Alternative folk rock from Austin, TX. Richly melodic. From starkness of voice and guitar, to lushness of layered strings and harmonies. Timeless love songs. Powerful stories. Subtly humorous. Ray Davies meets Neil Young.

11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Folk Rock, ROCK: Psychedelic



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"Eggbo's 'Flight of an Urban Legend' could have easily been released circa 1971 along side such great albums as the first by Grin or Crazy Horse or even Neil Young's 'After the Gold Rush.' Had that been the case, we would all know every lyric to every song and this would have been a staple in our musical diets for many years by now. It could also have been released along side the 1988 Heyday album by Chris Cacavas & Junkyard Love which it sits so well beside. But 2000 was the year that gave us this absolutely brilliant album. So there's some catching up to do to establish this record in the hearts of music fans as the bright, shining jewel that it is. We have a new desert island disc."
Dean Sciarra - ItsAboutMusic.com

A full-length album (11 songs, 52 min.) featuring the string arranged, 7 minute epic ballad of Larry Walters. ("Lawn Chair Larry" Walters achieved dubious fame in 1982 when he piloted a lawn chair attached to helium weather balloons and floated 16,000 feet high from San Pedro to Long Beach, Calif. A true story. Cover photo copyright '82, R. Mudrick).

Vocal comparisons to Jeff Buckley, Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, Robert Plant...Sonic comparisons to Dave Matthews, Counting Crows, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin...Use of slide, electric, and acoustic guitars,...pedal steel, Rhodes piano, Hammond B3, mandolins, accordion, cellos, violas, violins, tabla,...

Artist info (story, bio, lyrics, player credits, news, previous band's full-length MP3's, etc.) at WWW.EGGBO.COM.


Since the 80's Eggbo has been one of my favorite singers, if you know how many great singers come from Austin you know that is a compliment lined with "this guy has great talent in opening one's heart" a compassionate songster with Plantlike precision. I would buy anything he put out. Oh, by the way, since the 80's he's just gotten better.
- a fan in Austin, TX