Kayak - Starlight Dancer & Phantom of the Night (1977-1979)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 445 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 171 MB | Covers - 64 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Phonogram B.V. (834 479-2), 1988
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 445 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 171 MB | Covers - 64 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Phonogram B.V. (834 479-2), 1988
| “ | Starlight Dancer (1977). Like fellow proggers Genesis, the late '70s saw Kayak make an abrupt shift to glossy but thin radio-friendly pop. Though Koopman remains as a lyricist and arranger, the rhythm section has been replaced by the quite conventional bassist Charles Schouten and drummer Theo DeJong. The ostinato bass and hi-hat on "I Want You to Be Mine," for one, smell strongly of a discothèque. "Ballad for a Lost Friend" shows an increasing predilection for Queen-like bombast by the guitarist, though it and "Still My Heart Cries for You" do revive some of the band's old aggressive sense of dynamics. But more typical is the bland closing instrumental "Irene"... | ” |