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Two for the Show

by: Kansas

Release Date July 01, 2008
This live album captures Kansas at their peak. I have listened to this LP more than any other live album I have ever owned. (Of course, I'm a big Kansas fan). This new edition has quite a few previously unreleased songs during this same tour, so I was most anxious to get my hands on it. I wasn't disappointed.

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The Best of Kansas

by: Kansas

Release Date February 23, 1999
The best songs Kansas did, plus a few extra cuts. What more could you ask?

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Leftoverture

by: Kansas

Release Date May 22, 2001
Kansas bred progressive rockers simply called Kansas' fourth album Leftoverture was released in October of 1976.
By 1976, Kansas had three albums under their belt. Their 1974 debut which went nowhere (but had memorable songs like Can I Tell You and Lonely Wind), their early 1975 effort Song For America (with the title cut and Down the Road) showed promise and growth but their third album released later in 1975 Masque (with Icarus and The Pinnacle) sold less and Kansas were faced with being dropped from Kirshner Records (a label distributed by CBS Records (now Sony BMG) which was owned by rock impressario Don Kirshner who helped shape the career of The Monkees and launched the TV series Don Kirshner's Rock Concert).
As a result, singer/keyboard ... Read More:

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Monolith

by: Kansas

Release Date February 01, 2008
It totally confuses me to read degrading reviews of this album. Yes, this album came at the decline of Kansas -- right BEFORE the decline. This album is incredible. I enjoy it as much as any of their albums. They have four full-fledged classics, in my opinion: Masque, Lefoverture, Point of Know Return, and Monolith. Track by track, this album is as strong as any of the others. It would be nice to hear it remastered, though.

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Point Of Know Return

by: Kansas

Release Date February 12, 2002
Brilliant songwriting, masterful vocals, and stirring instrumentals - what more could one want out of one album? This type of rock 'n' roll merits the designation "art". Kansas delivers it all and keeps the listener coming back for more.

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Song for America

by: Kansas

Release Date February 01, 2008
Brilliant songwriting, masterful vocals, and stirring instrumentals - what more could one want out of one album? This type of rock 'n' roll merits the designation "art". Kansas delivers it all and keeps the listener coming back for more.

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Kansas

by: Kansas

Release Date February 01, 2008
For me, this is one of Kansas's best albums-period! While their later albums sonically would prove to be more sophisticated, none of their later efforts would match the pure, raw energy of their debut. This is not to say that the band's later work was not superb. But to my ears, Kansas was never as magnificent as on their first album. Here it really sounds like the band is out to grab the listener by the throat with the sheer ferocity of their playing. They do, and they never let go, from first note to last. Surely, this is one of the greatest debut albums ever! There is also an ecstatic joy that is quite palpable in the band's playing and for me Robby Steinhardt's violin NEVER sounded so inspired or intricate. I had the original cd issue of this and the new remastered edition is ... Read More:

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Audio-Visions

by: Kansas

Release Date March 01, 2008
KANSAS - Audio-Visions (1980) (*** ) 10 tracks (43:27)

Audio-Visions represents KANSAS's last album with their original line-up still intact. It's now the 80's, and this album shows it. The pop trends of that era show up strongly on this release.

Unlike the famous writing duo of Lennon/McCartney, who seemed content to write together and share most of the credit, KANSAS's main songwriters, Steve Walsh and Kerry Livgren almost always write seperately. There is always a balance of songs on each album written by the two. Just about a 50/50 split, with a couple of tracks co-written with other members of the band. After a while of listening to the two writing "styles" of Walsh and Livgren, one can guess with about 90% accuracy who wrote each song as they are ... Read More:

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Masque

by: Kansas

Release Date February 01, 2008
In late 1974, lot's of my friends were ravin' about a Band called Kansas. In fact, a Big-Time Narc in San Diego, used a story that he had been the Original Drummer for the Band {Phil Ehart he WAS NOT!} Well, in 75 I was trapped onboard a Ship floating around the South China Sea, and I met a new guy who brought along a Boombox, and a bunch of cassette tapes. This new guy named Russell, had all three of the Kansas records on Tape and out on that Hot Tropical Sea, I had my first exposure to the Music of Kansas. Russ, had already seen the Band in Concert twice, and was already a big Fan. We played those cassettes until they melted!

"Masque" is the third Kansas record, and the last before the Big-Breakout of 1977 and: "Leftoverture". It is the first Kansas record to feature anything ... Read More:

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Power

by: Kansas

Release Date January 01, 1995
If you listen to this album without knowing it is Kansas, it's an alright piece of 80's rock. However, it is one of the worst albums Kansas ever made (the two studio efforts that followed are the only ones worse).
1983's Drastic Measures (which wasn't particularly good either, but had some high points) was the last Kansas album before they disbanded. Walsh reformed the group in 1986 with a different lineup and, glaringly, without Livgren and his songs.
If you were to make a list of the top 15 best Kansas songs and the bottom 15 worst Kansas songs, very few, if any, Walsh written songs would make the top 15 and, likely, the bottom 15 would be filled with songs he penned. While Walsh did surprisingly well writing for Power, it's still not good enough to recapture the traditional Kansas ... Read More: