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Royal Bed Bouncer

Royal Bed Bouncer
Kayak

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Track Listing

  1. Royal Bed Bouncer
  2. Life of Gold
  3. (You're So) Bizarre
  4. Bury the World
  5. Chance for a Lifetime [LP Version]
  6. If This Is Your Welcome
  7. Moments of Joy
  8. Patricia Anglaia
  9. Said No Word
  10. My Heart Never Changed
  11. Alibi [*]
  12. Mountain Too Rough [*]
  13. Woe and Alas [*]
  14. Mouldy Wood [*]
  15. Lovely Luna [*]
  16. Forever Is a Lonely Thought [*]
  17. Still Try to Write a Book [*]
  18. Give It a Name [*]
  19. Bulldozer [*][Demo Version]

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #343948 in Music
  • Released on: 2003-03-18
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Format: Import

Editorial Reviews

Album Description
Reissue of the third album by Holland's top prog rock band. Originally released on the Janus label in 1975, it contains the original cover art, all 10 of the original cuts and nine bonus tracks, 'Alibi', 'Mountain Too Rough', 'Woe And Alas', 'Mouldy Wood', 'Lovely Luna', 'Forever Is A Lonely Thought', 'Still Try To Write A Book', 'Give It A Name' and 'Bulldozer' (Demo). A total of 19 tracks, all digitally remastered. 1994 release.

Customer Reviews

Kayak's Masterpiece Stands The Test of Time5
25 years after it first came out, the third (and best) album of the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak remains as enjoyable as ever. From the opening sounds of the title track through classics such as Life of Gold and Chance of A Lifetime, each track shows the band at its peak creativity and performance. The 9 bonus tracks are primarily tracks from their first albums "See See The Sun" (tracks 11-12) and second album "Kayak" (tracks 14-15-16), as well as some B sides of various singles. This reissue is a companion piece to a compilation (not available anymore) simply called Kayak (not to be confused with their second album of the same name). These 2 CDs essentially put all of Kayak's materials of the EMI years (their first 3 albums, plus various non-albums singles) out on 2 (separate) CDs. As amply demonstrated by the other reviews on this album, Kayak (era 73-75) is a widely under-recognized progressive rock band and this album shows why. A must for every fan of progressive music!

Not a Prog Album, Just a Great Album5
In 1975, the progressive rock category hardly existed and was defined more in terms of the Rock/Jazz fusion of the time and less in terms of the subsequent New Age, Cybermusic that now defines this category. So even while Kayak may have been one of the early forerunners of Prog and embraced that evolution in subsequent albums, the comparisons with what has ensued really does an injustice to this particular album, which goes far beyond the scope and limitation of any such classification. Comparisons with Kayak's contemporaries of that time such as Yes and ELP derive from comparisons of Kayak's keyboardist, Ton Scherpenzeel, with Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson. But the comparisons end there. A more apt comparison needs to be made to its contemporaries in terms of musical themes and ideas expressed mainly in the lyrics but carried through beautifully in the music. On that score, Kayak was much closer to the pop/rock of Pink Floyd, the Who, and, dare I say, the Beatles. Royal Bed Bouncer is about terrorism (title track), exodus (Chance for a Lifetime) and romance (Life of Gold). It is a humorous and adventurous album. It succeeds in a more concise way of expressing these themes and ideas than does Pete Townsend's "Lifehouse" project or Roger Water's "Amused to Death". But, anyone who is a fan of Terry Gilliam's film "Brazil" would love this album. To be clear, this is not a rock opera, but it has that same quality in the way that concept albums like "Sgt. Peppers" and "Abbey Road" have in terms of evoking a romantic musical imagery and philosophy. In short, it kind of makes you think, perhaps in a profound, but not a complex way, that we do not live in the best of all possible worlds; except maybe when we are listening to music like this.

One of the best "unknown" prog bands5
So you've exhausted the back catalogue of Yes, Genesis, Crimson, ELP, and you're wondering -- what next? Then you need some Kayak, m'friend.

I didn't even know about these guys until a few years ago, but I've really gotten into their early albums. The other reviews here cover it pretty well... this release is a bit more pop than the 1st two, but it packs a wallop. And since it's more accesible, it's probably the best album of theirs to buy first.