Egg (cd, albums, Queen, member, tracks)

blachalaheebow · 01-17-2009, 03:23 PM

I found itstrange that at least a few people here talk about Soft Machine, Caravan, and Hatfield and the North, but no one appears to have heard of Egg. they've got a great keyboard player(Dave Stewart, who later plays in Hatfield and the North) and bassist(Mont Campbell).

heres some stuff(audio only, because there isnt any live footage of them, sadly....)

YouTube - Egg - Enneagram

YouTube - Egg - A Visit To Newport Hospital

YouTube - Egg - Long Piece No. 3: Part Two

YouTube - Egg - Germ Patrol

Also, as an interesting note, the amazing steve hillage was a member on guitar, but left before they recorded their first album.

Seltzer · 01-17-2009, 04:21 PM

I don't like Egg as much as the big Canterbury bands, but they're still pretty cool -they would have been bigger if Hillage stayed with them.

I hear their new boxset (The Metronomical Society) is quite good.

blachalaheebow · 01-17-2009, 04:27 PM

I agree, it would have done them good to keep him. although on "the civil surface" Steve Hillage guests on a couple tracks.

If you want to hear what they sounded like with steve hillage, early on, try and find the cd "Arzachel", which is basically Uriel(egg w/steve hillage). Its more of a psychadelic album than the egg stuff: YouTube - Arzachel - Clean Innocent Fun (1969)
YouTube - Arzachel - Queen St. Gang
YouTube - Arzachel - Leg (1969)

and The Metronomical Society is really good, but the sound quality could have been a bit better on some of the songs.

Guybrush · 01-17-2009, 08:25 PM

I have their albums, it's just not my favourite Canterbury band. "The Civil Surface" is the album I know the best and it's good.

blachalaheebow · 01-17-2009, 08:35 PM

they're not my favorite either, but probably my second favorite(soft machine wins IMO), with Hatfield in a close third

Guybrush · 01-17-2009, 08:37 PM

Of the Canterbury bands, I'm currently enjoying Camel and Caravan the most at the moment.

blachalaheebow · 01-17-2009, 08:41 PM

almost forgot about caravan! yeah I like them as well. "nine feet underground" is one of my favorite epic-length songs, along with "mumps"(hatfield and the north
) and "Facelift"(soft machine)

Anteater · 01-17-2009, 11:01 PM

If we're talking about short lived Canterbury groups here, Khan and Gilgamesh don't seem to get enough attention, though I certainly wish Egg had been around longer.

Caravan and Soft Machine are thought of as the best for good reason though: the former of the two's sound basically defined Canterbury for other acts to follow.

Guybrush · 01-18-2009, 04:30 AM

There's a small heap of them. Yesterday, I listened to Quiet Sun's album "Mainstream" .. another I've yet to see mentioned here.

Of Caravan, of course the whole grey and pink album is awesome. I also thoroughly enjoy For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night although I try not to overplay it.

I've also fallen a bit in love with Camel's "Music Inspired by the Snow Goose" lately.

blachalaheebow · 01-18-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

If we're talking about short lived Canterbury groups here, Khan and Gilgamesh don't seem to get enough attention, though I certainly wish Egg had been around longer.

Caravan and Soft Machine are thought of as the best for good reason though: the former of the two's sound basically defined Canterbury for other acts to follow.

true, "space shanty" was awesome, but I have always thought of khan as a kind of one-off sort of thing

01-17-2009, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
blachalaheebow Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 72	Egg I found itstrange that at least a few people here talk about Soft Machine, Caravan, and Hatfield and the North, but no one appears to have heard of Egg. they've got a great keyboard player(Dave Stewart, who later plays in Hatfield and the North) and bassist(Mont Campbell). heres some stuff(audio only, because there isnt any live footage of them, sadly....) YouTube - Egg - Enneagram YouTube - Egg - A Visit To Newport Hospital YouTube - Egg - Long Piece No. 3: Part Two YouTube - Egg - Germ Patrol Also, as an interesting note, the amazing steve hillage was a member on guitar, but left before they recorded their first album.

01-17-2009, 04:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I don't like Egg as much as the big Canterbury bands, but they're still pretty cool -they would have been bigger if Hillage stayed with them. I hear their new boxset (The Metronomical Society) is quite good. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

01-17-2009, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
blachalaheebow Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 72	I agree, it would have done them good to keep him. although on "the civil surface" Steve Hillage guests on a couple tracks. If you want to hear what they sounded like with steve hillage, early on, try and find the cd "Arzachel", which is basically Uriel(egg w/steve hillage). Its more of a psychadelic album than the egg stuff: YouTube - Arzachel - Clean Innocent Fun (1969) YouTube - Arzachel - Queen St. Gang YouTube - Arzachel - Leg (1969) and The Metronomical Society is really good, but the sound quality could have been a bit better on some of the songs. Last edited by blachalaheebow; 01-17-2009 at 04:33 PM.

01-17-2009, 08:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I have their albums, it's just not my favourite Canterbury band. "The Civil Surface" is the album I know the best and it's good. __________________ Something Completely Different

01-17-2009, 08:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Of the Canterbury bands, I'm currently enjoying Camel and Caravan the most at the moment. __________________ Something Completely Different

01-17-2009, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
blachalaheebow Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 72	they're not my favorite either, but probably my second favorite(soft machine wins IMO), with Hatfield in a close third

01-17-2009, 08:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
blachalaheebow Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 72	almost forgot about caravan! yeah I like them as well. "nine feet underground" is one of my favorite epic-length songs, along with "mumps"(hatfield and the north ) and "Facelift"(soft machine)

01-18-2009, 04:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	There's a small heap of them. Yesterday, I listened to Quiet Sun's album "Mainstream" .. another I've yet to see mentioned here. Of Caravan, of course the whole grey and pink album is awesome. I also thoroughly enjoy For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night although I try not to overplay it. I've also fallen a bit in love with Camel's "Music Inspired by the Snow Goose" lately. __________________ Something Completely Different