Year : 2022
Style : Melodic Rock , AOR , Progressive Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 512 mb
Bio:
Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind".The band has produced eight gold albums, three multi-platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, The Best of Kansas), one platinum live album (Two for the Show) and a million-selling single, "Dust in the Wind". Kansas appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. "Carry On Wayward Son" was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997.In 1969, Lynn Meredith, Don Montre, Dan Wright and Kerry Livgren (guitars, keyboards, synthesizers) were performing in a band called The Reasons Why in their hometown of Topeka, Kansas. After changing the band's name to Saratoga, they started playing Livgren's original material with Scott Kessler playing bass and Zeke Lowe on drums.In 1970, they changed the band's name to Kansas and merged with members of rival Topeka progressive rock group White Clover. White Clover members Dave Hope (bass) and Phil Ehart (drums, percussion) joined with Livgren, vocalists Meredith and Joel Warne, keyboardists Montre and Wright and saxophonist Larry Baker.This early Kansas group, which lasted until 1971 when Ehart, Hope and some of the others left to reform White Clover, is sometimes referred to as Kansas I.Ehart was replaced by Zeke Lowe and later Brad Schulz, Hope was replaced by Rod Mikinski on bass, and Baker was replaced by John Bolton on saxophone and flute. (This lineup is sometimes referred to as Kansas II, and 30 years later would re-form under the name Proto-Kaw.) In 1972, after Ehart returned from England (where he had gone to look for other musicians), he and Hope once again reformed White Clover with Robby Steinhardt (vocals, violin, viola, cello), Steve Walsh (vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion) and Rich Williams (guitars). In 1973 they recruited Livgren from the second Kansas group, which then folded.[6] Eventually they received a recording contract with Don Kirshner's eponymous label and decided to adopt the Kansas name.
Album:
On the occasion of their 50th anniversary as a band, KANSAS celebrates their auspicious career with the release of “Another Fork In The Road – 50 Years Of Kansas”, a physical-only 3-CD pack.Featuring carefully-selected songs from every single Kansas album over three discs, “Another Fork In The Road” also includes a new version of ‘Can I Tell You’. Originally recorded and released on their 1974 debut, the song is updated by the current lineup, providing a full-circle perspective on the band’s long and continuing history.“Another Fork In The Road” is a comprehensive summation of everything that is great about this treasured progressive rock band from America’s heartland. From their monolithic epics to their knack for symphonic grace and complex melodic passages, this overview underscores the band’s considerable artistic legacy.It is a celebration of passion and perseverance, carefully curated, lovingly presented and fully approved by the band and their current label, InsideOutMusic.
Line Up:
Steve Walsh – vocals, organ, piano, clavinet, Moog
Kerry Livgren – guitars, piano, clavinet, Moog and ARP synths
Robby Steinhardt – violin, lead and backing vocals
Rich Williams – guitars
Dave Hope – bass
Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Can I Tell You (new 2022 version)
02. The Absence of Presence (The Absence of Presence, 2020)
03. Throwing Mountains (The Absence of Presence, 2020)
04. Crowded Isolation (The Prelude Implicit, 2016)
05. Summer (The Prelude Implicit, 2016)
06. The Voyage of Eight Eighteen (The Prelude Implicit, 2016)
07. Icarus II (Somewhere to Elsewhere, 2000)
08. The Coming Dawn (Thanatopsis) (Somewhere to Elsewhere, 2000)
09. Distant Vision (Somewhere to Elsewhere, 2000)
10. The Wall (Always Never the Same, 1998)
11. Dust in the Wind (Always Never the Same, 1998)
12. Desperate Times (Freaks of Nature, 1995)
13. Under The Knife (Freaks of Nature, 1995)
CD2:
01. House on Fire (In the Spirit of Things, 1988)
02. Rainmaker (In the Spirit of Things, 1988)
03. Silhouettes in Disguise (Power, 1986)
04. Secret Service (Power, 1986)
05. Three Pretenders (Power, 1986)
06. End of the Age (Drastic Measures, 1983
07. Incident on a Bridge (Drastic Measures, 1983)
08. Play the Game Tonight (Vinyl Confessions, 1982)
09. Crossfire (Vinyl Confessions, 1982)
10. Windows (Vinyl Confessions, 1982)
11. Hold On (Audio-Visions, 1980)
12. Loner (Audio-Visions, 1980)
13. No One Together (Audio-Visions, 1980)
14. On The Other Side (Monolith, 1979)
15. How My Soul Cries Out For You (Monolith, 1979)
CD3:
01. Carry On Wayward Son (Two for the Show, 1978)
02. Portrait (He Knew) (Point of Know Return, 1977)
03. Sparks of the Tempest (Point of Know Return, 1977)
04. Miracles Out of Nowhere (Leftoverture, 1976)
05. Magnum Opus (Leftoverture, 1976)
06. Icarus – Borne On Wings of Steel (Masque, 1975)
07. Child of Innocence (Masque, 1975)
08. Down The Road (Song for America, 1975)
09. Song For America (Song for America, 1975)
10. The Devil Game (Song for America, 1975)
11. Death of Mother Nature Suite (Kansas, 1974)
12. Belexes (Kansas, 1974)
13. Journey From Mariabronn (Kansas, 1974)
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