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#Kansas #Greybeard
We saw Kansas perform this live at a small club in Manhattan, Kansas in 1973, before the debut album was even recorded.
Their entire 2 hour set had the audience spellbound, but this song and its epic ending left the crowd silent and spellbound. Then the entire club rose to their feet, thunderous applause and whistles went on for several minutes. It was an unforgettable evening and that moment topped it all.
We were hooked, then, now and forever.
First time, they opened for Black Oak Ark. in Wichita before MASQUE came out. Did entire first album beginning to end . From Can I Tell You to DOMNS.. Awesome night,(much better than BOA).and hooked bought 1st album next day, was back in concert. Very few bands can ever pull off what they did live. Distant Vision off Somewhere to Elsewhere is great album and last in mu opinion.
Kerry Livgren is the world’s greatest composer, orchestrator, lyricist, and multi-instrumentalist - lead guitar, piano, synth, etc. He never took music lessons and can’t read or write musical notation. He composes all in his brilliant head, then teaches the parts to the other 5 incredible musicians. Kerry - what a gift to the world of prog music!
A national treasure, no less.
For me he is definitely one of the greatest composers of the s.XX but I didn't know that he can't read a music sheet. That fact blew me away, wow
Steinhardt was a classical violinist as well, but he sure learned to rock with it. The violin made Kansas, it's what set it apart from other prog bands. Prog needs to convey emotion and the violin does that so well. He is a great vocalist too. That outro by Steve could make you cry, it's epic. They were all so good!
The version of this tune on ‘Two For the Show’ is stunning.
I think Kansas was the most original american prog band. No one sounded like them back then. Highly influential.
Thanks everyone. Still my favorite KANSAS album since I purchased it in June 74. And my favorite KANSAS song. Steve Walsh is perfection. The whole band is magnificent right thru 1980. Don't forget Death of Mother Nature Suite. Kansas always produced the best and creative outros. Almost always different from other parts of the song. American Prog at it's AWESOME best! If only Dream Theatre was as even a little bit as melodic. Peace.
Well, as a fellow "Wheathead", Dream Theater is a bit more melodic on the non-Epic tracks (3 to 7 min. tracks). Its unfortunate that most folks tend to feature their virtuosic epics, and not the shorter songs. And tracks that they concentrate on the "song"/melody, and hold back on the virtuosity 🙂.
@@mvunit3 I hear ya. I just wish they produced more melodic stuff. Of course music is so subjective. 😎Virtuosity is irrelevant to me. I need to hear melody that hits my soul. My favorite band right now is BAND-MAID. Melodic Rock, Metal, Punk, Prog. So there you go. No accounting for someone's taste. 🤷🏻♂
Totally agree with Kansas outros man, total genius.
Phil Ehart was a major reason I took up drums at twelve or thirteen. So precise and musical.
Ehart really is one of rocks best drummers.👍
My #1 drummer.
I tell my friends that Kansas didn’t just write songs, they composed them.
Or what I say to most folks; "Kansas was MUCH more than their hit singles".
That's what songwriting is called.
Kerry Livgren is one of the greatest composers, orchestrators, lyricists, and multi-instrumentalists in music history. Never took a music lesson and can’t read or write musical notation. He would write these fabulous progressive songs in his head and then teach the parts to his brilliant band mates. Why they have never ever even been nominated for the R&R HoF I’ll never understand.
@@katesjanice Kerry Livgren or Kansas was never nominated for the R&R Hall of Fame because they kept mistaking him for Johnny Winter.
An 8 minute song without a dull moment. Very complicated and intricate arrangements yet you can still hum along to any part. That’s Kansas
That's what I love about their music
MIRACLES Out of Nowhere! Without a doubt should be your next listen.
I seen KANSAS live for the 1st time in 1976. I’ve since seen them over 100 times live. Needless to say I’m a huge fan. I don’t have the time or ambition to tell you what they have meant to me throughout my life.
That vocal line at the end is one of the most beautiful things ever captured on tape. Tear up every time.
So true...when everyone talks about great rock so singers.I always refer to this song for Steve Walsh... That end part is incredible..
One of the greatest prog bands in my opinion
Distant Vision and The Coming Dawn are so moving from last real album of band.The lyrics are always so mesmerizing.Apercu blew me away,still does.Kerry is a genius.Imho.
Steve Walsh - The Voice of Rock .
The live version from " Two For The Show ", is even better
About 6:50 mark, the " lots of schooling and music theory " comment. Partially true, Robby Steinhardt and Phi Ehart did music studies, but otherwise, no. Steve Walsh said he took a few piano lessons when young, Kerry Livgren had no formal training, other than listening to a lot of classical music with an aunt of his(see his autobiography " Seeds Of Change " and the Kansas documentary " Miracles Out Of Nowhere for further details), Rich Williams and Dave Hope were largely self-taught. Kerry can't even read music, he kept all the details of his songs in his head
RIP Robby Steinhardt
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"The Two For The Show "version is fantastic . Rich Williams plays some excellent guitar on it that is not found on the studio version. Such a great composition. The sounds that come out of Livgren's head are astonishing.
I was amazed to learn this. Growing up listening to Livgrin and Walsh, I just amused they had classical training.
I mean assumed
Also, the TftS live version of "The Wall" beats the album version by several miles...
@@LarryFleetwood8675 As does the TftS version of Lonely Wind, Mysteries and Mayhem, Borne on Wings of Steel...
My favorite version of this song is on their live album "Two for the Show" from 1978... I am a "Greybeard" also. One of the greatest live albums ever recorded.
The vocal on this one is Beyond Great. Rich Williams recently commented on this Rock vocal masterpiece. His voice has such cut and resonates like a trumpet. I believe that ending was from a vocal exercise he did.
Love this song and the ending is totally epic; Walsh’s vocal particularly in the end is mind blowing
The voice is another instrument in the end
I have heard this song so many times and Steve's vocal run ending that song still hits me like it did you Nick !!! His voice is so damn mesmerizing and emotional !!! My favorite Kansas song by far and that says a lot considering just how many amazing songs that are in their catalog !!!
I've been a Kansas fan for two decades and I never heard this song until recently. I now can't stop playing it. Steve Walsh is my favorite singer. His voice cuts just cuts right through me. His run on the end gives me chills.
Saw them live 8 times in the70s. So tight! Even Queen came to see them!
Brian May said they are the tightest band he has ever seen.
Yes, Brian May said their concerts 'sound like an album'. Such polished live performers.
I’d think you’d also have to say that about Rush too, but yes, Kansas.
But Rush only had 3 members, and focused on Neil Peart & Geddy Lee’s very strange voice. Kansas had 6 GREAT musicians who were very egalitarian. No one was focused upon because they were all amazing musicians. And Kerry Livgren is the most talented prog songwriter in the world!
I've seen 'em 9 times in the last 20 years. They are still the tightest live act out there.
Dave Hope is an INCREDIBLE Bass player! I've always felt like he was the best of the day by a long shot (possible exception, Geddy Lee)! Today I would have to say MISA from Band-Maid. However, some of the others aren't playing any longer, sooo....
Agree. Dave Hope's story is such a strange road. Bless you Father Dave.
@@kbrewski1 Yes indeed it is! I would still stack her against them all. She would, at worst, be right there with all of them. IMHO
@@kbrewski1 Sorry, My Bad! LOL. I had just been watching Band Maid's MISA so I had "Her" on the brain!..LOL
That Kansas debut!!!! My favorite American album…
I went to Kansas /Nazareth concert in 1978 in DC and what a fantastic 3 hours of eargasms!
Masterpiece inspired in the novel Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse and the Monastery of Mariabronn
Great one!
Lonely Wind from this album is a beautiful track. Worth a reaction
Yes,Steve wrote that gem and moved me first time,Bought the album next day.The Coming Dawn is another one,says so much.
Now you know why Steve Walsh was often introduced in concerts as the voice of Kansas. You folks still need to follow up Speech with Death of Mother Nature Suite.😎👍👍
Apercu*
Death of Mother Nature Suite is one of my Kansas favorites. Extremely pertinent today.
"... we've lost the very meaning of our lives..."
@@billhawkins1236 I belive they did that one recently, the brilliant DoMNS is encouraged also to do.
@@LarryFleetwood8675 in fact they did do Apercu but did not do the second part which is DoMNS and is even better than the first section.
For future reference, Moog rhymes with "rogue." :-)
"Close to the Edge" was based on Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha", and this is based on his "Narcissus and Goldmund". It is loosely based on this Cistercian monastery: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulbronn_Monastery
Both books are highly recommended, along with Demian and Magister Ludi (Glass Beed Game) (Das Glasperlenspiel). Not sure if music has been made of those. This was always one of my faves of the band...and author. The song launches its scat gear at about 9:38. The song, and book, and friendship, are all epic. Thanks Greybeard and Fam!
Like most people, perhaps particularly in the UK, my first experience of Kansas was "Carry on Wayward Son" (the highly edited single version with "Questions of my Childhood" as the B side). I'd never heard of Kansas but was blown away; even more so after I bought their album, "Leftoverture." Little did I know, after buying their entire collection, that Kansas were to become one of my favourite bands. Thank you guys once again for reminding me how musically talented this band is & helping me rediscover this masterpiece with fresh ears. Also Hi to Greybeard, previously only mentioned in dispatches. Great to meet the man behind the legend.
@@kbrewski1 As I said, Kansas were unknown here in The UK until the release of "Carry On Wayward Son" (I had the 12" version but even that was edited), at least to me & my mates at school, who were into all manner of heavy & prog. rock, at the age of 14 -15. Whether or not they'd had earlier air play on the more obscure, independent radio stations, I can't say, but I'd never seen or heard them before then.
Kansas doesn't sound like a typical American rock band, they feel more like most progressive rock groups from the UK or other European countries.
I really like Kansas since I was in junior high school. I have an almost complete collection of Kansas albums in cassette form. With personnel including Kerry Livgren, Steve Wals, Robbie Steinhart, Kansas is the King of American progressive rock band. Journey From Maria Bronn is one of their many songs that I like beside, Pinnacle, Miracle Out Of NoWhere, Cheyenne Anthem, The Wall, Point Of No Return and many more.
I once read that Kansas put the ROCK in progressive rock.
One of my favorite songs of all time. I actually bought this first album after the "Song for America" album when it came out. Just super fantastic music and this song is the standout on their first album. AMAZING song!
Very Rick Wakeman sounding (thinking Journey to The Center of The Earth). Especially the beginning. Think I got this one at the PX at Ft. Sam Houston while in the Army. Always great stuff from Kansas!!!
The Hammond Organ, Minimoog and ARP Omni were a big part of the early Kansas sound.
How bout a little "Icarus (Borne On wings Of Steel)
You must listen to their 4th album and absolute masterpiece-Leftoverture, written almost completely by Kerry Livgren. The best album of the 70s, with Boston a close second.
Kansas is glorious. They are my absolute favorite band. If you have time. Listen to Lonely Street off Song for America. Gritty heavy hitting blues (prog style). Singer Steve Walsh rips on it.
Agreed lonely Street is such a raw awesome song... I can't think of another song that Kansas does in the blues style like that .
How on earth did they find this many master musicians in Kansas? Kidding. I'm old enough to remember when this came out. An oh shit moment to be sure
My first and still favourite Kansas album and song! Thanks! I bought it in 1974 because the cover intrigued me, and I was told it was the best/only American prog. Wore the grooves out of the vinyl by 1979.
FYI Rush's first album was in 1974 with John Rutsey on drums and was a much more straight ahead rock sound. Neal joined them for their second album, Fly By Night, in 1975 and was the beginning of their 40-year prog journey.
Thank you for doing this song.....so many others on youtube do the 3!!!!!!!...dust, point and carry on. And its like there only doing them because others did them. To me those songs.... GREAT ..in there own right...... are like the fog of the bathroom mirror after a shower.......WIPE OFF THE MIRROR!!!!... and hear the real KANSAS....like this song......DO MORE!!!!
Oh ya they were this tight live too
Edit: I thought this review was for Nobody’s Home:
If the Title sequence of the first Guardians of the Galaxy had this song in lieu of Redbone’s come and get your love on the abandoned planet of Morag, the whole tone of the movie would have changed.
An abandoned planet. He even showed how life used to be in that hollo projection. And nobody’s home.
One of their albums that flies under the radar is Always Never The Same with the London symphony orchestra. Amazing, 2 new tracks. The cover of Eleanor Rigby is good but the sky is falling rocks so well! The wall is better than it was on Leftoverture for sure
Kansas mask was the best album ever made. In one man's opinion. That and Boston's first album. In 1976 I saw Kansas and Boston in the Terrace Ballroom in Salt lake city UT. Unforgettable!
Song for America was better.
@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 - Both records are great, but I’d take Masque, if I had to choose.
When Boston's first album hit I was blown away. I mentioned it to a friend. Her response was to snort and reply, "Ah, Boston just wishes they were Kansas!" That started my journey thru the Wheatfields :D
One of my favorite Kansas songs, although I admit I like the live two for the show version better.
Kansas has been my favorite band since I was 12 and Leftoverture for my birthday. (1976) my brother bought it for me since I played the violin but wanted to rock, so it was a good fit. So I immediately got all their albums up to that point and every one since then. You should do something off their latest album Absence of Prensence that came out in 2020. No bad songs. Even though only 2 original members in the band it is still Kansas. I saw them 28 years ago with only 1 non original member and I saw them last August with the new lineup and they are even better now. They are on their 50th Anniversary tour and will be in 50 cities doing a special show. If you can catch them do it. It will change your life they are that good live.
Hey yar, I believe Nick and Lex have tickets to see them in August. I'm looking forward to their report!
There’s no possible way that Kansas is better now than when they had Steve Walsh, Kerry Livgren and Robby Steinhardt. They’re still one of the best bands out there, but the original six were absolutely untouchable.
@@crusheverything4449 Too right! Livgren was a songwriting genius and brilliant guitarist, Robbie was a violin maestro (Ragsdale is good but he's no Steinhart) and as adequate as Ronnie Platt is, Walsh was one of the best rock singers ever.
@@stevemurrell6167 - Yeah, I’d hate to be described as “adequate”. Walsh was pretty much super-human in his prime in the mid-70s. Ronnie Platt doesn’t do it for me. He has no balls and no soul in his vocals. He sings like he’s gonna shatter if he tries to use any power. And he holds the mic like a penis. Steve, on the other hand, is one of the most emotive singers in the history of rock. In his prime, I think he was the greatest rock singer ever, hitting notes live on stage that Freddie Mercury and Steve Perry could only dream of. He’s also a shit-hot Hammond player, but gets no credit for it, which is just stupid.
Apologies to the OP. Obviously, Kerry and Robby weren’t in Kansas 28 years ago. I kinda had a knee jerk reaction because I keep seeing people post that Kansas is better than ever now and I call b.s. on that! They’re more exciting to see in some ways than they have been in a long time, due to the fact that they now play a much more varied selection of songs from their catalog. While I’m not big on Ronnie Platt, it was difficult at times to see Steve Walsh struggle through a show. In his prime, I think he was untouchable as a rock singer.
If I'm not mistaken . . .
The only one who had formal/classical training was Robby Steinhardt on Violin, everyone else was self-taught. Pretty amazing.
When you look at the back cover of the album on your CD, can you imagine what people thought; "These guys look like 'Country Bumpkins!" . . . and then THIS came out of them.
I wouldn't hear Kansas till the "Leftoverture" album on the radio (the "Hits"), then receiving "Point of Know Return" in 1977 as a 14 year old who was stuck on the AM Radio dial, till that album changed my life as how I looked at music, and honing my ears for things to come.
I'm going to send you the LIVE version of this from the rock variety show "Don Kirchner's Rock Concert" that was on Saturdays at 11:30pm, I never remember seeing Kansas on the show until they promoted their 1979 album "Monolith" with Promotional Films (later to be known as Videos 😉). You will see and hear how they pulled this track off live, and watch Steve Walsh do the astounding vocals at the end while playing the Organ.
Kerry Livgren was basically a Classical Composer for Rock music, and he would make-up words and places like the title of this track, or "Apercu", and on the next album Song For America - "Incomudro - Hymn To The Atman", though "Atman" is a Hindu reference, which is something Kerry was into at the time (reading various Asian texts before the 1980 album "Audiovisions").
"Soon" you will learn how the album cover came to be for their debut 🤔.
Kansas is on their "50th Anniversary Tour", so I hope to see it when they come to town later in the year (I believe).
This was definitely my fave track off the album, and usually put "Change of Seasons" (Dream Theater) next to it on a particular playlist because of the lyrical themes. Again, you may have to try "Musicatto" again with the piece it bleeds into; "Taking In the View" with Rich Williams & "Steve Morse" on _acoustic_ guitars, it works well as 1 piece of music :).
- Good choice Eric! From one "Wheathead" to another 😊. I KNEW you N&L would love it 😄.
They inspired a lot of great bands- which is yet another prerequisite for being inducted into the rock hall of fame….they check all the boxes, but apparently the hall only chooses what they like. I believe fan pressure helped get Rush inducted- gotta love Alex Lifeson’s acceptance speech! 😂. Kerry Livgren’s hand written lyrics for “Dust in the Wind” as well as Rich William’s acoustic guitar he played on the record are on display there. I guess the song wrote itself? 🤔
My Buddy and fellow Wheathead! FINALLY I see you here Tim! 😊 Rush, Kansas, Yes, UK, and Genesis brought us and "Chris" together all those years ago (and our Art!) 🙂.
@@mvunit3 hey old friend! Fancy meeting you here. 😄
@@timelkins3537 Where there's *Kansas,* there we'll be 🙂.
F1rst!!!!🎉🎉
I love your TONIGHT
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Lex’s
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Magnificent !
I especially liked the vocals.
I've been requesting this song for a long time. 🙂
Thank you guys for appreciating real musicianship.
While I was listening I was checking out everything in the background and noticed you have Jean Luc Ponty’s Enigmatic Ocean. But anyway… this song is one of my all time Kansas favorites. More people need to give it a listen and hear what they’ve been missing.
My all time favorite prog band ever! I’ve been a Kansas fan from their very beginning. I was always so excited in anticipation of a new Kansas album being released. I couldn’t get enough as a kid, and that has not changed a bit in in nearly 50 years. I have a question for Graybeard. Has he ever listened to Beth Hart?♥️✌🏼😎
Kansas has been my favorite band since 1975 when Masque came out and Beth Hart is also one of my favorite artists! I applaud your taste, my friend!
Great Reaction! Another of my favorite bands from my formative years in the 70s (Rush is still #1, but Rush/Triumph/Kansas was the Trifecta!) . It's interesting to me that Nick compared them to Dream Theater. While I agree this sounds a lot like Dream Theater, I would offer the reverse is more accurate - DT sounds a lot like Kansas! I love DT also, and I'm fond of referring to them as 'Kansas on Acid'! I guarantee (with no evidence :o) that Kansas was a major influence. Listen to Take the Time from DT's Images and Words album, and especially the solo break, and you will CLEARLY hear the Kansas influence and especially the Walsh/Livgren influence on Rudess/Petrucci. I remember reading in the late 70s that when Kansas formed in 1974 the members had something like a combined 75 or so years of classical music training between them. It definitely shows in not only the beauty, complexity and variety of their compositions, but the impeccable musicianship required to pull it off. If you react to more Kansas in the future, I HIGHLY recommend you check out "Icarus - Born of Wings of Steel", "Child of Innocence" and "Mysteries and Mayhem" from their third album Masque. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Rob Shaw
Dream Theater HAS COVERED Carry on My Wayward Son one their album "Change of Seasons" and covered Kansas' "Paradox" live.
Kansas along with the others we know were extremely influential for the band. I'm surprised they never did more deep cuts from them. I'll have to look for "Paradox" 🙂.
@@kbrewski1 This is what I suspected, but I thought I had heard Robby was classically trained from an interview, so I went to his wiki-page to look at the "Linked" references and found this from a page called "Rock and Resort Music Festival" where I guess a later era of Kansas played, it said; "ROBBY has been playing the violin since the age of eight with a background in classical music" - another link that expired where wiki-further explained; "Milton Steinhardt (Robby's adopted Father) was the director of music history at the University of Kansas. Robby started violin lessons at age eight and was classically trained. When his family traveled to Europe, the young Steinhardt played with some orchestras there. Steinhardt attended Lawrence High School and was the concertmaster during his high school years".
Trying to find a "Interview" where he talks about his early years, surprised there isn't very many interviews with him.
@@kbrewski1 Yeah, Kerry's Book "Seeds of Change" is fascinating. He was a veracious reader much like Neil Peart. Though Kerry was very much into Richard Wagner at a very young age. Yes! I had no idea Robby was adopted, seems he had been around a lot of music, and in him before being an adult :).
@@timwendt1935 And Anthrax have covered Kansas as well.
This became my favorite song in high school!! Thanks guys!! Love you!!❤
Hey guys, I appreciate you reacting to my favorite band in Kansas! I highly recommend that you react to Kerry Livgren's band AD after he and Dave Hope left Kansas! Superb! Check out Art Of The State(my personal favorite), Timeline, Reconstructions, Seeds Of Change, and Prime Mover, all excellent albums! Thank you!
Now check out Distant Vision, The Voyage of 8:18, and The Absence of Presence. They've still GOT it. :D
The Best Kansas album imho.
Based on a novel by Hermann Hesse:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_and_Goldmund
Live version is awesome, also.
(Two For the Show)
El baterista vivió en Inglaterra a principios de los 70s: quedó tan fascinado con las bandas progresivas que estaban surgiendo, que cuando cuando regresó a Estados Unidos, les dijo a sus amigos (Kansas): HAY QUE TOCAR como estos grupos. Yes y Gentle Giant, parecen ser, en mi opinión, las bandas que más influyeron a Kansas y a la mayoría de los grupos norteamericanos de mediados de los 70s, como Yezda Urfa, Catehdral, Mirthandir, Hands, Starcastle, entre otros.
Kerry Livgren wrote this when he was like 19 years old , composition and musicianship on a completely different level
Somewhere to Elsewhere is the last real Kansas album and a grrat one.DISTANT VISON stands out,along with The Coming Dawn,Myriad,Icarus II.others.
I liked Kansas right away. I knew them before Leftoverture came out but did not get their debut album until after, I think. Not a lot of money as a teenager and so many albums to buy.
In these days you won't get a contract with this kind of music. "No commercial potential" ! That's what they wrote to Frank Zappa in the old days. Old Genesis and Gentle Giant fitted also in this category. But it
were the 70's...
I've abandoned all hopes of commerciality, and whenever I do that,I make the most interesting music I can make. --- Kerry Livgren
Great!
I heard the song, PERFECT LOVER by Kansas, in the month of May of the year 1982; without, any attributed album signature veneration - For because this to be their minstrel decade song.
Can you run that by us again in English?
Like I've mentioned before, Kansas was the Dream Theater of the 70s.
Not an accurate description, IMO. Kansas had virtuosity, but it never destroyed their songs. Dream Theater has painted themselves in a corner by showing off their chops and constantly having to one-up themselves with incredibly technical playing that leaves many listeners cold. They’re capable of writing actual songs with emotion and meaning, but they seem much more focused on wowing their musician fans than writing memorable songs that move the listener.
If Dream Theater knew how to write songs.
@@crusheverything4449 Hmm... I'll have to think about that for a while, but right off I'm inclined to agree with your assessment of John P. and the boys.
Please for the love of synthesizers stop calling it a MOGG. It’s MOOG and named after it’s inventor Bob Moog pronounced MOGUE or ROGUE!
I love this Kansas song since 1974. I was 21.
Geddy Lee just raffled off his MiniMoog for charity. There is a nice video of him signing the synth and he mispronounces Moog. He's probably been mispronouncing it for 40 plus years. The Moog rep corrects him in the video.
@@timwendt1935 Yup, I saw that too :D
And I always hear people calling UFO singer, Phil MOGG, Phil MOOG. What a world.
Ask Garth Brooks what he thought about KANSAS!
J - E - L - L - I RADIO
63.2 k!!!! 👍🏻
Great as this song is, the version on their live album Two for the Show is far superior.
Matter of fact Kansas were so great live that nearly every song on Two for the Show is superior to its studio counterpart.
Much like UFO's Strangers in the Night is better than the studio version, and Judas Priest's Unleashed in the East is as well.
Nice one Greybeard. Great selection.....I have suggested this in the past.....of course you're not listening to it because of me but I'm so glad your doing this one.....it's a Kansas prog classic off one of rocks great debut albums!