Excerpts From Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man is a studio album by the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band Kayak

Kayak (band)

Kayak are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972 in the city Hilversum by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman. In 1973, their debut album "See See The Sun" was released, including 3 hit singles. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit reaching #6 on the Dutch charts in...

. It is a shorter version of their double album Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man

Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man

Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man is a studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. This concept-album tells the story of French doctor and seer Nostradamus, but from the viewpoint of a Flemish monk, Yves de Lessines. The theory behind this is that Nostradamus was not the writer of his...

. The single CD contains 11 songs, plus "The Story Behind Nostradamus" in Dutch and English. The latter is a piece of spoken word, also used as voice-over at Nostradamus-concerts.

Track listing

(All lyrics by Irene Linders and Ton Scherpenzeel)

1. "Friend Of The Stars" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:17
2. "Celestial Science" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:50
3. "Seekers Of Truth" (Koopman) - 4:14
4. "Save My Wife" (Scherpenzeel) - 5:24
5. "Pagan's Paradise" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:23
6. "The Wandering Years" (Koopman) - 4:41
7. "A Man With Remarkable Talents" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:30
8. "Settle Down" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:21
9. "Tell Me All" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:27
10. "Living In Two Realities" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:11
11. "Act Of Despair" (Koopman) - 4:22

Bonus tracks

1. "The Story Behind Nostradamus" (English) - 13:16
2. "Het Verhaal Achter Nostradamus" (Dutch) - 11:58

Members

• Ton Scherpenzeel
  Ton Scherpenzeel
  Ton Scherpenzeel is a keyboardist and a founding member of the Dutch rock band Kayak, together with Pim Koopman and Max Werner whom he met whilst at the Hilversum Muziek Lyceum ....
  
   - keyboards, bass guitar, accordion, backing vocals
• Pim Koopman
  Pim Koopman
  Wilhelmus Frederikus Koopman was the drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive rock band, Kayak.-Biography:...
  
   - drums, keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Bert Heerink - lead and backing vocals ("The Astrologer")
• Cindy Oudshoorn - lead and backing vocals ("The Astrologer's Second Wife")
• Joost Vergoossen - guitars
• Rob Vunderink - guitars, lead and backing vocals ("The Opposition")
• Edward Reekers
  Edward Reekers
  Edward Reekers is a Dutch singer. Most notable is his work as lead singer for Dutch progressive rock band Kayak.Having been a fan of the band for years, Reekers joined Kayak in 1978. He replaced Max Werner, who became the band's drummer. With Reekers as the new lead singer, Kayak immediately...
  
   - lead and backing vocals, voice-over ("The Monk")
• Monique van der Ster - lead and backing vocals ("The Queen")
• Syb van der Ploeg - lead and backing vocals ("The Scientist")

Guests

• Marjolein Teepen - vocals ("The Flying Squadron")
• Eddy Koopman - percussion
• Rens van der Zalm - fiddle
• The Nostradamus Choir - vocals ("The People")
• Valentijn Achterberg - voice ("The Boy")