Wishbone Ash - Throw Down The Sword download song

Reminds me of my father who showed me this song 25 years ago.

Many famous bands has steal ideas from WA: Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Lynyrd Skynyrd, even Pink Floyd. Expecially from Argus masterpiece. Example, this end solo is very similar to end High hopes solo

RIP John Tout of Renaissance, who plays organ on this track.

Dignified and stately song :) Greetings from Saint Petersburg Russia !

I believe ARGUS is the most complete rock record of all time. Love this track. The album has electric, acoustic and great storytelling.

This was my Dad's funeral song. He chose this when he knew he was losing his battle with lung cancer. It means a lot!

I think this is one of the most beautiful guitar solo in history of rock music. Unfortunately, still so unknow and underrated... Absolute masterpiece!

I bought this album 42 years ago...........and I still get shivers down my spine when listening to the twin lead solo in Throw down the sword.

Absolutely brilliant. Throw Down the Sword, brings a tear to my eye, amazing. Still have my original Argus album - a masterpiece up there with the best!

I have never ever heard of a two-guitar solo where one plays down, the other up and then they meet each other .... man alive not only is this musical genius it was then way ahead of its time and still holds it today! ... Brilliant ... absolutely bloody BRILLIANT!

Came here to check Steve Harris major influence (I'm an Iron Maiden fan since the '80s) and found this wonderful guitar work. Speechless...

Epic song about the futility of war. The twin lead solo at 3:39 is, in my mind, the finest, smoothest rock guitar solo of all time.

Even though they weren't a heavy metal band, it's easy to see why so many metal bands were inspired by Wishbone Ash. They did the dual lead guitar attack before anyone. Before Thin Lizzy. Before Judas Priest. Before Iron Maiden.

Throw down the sword, The fight is done and over, Neither lost, neither won. To cast away the fury of the battle And turn my weary eyes for home. There were times when I stood at death's own door Only hoping for an answer. Throw down the sword, And leave the glory - A story time can never change. To walk the road, the load I have to carry - A journey's end, a wounded soul. There were times when I stood at death's own door Only searching for an answer.

I've never even heard of Wishbone Ash until today. Their music is gorgeous! Prog rock bands are pretty hit-or-miss, either they're amazing or they're terrible. I love moments like these when all that searching pays off! :)

This song was played at my dad's funeral and I don't think we could've picked a better song

I've always said that Argus is one of the top 5 rock albums ever recorded, and nothing I've heard since has made me change my mind. It is total perfection from every instrument on every track.

This whole album really is one of the very finest achievements in rock music.