Dale Schaefer no doubt, I mean look Boston, Styx and Kansas none of them are in it. I wonder if it’s the Steve Miller thing? He really tore them a new one for taking so long, in addition to the crappy treatment he and his band received. I mean come on $10k a head for everyone beyond Steve and his wife. What a bunch of dickheads. I wouldn’t want to be induct in either if it meant dealing with these morons.
Because it isn’t about rock ‘n’ roll; it’s about all the things Kansas shunned on their way to becoming one of the greatest bands ever. They’re far too good for that sham/scam “institution”. They need Kansas a lot more than Kansas needs them.
I still can't come up with any words that fit this band and the concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I felt feelings I'd never felt before and I'm an INFP. Love Kansas, have since I found them at the age of 16.
Awesome move hiring Tom Brislin. I saw Kansas a few years ago when their last studio album was released and the keyboard player was the weak link (not too bad on organ, but he couldn't play the synth parts at all.) Brislin plays Kerry's old parts to perfection and this is the first time in many, many years that Kansas has played "Song For America" the way it suppose to be played. Kudos to Tom and Kudos to Kansas for hiring him.
There's a video floating around of Brislin demo-ing Casio's new stage piano at NAMM just before it was announced he was joining the band. He bangs off a version of SfA that just flat amazes. Never would have imagined this song performed as a solo piano piece. :D
Tom is and has always been an amazing secret weapon. Been a fan since his work with YES. Quite the progressive pedigree. YES, Camel, Renaissance and now Kansas. The man definitely deserves to play with the best.
I've been a fan of Kansas since the first album, having lost them for a decade or two, I have to say this performance gives me chills, as does what I've heard so far of the new album. Nice to hear Kansas again.
Too many non originals to be in the HOF. If they were gonna get in, it probably would have happened a while ago. They haven't put anything new out since the 80s. Oh well. Who really cares about that crap anyway?
@@rushpittsburgh4 Just a point of information, Kansas has released studio albums since the 80's: "The Absence of Presence" - June 2020 "The Prelude Implicit" - 2016 "Somewhere to Elsewhere" - 2000 "Always Never the Same" - 1998 (Symphonic Album) "Freaks of Nature" - 1995
@@JRRees-fs9sx I know I know but none of it made much of a buzz. They were a bit like Zeppelin honestly. They we're absolute magic for a few years and then...the magic went away. Zeppelin broke up but Kansas pressed on to little avail (playing fairgrounds and such). They were awesome with Walsh again in the 2000s and early 2010s.
Yes this was a great show! Took a friend who had never seen them live and he was just blown away by their sound lol. I remember Tom Brislin had just joined maybe 4 or 5 months earlier and I was very impressed on how quickly he picked the music (especially this tune 😁). Cheers 👍🍻
Finally a RUclips video with wunderful video and audio quality. First I thought it could be a professional production but it is not. Keep up the good work. It was the first Kansas I ever heard in my life from the Kansas live album, was the years 1985 when I discovered Kansas with their live album, and its the first song in this Vinyl they made 1975.
Great Line up 2020 - so sad I have to wait till 2021 to see them performing in Germany DAMN Covid-19 I wish only my favorite album MONOLITH wouldn't be so much ignored playing live
Whatever or whoever is handling the quality control mechanism in this band is obviously still taking his job extremely seriously. For a band that lost several ‘key’ members, they haven’t suffered losing those components hardly at all. Their playing as a unit is still deadly spot on and their new album is ridiculously stellar. Unreal that this band isn’t in the HOF.
It's "whoever," and that "whoever" is Phil Ehart. Besides being a rock-solid drummer, he has been managing the band for years now, and his attention to detail and dedication to excellence is all over the finished product. The guy should get a freakin' medal, lol...
Funny how there are no comments about what the song is about. Does anyone really know or care? If anyone believes in Karma, they should listen and understand what this song is about! I should add, always brings a tear to my eyes, and fills my heart with sadness when I hear it.
David Shanklin I have been waiting for that piano solo since Kerry left. Do THAT math. I’m very happy. I’ll have to listen further. I paused at 6:25 to write this.
Honestly, Kerry Livgren has written some the most unique and wonderful progressive rock music in our time. The fact it has been played and more importantly, recored many times over is a gift to humanity.
I'm thrilled that the band has once again started playing this song the way it suppose to be played. Why did it take them 30 years? (I have a feeling Walsh didn't like playing all of Kerry's keyboard parts.) I'm also glad to see Kansas upgrade their keyboard player. This new guy rocks (the last guy wasn't too good ... awful synthesist) ....
Got to Wolfgang's Vault on the Net. Put in Kansas music. You can download as zip file.6-8 Kansas Sound Board concerts. Not a bad sounding concert in any download. $5.00 each download.
No. Bands, and music, evolve. I saw the current line-up recently, and it was one of the best shows I have seen in ages. Kudos to them for keeping the music alive. I highly recommend that you check them out next time they are in your area. You won't be disappointed, I assure you.
I disagree. Sabbath, AC/DC, Genesis, The Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, Iron Maiden, Threshold, Spock’s Beard and many others did just fine after their original singer’s tenure.
@@davidsteele502 That barely qualifies, not the same impact, in the same respect as Journey didn't become Journey into Perry got there. Gillan to most is the original, he made the impact. The Band was born when those guys came to play. So the real patriarchs who gave the band their identify are the voice of their respectful bands. And when most get a replacement.......they at least have some key musicians left, without Livgren's tunes and Steve's vocals. No dice. Although Elefante did a great job.
Two guys that were in the original Kansas doing Kansas covers. Sorry, you can call it what ya want but this ain't Kansas. edit: when I was very young I saw the original line up do a free show at Ottowa University (that's in Ottowa, KS) back when they called themselves White Clover. I absolutely love this band but it's never been the same without Livgren and Walch together.
@@crusheverything4449 ...right? The guy absolutely CROWS about seeing the band in their White Clover days, yet is cluelessly blind to the amazing level of talent the current lineup posesses. And by the way, RpbinVegas, bassist Billy Greer has been a continuous member of Kansas for 23 years longer than Dave Hope was, so he might as well be looked upon as an original.
bill stout I know what you are saying BUT it was Steve's decision to leave. I'm 1000% certain that it would not have been his wish that the band die along with their music. Take listen to their new release Absence of Presence. It's Kansas through and through. I'll bet Steve is proud of the legacy he left behind and of the new music that was inspired as a result. KANSAS IS A BAND !! 🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾
No Steve No Kansas??? Utter BS. The great 1970s Walsh was gone from mid 1990s on. And from 2003 on, he was getting increasingly worse on vocals ( Billy Greer actually did high harmony vocals behind him). I've seen Kansas once a year since 2001, save 2016. This lineup is damn good, almost as good as the original six. Breslin on keyboards is a coup. Musically, this band kicks butt. Ronnie Platt can not be Walsh, it is dreaming to expect otherwise. Platt entering the band allowed them to do older songs they hadn't done live since the early 90s( and a few not done since the original six era), due to Platt being able to hit notes Walsh couldn't hit anymore. Do I miss Walsh?? Only the version that existed prior to the year 2000. One ex Kansas member I do miss is Robby Steinhardt, on second lead vocal/harmony vocals.( not dissing Billy Greer here, he's superb), but, as with Walsh, that ship has sailed. And the new songs are wonderful prog rock tunes. Enjoy, it is better than no Kansas at all.
Thundergod129-7307 I respect Phil & Rich for being willing to spend the money to finally hire 3 top quality replacements for 2 - Kerry Livgren & Steve Walsh (with Ronnie Platt, Zac Rizvi & Tom Brislin) to be able to play their songs live and make them sound like the record which is how they could do a “Point Of Know Return” & “Leftoverture” tours. It is also noticeable Kansas is back to spending bigger bucks to haul more production (sound, lights, staging, backdrops) around the country. Granted this band is not the Kansas O-6 but this is no Kansas Tribute band either. How many guys do you know that are still at the same job they started as a teen and still doing the exact same thing some 46 years ago which makes your comment ridiculous.
Ridiculous comment...Billy Greer has been the bassist for 30 years, Rags the violinist 25...both longer than the original 2 and Better musicians. Don't insult the band by calling them a tribute band as the product maintains and will go on indefinitely. Ford still makes cars without Henry Ford. Listen to the prelude implicit all written by Ronnie and Zach, classic compositions. Tom Brislin is an accomplished composer.......the music is way bigger than the original 6 and Phil Ehart is a genius CEO who guides the ship through the decades. Tribute band, phew!
@@TheKansasfan1 The heart and soul of Kansas was Kerry and Steve. I'm sorry but losing them along with Robbie is too much. I'm sure the new musicians are OK and they can cover the songs but don't insult me by saying they are any better....
Still sounding good in 2019. So lucky to have seen them with Walsh and Steinhardt Live many times.
Ed! Me too! Kansas is one of favorite bands of all time. I've seen them soooo
many times in my life. The new lineup is Carrying on my wayward son.👍👌
Same here. Saw then also in 2018 too along with the late seventies and early eighties lineup. Always amazing and I love the new album
9:08...the start of some of the most beautiful dynamic violin playing I’ve ever heard in a progressive rock band..🎻
Dgcmusi - WITHOUT A DOUBT DAVID RAGSDALE IS PHENOMENAL. HE HAS A SOLO CD OUT CALLED DAVID AND GOLIATH. CHECK IT OUT. 🎻
Absolutely Awesome are Kansas
Phil Ehart is still a monster at 69.
And the audio quality on this is amazing.
And again and again, why the hell is Kansas not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Dale Voyles ...Because the Hall of Famers are a bunch of A** Wipes!
Dale Schaefer no doubt, I mean look Boston, Styx and Kansas none of them are in it. I wonder if it’s the Steve Miller thing? He really tore them a new one for taking so long, in addition to the crappy treatment he and his band received. I mean come on $10k a head for everyone beyond Steve and his wife. What a bunch of dickheads. I wouldn’t want to be induct in either if it meant dealing with these morons.
Dale Voyles The RROF does not deserve the likes of Kansas! Kansas is a Band!!
Because it isn’t about rock ‘n’ roll; it’s about all the things Kansas shunned on their way to becoming one of the greatest bands ever. They’re far too good for that sham/scam “institution”. They need Kansas a lot more than Kansas needs them.
Agreed, the best progressive rock group ever!
THAT MOOD EFFECT with the violin at the 9:11 mark is extremely impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still bad ass to hear these songs done so well in 2019!!
Long live Kansas!!
I still can't come up with any words that fit this band and the concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I felt feelings I'd never felt before and I'm an INFP. Love Kansas, have since I found them at the age of 16.
It sounds like you would enjoy the Kansas (band) Facebook group.
Was privy to see this played in Spokane on 9/11. Kansas is putting on their best shows ever, the new keyboard played is top shelf!
Awesome move hiring Tom Brislin. I saw Kansas a few years ago when their last studio album was released and the keyboard player was the weak link (not too bad on organ, but he couldn't play the synth parts at all.) Brislin plays Kerry's old parts to perfection and this is the first time in many, many years that Kansas has played "Song For America" the way it suppose to be played. Kudos to Tom and Kudos to Kansas for hiring him.
It's as if he has an extra pair of hands.
There's a video floating around of Brislin demo-ing Casio's new stage piano at NAMM just before it was announced he was joining the band. He bangs off a version of SfA that just flat amazes. Never would have imagined this song performed as a solo piano piece. :D
Tom is and has always been an amazing secret weapon. Been a fan since his work with YES. Quite the progressive pedigree. YES, Camel, Renaissance and now Kansas. The man definitely deserves to play with the best.
@@Green-Lyon I didn't know he played with Camel. Thanks for the info!
@@mrz80 I've seen that video and I totally agree with your comments!
This band still rocks. I wish Yes would still sound like this.
A classic anthem of unmatched beauty, played by one of the finest groups of the prog era! The change in flow at 7: 18 is superb. Bravo!
Awesome song.Havent heard that song in a while. Takes me back to my teen age years,30 years ago. Saw them oance in concert.👍
Saw them in 1975 at Allegheny College - 2nd row - totally blown away - it was truly a life-changing experience!
Thanks for downloading this amazing song by Kansas.. sounds great!!..
Absolutely 100% FLAWLESS!!!!
have not heard anything better in a long time...
One of the best songs ever written
I've been a fan of Kansas since the first album, having lost them for a decade or two, I have to say this performance gives me chills, as does what I've heard so far of the new album. Nice to hear Kansas again.
Every link in this chain was always tight, but having Tom Brislin in there REALLY puts it over the top!!!!!
This is mind bendingly good. Such a fantastic performance.
Tom Brislin fitting right in here, superb.
Brislin is an excellent addition. Kansas keeps evolving and sounding great. Rock Hall take notice, but....
Yes! It's time! Tulsa's concert was AMAZING ! I knew there was something special about that keyboardist.
Too many non originals to be in the HOF. If they were gonna get in, it probably would have happened a while ago. They haven't put anything new out since the 80s.
Oh well. Who really cares about that crap anyway?
@@rushpittsburgh4 Just a point of information, Kansas has released studio albums since the 80's:
"The Absence of Presence" - June 2020
"The Prelude Implicit" - 2016
"Somewhere to Elsewhere" - 2000
"Always Never the Same" - 1998 (Symphonic Album)
"Freaks of Nature" - 1995
@@JRRees-fs9sx I know I know but none of it made much of a buzz. They were a bit like Zeppelin honestly. They we're absolute magic for a few years and then...the magic went away. Zeppelin broke up but Kansas pressed on to little avail (playing fairgrounds and such). They were awesome with Walsh again in the 2000s and early 2010s.
Wow! I was at this show! They. Still. Rock. Thanks for posting!
Great video and ideal center stage vanishing point. Thanks for uploading!
Great show. I was in the 6th row.
Yes this was a great show! Took a friend who had never seen them live and he was just blown away by their sound lol. I remember Tom Brislin had just joined maybe 4 or 5 months earlier and I was very impressed on how quickly he picked the music (especially this tune 😁). Cheers 👍🍻
THE LINEUP 👀🔥👀
thanx so much, so good...
WOW!! Amazing!! Nuff Said..
American progressive rock! My favorite song from Kansas.
Finally a RUclips video with wunderful video and audio quality. First I thought it could be a professional production but it is not. Keep up the good work. It was the first Kansas I ever heard in my life from the Kansas live album, was the years 1985 when I discovered Kansas with their live album, and its the first song in this Vinyl they made 1975.
We were sitting about 10 feet to the right of this view that night!!
Brislin is a highly skilled player, really phenomenol. Kansas is fortunate to have him.
However, David Manion was also very good behind the keys.
Great Line up 2020 - so sad I have to wait till 2021 to see them performing in Germany
DAMN Covid-19
I wish only my favorite album MONOLITH wouldn't be so much ignored playing live
Whatever or whoever is handling the quality control mechanism in this band is obviously still taking his job extremely seriously. For a band that lost several ‘key’ members, they haven’t suffered losing those components hardly at all. Their playing as a unit is still deadly spot on and their new album is ridiculously stellar. Unreal that this band isn’t in the HOF.
It's "whoever," and that "whoever" is Phil Ehart. Besides being a rock-solid drummer, he has been managing the band for years now, and his attention to detail and dedication to excellence is all over the finished product. The guy should get a freakin' medal, lol...
I was there!
If only Tom had been around while Steve was still with the band! Possibilities would have been endless!
Funny how there are no comments about what the song is about. Does anyone really know or care? If anyone believes in Karma, they should listen and understand what this song is about! I should add, always brings a tear to my eyes, and fills my heart with sadness when I hear it.
Fabuleux !!💞
I was there at that concert
It's great that they brought back the piano solo. But they are still not playing the entire song. There are edits at 7:27 and 7:55.
David Shanklin I have been waiting for that piano solo since Kerry left. Do THAT math. I’m very happy. I’ll have to listen further. I paused at 6:25 to write this.
David Shanklin oh yeah! Why did they leave out those bars?
Lonny Sarao maybe they’ve forgotten them? I mean they wrote this song along time ago. I’m willing to give a pass, still sounds amazing.
Those aren't edits they are light changes in the stage. There's no editing in this video
Great lineup! As always have to say: how frickin’ great was Kerry Livgren? To me, proof there is a God.
he is great, and he serves Him now.
Honestly, Kerry Livgren has written some the most unique and wonderful progressive rock music in our time. The fact it has been played and more importantly, recored many times over is a gift to humanity.
That's an amazing view you've got there. I'm going to my first concert in a month!
Edit: it was fucking awesome
I'm thrilled that the band has once again started playing this song the way it suppose to be played. Why did it take them 30 years? (I have a feeling Walsh didn't like playing all of Kerry's keyboard parts.) I'm also glad to see Kansas upgrade their keyboard player. This new guy rocks (the last guy wasn't too good ... awful synthesist) ....
Got to Wolfgang's Vault on the Net. Put in Kansas music. You can download as zip file.6-8 Kansas Sound Board concerts. Not a bad sounding concert in any download. $5.00 each download.
Take one cup of Genesis, one cup of Yes, and one cup of generic flavour-less filler, and you get this.
Rags has arrived as a violinist
lutherheggs RAGS HAS BEEN THERE AND BACK. HE IS PHENOMENAL !! 🎻
David Ragsdale arrived a long ass time ago, as a violinist and guitarist. He’s also a really warm, intelligent and funny dude!
@@crusheverything4449 I agree with all you said. I miss his long hair and tux tails tho (total fan girling!). 🎻
When an original singer is gone from any band, it is then a cover band!
No. Bands, and music, evolve. I saw the current line-up recently, and it was one of the best shows I have seen in ages. Kudos to them for keeping the music alive. I highly recommend that you check them out next time they are in your area. You won't be disappointed, I assure you.
I disagree. Sabbath, AC/DC, Genesis, The Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, Iron Maiden, Threshold, Spock’s Beard and many others did just fine after their original singer’s tenure.
@@crusheverything4449 You can add Deep Purple to that list....
So Deep Purple with Ian Gillan is a cover band? Away and have a word with yourself!
@@davidsteele502 That barely qualifies, not the same impact, in the same respect as Journey didn't become Journey into Perry got there. Gillan to most is the original, he made the impact. The Band was born when those guys came to play.
So the real patriarchs who gave the band their identify are the voice of their respectful bands. And when most get a replacement.......they at least have some key musicians left, without Livgren's tunes and Steve's vocals. No dice. Although Elefante did a great job.
Two guys that were in the original Kansas doing Kansas covers.
Sorry, you can call it what ya want but this ain't Kansas.
edit: when I was very young I saw the original line up do a free show at Ottowa University (that's in Ottowa, KS) back when they called themselves White Clover.
I absolutely love this band but it's never been the same without Livgren and Walch together.
RobInVegas I saw the original six 13x! The new incarnation is just as good! See them first before you judge,you may be surprised
Walch? Seriously...Walch? I mean... really? Walch?
@@crusheverything4449 ...right? The guy absolutely CROWS about seeing the band in their White Clover days, yet is cluelessly blind to the amazing level of talent the current lineup posesses. And by the way, RpbinVegas, bassist Billy Greer has been a continuous member of Kansas for 23 years longer than Dave Hope was, so he might as well be looked upon as an original.
@@johncolling673 - Ronnie Platt is no Steve Walch.
@@crusheverything4449 ...Ronnie Platt can sing the Kansas catalog NOW better than Walsh can. which is why Platt got the job.
No Steve, no Kansas.
bill stout Steve was/is great! But Kansas was/is never a one man band!
bill stout I know what you are saying BUT it was Steve's decision to leave. I'm 1000% certain that it would not have been his wish that the band die along with their music. Take listen to their new release Absence of Presence. It's Kansas through and through. I'll bet Steve is proud of the legacy he left behind and of the new music that was inspired as a result. KANSAS IS A BAND !! 🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾
No Steve No Kansas??? Utter BS. The great 1970s Walsh was gone from mid 1990s on.
And from 2003 on, he was getting increasingly worse on vocals ( Billy Greer actually did high harmony vocals behind him). I've seen Kansas once a year since 2001, save 2016. This lineup is damn good, almost as good as the original six. Breslin on keyboards is a coup. Musically, this band kicks butt.
Ronnie Platt can not be Walsh, it is dreaming to expect otherwise. Platt entering the band allowed them to do older songs they hadn't done live since the early 90s( and a few not done since the original six era), due to Platt being able to hit notes Walsh couldn't hit anymore. Do I miss Walsh?? Only the version that existed prior to the year 2000. One ex Kansas member I do miss is Robby Steinhardt, on second lead vocal/harmony vocals.( not dissing Billy Greer here, he's superb), but, as with Walsh, that ship has sailed. And the new songs are wonderful prog rock tunes. Enjoy, it is better than no Kansas at all.
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Almost a tribute band with Phil and Rich the only ones left from their classic lineup. Still sounds great though....
Thundergod129-7307 I respect Phil & Rich for being willing to spend the money to finally hire 3 top quality replacements for 2 - Kerry Livgren & Steve Walsh (with Ronnie Platt, Zac Rizvi & Tom Brislin) to be able to play their songs live and make them sound like the record which is how they could do a “Point Of Know Return” & “Leftoverture” tours. It is also noticeable Kansas is back to spending bigger bucks to haul more production (sound, lights, staging, backdrops) around the country.
Granted this band is not the Kansas O-6 but this is no Kansas Tribute band either. How many guys do you know that are still at the same job they started as a teen and still doing the exact same thing some 46 years ago which makes your comment ridiculous.
@@dickgosinya1981 Nobody can replace Kerry and Steve....
Ridiculous comment...Billy Greer has been the bassist for 30 years, Rags the violinist 25...both longer than the original 2 and Better musicians. Don't insult the band by calling them a tribute band as the product maintains and will go on indefinitely. Ford still makes cars without Henry Ford. Listen to the prelude implicit all written by Ronnie and Zach, classic compositions. Tom Brislin is an accomplished composer.......the music is way bigger than the original 6 and Phil Ehart is a genius CEO who guides the ship through the decades. Tribute band, phew!
@@TheKansasfan1 The heart and soul of Kansas was Kerry and Steve. I'm sorry but losing them along with Robbie is too much. I'm sure the new musicians are OK and they can cover
the songs but don't insult me by saying they are any better....
Then why are you listening to this crap?