Eyes of Argus
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Eyes of Argus

Staten Island, New York, United States

Staten Island, New York, United States
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The Most Common Question 2010
Abandoned 2006
Eyes of Argus 2003
Christmas Card 1998

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Five key players, plus additional musical talents are what make Eyes of Argus. They like diverse sounds and embrace experimentalism.

Some of the members have worked together for more than a decade. In the past, some have held the role of teacher...some, student. But all have inspired each other musically in one way or another...

Jim Callahan on Acoustic and Electric rhythm guitar. His riffs cut and tear. He loves to lure the listener with melodic and percussive rhythms that keep you on your toes. His arrangements are the foundation for many songs in the Argus archive. During his formative years, his chops were honed on an acoustic guitar, which he than transposed to the bass in the late eighties/early nineties. He played bass for years with Pangaea and before that, with Blue Tang. After the Pangaea journey ended, he returned to his roots on the guitar. As a founding member of Argus, the music reflects much of his temper, fear and faith.

Greg Schwab, former drummer for ThirdKind, Amethyst, and Inner Sanctum, has been through many musical adventures, and joining Eyes of Argus has led to a glorious new frontier. His approach to percussion has always been a blend of art, emotion and science. An aficionado of the fusion, funk, prog and metal genres, his style is applied gracefully to the Eyes of Argus mood. Ranging from dark and tribal to precise and complex. His tempo maps drive the music with surprise, misdirection and global grooviness. He knows when to accompany and when to lead, bouncing back and forth between the two often in a song. He loves to mix genres, veering away from what one might expect in a song, adding to the unique sound of Argus.

Michael Mahoney. Longtime comrade to Jim Callahan, former front man for Pangaea. His lyrical prose is dense with wit, passion and meditation. It seems easy for him to slither into your gut and make you feel his emotion. His messages are occasionally simple, yet spiced with the frustrations and intensities that life offers to everyone. He sees & feels then reiterates in song. Every word he writes is intentional and beautifully crafted, free of the fluff that so often stagnates today's music with boring clich�s and monotony. He has a progressive style to his vocal melodies, often layering his voice multiple times and using unorthodox tempos; but his melodies always rest themselves comfortably with inexplicable elegance. It's difficult to describe, and the only thing to do is to simply listen carefully for yourself and pay attention to the subtle details he produces.

Jim Golden, strategist, mood-sweetener and musical travel agent.

Bringing his vibe to the EOA arsenal of aural penetrations has proven to be both refreshing and fascinating. He explores melodic terrain fearlessly. Like Crocodile Dundee in Manhattan. Crocodile Golden. His command of music theory and technology is tremendous and his additions to the arrangements are unassuming, subtle and beautiful. Yet, without hesitation, he slips in & out of lead guitar, bringing just the required veracity a piece summons, and transitioning back, sharpening the melodic background that anchors much of the emotions carried within themes of the EOA songlist.

Jim was a member of Pangaea in the mid-90's along with Callahan & Mahoney, so his style is somewhat familiar... but this history, along with his personal & musical evolution of the past 10+ years, has created the exact combination of elements we hoped for when collaborating and bringing in another guitarist.

John Neilson, low-frequencies extraordinaire. John joined Argus in spring of 2008. He instantaneously was a member of the family and after 4 practices, he had the set list down. His 4-string experience and 6-string agility has enhanced the older tunes and challenges the band as a whole when writing new material... it is idealistic. He is the musical Hunk Utopian... that is also his WWE name.

John has been a committed member of the band and amazingly maintains many other musical relationships. He plays out almost every weekend and is quite possibly the 2nd hardest working man in show-business.

INFLUENCES:
Jeff Buckley, Ron Thal / Bumblefoot, Modus Tollens, Oysterhead, Rusted Root, Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Sean Malone, Jethro Tull, RUSH, Neil Peart, Opeth, Sting, Genesis, bruce Springsteen, Yes, Incubus, King Crimson, & Al Dimeola