A fantastic party album - thumping beats, wonderful melodies, and genuinely intelligent music .
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I first came across The Egg when this album was played constantly at my place of work. They aren't very well known, except on the live circuit, and that can put people off. I am certainly not a fan of 'alternative' music, since I usually find there's a very good reason why they're not mainstream (ie, they're rubbish). However, The Egg are a different story altogether.
Albumen recieved critical acclaim from all sectors of the music press, from NME to Melody Maker, to online fanzines and even The Sun. Strangely though, the closest most people have come to hearing them is with Rollo's thumping dance remix of one of their singles from 1999, 'Getting Away With It'. Albumen, their first album, is almost uncategorisable. It isn't dance, it isn't electronica, and it isn't (spit) jazz. It's a combination of all three, in a funny kind of way.
The album begins with a funky little seventies style number, with 'The Fat Boy Went to the Cinema'. It's the sort of thing you can't help tapping your foot to. Soon you come to the wonderful 'Get Some Money to Get Her', which is a beautiful, dancey piano number. The radio edit of this song is astounding. Other highlights include 'Roche (Don't you Ever Stop)' (another fantastic piano-based romp), Bend and Big Duck.
Like I said, I'm no fan of 'alternative' music - but the simple fact is, The Egg don't deserve to be alternative. If the music industry wasn't such a whore, you'd be hearing songs like these every day. A truly remarkable album.
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