About the band: The Zombies are a British rock band formed in 1961, led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The band fell apart in 1967 after two studio albums, but several reunions and five more albums followed over the years. The Zombies currently have one song in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: Time of the season, a track from the 1968 album Odessey and Oracle, is the masterpiece of this still underrated band. This song has some quite unusual influences (certainly for that time), with a dominating African beat and instrumentation, and great jazzy organ sounds. Also the lyrics are special in their cynical way: "What's your name, who's your daddy - is he rich like me?" Run time 3:31.
