Kansas - Kansas
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Steve Walsh – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes, congas, lead and backing vocals
Kerry Livgren – guitars, piano, organ, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
Robby Steinhardt – violin, lead and backing vocals
Rich Williams – electric and acoustic guitars
Dave Hope – bass, backing vocals
Phil Ehart – drums
Jay Siegel – vocals on "Lonely Wind"
1 LP, Gatefold cover, featuring original graphics and lyrics
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Kirshner
Recorded September 1973, December 1973 at Record Plant Studios "A" and "C", New York City
Engineered & mixed by Dan Turbeville
Produced by Wally Gold
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1974
Reissued in 2013
Tracks:
Side A:
- Can I Tell You
- Bringing It Back
- Lonely Wind
- Belexes
- Journey From Mariabraun
Side B:
- The Pilgrimage
- Apercu
- Death Of Mother Nature Suite
Reviews:
“Kansas stood apart from their peers, since they were an American band that dared play on the epic scale of such English art rockers as Genesis. Consequently, Kansas is a truly weird hybrid of British pomp, doggedly artistic concept, and arena boogie, all served up with more violin than there is flute on a Jethro Tull album. It's hard not to admire their blatant ambition in one sense, since few bands try as hard as Kansas do here. Still, there're a lot of scales and arpeggios, galloping triplets, dramatic organ, and stately ballads that signify nothing and go nowhere. Since it's as grounded in boogie as it is in art, the group never gets as weird as their more interesting counterparts, but that reliance on arena rock does make them unique. But uniqueness isn't the same as good, or even interesting listening, even if Kansas remains a period piece like no other.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3,5 / 5 , Discogs : 3,98 / 5