Episode 601: Rod Argent of The Zombies

On today's episode, I talk to musician Rod Argent. Originally from St. Albans, Rod became the founder, keyboard player and one of the principal songwriters of the seminal 1960s British rock band The Zombies at the age of 16. While the band only stayed together a little more than half a decade, they became international stars, and their final album Odessey and Oracle is both one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1960s and of all time. After The Zombies broke up, Rod formed the brilliant prog band Argent, which played through the mid-70s, and since then, Rod has recorded ten albums under his own name. While The Zombies have reformed here and there, in 2004, they began to record music together again, and their latest album Different Game was just released in March this year, and like everything the band does, it is a real delight! This is the website (http://beginningspod.com/) for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/wrestling-team-presents-beginnings/id352616073) , follow me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/AndyBeckerman) . Check out my free philosophy Substack where I write essays every couple months here (https://theslowdystopia.substack.com/) and my old casiopop band's lost album here (https://andybeckerman.bandcamp.com/) ! And the comedy podcast I do with my wife Naomi Couples Therapy can be found here (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/couples-therapy/id1410296631) !

Added 26 Mar 2026