Wednesday 2 June 2010

Kayak - Undecided [Single] (2008)

Tracklist:
1. Undecided
2. Beat the Clock
3. [enhanced cd-rom part]










Great Track and Great Extras – 8,5/10

After hearing the Coming Up For Air album a few times, it’s not really a curious decision to release “Undecided” as a single. It’s catchy, well-composed and has a quite modern sound. If it was not Kayak, but some top 40 band who released this, I think it would even have been a hit.

The song starts with an intro played on acoustic guitar, accompanied by the piano. Towards the chorus more weight is thrown in in terms of guitars and drums and in the chorus there are obvious signs of the modern radio ballads in the arrangements. It holds a bit of a catchy epicness inside, but at the same time sounds a bit cheap. Of course, Kayak hides the cheapness with multiple voices, irregular drum patterns and a shrieking guitar solo by Joost Vergoossen.

This is one of my favorite Kayak singles due to the b-side. We got a totally new song here! “Beat the Clock” is understandably not on the album, yet still is a great track, featuring Rob Vunderink on lead vocals. It’s an up-tempo rock track with a steady pace and contains a lot of energy. It’s no earkiller, but it’s certainly enjoyable to say the least.

Other extra’s are featured in the enhanced part. Put the disc in your CD-ROM drive and you’ll be allowed to watch a part of the Nostradamus live show! It’s only a bit of backstage footage and a large part of the second CD of Nostradamus performed live with the cast and crew. It’s really awesome to see this, recorded from the audience by a Kayak official. Where I think the Nostradamus album was dull, it totally comes to life when performed, and this release gives us a teaser of how great a possible DVD could have been.

Conclusion: this is a great release. I don’t doubt this is one great release. With a great lead track, a very enjoyable previously unreleased b-side and very rare and previously unreleased footage to a Nostradamus performance, I can safely say this single is worth every cent of your money. Highly recommended to Kayak fans; this is essential.

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