KAYAK
''ANYWHERE BUT HERE''
SEPTEMBER 15 2011
53:17
1 Credible Lie 04:06
2 November Morning 03:55
3 Behind The Scenes 03:41
4 Anywhere But Here 04:16
5 Most Underrated Band In The World 03:29
6 Hunter And Prey 05:20
7 In Between Tides 04:23
8 Passing Cloud 02:28
9 Demon In Her Eyes (Edward Reekers) 03:46
10 Life Is Good 04:09
11 Wherever She Goes 04:14
12 Messinian Skies 03:07
13 Over You (Ton Scherpenzeel, Irene Linders) 04:16
14 Bang 01:59
Tracks By Ton Scherpenzeel, Except As Indicated
Ton Scherpenzeel - keyboards, backing vocals
Hans Eijkenaar - drums
Edward Reekers - lead and backing vocals
Cindy Oudshoorn - lead and backing vocals
Jan van Olffen - bass guitar
Rob Vunderink - guitar, lead and backing vocals
Joost Vergoossen - guitar
Guest musicians:
Marianne van Koolwijk - flute on 'Wherever She Goes'
Jeroen van Santen - snaredrum on 'Life Is Good'
Joost Wesseling - snaredrum on 'Life Is Good'
ABOUT THE ALBUM
BY WIKIPEDIA
Anywhere But Here is the title of the fifteenth studio album of Dutch band Kayak. It is the first album with drummer Hans Eijkenaar. He replaces Pim Koopman, who died in 2009.
BIOGRAPHY
by Paul Collins / AMG
With their instrumental prowess and keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel's facility at writing lyrics in English, you might be forgiven for mistaking Kayak for a bunch of clever proggers from London. But this Dutch band began in 1968 in the city of Hilversum, where Scherpenzeel and drummer Pim Koopman attended a music conservatory. After the addition of guitarist Johan Slager, bassist Cees van Leeuwen, and vocalist Max Werner, the group solidified by 1972 and commenced recording. Stylistically they featured the instrumentation and chops of progressive acts like Yes and Genesis, but the pop song structures of Supertramp and the Alan Parsons Project; as time passed they increasingly favored the pop side of the equation. Royal Bed Bouncer, the most even balance between these two styles, was to be a commercial and artistic high point for the band. They continued to meet with minor success throughout the '70s on a variety of record labels, and in 1974 toured in support of Queen -- a move that influenced the flavor of their later work.
Like most progressive bands, Kayak never had a terribly stable lineup; at one point they went through three bassists in as many years. With Scherpenzeel as the sole constant, Kayak's first lineup also proved to be their finest; but Koopman's asthma forced him to retire in 1976, and Werner was so tortured by stage fright and unfounded doubts over his singing ability that he demanded the vacated drum chair for himself, leaving the vocal duties to new member Edward Reekers. Scherpenzeel's central role in the band eventually wore on the others, and Kayak fell apart in 1980. Scherpenzeel continued on to work with the English band Camel and then compose primarily for the theater. Koopman and Reekers worked in music production and performance; Werner left the stage to become a postal worker; and van Leeuwen became -- of all things -- a prominent lawyer. The band reunited in 1997 for a Dutch TV special, though no new recordings have yet emerged.
OFFICIAL SITE
2 November Morning 03:55
3 Behind The Scenes 03:41
4 Anywhere But Here 04:16
5 Most Underrated Band In The World 03:29
6 Hunter And Prey 05:20
7 In Between Tides 04:23
8 Passing Cloud 02:28
9 Demon In Her Eyes (Edward Reekers) 03:46
10 Life Is Good 04:09
11 Wherever She Goes 04:14
12 Messinian Skies 03:07
13 Over You (Ton Scherpenzeel, Irene Linders) 04:16
14 Bang 01:59
Tracks By Ton Scherpenzeel, Except As Indicated
Ton Scherpenzeel - keyboards, backing vocals
Hans Eijkenaar - drums
Edward Reekers - lead and backing vocals
Cindy Oudshoorn - lead and backing vocals
Jan van Olffen - bass guitar
Rob Vunderink - guitar, lead and backing vocals
Joost Vergoossen - guitar
Guest musicians:
Marianne van Koolwijk - flute on 'Wherever She Goes'
Jeroen van Santen - snaredrum on 'Life Is Good'
Joost Wesseling - snaredrum on 'Life Is Good'
ABOUT THE ALBUM
BY WIKIPEDIA
Anywhere But Here is the title of the fifteenth studio album of Dutch band Kayak. It is the first album with drummer Hans Eijkenaar. He replaces Pim Koopman, who died in 2009.
BIOGRAPHY
by Paul Collins / AMG
With their instrumental prowess and keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel's facility at writing lyrics in English, you might be forgiven for mistaking Kayak for a bunch of clever proggers from London. But this Dutch band began in 1968 in the city of Hilversum, where Scherpenzeel and drummer Pim Koopman attended a music conservatory. After the addition of guitarist Johan Slager, bassist Cees van Leeuwen, and vocalist Max Werner, the group solidified by 1972 and commenced recording. Stylistically they featured the instrumentation and chops of progressive acts like Yes and Genesis, but the pop song structures of Supertramp and the Alan Parsons Project; as time passed they increasingly favored the pop side of the equation. Royal Bed Bouncer, the most even balance between these two styles, was to be a commercial and artistic high point for the band. They continued to meet with minor success throughout the '70s on a variety of record labels, and in 1974 toured in support of Queen -- a move that influenced the flavor of their later work.
Like most progressive bands, Kayak never had a terribly stable lineup; at one point they went through three bassists in as many years. With Scherpenzeel as the sole constant, Kayak's first lineup also proved to be their finest; but Koopman's asthma forced him to retire in 1976, and Werner was so tortured by stage fright and unfounded doubts over his singing ability that he demanded the vacated drum chair for himself, leaving the vocal duties to new member Edward Reekers. Scherpenzeel's central role in the band eventually wore on the others, and Kayak fell apart in 1980. Scherpenzeel continued on to work with the English band Camel and then compose primarily for the theater. Koopman and Reekers worked in music production and performance; Werner left the stage to become a postal worker; and van Leeuwen became -- of all things -- a prominent lawyer. The band reunited in 1997 for a Dutch TV special, though no new recordings have yet emerged.
OFFICIAL SITE
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