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HolyMoly 
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 Posted: March 21 2012 at 06:50 |
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I'm going to make a point to listen to some Kansas this week - it's about time I gave them another chance.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 07:15 |
Kansas without a moments hesitation. I will not listen to Chicago. 
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spknoevl
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 07:37 |
Chicago, in their early days, were certainly an innovative band. Unfortunately, they're probably best remembered for their string of cheesey hits after the death of Terry Kath.
Leftovertures is simply a great album. Too bad Kansas recorded nothing even remotely close to that afterwards.
I voted for both. Neither was a groundsbreaking band, but they both had moments of greatness.
Edited by spknoevl - March 21 2012 at 07:37
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digdug
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 07:42 |
both bands were amazing in their early careers
both went way downhill after personnel changes
voted both
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akaBona
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 12:53 |
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voted Kansas, no contest here. but was curious re Chicago`s albums so listened few of them (I, III and V). some decent song, lots of crap.
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Progosopher
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 13:47 |
 HolyMoly wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
My joke name for them is Chicano. Yeah it makes no sense from a musical standpoint but what the hell. I don't have a good one for Kansas though. Anybody?
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Kans-ass works for me. |
I was going to say that!
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 14:37 |
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Early Chicago over Kansas.
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tdfloyd
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 19:21 |
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Chicago by a mile. Not only were there first 7 or so mostly excellent, a good portion were double albums. Kansas never really did it for me
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 19:34 |
Progosopher wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
My joke name for them is Chicano. Yeah it makes no sense from a musical standpoint but what the hell. I don't have a good one for Kansas though. Anybody?
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Kans-ass works for me. |
I was going to say that! |
How about Kansaw?  Fetch me an ark. If you want to know what is fundamentally wrong with the United States it is the fact thaw we don't pronounce Arkansas and Kansas the same way.
Edited by Slartibartfast - March 21 2012 at 19:37
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HolyMoly
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 19:58 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Progosopher wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
My joke name for them is Chicano. Yeah it makes no sense from a musical standpoint but what the hell. I don't have a good one for Kansas though. Anybody?
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Kans-ass works for me. |
I was going to say that! |
How about Kansaw?
Fetch me an ark.
If you want to know what is fundamentally wrong with the United States it is the fact thaw we don't pronounce Arkansas and Kansas the same way.
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I made up a song once called "Arkansas" and throughout I pronounced it your way. It was a huge hit. It's not your Kansas It's not my Kansas It's Ar-Kaaaaaaansas
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 20:18 |
I did cross over the Mrhippie river to visit Arkansaw on the interstate a few years ago so I could say I had been there. Even longer ago I went to the state of Misery. Went up in that arch thingy...
Edited by Slartibartfast - March 21 2012 at 20:20
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HolyMoly
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 20:33 |
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McDonald's? I've been there too. Small world.
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ProgEpics
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 22:00 |
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Leftoverture is all kansas did that was good to me, and all of those songs were the same. Chicago could write much more variety. Chicago was more innovative and much better writers as far as melody is concerned. Chicago had an emotional edge that kansas did not have, too much technical show off and not enough material. And I agree about chicago7 having some great jazzy acoustic stuff on it.
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Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
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Horizons
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 22:02 |
You haven't listened to Kansas have you? 
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Nipsey88
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 22:12 |
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Love Kansas, but the Terry Kath era Chicago records are fantastic...they even managed a few nice songs after his untimely passing
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VanVanVan
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 22:14 |
Epignosis wrote:
My vote isn't a secret. I would love to see a reunion II album. Walsh and Livgren are at their peak in terms of "solo" material. Perhaps Steinhardt and Ragsdale could play. Dual guitar, dual keyboard, dual violin, triple vocals (Greer/Steinhardt/Walsh)...yum.
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Just take my money now
Kansas for me.
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"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen
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ProgEpics
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Posted: March 21 2012 at 22:25 |
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Im just saying leftoverture is the only kansas album I can listen to from start to finish and stay interested. Chicago 1-4 manages to change from heavy rock to jazz fusion to even latin sometimes so it always stays fresh for me.
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Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 03:34 |
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These days I don't listen to Kansas anymore, although I used to be wild about them.
I do listen to Chicago's early music.
I think both are even in terms of musical innovation, but Kansas also has the great lyrics of Kerry Livgren.
I choose Kansas, but they are close and it is an objective vote over all of my life, since these days I listen to Chicago and not to Kansas.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 06:25 |
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I'm bringing the first two Kansas albums to work today to give them another listen. I haven't listened to them much. I also have Leftoverture on vinyl - that one I actually like pretty well. I only bought it for "Carry on my Wayward Son", which , overplayed or not, is one heck of a classic rock song.
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My other avatar is a Porsche
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 07:14 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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