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Reegged.

Hogarth Hughes | Rockwell, ME | 11/04/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a re-review of this album. THE EGG is the kind of CD you must listen to numerous times to let the coolness of it saturate your soul. SHINER is a great band that rocks. My previous review stated that they were okay and this disc was just average. After listening a few more times I've come to the conclusion that the CD and the band are really creative. THE EGG has excellent drumming, great guitar and bass, and Allen Eply's voice seems to make it's way into your head with it's smooth catchiness. I will surely check out the other releases in SHINER's arsenal now that I've discovered what I was missing in the first few listens. Maybe SHINER is so good my brain got a little scrambled by THE EGG."

A marvelously dark album

Stephen Thode | Milwaukee, WI United States | 10/25/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Very different from previous CDs. A dark, brooding apparently full length tale deftly represented with beatuiful songwriting and wide open (nearly redline) production. The music leaps out of the stereo and slaps the listener about the face; not to inflict injury, rather to remind the listener that there is more to the music than appears at the surface. The title track demonstrates this perfectly as the listener starts in a state of supension in the verse which one realizes only when the chorus is laid bare in an amazing progression that almost wants to be dissonant but never allowed to get there partly because of Allen Epply's tortured vocal line and partly because of Paul Malinowski's logic defying bass line. If that doesn't float your boat then check out "Spook the Herd" - a reprise of the CDs first song, with it's "Korn-wishes-they-were-this-Heavy" ending. I wouldn't recommend this as a starter CD for the fledgling Shinist (try Lula or Starless 1st) - listen to previous CDs and you'll really appreciate this one! A thouroughly satisfying and remarkable album."

.....and he can't stop laughing

Hyper Enough | Flint, Michigan | 11/11/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Shiner has defied labels with The Egg, hinting to influences as broad in spectrum as The Pixies, Fugazi, and Jawbox, to Stone Temple Pilots, Tool, and Failure. Make no mistake, this is heavy music, but delivered with an intellegence and precision that is rarely seen. Produced by Matt Talbot from Hum, The Egg is a likely candidate for best sounding album of all time. Standout tracks include The Truth About Cows, Surgery, and The Egg. Check out The Life and Times to se What singer Alan Eply, along with John from Someday I, is doing now. You won't be sorry."