Simply Saucer
| Simply Saucer | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1973–1979, 2006-present |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Edgar Breau - lead vocals, guitar Kevin Christoff - bass Mike Trebilcock - guitar, synths Colina Phillips - back-up vocals, synths Ed Roth - keys Paul Panchezak - drums Glenn Milchem - drums |
| Past members | Chris Jamieson John LaPlante Don Cramer Steve Park Dave Byers Paul Collili Neil DeMarchant Tony Cutaia Peter Lacey Steve Foster Joe Csontos Dan Winterman |
Simply Saucer is a Canadian rock band formed during the 1970s. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the band consisted of guitarist and vocalist Edgar Breau, keyboardist John LaPlante (billed by the stage name Ping Romany), bass guitarist Kevin Christoff and drummer Neil DeMarchant. The band's style has been described as a hybrid of proto-punk and psychedelia and they form a "Rust-belt punk" style, along with The Stooges, MC5 and Alice Cooper. The group's references also included German progressive rock, or Krautrock, and early electronic music pioneers such as .
According to Matt Carlson at Allmusic, "Though Simply Saucer had the guts to bring together tremendous influences from rock's past, including the Velvet Underground, early Pink Floyd, and the Stooges, the band was hardly noticed outside of its local area."
Formed in 1973, the band was originally a six-piece, largely improvisational, outfit featuring Dave Byers and Paul Collili. The name Simply Saucer was chosen in tribute to the Pink Floyd album A Saucerful of Secrets.
By October 1973, the band contracted into a four-piece. DeMarchant left the band in 1975, and was replaced by Tony Cutaia, who in turn left in 1976 and was replaced by Don Cramer. Romany left the band in 1976, and was replaced by Steve Park of Teenage Head.
In its lifetime, the band only released one 7" single, "She's a Dog/I Can Change My Mind" in 1978 on fanzine magnate Gary Pig Gold's Pig Label, before breaking up in July 1979. Following the band's breakup, Breau continued as a solo artist, while other band members went on to form The Other One. Breau later ran as a candidate for the Family Coalition Party of Ontario in the 1999 provincial election.
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