KAYAK : SEE SEE THE SUN

1. Reason for It All
2. Lyrics
3. Mouldy Wood
4. Lovely Luna
5. Hope for a Life
6. Ballet of the Cripple
7. Forever Is a Lonely Thought
8. Mammoth
9. See See the Sun

Label : Pseudonym Records / Bovema

Release Year : 1973

Length : 47:50

Review (AllMusic) : Featuring classic art rock instrumentation - trebly Rickenbacker bass, orchestral washes of Mellotron, and staccato guitar lines laid over intricate time changes - Kayak's debut album is quite simply a lost gem of the genre. From the enervating but impressive stop-time exercise of "Mouldy Wood" to the buzzsaw-bass dirge "Lovely Luna," the band manages to convey virtuosity without lapsing into pompousness; only the irritatingly bombastic Wurlitzer sound on "Mammoth" fails to achieve the standard set by the rest of the album. "Forever is a Lonely Thought" is a particular standout; beginning with bare vocals, it slowly gathers like a thunderstorm into an overwhelmingly powerful anthem.