Year : 2017
Style : Melodic Progressive Rock
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
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:
Kayak, are a progressive/symphonic rock band from Hilversum, Netherlands. They formed back in 1972 to disband in 1982 after nine studio albums. They reformed in 1999 and have been consistently releasing music ever since. Their seventeenth album aptly named ‘Seventeen’ will be out on 12th January 2018. For starters, this is a must listen for a lover of rock music. Progressive rock never sounded this simple and magical.The album in general feels like a beautiful dream sequence. The instrumentation sounds simple and yet too intricate. That topped by the heavenly vocals of Bart Schwertmann lifts it a notch higher. Opening track “Somebody” did not take more than a moment to bring a smile on my face. The symphonies and the opening riff already had me hooked. The rest was even better.The next track “La Peregrina” is a prog-rock masterpiece. The transitions were so seamless and smooth that I found myself moving my neck to getting lost in the surreal parts of the track more than once. The beauty never seemed to subside with “Failing”, the most powerful and the best track in my opinion.Another amazing aspect is the atmosphere, which has been carried from one track to another. “Walk through Fire” is another brilliant piece of music. The way by which the various parts have been arranged in this one is just something ethereal. Maybe it is too early to say, but it looks like 2018 has a contender for the best rock album already. Halfway through the album, there are no flaws. The production is crisp. The music is beautiful. Nothing to complain here.I could keep thinking about how this album couldn’t get more stunning, and then I would hear the next track and once again be proven wrong. “Ripples in the water” acts as an interlude to “All that I want” which is another belter of a track. This bring us to the end with “X marks the spot” and “God on our side”, a fitting end to the album engraving Kayak as legends forever.‘Seventeen’ by Kayak is an epitome of musical brilliance and simplicity. This record is highly recommended for any music love
Line Up:
Ton Scherpenzeel / keyboards
Bart Schwertmann / vocals
Marcel Singor / guitar
Kristoffer Gildenlöw / bass
Collin Leijenaar (Neal Morse) / drums
With:
Andy Latimer (Camel) / guitar
Tracklist:
01. Somebody
02. La Peregrina
03. Falling
04. Feathers And Tar
05. Walk Through Fire
06. Ripples On The Water
07. All That I Want
08. X Marks The Spot
09. God On Our Side
10. Love, Sail Away
11. Cracks
12. To An End
+ Video "La Peregrina" (Official Video)
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