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See See the Sun

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

See See the Sun is the first album by Kayak, a Dutch progressive rock band. It came out in 1973 on Harvest Records. The line-up consisted of Max Werner on vocals, Johan Slager on guitar, Ton Scherpenzeel on keyboards, Cees van Leeuwen on bass guitar and Pim Koopman on drums. Koopman also sang the lead part himself in Lovely Luna and Forever Is a Lonely Thought.

The best-known and strangest track is Mammoth. It is one of the few pop singles with a barrel organ. The organ, De Flamingo, was too big to get into the studio, so the melody was recorded outside. Because the organ is operated by hand, the tempo kept changing, and that made it very hard to fit the piece into the rest of the song. On Lyrics, guests played violin and cello.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Mammoth and notice the barrel organ: hear how the organ's tempo wavers slightly against the rest of the band.

Track list

  1. 1Reason for It All6:28Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Lyrics3:43Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Mouldy Wood5:16Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Lovely Luna8:19Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Hope for a Life6:49Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Ballet of the Cripple4:37Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Forever Is a Lonely Thought5:27Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Mammoth2:57Apple Music ↗
  9. 9See See the Sun4:12Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Categories: Albums and songs