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I know you’ve all been waiting for this with breathless anticipation. This is a continuation of my series of blog entries on the albums of the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. To see the previous entries, do a blog search (that little box on the top right) for the word “kayaking”. The [...]

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Jogged Today: Yes (@ 54°F)
Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Jogging:

“Ditch Digger” (Anne Summers)
“Cream and Bastards Rise” (Harvey Danger)
“Tristesse” (The Church)
“In the Core of a Flame” (The Go-Betweens)
“You Don’t Live Long Enough” (Winterpills)
“Good News For The Pus Pickers” (The Danielson Famile)
“Hate” (Moist)

Yes, I jogged today even though it’s a holiday and I slept [...]

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I hear that all the excitable pre-teen girls go crazy over a trio of brothers who play pop music. But would they be so ga-ga over them if the brothers were evil? Just check out the photo on the right (click to enlarge). Yep, your eyes are not deceiving you. It [...]

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This is a continuation of my series of blog entries on the albums of the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. To see the previous entries, do a blog search (that little box on the top right) for the word “kayaking”.
Phase 2: Prog Pop (1975-1977)
Starlight Dancer
This is the last album in what I call Kayak’s [...]

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This is a continuation of my series of blog entries on the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak.
Phase 2: Prog Pop (1975-1977)
The Last Encore
Kayak’s fourth album featured the same lineup as the third one and built on Royal Bed Bouncer, further refining their prog pop or “symphonic rock” sound.
But change was in the offing, as the [...]

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This is a continuation of my series of blog entries on the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak.
Phase 2: Prog Pop (1975-1977)
Royal Bed Bouncer
The first album in Kayak Phase 2, which I call their “Prog Pop” phase was their third album overall, Royal Bed Bouncer. The band lineup was pretty much the same as on [...]

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