DEVICE, VOICE, DRUM

In the late Seventies this was one of the most exciting progrock revalations for me, what a killer sound: swirling violin, excellent hard-edged guitarwork, powerful floods of organ, spectacular synthesizer runs and strong vocals. The songs were alternating and the climates shifted frequently, from classical or romantic to heavy and bombastic. On this DVD you can perfectly witness the unique, often very captivating sound from Kansas. The band gives an inspired impression and plays a lot of strong compositions from the past (I'm mainly a fan from their early work, until the album "Point of know return") like "Icarus", "Journey from Mariabronn", Dust in the wind" "Point of know return" and "Carry on my wayward son". Four of the five members are from the original line-up (Walsh, Ehart, Steinhardt and Williams). The lightshow is not at the level of Pink Floyd but still a tasteful element. This DVD doesn't generate the excitement as on the extra DVD (live 1975) from the "Sail on" box set but nonetheless this reunion concert is a great performance, delivering a lot of joy for the nostalgic fans. The DVD also includes band interviews, a band discography and The making of the DVD.