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Kayak - Starlight Dancer (1977) & Phantom of the Night (1978) [Reissue 1988]

Posted By: gribovar
Kayak - Starlight Dancer (1977) & Phantom of the Night (1978) [Reissue 1988]

Kayak - Starlight Dancer (1977) & Phantom of the Night (1978) [Reissue 1988]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 445 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 171 MB | Covers - 64 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Vertigo/Phonogram (834 479-2)

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 Though Koopman remains as a lyricist and arranger, the rhythm section has been replaced by the quite conventional bassist Charles Schouten and drummer Theo DeJong.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." There's a certain coldness to the proceedings, and the band's virtuosity has been watered down for easy digestion. Though not a bad album on its own merits, it's likely to alienate fans of their early work.

Phantom of the Night (1978). Featuring slick harmonizing and heavily compressed drum, this release completed Kayak's transition to keyboard-based pop. The once-intricate bass playing is now almost absent from the mix, and odd times are forsaken for rigid 4/4 patterns. Despite this, the undistinguished single "Ruthless Queen" proved to be the band's biggest hit, nearing the top of the charts in Holland. Though Edward Reekers is consistently too squeaky-clean in his singing, "Journey Through Time" might satisfy old fans with its trading off of riffs between an off-kilter guitar hook and synth flutes. "Crime of Passion" marches over a martial piano line, and "No Man's Land" makes the most of a driving (if simple) rhythm section underlying needling guitar solos and warbling Hammond organ. If this album retains much interest, though, it's probably more for its original vinyl issue as a nifty picture disc than for the music on it.

Tracklist:

Starlight Dancer (1977):
01. Daughter or Son
02. Starlight Dancer
03. Want You to be Mine
04. Letdown
05. Irene
06. Golddust
07. May
08. Turn The Tide
09. Where do we Go from Here?

Phantom of the Night (1978):
10. Winning Ways
11. Keep the Change
12. Ruthless Queen
13. Crime of Passion
14. Daphne
15. The Poet and the one Man Band
16. No Man's Land
17. Journey Through Time
18. Phantom of the Night

Total time: 01:12:29

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 6. January 2012, 22:39

Kayak / Starlight Dancer & Phantom of the Night

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Filename D:\NL[ZAM]\Kayak\Kayak - Starlight Dancer & Phantom of the Night.wav

Peak level 97.7 %
Extraction speed 3.1 X
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Test CRC C4158AC5
Copy CRC C4158AC5
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Thanks to Alexandre ZAM

See also:
Kayak - 3 Studio Albums (1973-1975) [Reissue 2012]