Kayak - Out Of This World (2021)

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Kayak - Out Of This World (2021)

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Kayak - Out Of This World (2021)

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Year : 2021
Style : Melodic Progressive Rock , AOR
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 216 mb


Bio:

Kayak are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972 in the city Hilversum by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman. In 1973, their debut album "See See The Sun" was released, including three hit singles. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit (Ruthless Queen) reaching No. 6 on the Dutch charts in March 1979. They disbanded in 1982 after releasing nine albums.In 1999 the band was asked to perform on the TV show De Vrienden van Amstel Live. After this performance, they decided to reform, and released seven further studio albums and three live albums. On 4 January 2008 they released Coming Up For Air. That same day saw the start of their 35th anniversary-tour. On 7 October 2008, they ended the tour at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. The concert was released on CD and DVD as The Anniversary Box in December 2008.In October 2009 the band embarked on a Dutch tour. According to Ton Scherpenzeel (on the band's website), after that tour Kayak would no longer do the album-tour-album-tour cycle. They would probably keep on making new music though, as Scherpenzeel stated. But the sudden and unexpected death of Pim Koopman in November 2009 (halfway through the tour) made the future of the band very uncertain.In May 2010, the band's website announced a tribute concert for Pim Koopman. The concert was held on 22 November at the Paradiso. It involved not only Kayak, but also some artists with whom Koopman had worked in the past. Some of the names that appeared on stage: Pussycat, Caren Maywood, Alides Hidding, José Hoebee and Michael Robinson. Okkie Huysdens (with whom Koopman formed The President) and Jeroen Engelbert (one of many members of Koopman's band Diesel) also performed. For the occasion, Kayak used Hans Voerman as an extra keyboard player. The drumstool was occupied by Hans Eijkenaar. After the concert, Kayak announced that Eijkenaar was the new drummer of Kayak. With Eijkenaar on drums, Kayak released their album Anywhere But Here in September 2011.On 21 September 2012, it was exactly 40 years ago that the band's name was chosen. To celebrate this, Kayak went on a tour titled Journey through Time, after one of their songs. They played at least one song from each studio album. Also included was an excerpt from their forthcoming album Cleopatra - The Crown Of Isis. That excerpt was also released on an EP, backed by a newly recorded version of Symmetry, a song that Scherpenzeel and Koopman originally wrote in 1971. The album Cleopatra - The Crown Of Isis was released in November 2014.At the end of 2014, Cindy Oudshoorn and Edward Reekers announced their departure from Kayak, leaving the band without lead vocalists. At a one-off live performance of Cleopatra in March 2015 on the Dutch isle of Texel, Oudshoorn was replaced by Marjolein Teepen, who had worked with Kayak before. Male vocalists were Martin van der Starre, Alexander van Breemen -both of whom also sang on the album- and Rolf Koster.In the summer of 2017 Kayak announced: "The band that will go on tour features keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Marcel Singor and vocalist Bart Schwertmann, as well as bass player Kristoffer Gildenlöw (who can be heard on the new album 'Seventeen') and- recently added to the band- drummer Collin Leijenaar."

Album:

Over the course of a career that so far spans 48 years, KAYAK have established themselves as one of Holland’s most successful rock bands, with a loyal, international fan-base.Their mix of progressive with melody and AOR touches are pretty unique here and now 2021.And now there’s ‘Out Of This World’, the band’s eighteenth studio album, with 15 new tracks, spanning 70 minutes of energetic and incredibly diverse material: luxury midtempo, moving ballads, adventurous epics, solid rock and sophisticated melodies – it’s all there, and more. Just what Kayak is all about.We love this band, “Out Of This World” is just another great recording in Kayak’s history.Kayak formed in Hilversum (Netherlands) in 1972, keyboard player Ton Scherpenzeel and drummer Pim Koopman friends who committed themselves to writing original material. With loads of melodic, symphonic songs in their pocket they recruited fellow music conservatory student Max Werner (vocals) and Johan Slager (guitar).After bass player Cees van Leeuwen joined, the first line-up was complete and they were signed by EMI Records. Debut album “See See The Sun” (1973) featured a minor hit single , “Lyrics”, with “Mammoth” and the title track also reaching the top 40. The album sold well in Holland, earning critical acclaim and a fanbase.After a series of successful albums and several hit singles in their homeland they were on the verge of an international breakthrough in 1977 when the single “Want you to be Mine”, from “Starlight Dancer” achieved chart success in the U.S, peaking at #55 in the Billboard Charts.Band line-up changes prevented a follow-up American tour. Adverts were placed in the Melody Maker and Edward Reekers became new front man, adding two female singers on their 6th album, the award winning ‘Phantom of the Night’, which turned out to be their commercial peak.The blend of progressive rock and immaculate pop brought them success, number one on the charts, platinum status and “Ruthless Queen” their highest charting single. The next album, ‘Periscope Life’ (1980), was similar in style and consolidated their position as one of Holland’s most popular bands.Fast forward to 2006 and ‘Kayakoustic’, presenting the now seven-piece band in an intimate setting. After an 18 year pause they were back with the strong symphonic crossover album ‘Close to the Fire’ (2000), Pim Koopman on drums and Max Werner on vocals.Unfortunately, ill health forced Max to leave, with ex-Vandenberg singer Bert Heerink taking over. Three studio albums were recorded with Heerink including the rock operas ‘Merlin – Bard of the Unseen’ and ‘Nostradamus – The Fate of Man’, their most ambitious efforts yet.2008 saw their 35th anniversary and a large tour. The tragic, unexpected death of drummer and composer Pim Koopman one year later in the middle of the ‘Letters From Utopia’ tour almost led to KAYAK’s end, but two years later the group re- emerged with Hans Eijkenaar on drums and the album ‘Anywhere But Here’, dedicated to Koopman.After a period of two years preparation, the new rock opera ‘Cleopatra – The Crown of Isis’ was released in 2014. Shortly before the tour, lead singers Reekers and Oudshoorn unexpectedly and inconveniently announced their departure but in 2018 the band were back with a vengeance and with ‘Seventeen’.The new line up, with only Ton as remaining member, now consisted of singer Bart Schwertmann, guitarist/singer Marcel Singor, and bass player Kristoffer Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation). Drummer Collin Leijenaar played with the band on the tour but not album and later that same year Collin was replaced by the returning Hans Eijkenaar.And so this is “Out Of This World”, the band’s eighteenth studio album, 15 new tracks spanning 70 minutes of energetic and incredibly diverse material – though still very much recognizable as Kayak. Yet more ups and downs, with energy gained through Eijkenaar rejoining, a brief pause as Ton Scherpenzeel suffered a heart attack at the end of 2019, and then came the you-know-what…pandemic.Besides main vocalist Bart Schwertmann this new album also features no less than three other lead singers. Schwertmann is on most of the tracks, Marcel Singor is lead on three songs, and Kristoffer Gildenlöw and Ton Scherpenzeel both have one song to offer.Drummer Hans Eijkenaar debuts as composer and frankly the band sound extremely tight, together, balanced and motivated.As Scherpenzeel puts it: “This band hosts so much talent, it would be silly not to use what we can….All songs get the best possible interpretation. What luxury! It also shows what kind of a band we are. A rare combination of great talents and teamplayers.”If you are like me and have a broad musical palette that embraces progressive-rock but also a melodic and almost AOR side, one that embraces big melodic and anthemic gestures, you’ll like this.If you delight in musical talent but also the song itself, particularly those with compositional cleverness built in, you’ll like this.With such a variety, there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy. You’ll get lots of references – A.C.T (‘Out of this World’), Camel (‘Under a Scar’) ‘Mystery’ has Moon Safari elements for me.Or the Toto-ish ‘Traitor’s Gate’. Or even the Arena-like ‘Red Rag to a Bull’.You get the idea.You cannot fail to be impressed at their chameleonic abilities, from tight rockers, thoughtful ballads and compact art-rock pieces, all created and delivered with overblown but not overplayed bombast and an instrumental prog-rock swagger they let loose at times. It is a great cross-genre listen that doesn’t jar, but gels.‘Waiting’ or ‘As the Crow Flies’ have such infectious grooves and tunes, it’s difficult to dislike these art-pop tendencies. ‘Critical Mass’ is a seven minute progstravaganza, ‘A Writer’s Tale’ nine minutes of majestic prog enjoyment. ‘The Way She Said Goodbye’ and ‘One by One’ are such out and out epic ballads, they can’t be faulted.With such a tight band, and such top-notch performances, it can sometimes be forgotten to give credit where credit is due, and credit is due to the whole band, but I’d like to single out the crafsmanship of the songwriters providing the performances of Ton Scherpenzeel (Keys) and Marcel Singor (Guitar) plenty of opportunity to shine.And also for their songwriting ability to recognise when to hold back and when to let loose. This is a gorgeous union of classic, progressive and straight-forward, hook-laden rock, ridiculously melodic, well constructed and produced, the myriad mix of keyboard and guitar interplay matched with immensely enjoyable tunes and choruses.

Line Up:

Ton Scherpenzeel - Keyboards, lead and backing vocals
Bart Schwertmann - Lead and backing vocals
Marcel Singor - Guitar, lead and backing vocals
Kristoffer Gildenlow - Bass, lead and backing vocals
Hans Eijkenaar - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Out Of This World
02. Waiting
03. Under A Scar
04. Kaja
05. Mystery
06. Critical Mass
07. As The Crow Flies
08. The Way She Said Goodbye
09. Traitor's Gate
10. Distance To Your Heart
11. Red Rag To A Bull
12. One By One
13. A Writer's Tale
14. Cary
15. Ship Of Theseus

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