What did The Zombies contribute to music?

Formed in
1962, The Zombies were part of the so-called British Invasion that witnessed numerous British
bands, most prominently The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, cross the Atlantic Ocean to achieve
enormous commercial success in the vast American pop market.  Founded by keyboardist and
vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone, along with drummer Hugh Grundy, guitarist Paul
Atkinson, and bassist Chris White, The Zombies recorded a number of hit singles including Time
of the Season, Shes Not There, and Tell Her No, all emphasizing Argents organ and keyboard
instrumentals.  The group's second album, "Odyssey and Oracle," recorded inn 1967 and
released in 1968, would receive great critical acclaim, but would also represent the band's
"swan song."  The Zombies disbanded in 1968, but regrouped in various iterations from
1990 to the present, with Argent alternating Zombies tours with those by his own band, Argent. 
The Zombies were definitely categorized more appropriately together with groups like the The
Beatles, The Kinks and The Dave Clark Five, all of whom were recording mainstream rock and roll
or pop music in contrast to the heavy metal British bands forming in the later part of the
decade and during the early 1970s like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

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