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POWER

Kansas

 

Symphonic Prog

2.71 | 281 ratings

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Gatot
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2 stars Quite funny that recently the mailing list of classic rock where I've been joining since four years ago is discussing Kansas "Power" because one of the members really like this album. By the time I read the discussion in the mailing list I was not aware that I have already had the CD of this album. How could I? I really don't know because when I purchased the cassette version of this album, it did not really blow me away. It's probably a kind of weird havinga Kansas album without any violin involved. Oh yes, there is orchestral arrangement but it's not Kansas style.

What can I say about this album really? Is it a marriage between Dixie Dregs and Kansas? You ight say so, probably. The Kansas style is maintained through the nice vocal quality of Steve Walsh, while the Dregs thing is coming out from Steve Morse, obviously. To put it in general terms this album represents a straight forward hard rock music scene especially as it's proved through the work of Steve Morse. Yeah, that's the strong point of this album: I can enjoy how Kansas sound is made heavy through songwriting by Steve Morse with Steve Walsh.

If you like hard rock music, I don't think you have problem enjoying this album. When the album reaches track 3, I don't know there is segment that is similar with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow "Street of Dreams". Some tracks presented here are bit boring to me, e.g."Secret Service" which has monotonous rhythm section and riffs with repetitive "Secret Service" singing.

It's not Kansas best album and it's not bad at all. But I'd rather recommend this album for fans or collector only. Keep on proggin' ..!

Peace on earth and mercy mild - GW

Gatot | 2/5 |

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