2003]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 358 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 134 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Big Beat Records (CDWIKM 234)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 358 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 134 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Big Beat Records (CDWIKM 234)
Calling New World (1991) a Zombies effort is as erroneous as portraying No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant (2001) as a Led Zeppelin album, as in both cases, principal components are glaringly absent. On this disc, co-founders Rod Argent (vocals/keyboards) and Paul Atkinson (guitar/vocals) are listed not as part of the band, but rather "special guests." Present and accounted for from the initial combo are Chris White (bass/vocals), Colin Blunstone (vocals), and Hugh Grundy (drums). Although White and Blunstone attempt to pick up the slack in the wake of Argent's minimal involvement, their choice of Sebastian Santa Maria (keyboards/guitar/vocals) is a less than suitable substitute for the missing co-founder. Not surprisingly, while both White and Blunstone are excellent songwriters, much of the material lacks the quirky and jazzy influence that Argent infused into the Zombies' 'sound'…