![]() ![]() Listen to the great Rod Argent keyboard work on this instrumental track. The band Argent has a large following of progressive rock bands. This great instrumental song showcases the progressivism of the band Argent. We open up our top 10 Arjent songs list with the opening track to their album Nexus. God Gave Rock and Roll to You is a 1973 released song by British band Argent. The bands four original members Rod Argent, Russ Ballard, Jim Rodford and Robert Henrit remained with the band throughout the entire decade of the 1970s for the most part. They were not a band that changed members often. Besides their six studio albums Argent would also release three live albums and five compilations. The album would also feature Phil Collins on drums on some of the tracks. That record deal would deliver one last studio album entitled Counterpoints. In 1975, the band Argent would sign with CBS records rival RCA Records. That would be the last Argent album for CBS records. The next Argent album would be released in 1974 entitled Nexus. The follow-up album to Nexus would be entitled Circus. It would also be the last Argent album to chart in the United Kingdom. The band’s follow up album to All Together Now was released in 1973 entitled In Deep. Those two albums would be the only Argent records to enter the top 100 album charts in both the United States and United Kingdom. The song “Hold Your Head Up,” was a top 10 hit in both the United States and United Kingdom in 1972. 'God Gave Rock and Roll to You' is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by Kiss as 'God Gave Rock N Roll To You II' in 1991, with modified lyrics. A little of that Beatles magic must have rubbed off on the band, because the third album entitled All Together Now contained Argent’s biggest hit. God Gave Rock and Roll to You Drum Tab by KISS Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm KISS - God Gave Rock and Roll to You Drum Tab Subscribe to Plus. In 1971, the band Argent went into London’s Abbey Road Studios to record the third album. The song would become a big hit for the band Three Dog Night one year later. While the band did not enjoy any successful singles from the record, there was a song on the album entitled “Liar,” written by Russ Ballard. The band Argent released their first album in 1970 entitled Argent. The group’s founding member named Rod Argent was a member of the Zombies who were another very short-lived group, yet a classic rock band that is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While the band Argent may not be a household name, multiple members of the group have ties to some of the most famous groups in Rock and Roll history. Our Top 10 Argent songs list takes a look at a band formed in the late 60s by Rod Argent.
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