Вышел очередной альбом отличной нидерландской прог-роковой группы Kayak. Сегодня вечером, или в крайнем случае - завтра, будем слушать этот двойной релиз и тогда выскажем наше отношение к новому произведению. Что-то много на этот раз понаписали прог-рокеры! Но группа умеет создавать необычные альбомы, это однозначно.
PS. Альбом оказался просто великолепным. Не мешает даже женский вокал, который мы не слишком любим. Правда, дамского вокала не слишком много. Прекрасные мелодии, неплохая техника, хорошее чувство меры. Нам кажется, что релиз в целом весьма удался и члены клуба могут безбоязненно приобретать диск в свою коллекцию. Вы ничего не потеряете, а только приобретете.
Приват доцент и Иллюзионист
The new Kayak album Letters From Utopia released on the 18th of September. The two CD’s feature 19 brand new songs.
Tracklist:
CD 1 1. Rhea (4:42) 2. Because I...(3:14) 3. Turbulence (3:52) 4. Before The Angels Fell (8:40) 5. Breaking The News (3:54) 6. For All The Wrong Reasons (4:13) 7. Under The Radar (2:45) 8. Hard Work (3:46) 9. Nobody Wins (4:57)
CD 2 1. Circles In The Sand (3:48) 2. Never Was (4:42) 3. Glass Bottom Boat (3:57) 4. Horror In Action (4:37) 5. A Whisper (4:02) 6. Parallel Universe (4:08) 7. Let The Record Show (4:03) 8. Brothers In Rhyme (4:41) 9. When The Love Has Gone (4:11) 10. Letters From Utopia (4:24)
Band: Ton Scherpenzeel - keyboards, backing vocals Pim Koopman - drums, keyboards, backing vocals, guitars Edward Reekers - lead and backing vocals, keyboards Cindy Oudshoorn - lead and backing vocals Jan van Olffen - bass Rob Vunderink - guitars, lead and backing vocals Joost Vergoossen - guitars, backing vocals
"We simply recorded too many songs”, says Ton Scherpenzeel. "And by cutting and editing we probably could have turned it into one long albuml, but stretching the CD-length is a technical risk for some CD players.
"We also could have opted for keeping some of the tracks as a bonus for singles or special editions, but we found out that in the end it doesn't make a whole lot of difference, sales-wise. So we are probably going to release it as a double album, which is great because now we don't have to choose which songs will or will not appear on the album.
"This concept has an additional advantage: you do not have to listen for 5 quarters of an hour to the same CD, which I personally always find a little too long. Just over 35 minutes per CD is a good length, long enough to keep the attention of the listeners going so all songs can get the credit they need.” (http://www.kayakonline.nl/e_news.html)
