Kayak, quite possibly the male version of ABBA, then goes heavily prog rock. Some Dream Theater, then maybe some Kinks… Very interesting, I feel this is all over the place.
Billy Lee – Ah a little rockabilly. I guess it should have been expected with a name like Billy Lee Riley. This gets my “Bad Jam!” seal of approval
Kayak – Chance for a Lifetime
I’m ready to hop on and ride this rocket. Just sprints out of the gate and goes all in. Too much? Hah, never enough! I’ll choose a window seat. 🙂
Billy Lee Riley – Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll
Hearing “My Girl is red hot, your gal ain’t doodly squat”. I can hear rockabilly roots here. Excellent. Again, a quick start and delivers throughout. Makes me wanna dance. I’ll have to settle for toe tapping as I am encumbered by a large black cat named Obie who has occupied my lap.
Kayak- I will support any band that has a palindrome for its name. This one started out a little shaky for me, reminiscent of aerobics class music, but boy it kicked in after that. Aside from the great building a spaceship narrative, I loved the piano counterpoint section and then the sprinkling of odd time near the end.
Billy Lee Riley- Clearly a political rockabilly in response to an Area 51 incident in the 50’s, this one is straight ahead, old school rock and roll with a flying saucer twist. Never heard of him before.
“Chance for a Lifetime”/Kayak. A lively enough number. The harpsichord (??) interlude had me thinking Gentle Giant/Genesis, though the guitar fills are very 70s blues-rock. Seems like the straight-up story of a dystopian outer-space hedge (a la “After The Gold Rush”), but reading the lyrics, I wondered if it isn’t more a con-artist narrative, like “Lizzie and the Rain Man,” or something from “The Music Man,” or “Monorail” from “The Simpsons.” It is low-key funny, after all: “You can even choose a window seat if you wish.” (Coincidentally — OR IS IT? — the day this round was announced, I was out kayaking (in Florida).)
“Chance For a Lifetime” by Kayak: That nasal voice is familiar. This frenetic proggy paced number must have been served up by a certain myFive member on a mixtape in the past. The synth horns and the way the vocal pre-chorus leads into the chorus is very satisfying to my ears. At lot of interesting things peppered in throughout the song…a real sonic adventure. I feel like the tempo is a hair too fast and that just a bit slower would have hit a better groove pocket for me but all in all a most excellent ride. A need to pay attention to the lyrics more to find the “not of this earth” theme but confident it is there.
“Flying Saucers Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Billy Lee Riley: Got that scream going. This is truly classic rock and roll before WMMR claimed they were classic Rock n Roll. A piece of history and something to get the blood moving.
Two unkowns
Kayak, quite possibly the male version of ABBA, then goes heavily prog rock. Some Dream Theater, then maybe some Kinks… Very interesting, I feel this is all over the place.
Billy Lee – Ah a little rockabilly. I guess it should have been expected with a name like Billy Lee Riley. This gets my “Bad Jam!” seal of approval
Kayak – Chance for a Lifetime
I’m ready to hop on and ride this rocket. Just sprints out of the gate and goes all in. Too much? Hah, never enough! I’ll choose a window seat. 🙂
Billy Lee Riley – Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll
Hearing “My Girl is red hot, your gal ain’t doodly squat”. I can hear rockabilly roots here. Excellent. Again, a quick start and delivers throughout. Makes me wanna dance. I’ll have to settle for toe tapping as I am encumbered by a large black cat named Obie who has occupied my lap.
Kayak- I will support any band that has a palindrome for its name. This one started out a little shaky for me, reminiscent of aerobics class music, but boy it kicked in after that. Aside from the great building a spaceship narrative, I loved the piano counterpoint section and then the sprinkling of odd time near the end.
Billy Lee Riley- Clearly a political rockabilly in response to an Area 51 incident in the 50’s, this one is straight ahead, old school rock and roll with a flying saucer twist. Never heard of him before.
Of course, the palindromic superstar is Abba.
“Chance for a Lifetime”/Kayak. A lively enough number. The harpsichord (??) interlude had me thinking Gentle Giant/Genesis, though the guitar fills are very 70s blues-rock. Seems like the straight-up story of a dystopian outer-space hedge (a la “After The Gold Rush”), but reading the lyrics, I wondered if it isn’t more a con-artist narrative, like “Lizzie and the Rain Man,” or something from “The Music Man,” or “Monorail” from “The Simpsons.” It is low-key funny, after all: “You can even choose a window seat if you wish.” (Coincidentally — OR IS IT? — the day this round was announced, I was out kayaking (in Florida).)
“Chance For a Lifetime” by Kayak: That nasal voice is familiar. This frenetic proggy paced number must have been served up by a certain myFive member on a mixtape in the past. The synth horns and the way the vocal pre-chorus leads into the chorus is very satisfying to my ears. At lot of interesting things peppered in throughout the song…a real sonic adventure. I feel like the tempo is a hair too fast and that just a bit slower would have hit a better groove pocket for me but all in all a most excellent ride. A need to pay attention to the lyrics more to find the “not of this earth” theme but confident it is there.
“Flying Saucers Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Billy Lee Riley: Got that scream going. This is truly classic rock and roll before WMMR claimed they were classic Rock n Roll. A piece of history and something to get the blood moving.