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Posted: September 02 2009 at 04:22

Does anyone know when the new DVD is released?

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Posted: August 24 2009 at 00:04

ark-amps wrote:

The Kirshner shows were awesome no doubt, but Walsh's voice really soared during the late '70's and early '80's;)

I just heard the original demos of Vinyl Confessions with Steve Walsh on and with Walsh's tunes -on youtube; VERY strong material was lost when Steve left after that in my opinion!!!!!

Realy powerful. Some tracks were really lost KANSAS classics that might have become (in a parallel universe) solid reasons to surpass the uneven results of the "Audio-Visions" album.-

Children of the shadows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfAZkzWS0J4

After the fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvFt-SrVOak

Fair exchange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K5_W2j-lUI

Imagine love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhoEeZGJhRE

Breakout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD0wllHB-H4

The Walsh material really shines here, becomeing at last an equal contender to fellow writer Livgren. 'After the fire' and 'Imagine love', with added production and instrumentation, would have brought further glory to the prog genre in the 80s; 'Children of the shadows' states a mre emotional richnes than other Livgren songs that are longer; 'Breakout' is brutal and catchy, the 'Belexes' of the 80s.

All these things were not meant to be. Pity of all pities!!

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Posted: August 22 2009 at 02:06

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I love Steve Walsh's vocal work on Steve Hackett's Please Don't Touch. He sings on Narnia and and a song about the country(forget the title). He really shines on both of these songs. It was a very special moment in his career. The power of his voice on these songs takes me to another place it seems.

Racing in A is the other song

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Posted: August 22 2009 at 02:04

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

GOT MY KANSAS TICKET FOR NEXT SEPTEMBER 19!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Iván

Ivan enjoy.

I am very happy you get to see this version live.

Edited by Garion81 - August 22 2009 at 02:07

"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"

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Posted: August 22 2009 at 00:51

Kansas is going to be in Kalamazoo tomorrow, too bad I'm having my graduation party then. If it's possible, should I ditch?

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Posted: August 22 2009 at 00:29

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Epignosis wrote:

I like Kansas.

I never could tell.

Oh no, he's been corrupted! Well, they got to me a long time ago. Big smile

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: August 21 2009 at 23:00

Epignosis wrote:

I like Kansas.

I never could tell.

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Posted: August 21 2009 at 22:41

I like Kansas.

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

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Posted: August 21 2009 at 21:13

I love Steve Walsh's vocal work on Steve Hackett's Please Don't Touch. He sings on Narnia and and a song about the country(forget the title). He really shines on both of these songs. It was a very special moment in his career. The power of his voice on these songs takes me to another place it seems.

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Posted: August 21 2009 at 20:06

GOT MY KANSAS TICKET FOR NEXT SEPTEMBER 19!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Iván

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - August 21 2009 at 22:19

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Posted: August 21 2009 at 17:55

Thanks for the info. Hope is one of my all time favorite bassists.

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Posted: August 21 2009 at 17:52

^Proto-Kaw (RIP) also played a great version of DOMNS. There version was slower less metal and more jazz and improv but I enjoyed both versions.

As for your STE question If I remember right from an interview I read Dave Hope played on three tracks (I don't know which) and Kerry had insisted his presence on the project to make it a true reunion. They let Billy sing the lead vocal on Look at the Time.

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Posted: August 21 2009 at 17:30

Had my iPod on while cutting the grass and heard "The Death Of Mother Nature Suite". Man, is that a killer song or what? I think it's one of those that gets lost when compared to the other songs, but it's definitely one of their best.

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Posted: August 02 2009 at 00:39

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I think STE has mostly great songs on it with a couple of average songs and 2 I don't really care for but consider that for the original band it was their longest effort to date then a little filler is excusable. Probably one of the best comeback albums of any of the big prog bands from the 70's Myriad, Distant Vision and Icarus II are stunning.

I listened to this the other day. Like you, a couple of songs I didn't care for ("Gas Fun Alley" comes to mind), but overall a great return with that classic lineup.

I've noticed that Greer and Hope are both credited; however, how much did Hope really work on STE? I don't know the answer, but I'm hoping he was there a great deal. Greer is good, but Hope is one of my all time favorite bassists and still consider him one of the best.

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Posted: August 02 2009 at 00:36

Time to bring this thread back to page 1: Tonight I dragged the DVD of Kansas' Omaha, NE show on the Vinyl Confessions tour with John Elefante. I remember watching this on MTV's Saturday Night Concert series back in high school and bought the DVD copy a few years ago. Actually not a bad performance, but you can tell that Elefante wasn't all that comfortable. What huge shoes to fill when Walsh left. Not sure it's possible, but Vinyl Confessions is a decent album; however, pales when you compare it to it's predecessors. What are yoru thoughts regarding Vinyl Confessions?

Should be getting close to the new DVD.

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Posted: June 17 2009 at 16:05

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just want to mention one underrated kansas album, freaks of nature..what a great album! esp coming after two weaker rockier and more commercial offerings (power and in the spirit of things..) i always thought livgren was the prog genuis behind kansas and largely after leaving , the band took a more 'journey' direction to their music, but with freaks..walsh proved that he too can write great prog songs..the whole album is fantastic, esp desperate times with ehart in top form, black fathom 4, and hope once again..freaks of nature should be reassessed as one of the best album kansas have written in their glorious career..

Absolutely. Clap

However, you should check out Glossolalia, a Steve Walsh solo album around the turn of the century. That is fantastic music.

But I've always said that Kansas needs both Walsh and Livgren to make 5 star albums.

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

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Posted: June 17 2009 at 16:04

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I love all the songs, but you pinpointed the big three. Modern prog masterpieces, all.

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

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Posted: June 17 2009 at 15:58

I was pleasantly surprised by that one myself, as was I with Somewhere to elsewhere. Both Livgren and Walsh proved they still "got it"!

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Posted: June 17 2009 at 03:34

just want to mention one underrated kansas album, freaks of nature..what a great album! esp coming after two weaker rockier and more commercial offerings (power and in the spirit of things..) i always thought livgren was the prog genuis behind kansas and largely after leaving , the band took a more 'journey' direction to their music, but with freaks..walsh proved that he too can write great prog songs..the whole album is fantastic, esp desperate times with ehart in top form, black fathom 4, and hope once again..freaks of nature should be reassessed as one of the best album kansas have written in their glorious career..

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