SONG FOR AMERICA

Kansas at it's best. THis album is worth the price of admission if only for it's epic title masterpiece. Possibly one of the best 10 songs ever in the history of prog. (Yikes, did I just write that?) Only "Lonely Street" and "Down the Road" keep this from being a 5-star prog masterwork. Those 2 tunes are not bad, but they are stricly more blues-oriented rock and are hard to rate on a prog site. Other wise: "Song for America" 5 stars. "Lamplight Symphony" 4 1/2 stars. "The Devil Game" 4/12 stars. And 5 stars for "Incomudro". ALong with Leftoverture, Masque, and Point of No Return, this is one of the 4 Kansas homeruns in their long history.