Label: Esoteric Records (UK), ECLEC 2036
Style: Canterbury Scene, Progressive Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 42:57
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 255 Mb
It
was inevitable that Egg would be compared with Emerson, Lake &
Palmer - a trio of bass/keyboards/drums with the bassist also singing,
coming along at the very end of the 1960s, incorporating serious
classical influences (and directed quotations) into their extended
pieces. On their second album, The Polite Force, they try for a higher
wattage sound than Emerson, Lake & Palmer, without as high velocity a
brand of song. Dave Stewart's organ playing is as aggressive and
melodic as Keith Emerson's, and he accomplishes a lot with less in the
way of high-speed histrionics. That doesn't mean they aren't given to
some electronic excesses. The album is diverting enough in its
successful spots to carry the rest of it, but there are some missteps --
including one track dominated by guest horn players - that were enough
to keep this album from being a favorite, even among art-rock fanatics.
Reissued in Japan in the late '90s as part of the Decca/Deram
psychedelic retrospective series.
(allmusic.com/album/the-polite-force-mw0000261107)
01. A Visit To Newport Hospital (08:28)
02. Contrasong (04:25)
03. Boilk (Incl. Bach: 'Durch Adams Fall Ist Ganz Verderbt') (09:22)
04. Long Piece No. 3: Part One (05:08)
05. Long Piece No. 3: Part Two (07:38)
06. Long Piece No. 3: Part Three (05:03)
07. Long Piece No. 3: Part Four (02:51)
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