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  • 01: Edgar Breau:
    Founding member and primary singer/songwriter/guitarist for this lengendary band. Edgar is one of those original people who bought the VU/Nico album and went off to start a band. Die-hard family man, visionary, virtuoso, and all-around genius.
  • 02: Kevin Christoff:
    Original member and bass player. Soft-spoken, thoughtful, and fond of beer, Kevin is the yin to Edgar's yang. Being primary back-up vocalist and groove-digger for this band, he is the Saucer's never-faltering co-pilot. Kevin's bottom line is the bottom line. Enough said.
  • 03: Joe Csontos:
    Most recent drummer and catalyst for this incarnation of the Saucer. Old friend, fan, and some-time collaborator of the original band incarnations, Joe is the stoic, rock-steady hand of reason in the band. Ironically, he can also out-do Stephen and Kevin on the beer.
  • 04: Dan Wintermans:
    Hand-picked by Joe and knighted by Edgar, Daniel provides rhythm-and-noises, ambient guitar meanderings, and theremin swells and chills. Played around a bit with the piano and synths. ..does some of the web stuff too.
  • 05: Steve Foster:
    Also knighted and sworn to secrecy is Steve, who provides sound garage guitar licks and slick e-bow and slide effects, as well as backing up Ed on vocals. Steve's place is also where we rehearse, and he is the defacto engineer of the band [well, along with his brother Duke].

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06: Top 10's

Edgar's:

01. Nico: The Marble Index
02. Lightnin' Hopkins: The Roots of Lightnin'
03. John Fahey: The Essential John Fahey
04. Syd Barrett: The Madcap Laughs
05. Bola Sete: Ocean
06. Velvet Underground: the Velvet Underground [1969]
07. Moby Grape: Moby Grape
08. John Coltrane: A Love Supreme
09. Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air
10. Stooges: Fun House

Kevin's:

Here they are, in the order by which they came to me:

1) The Beatles (double white); because Joe took "Revolver". Can't have
too many Beatles I say.
2) Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks
3) Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds
4) Third - Soft Machine
5) Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
6) Faust (the clear album)
7) Once Upon A Time In The West (soundtrack) - Ennio Morricone. Most
of what this man composes would make my top ten. Honourable Mention:
"The Mission".
8) Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - THE Pink Floyd
9) Concerts - Henry Cow
10) Live At Leeds - The Who

Joe's:

Hey here are my picks:

1.Revolver-The Beatles
   In the olden days,you would have to remind people that you preferred the British release as the Canadian and American ones left off key Fabs gems such as And Your Bird Can Sing and Dr. Robert. Even the Paul songs are "pretty darn good".

2. Exile On Main Street-The Rolling Stones
   
    When I was but a  mealy mouthed youngster,me and my pal Gibby use to sit around in his parents basement Listening Room aka ,a converted crawlspace. drinking bourbon and gooving to all four sides of this good'un. No better drinking album on God's green earth!

3. Something Else-The Kinks
   This album has all I ever wanted from the Kinks which are great melodies,arch lyrics and the best Dave Davies' songs.

4. Pet Sounds-The Beach Boys
   
    Wow,these picks are so pedestrian...20 feckin' years ago these same picks would have be "alternative"...time marches on..But it has to be the MONO version of his platter..or nuthin'.

5. Highway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan

    I know people will stand on ceremony about Blonde On Blonde but this one still kills me every single time. Like A Rolling Stone is probably the single greatest song ever recorded.

I'll git back to ya regarding the rest of the Top Ten as I am still "dreaming and still thinking,"

Excelsior,

Joe

Sidebar to the original Five

Top Ten Yes Songs:

1. Close To The Edge

Nary a "hobbit" mentioned at all,for that stuff;try Zep...seasoned witches and depths of disgrace...existential prattle at its best and you know that Bruford feckin' rules so dig in.

2. Gates Of Delirium

It is supposed to be Anderson's response after reading Tolstoy's War and Peace. Hmmm,all I know is that Steve Howe shreds large on this. Possibly Alan White's greatest moment as well.

3. The Revealing Science of God

Everyone hates this record except for me and Daniel. Tales from "Pornographic"Oceans is much maligned but it really would be a GREAT Yes record if you dispense with The Ancients or Side Three just like Second Winter...a three side record...I once to play Side Four of Johnny Winter's Second Winter(it is blank)

and it sounded like Aphex Twin only better.

4. Roundabout

Everyone's favourite Yes song even people who like Uriah heep like this one.

5. Yours Is No Disgrace

As close as they got to straight ROCK. Don't you just love the economical use of the Hammond B3 by Mr. Tony Kaye.

Steve's:

Beat Music - Florida Razors
Frantic City - Teenage Head
In Time - The Shakers
Pass The Bottle Baby - Trouble Boys
Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin
Lipstick Killers- New York Dolls
Jesus of Cool - Nick Lowe
Pleased To Meet Me - The Replacements
Kick Out the Jams - MC5

Daniel's:

[13, actually, and in no particular order...]

"Animals" by Pink Floyd
"Close to the Edge" by Yes
"In the Court of the Crimson King" by King Crimson
"Sunday Concert" by Gordon Lightfoot
"Loveless" by My Bloody Valentine
"Just for a Day" by Slowdive
"Timewind" by Klaus Schulze
"Phaedra" by Tangerine Dream
"Low-Life" by New Order
"Strange Days" by the Doors
"Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape" by Bauhaus
"Dummy" by Portishead
"the Velvet Underground and Nico" by the Velvet Underground

Saucer Live at Westside Theatre, April 2008

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    Here are some photos of the Saucer performing live at the Westside Theatre in Hamilton ON. This show was in support of the well-received and critically acclaimed new album by the band, 'Half Human, Half Live'. This performance marks the first time the new lineup played their epic 'Clearly Invisble' before an audience. These pics were taken by Edgar's companion, Fran. Thanks, Fran!

..at Hamilton Place Studio Theatre, November 2007

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    These photos were taken at the Hamilton Place Studio Theatre on 17 November, 2007. We played ahead of Teenage Head, to a packed room. Thank you's to Steve's wife, Sarah, for sharing the images with us.

..more from the Studio Theatre gig

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    ...here are a few more photos from Saucer's performance at Hamilton Place Studio Theatre. Images appear courtesy of Ellen.

Saucer in NYC, October 2007

  • Edgar and Steve
    ...a benefit show for WFMU-fm, at Southpaw in Brooklyn NY. Thanks to Oneida, Alan Vega, and Old Time Relijun for sharing the stage and being so kind, and to the staff at the club who were more than generous. The Saucer's first US show was great time for us, and we are happy to support independent radio! Apparently the station has a recording of the show, so bug them for it...

Saucer Live in the Studio, June 2007

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    ...while we were working at Catherine North Studio [also known as 'the Church'], recording material for our new album, 'Half Human / Half Live', we decided it would be fun to set up an evening show on the stage in there and invite a bunch of people down for a live recording. Some of it indeed is included on the new CD. [thanks to Reg for sharing the photos]

Saucer Studio Sessions, May 2007

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    We had three days in the studio to get started on the framework of Saucer's new album. Coincidentally, the sessions took place over the first long weekend since the weather got nice. ..ugh. Thankfully, and perhaps significantly, Dan-O and Duke at the studio had just had a beer fridge installed in the kitchen downstairs. Not that we noticed, of course... We got quite a bit of work done.

Saucer in Toronto, April 2007

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    Simply Saucer's first show outside of Hamilton in 30 years took place over two nights in Toronto. Ciao Edie's is a very cool place with a loungey vibe and and a trippy atmosphere. DanZen provided the tech-psych-o-delic lightshow. The night was a lot of fun, and it was Steve's first gig with us. ...oh, and it was Friday the 13th. [thanks to DanZen for sharing the photos]

Gary Pig Gold's Archives

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    Gary's association with Simply Saucer dates back to the mid-1970s, when, as a fanzine publisher / promoter / general scenester in the Toronto area, he began this ongoing collection of Simply Saucer archive materials. His links to all known Saucer-related web materials are also available elsewhere on this site. ..thanks, Gary! ...more to come...