Odessey & Oracle

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I met Ringo for the first time. We did a press conference at the beginning of the tour. And they said it must be great to reunite your acquaintance with Rod again, because “She’s Not There,” in fact, was the first No. 1 in Cashbox after the Beatles with a self-written song. And Ringo said, “I’ve never met him before.” And they couldn’t believe it. But that was how it was in those days, because bands were worked to death, really. We were all on separate concerts all the time. So, we very often didn’t meet people. Album, Paul (1 February 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. Johansen, Claes (1 September 2001). The Zombies: hung up on a dream: a biography 1962–1967. SAF Publishing Ltd. p.174. ISBN 9780946719341 . Retrieved 28 March 2012. Odessey and Oracle was released in the UK on 19 April 1968. Clive Davis, the head of CBS in the US, initially decided not to release the album. However, the US Columbia label had released the single "Care of Cell 44" on 21 November 1967 to complete indifference. The past few years have been a virtual fountain of youth for the pair. Says Blunstone: “We both know the time will come that we’re physically unable to do this, and I know we’ll be honest with one another. But right now, we feel as good as we’ve ever felt.”

Hansen, Adam (25 November 2010). Shakespeare and Popular Music. Bloomsbury Academic. p.97. ISBN 978-1-4411-2698-6. Umile, Dominic (31 August 2004). "The Zombies: Odessey & Oracle". PopMatters . Retrieved 10 February 2012.

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Boehme, Mike (17 November 1994). "The Zombies"Odessey and Oracle" (1968)". LA Times . Retrieved 19 January 2022. Blunstone’s angelic, soulful voice remains remarkably intact, which is perfect for Argent, who laughs, “I refuse to write songs in any lower keys than I’ve done in the past.” Johansen, Claes (1 September 2001). The Zombies: hung up on a dream: a biography 1962–1967. SAF Publishing Ltd. p.201. ISBN 9780946719341 . Retrieved 28 March 2012. Of recording live in the studio, Colin says, “We all wanted to be in the same room at the same time. There’s a different energy in the studio when you’re all playing together.” In 2016, the band announced that they would do a final tour to commemorate the album's 50th anniversary the following year. They are also planning a coffee-table book about the making of the album. [17]

Colin Blunstone and Paul Atkinson felt disillusioned and tempers flared during the recording of "Time of the Season". Blunstone was not at all keen on the song. When writer Rod Argent insisted that he sing it a certain way, Blunstone's patience snapped and he effectively told Argent to sing it himself. [12] Blunstone finally sang the vocal as required. Singer, Liam (1 August 2004). "The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 10 February 2012. Zombies Announce Final 'Odessey & Oracle' North American Tour". rollingstone.com. 18 October 2016 . Retrieved 17 May 2017. Morale within the band was at a low point at the end of the recording. Two singles, " Care of Cell 44" and "Friends of Mine", had been unsuccessful, and the band had a declining demand for live appearances, so after a final gig in mid-December 1967, the band split up. [13] Album sleeve [ edit ]Blunstone, now 77 — bandmate Argent is 10 days older — reflects: “Of course it was fabulous people were saying positive things about us, but strangely, we didn’t hear it ourselves. We were running around doing so many things, we were the last to know about that. There’s more energy on-stage with this incarnation of the band than there was when we were teenagers. It’s an unexpected pleasure.” Rod Argent: Colin surprises me. His voice has obviously changed a little because he’s now 77, as I am, but in many ways, it’s got stronger because he works at it. He doesn’t just let it go. He really practices, and does exercises. When we’re on the road, he does three exercises a day before we even play. And you can see the results of that. It’s like a muscle, and he really keeps it as good as he can get it.