For the moment here are two fairly recent reviews, watch out for more stuff soon.

from the Kings Louth website www.kingsheadlouth.co.uk

Egypt Cruise The Rock ‘N’ Blues

Since the beginning of the year when the gig calendar was posted I had been awaiting this band and there can not have been one disappointed rock ‘n’ blues fan in The Kings, this was simply the best night of the year, for me:-)

Egypt the band have been around since 1987 and have very close connections with the legendary 60/70s band The Groundhogs therefore we’re talking experience and class of the highest order. Some people say if you remember the 60s you weren’t really there, I was and I do and it was the experimentation by such bands that has led to such a huge international following of British music worldwide.

So what did we get? Two sets, nearly three hours and 17 songs…yep, that’s an average of almost 10 minutes per track including “Ride Till You Die”, Howlin’ Wolf’s classic “Smokestack Lightning”, “Bring It On Home”, three classic Robert Johnson tracks, “Hellhound On My Trail”, “Early This Morning” and “Walking Blues”. One of the most classic blues songs of all time has to be “Baby, Please Don’t Go” which was first recorded by Big Joe Williams in 1935 however for most of us it was Van Morrison and Them who created the classic rock ‘n’ blues version we all know so well and wow, did Egypt do this justice, you bet.

Would they play The Groundhogs “Cherry Red”? Certainly and I have absolutely no idea how long it lasted maybe 20 minutes???…phenomenal, absolutely amazing and the entire bar loved every second of it and they were very reluctant to let the band not do an encore which duly arrived with the all-time Hendrix classic “Voodoo Chile”.

Of course nights like this do not happen on their own therefore a special mention must go to Egypt’s sound engineer Dick Wilson who used Balding Bloke’s in-house system and between them made such a memorable night. Naturally we would like to see these guys again and it most likely will not be until next year simply because they are so much in demand therefore keep an eye on the What’s On” calendar.

Norwich Evening News 24 - 17th Feb 2009

Egypt - The Walnut Tree shades

The spirit of Hendrix filled a city pub when established blues rockers Egypt came to play. The three-piece gave
the packed boozer an extensive, upbeat set of catchy originals and eclectic covers. Drums and bass pounded
comfortably along while the lead guitarist chugged big dirty Les Paul chords.

His solos frequently turned into lengthy Jimi-influenced wah-wah explorations, full of bluesy
bends and squeals. Also the lead singer, he delivered the tunes in a steady gravelly tone,
befitting his ZZ Top beard and trucker cap.

Despite the length of their set, like true professionals they inevitably saved the best for last.
The encore was Howling Wolf blues standard Smokestack Lightning, followed by Led Zeppelin's
reading of the bombastic Bring it on Home.

These guys have been gigging around the region for longer than I can remember, and no doubt will
continue to do so. For a night of punchy blues rock, they hit all the right buttons.

ROB GARRATT