Last weekend The Times had an article about The Zombies:
“This will be their (60th) year”
A St Albans band, where I grew up, It is with fondness that I remember watching them back in their day, at the Civic Centre. Great band. The article goes on to ask whether they were an unlucky band, because they disbanded months before their album “Odyssey and Oracle” became a hit.
‘This will be our year’ was almost prophetic!
I was struck by a thought that their process of producing the record was equivalent to self publishing books, in that they made all the decisions about the album without produces or agents.
I’m not sure whether my favourite Zombies track is ‘Time of the Season‘ or ‘She’s not there‘. Both iconic tracks.
Rod Argent went on to form ‘Argent’, another band from St Albans, and I vividly remember dancing to ‘God Gave Rock and Roll to you‘ and ‘Hold Your Head up Woman‘ yet again at St Albans Civic. Both tunes, especially the latter, still send shivers down my spine. My faith and my belief in keeping my head held high in times of adversity, still resonate today.
‘This will be our Year’ and ‘Hold Your Head up’ are certainly anthems pertinent to authors today, too.
Keep believing!
Diana Jackson 