Eggs Over Easy: Америкалық кантри-рок тобы және паб-рок тарихы

American country rock band
the pub band

Eggs over Easy were an American country rock band, of the early 1970s, who visited London to record an album, and then became a resident band in a London pub, launching what subsequently became known as pub rock.

Although both hailed from New York City, Jack O'Hara (guitar, bass & vocals) met Austin de Lone (keyboards, guitar & vocals) in Berkeley, California, where they formed a duo. The pair moved back to New York, where they met Brien Hopkins (keyboards, bass, guitar & vocals) who joined to form a multi instrumental trio, without a drummer or percussionist. They regularly played clubs and bars in Greenwich Village and Long Island, until they acquired a small fan base, and a manager, Peter Kauff. By then, the band had moved into a house, 10 Alma Street, Kentish Town, near a pub called the Tally Ho. who were also given a Tally Ho residency, alongside a mix of new and existing bands, such as Max Merritt and the Meteors and Brinsley Schwarz. The number of venues wanting to stage Eggs Over Easy and other "pub rock" bands was also increasing, primarily in large Victorian pubs "north of Regents Park" where there were plenty of suitable pubs. with George Butler replacing Steel on drums; "Eggs over Easy's country rock flavored repertoire offering a fascinating counterpoint to Mayall's then rampant jazz blues fixation" (Dave Thompson). This was partially a re recording of the tracks originally recorded in London. the sort of "megastar" bands that, back in England, pub rock was seen as a backlash against. The second album Fear of Frying was eventually recorded in 1980/81 and issued on Squish Records, which also failed as soon as the album was released, making this album a rarity, which has yet to be re issued on CD. The Eggs were frequently joined on stage by Grootna's vocalist Anna Rizzo and also played with members of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen in Moonlighters. One of their final gigs was as "The Opinions", backing Dan Hicks; Eggs Over Easy finally split in 1981. After the break up, Hopkins continued as a songwriter, O’Hara became a recording engineer and de Lone played as a session musician with Bonnie Raitt, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello and others.