Colin Scot - Colin Scot

©1971 United Artists Records - UAG 29154

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Colin Scot made his debut album with the help of some impressive names; Robert Fripp, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman and many other well known musicians. You would expect some heavy prog rock but no, no rock at all. Scot's music is more Folk or Singer/Songwriter oriented, think Magna Carta, Jim Groce or Cat Stevens. Despite all the big names, the album flopped enormously. Scot then signed with Warner Bros and made two more albums, but no impact.

Colin started drinking heavily and eventually drank himself to death in 1999 
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01 Do The Dance Now, Davey / 02 My Rain / 03 Take Me Away /

04 Confusion / 05 Baby In My Lady / 06 Lead Us / 07 You're

Bound To Leave Me Now / 08 The Boatman / 09 Nite People /

10 Hey! Sandy / 11 Here We Are In Progress

Bramlaan - Aloft In A Balloon

In 1979 Bram Laan won the "vara's voorstelling", a new talent contest. Bram meets Don Willard who's got a recordingstudio (MusicFarm). Bram starts writing and recording with Don and the result is "Aloft In A Balloon" released in 1981.

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Bram tells on his homepage that Jimi Hendrix is his main inspiration. He is also influenced by Peter Gabriel, Preisner, David Bowie, Prince, Sting and Deep Forest. The way Bram Laan sings resembles that of Peter Gabriel.

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He uses strange soundeffects like thunder, rain, deformed vocals and walking on gravel. You might think that you get some weird psychedelic stuff but you don't. What you get is Electronic Acoustic Fantastic.

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Tracks: 1. Laughter 2:55 /0 2. Locked in a feeling 3:13 / 3. An ordinary lady 3:21 / 4. Miracle alley 3:36 / 5. Laughing eyes 2:41 / 6. Star wobble (Space-station) 6:23 / 7. Aloft in a balloon 3:29 / 8. Killarney Forest 5:29 / 1. So it rains 5:04 / 2. Don't waste your time 4:06 / 3. Lyin' flyin' 2:56 / 4. Songflower 3:32 / 5. You must have read my mind 3:16 / 6. Halo 5:05 / 7. Blossom wine 4:30 / 8. A flashing day a time in life 3:18

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Max Werner

How Can It Be... Like This?

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Polydor 835 747-1

Released in 1988.

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Third solo album by Max Werner, the former singer/drummer of Kayak. He didn't score a hit with this album but it's a good album with no flaws. He dropped the drum-heavy sound but added some great arrangements.

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All songs were written, composed, performed, engineered, arranged and produced by Max. exept for "God Only Knows" wich was written by T. Asher & B. Wilson. The fragile "Die For You" is i.m.o. the best ballad Max has recorded.
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Tracks: 1. And the rain... 4:35 / 2. Tomorrow 4:37 / 3. Heartache avenue 3:46 / 4. Déjá vu 3:50 / 5. I don't know what it is 3:59 / 6. God only knows 3:13 / 7. Something 4:04 / 8. Cars 3:28 / 9. Wendy 4:00 / 10. Die for you 5:25

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Max Werner

Rainbow's End

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EMI 1A 062 26363

Released in 1979 bij Bovema Negram/EMI.

Max Werner (born in 1953) was lead singer, drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive Rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Johan Slager and drummer Pim Koopman in 1972.

He sang lead vocals on the first 5 Kayak albums, later switching to drums until the band split up in 1982. In 1999, he returned as singer for the Kayak album "Close To The Fire". After a short tour 2000, he had to leave again due to health problems.

Max Werner recorded 4 solo albums. In may 1981, he scored a big hit in Holland (reaching #3) and Germany (#1), with his solo-single "Rain In May".

This is his first solo album, resembling the Kayak sound of the early 70's.

Rainbows End / Beware of the Dog / Tale of Tenderness / Sir Dance-Alot / Help Me to do it Alone / Longsleeper / A Deadly State of Mind / Secrets of Mother Earth / Life's Serenity / Medicineman / A Glamour Story.