Mad Curry (Belgian jazz-rock/eclectic prog)

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Mad Curry is a Belgian jazz-rock/eclectic prog band from Belgium. They played jazz-rock music lead by organ/sax instruments (a bit like Van Der Graaf Geenrator) and female vocalist with voice similar to Julian's Treatment, Affnity, Curved Air or Earth & Fire singers. They recorded only one album (self-titled) in 1970. However they seem to be active again right now (according to full biography on myspace and official page)

For me this music sound as jazz-rock, and all websites I've checked also describe them as progressive jazz-rock. However now I know that criteria to be included as jazz-rock are very strick here (thanks from information Snobb!!) I'm afraid it won't have a chance to be included as such, however it's surely progressvie rock so I suppose it can fit to eclectic prog in PA.

line-up:

Viona Westra (vocal), Giorgio Chitschenko (saxophone), Danny Rousseau (Hammond organ), Jean Andore (bass), Eddy Kane (drums)

audio (full):

http://belgianprog.blogspot.com/2009/05/madcurry70.html (whole album for free listening, I'm not sure it's legal, but can't be downloaded only for listen, so maybe it is legal)

3 (!!) myspace websites with audio:

http://www.myspace.com/madcurrybe
http://www.myspace.com/madcurry70
http://www.myspace.com/madcurry

more info:

http://www.madcurry.be/ (offcial website)

http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/mad_curry

www.hippy.com/php/review-510.html

www.last.fm/music/Mad+Curry

www.eggcityradio.com/?p=333

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ozzy_tom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 15 2006 Location: China/Poland Status: Offline Points: 754	Topic: Mad Curry (Belgian jazz-rock/eclectic prog) Posted: May 17 2010 at 22:43
	Mad Curry is a Belgian jazz-rock/eclectic prog band from Belgium. They played jazz-rock music lead by organ/sax instruments (a bit like Van Der Graaf Geenrator) and female vocalist with voice similar to Julian's Treatment, Affnity, Curved Air or Earth & Fire singers. They recorded only one album (self-titled) in 1970. However they seem to be active again right now (according to full biography on myspace and official page) For me this music sound as jazz-rock, and all websites I've checked also describe them as progressive jazz-rock. However now I know that criteria to be included as jazz-rock are very strick here (thanks from information Snobb!!) I'm afraid it won't have a chance to be included as such, however it's surely progressvie rock so I suppose it can fit to eclectic prog in PA. line-up: Viona Westra (vocal), Giorgio Chitschenko (saxophone), Danny Rousseau (Hammond organ), Jean Andore (bass), Eddy Kane (drums) audio (full): http://belgianprog.blogspot.com/2009/05/madcurry70.html (whole album for free listening, I'm not sure it's legal, but can't be downloaded only for listen, so maybe it is legal) 3 (!!) myspace websites with audio: http://www.myspace.com/madcurrybe http://www.myspace.com/madcurry70 http://www.myspace.com/madcurry more info: http://www.madcurry.be/ (offcial website) http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/mad_curry www.hippy.com/php/review-510.html www.last.fm/music/Mad+Curry www.eggcityradio.com/?p=333


Triceratopsoil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 03 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 17995	Posted: May 17 2010 at 22:47
	That's an amazing band name

Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19626	Posted: May 18 2010 at 02:32
	I never really understood why Mad Curry gets so much attention But these guys are listed in almost every prog place.... so it's a no-brainer I'm a bit shocked they're not in already.
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword

snobb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 20 2009 Location: Vilnius,LT,EU Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: May 18 2010 at 03:05
	Classic keyboards-led jazzy early progressive rock (blues based). Reminds me Brian Auger with Julie Driscoll, or even more - Affinity. I think Eclectic is their best place.

DamoXt7942 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17459	Posted: May 18 2010 at 04:32
	Jazz-blues and psych-keybd based rock with spicy avant spice ... great sounds indeed. Agreed with Slava, fitter for Eclectic methinks.


harmonium.ro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989	Posted: May 18 2010 at 06:19
	Actually I'm not sure how prog it is. I'm listening to the samples on the first MySpace and they're not very convincing. Sounds like a late case (post 1969) of the "early progressive" sound. Maybe prog-related if a SC supports their case for the Admin Team.