Author Topic: Kansas - What a band!!!!! (Read 158 times)

alembic_doctor · « **on:** March 11, 2007, 03:00:52 PM »

Just sat down and put on my Kansas library. I really think that these guys were so under rated. What got played on the radio in most markets didn't even touch what the band was really about.

The writing. The Musicianship. The vocals harmonies. Rhythm madness.

Discuss

2400wattman · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2007, 03:10:41 PM »

Gnat Attack, Bringing it back, Nobody's home, The Wall, Song for America, Miracles out of Nowhere, man you can keep going(and Dave Hope's bass tone!). My band had the pleasure of opening for Kansas back in'01 in Charlotte,N.C. and not even halfway through the show it started pouring down rain. But what I did hear was nothing short of perfection. Yes, what a band!!

alembic_doctor · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2007, 03:25:59 PM »

Song for America is on right now. I really dig the lyrics.

But Lyrically speaking, The Wall and Miracles out of Nowhere are just heavy tunes. Livgren wrote some really deep stuff.

I've seen them several times. Everytime was with Livgren

bracheen · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:03:50 AM »

You would probably enjoy Livgren's autobiography Seeds of Change. He goes into what and how he was thinking when he wrote a lot of his music. Good stuff.

alembic_doctor · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2007, 08:44:42 AM »

I have Seeds of Change. A friend of mine gave it to me a few weeks ago. Another smokin' piece of work. And with Ronnie James Dio singing about God too.

bracheen · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:20:19 PM »

I haven't heard the recording just read the book. There's a lot of good insight into Kerry Livgren. Some good photos also.

alembic_doctor · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:35:07 PM »

I didn't realize that you were talking about a book. Maybe I should get my money back on that speed reading course.

paulman · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2007, 10:41:38 AM »

Which God Doc? haha. I saw Dio live once, stunning show!! It was from the Last in Line tour. Thats interesting he sang (sings?) for Kansas.

alembic_doctor · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2007, 10:49:15 AM »

Notelling maybe. I know Kerry was writing for The God. But Ronnie may have been singing for a god.

I have spent some time with DIO in the past. Infact, we ran up quite a tab for Sushi in SanFran one night about 10 years ago. Really nice guy. Very talented. But very misguided.

adriaan · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2007, 03:05:05 AM »

It's okay with me to label as misguided what one would not wish upon oneself. And then there are people who do not wish religion upon themselves. Matter of perspective.