The message from Kenneth Abrams rises higher:
 CR> of Alan Parsons Project, but this was in 1977, before the Project
 CR> existed)
 KA> Quoting from the liner notes of my vinyl copy of their first album,
 KA> "The  album was recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London,
 KA> between July  1975 and January 1976."
 KA> Their second album, _I Robot_ was released in 77.
OK.  The horns are similar on a few of the Kayak songs on their
_Starlight Dancer_ album.  The horn sound I'm referring to is the one
used on APP songs like "Silence And I" and "Damned If I Do."  For these
cases, Kayak was first.  APP wasn't using that kind of horn sound on _I
Robot_ or _Tales..._
 KA> BTW, who's Kayak?
A Dutch Prog Pop band from the 70s.  I happen to like them quite a bit,
especially the albums _Royal Bed Bouncer_ and _Starlight Dancer_. They
are like a cross between Focus, Yes, and old Queen, but with a final
sound that is only Kayak. Later material has some Alan Parsons Project
sound to it. It's a nice mixture. Nothing they do is very challenging,
but they seem to have been masters at getting the harmonies and melodies
just right (the Yes influence). They've certainly struck a chord with
me.  I'm a sucker for well-written pop, especially when it has Prog
tendencies like these guys.
Clark
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