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Poll Question: Which do you consider the best/your favorite?
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    Posted: October 17 2011 at 10:36
I left out "Leftoverture" and "Point of Know Return" because those would be the two albums that would probably win. Also, I want the results to be more "scientific."

Now, concentrating solely on these 3 albums, which one of these great releases is your favorite?

Here's how I would rank them:
3. Kansas
2. Masque
1. Song for America

Superb albums, all of them, though.
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I'm probably in the minority here, but I prefer Song for America even over Leftoverture and Point. 
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^ I think there are others like you out there.

At times, I find myself listening to these 3 more than their 2 most popular releases.

I listen to Monolith from time to time but it's not one of my favorites.
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I would rate Song for America as the best of the three as a progressive album, but as for my favorites:
 
1. Masque
2. Kansas
3. Song for America
 
Masque and Kansas are more representative of the band's overall sound and influences, and are more collaborative while Song for America and Leftoverture are pretty heavily Livgren-influenced.
 
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Song for America, but I actually feel like it might be tied with their debut.
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Love the debut although thats mainly for Death of Mother Nature Suite I suspect. Point Of Know Return and Leftoverture have some great songs but they don't really gel completely for me. I guess its the old thing of preferring prog albums with longer tracks. Song For America is also very good btw.
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The first one is the best one, even though it may be the least "Prog."
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Song for America
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Masque for me
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love all 3 - tough choice

SFA I guess
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Song for America.
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Points: 1902 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:02
The results are going as I expected (with Song for America on top).

I'm surprised that Masque has a low rating (compared to their debut, Song for America, etc.)

I really don't think it "deserves" it's 3.70ish rating, but that's my opinion. Great moments in the album, ESPECIALLY the last 2 songs that make up the "2-part Masque Epic," as I like to call it, "Mysteries and Mayhem" and "The Pinnacle."
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1. Song for America
2. Masque
3. Kansas
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:24
Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

1. Song for America
2. Masque
3. Kansas

Right here.
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I'm interested in getting some Kansas albums... eventually. By now I only have a greatest hits album, and for what I can tell, I'm more interested in the pre-Leftoverture albums. The songs I heard from those albums just sound more progeressive (and interesting) than those on Leftoverture and Point of Know return.
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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I'm interested in getting some Kansas albums... eventually. By now I only have a greatest hits album, and for what I can tell, I'm more interested in the pre-Leftoverture albums. The songs I heard from those albums just sound more progeressive (and interesting) than those on Leftoverture and Point of Know return.

Get PoKR it's their best album imo.
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Points: 4574 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:51
Masque for me
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Points: 26140 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2011 at 01:56
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I'm interested in getting some Kansas albums... eventually. By now I only have a greatest hits album, and for what I can tell, I'm more interested in the pre-Leftoverture albums. The songs I heard from those albums just sound more progeressive (and interesting) than those on Leftoverture and Point of Know return.
I agree. Kansas were a full blown symph prog band in the early days but gradually moved to a more AORish style. I also think POKR and Leftoverture are overproduced. As a live band Kansas are one of the best but you get no sense of that on those particular albums.
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The Debut always gets played more that the other two. If POKR were there that would be my vote

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