Kansas in the top 100

Saperlipopette! Just so long as I think you are  spouting off about something you know nothing about , how could you ?  putting Kansas in the same bracket as those other Rich extremely commercially successful American classic rock bands ... my advice  .. listen to a Kansas Album first such as Leftoverture  then tell us about the life changing experience  otherwise  just  STFU 


Edited by Enchant X - February 09 2015 at 14:05

Saperlipopette! wrote:  Pfff... you american ignorants thinking that the rest of the world bought all your lame american rockmusic. King Crimson had a number one album in the UK and several in the top ten there and in many parts of Europe. Kansas, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Boston, Kansas and all that crap had had a hit or two but were nowhere near as big over here. They were your local mediocre radiofriendly rockbands that every country in the world has their own local version of.

Enchant X wrote: <span id="userPro41" ="msgSidePro" title="View Drop Down">Saperlipopette! </span>Just so long as I think you are  spouting off about something you know nothing about , how could you ?  putting Kansas in the same bracket as those other Rich extremely commercially successful American classic rock bands ... my advice  .. listen to a Kansas Album first such as Leftoverture  then tell us about the life changing experience  otherwise  just  STFU

I did that to insult you because you're an idiot. I know Kansas and I can't stand them. thankfully they are as obscure as Starcastle (and Styx for that matter) where I live and unike King Crimson I have never heard them played on the radio.

Epignosis wrote: Stool Man wrote: I'm one of those people who don't consider Kansas to be prog at all. You mean, "wrong?"

heheheheheheh

Some of Kansas' songs are prog and some aren't.  But certainly 'Magnum Opus' from Leftoverture is. 

The Dark Elf wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: micky wrote: The Dark Elf wrote: Kansas is cursed with several stigmas: 1) the anti-American bias that permeates this forum (yes, it's there, so don't even argue about it, 2) they actually sold albums (King Crimson never sold albums, therefore they must be great prog), 3) they were liked by non-prog listeners (a reason why Pink Floyd can't possibly be prog), and they were unfortunately lumped in with the corporate rock quagmire of the late 70s (StyxBostonForeignerREOSpeedwagonJourney, et al) that eventually destroyed rock as we knew it.   But they are prog, stigmatically-speaking. oh hell yeah. Well said. Agree with you 100% on all those points. Pfff... you american ignorants thinking that the rest of the world bought all your lame american rockmusic. King Crimson had a number one album in the UK and several in the top ten there and in many parts of Europe. Kansas, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Boston, Kansas and all that crap had had a hit or two but were nowhere near as big over here. They were your local mediocre radiofriendly rockbands that every country in the world has their own local version of.    As I stated previously, American bias. Congratulations on your clueless bigotry. Thanks for proving my point in such a classless manner.

Saperlipopette! I have been into King Crimson for over 30 years , I own almost everything they have done ! great band inconsistent but great... There's nowhere you have been that I haven't been progressively speaking , that's the difference I know what I`m talking about you just make sh*t up ...    by the way  Starcastle 's first two albums are great some of their counterpoint is some of the best I've ever heard perhaps even better than Yes  .. and Styx had some great albums as well if you bother to examine what you are spouting off about , which clearly is too hard for you to do .... 


Edited by Enchant X - February 10 2015 at 13:08

Raff wrote: Stool Man wrote: Looking at the Top 250, there are many albums that some might find surprising to be outside the Top 100 (for example "Songs From The Wood", "Phaedra", "For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night", "Brain Salad Surgery" etc). But obviously the Top 100 albums can only include one hundred albums, regardless of subgenre, decade, or where the band is from.  There are over fortysix thousand albums listed on PA, so less than 0.25% of them can be in the Top 100 at any time. This. Personally, I don't agree with many of the albums that are currently part of the Top 100, but that's democracy for you. Obviously, if ratings are taken into account, it is not surprising to see a non-prog album (though a masterpiece by every other name) such as Miles Davis' Kind of Blue rank very high in the Top 100. That being said, I don't think Leftoverture's inclusion in the Top 100 is any more puzzling than that of quite a few other albums.

Metalmarsh89 wrote: ClemofNazareth wrote: When I joined PA 'Leftoverture' and 'Point of Know Return' were both in the Top 100 and 'Song for America' was bubbling a bit under.   Sure, I'd like to see those three as well as 'Masque' and 'Somewhere to Elsewhere', and even the reconstructed first Proto-Kaw in the Top 100.  But ultimately that's up to the 50,000+ global membership to decide with their reviews and ratings, and aside from Zappa and Miles Davis most American artists tend to be somewhat discounted by large portions of our membership.   Dream Theater still gets a fair amount of positive attention, along with the negative. They've got 2 comfortably in the top 100. I just checked and it looks like Kayo Dot's debut album just nudged Kansas back out.

I assure you Kansas output is very relevant  .. this thread comes about from Kansas being so underrated . Kansas themselves have given me plenty of prog happiness through the years, its something worth defending with extreme opposition if needs be , Kansas are not just another band , they come from a special planet where great bands come from , its sad for me to see so many people miss the opportunity of enjoying their music based solely on ignorance ... what are you afraid of  they might be better than what you hold so dear ... get a copy of Leftoverture and give it the three play rule if its not happening for you then at least you tried. 


Edited by Enchant X - February 10 2015 at 23:59