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Kayak enters the '80s with a slick sheen of L.A. production, and it proves to be one of their more palatable ventures into commercial pop. Slager's guitar work seems re-energized, though Edward Reekers' voice is still too squeaky-clean to have much character. Perhaps the band was aware of this, as Reeker is often quite low in the mix. His voice, bolstered by the subtle addition of female backing vocals, only really shines on "One Way or Another," an uptempo pop bubble with an eminently radio-friendly vocal hook embedded in the chorus. The best tracks come late in the album, such as the fine guitar line ringing out over the grandiose keyboard arrangement of "Lost Blue of Chartres." But it is "Anne," a minstrel's tale with a multi-part choral introduction and gentle flourishes of recorder, that stands out by the simple virtue of its willingness to experiment beyond the musical boundaries of Los Angeles.
© Paul Collins /TiVo
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John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Linders, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Lapthorn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Linders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
JIM GORDON, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Linders, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Lapthorn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, Composer - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Linders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
John Tilly, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ton Scherpenzeel, ComposerLyricist - Kayak, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Linders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
Kayak enters the '80s with a slick sheen of L.A. production, and it proves to be one of their more palatable ventures into commercial pop. Slager's guitar work seems re-energized, though Edward Reekers' voice is still too squeaky-clean to have much character. Perhaps the band was aware of this, as Reeker is often quite low in the mix. His voice, bolstered by the subtle addition of female backing vocals, only really shines on "One Way or Another," an uptempo pop bubble with an eminently radio-friendly vocal hook embedded in the chorus. The best tracks come late in the album, such as the fine guitar line ringing out over the grandiose keyboard arrangement of "Lost Blue of Chartres." But it is "Anne," a minstrel's tale with a multi-part choral introduction and gentle flourishes of recorder, that stands out by the simple virtue of its willingness to experiment beyond the musical boundaries of Los Angeles.
© Paul Collins /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:20
- Main artists: Kayak
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2012 Universal International Music B.V. ℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
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