Concerts are so different now. You see the joy on the faces of the kids down front. Bands weren't overexposed like they are now. It was more of an event back then. Special.
Just being able to watch a concert for free on RUclips is enough to make it not as special going to one. It was either go to a show or buy the tape/DVD if you wanted to see your bands live!
@@GeddyRC I remember the day when there were no VHS tape/Laser Disc/DVD. The only thing you had was American Bandstand or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (unless you lived in Europe where you had The Old Grey Whistle Test or Musicladen).
I saw them in 87. Irvine Meadows. Ian was in a wheelchair. Two hot nurses with him! He jumped out of the chair and yelled Its time to rock and roll! FANTASTIC! 😊😊😊😊😊
I'm 57 and finally some of the incredible bands of progressive/classic rock era of my youth are being recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Yes, Genesis, Steve Miller, Rush to name a few), but there are 3 others that boggle my mind as to why they are not there yet. ELP, Styx, and this legendary, still going strong, perhaps the most versatile of all, KANSAS!!!
And until they recognize these bands, the RRHOF will largely be considered a huge joke by the real fans who lived during that era. I personally will not visit the place until all of those bands are in, because without them, it is not a true HOF.
@@michaelprosperity3420 Electric Light Orchestra was inducted into RRHOF in 2017. The Beatles were often asked whom they may have sounded like had they played into the 70's and 80's. The answer was always ELO. Fittingly, ELO was inducted by George's son, Dhani.
I only saw these guys once and that unfortunately was not with Kerry livgren but they put on one hell of a show I saw them in El Paso Phil an awesome drummer
Elefante could hit the notes and carry the tune, but there has always been some indescribable soul missing without Steve Walsh. Still love it and love them to this day.
The Soul that pulls & pushes this band ~ without any doubt is Steve Walsh! I’m 60 & though high school, this was #1 for me [esp., “People of the South Wind”]..!!!🇺🇸
@@andrewmoore7586 Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
Well, this IS my favorite Kansas Song, was lucky enough to hear this twice in concert. We used to call this and other similar songs, NOT songs, but chronicles. Rock out !!!!
Oh God, oh God, this guys are from another planet! Im going to sound like a very old man (which Im not) but how come has music industry turned so bad? not all but Kanye West, Bieber, etc etc.... where are talents like this??
Covered this song back in the 70's, and it was a mother to sing and play. Kansas was an incredibly talented group of musicians, vocalists and writers. Love em.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
@@richardwalker9826PORTAIT, CARRY ON y DUST IN THE WIND...3 de los mejores temas que escuché en mis 63 años de vida...siempre los vuelvo a escuchar y a disfrutar al máximo.... 3 obras de arte ejecutadas por artistas enserio.
Great song and I love John Elefante's voice. He's still at it doing solo stuff and with his band Mastedon. He, with his brother Dino, have a great career producing many bands [including Petra] and solo acts through the years. He took the job in Kansas because he loved the creativity of the band and Kerry Livgren's songwriting.
By far my favorite Kansas song. Its a masterpiece and John does a great job with it. He was a fantastic replacement for Walsh and not many big bands can follow up a lost front man so perfectly as Kansas did here and did again just recently with the addition of Ronnie Platt.
Absolutely! Kansas has a knack of finding incredibly gifted musicians to replace members over the years. LOVE Robbie, but Ragsdale sure ain't no slouch either!
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
man i'm tired of hearing about KANSAS being underrated,hell they were 20 years ahead of their time in 1974, they are master musicians,and know very well for those who love to rock hard, without all the excess noise,in the 10 top bands in the world,Rich Williams is a real guitar player
you just have to watch and listen to their videos on you tube with a good laptop and good headphones - and you are there courtesy of the modern digital age of Wi-Fi Hi-Fi and Hi-definition !!!
Don't know why they haven't been inducted into the R&R HoF, but it should have happened years ago. The influence of their music will be with me my whole life. What an amazing band they are!
@@Finatic13 Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces by Kerry and friends
Saw Kansas open for Queen 1976 Madison Wi. Song for America just came out. Talk about a hard act to follow! ( glad I got to see Freddie thats for sure )
I saw Kansas on the Vinyl Confessions tour with a couple of my friends in 82. Great concert and the Artimus Pyle band opened for them. Portrait He Knew is one of their best tunes.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
Wow. That sounded tight. I don't follow Kansas too much, but I do like some of their songs.....this being one of them. This is as clean as the studio version. Nicely done.
Well I'm a big fan of Steve Walsh, and obviously he is the true voice of Kansas but I always thought John Elefante was a great fit and he did a great job singing those songs. And he still sounds great even today, which unfortunately cannot be said of Steve...
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
The start to this concert was unlike anything I had seen before.. 3 orchestra musicians sitting and a conductor at a podium .. conductor taps his baton on the podium, then puts it in the air, and explosion came from the large French Horn.. a white out explosion and the start of the song Fire begins.. WOW
this sounded so good!!! and i haven't heard this band, or any band, sound this tight! its also amazing on how well John can sing Walsh's songs (meaning the songs Walsh sang, considering the songs were majority Livgren compositions).
So them on Auduo Vision tours. Phenomenal performance. Steve Walsh hand stands oof the organ, damn. Steinhardt was an absolute showman. One of the best concerts.
EHARDT killing those drums,incredible timing,show after show,to me he is equall to the great bill ward of Sabbath,matter of fact this band is stellar,start to finish,KANSAS in concert will take your breath away
The singer is John Elephante. Steve Walsh decided to go solo, and John took his place. They are both excellent singers in their own way; see my other post.
Steve was disappointed that he would have to sing some of Kerry's more Christian-inflected words, so he left and subsequently formed the band Streets. Eventually, violinist/singer Robby Steinhardt felt the same way and quit after the _Vinyl Confessions_ tour ended in the fall of 1982.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
I agree that Steve Walsh is the true voice of Kansas. One of the underrated groups of the 70's. They had quite a few great tunes which makes them more than the one hit wonders.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
I enjoyed the flute at the beginning. I sometimes think a wind player would have been a nice addition to the band, sometimes. They are one of the best bands, anywhere, anytime. They are the American prog rock band.
Dave Hope was my inspiration to pick up bass guitar. Hard driving and melodic and always right in the pocket. You won’t find a better rhythm section than Ehart and Hope.
It was originally written by Kerry Livgren about Albert Einstein. Later after his experience of becoming a born again Christian he adjusted some of the lyrics to reflect upon Jesus’s life on earth.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition- Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
I listen to Kansas and pay ticket price,to hear rich and Kerry show people how to play a six string instrument in heavenly fashion,who's ever on the mic has to be good to be accompanying KANSAS,they are one of the forces of rock
I can’t think of a more underrated drummer than Phil Ehart.
You are over rated as a youtuber
RIP Robby Steinhardt violinist and co-lead vocalis
Yes, this is the first song I thought of when I heard about his passing. RIP
@@beachrunner6889 oh 😲 what happened to him😭
@@lindabergman3127 he was rushed to Tampa General Hospital, where I was saved with a liver transplant, he had organ failure and pancreatic cancer!😭💚✌💚
Kerry Livgren is a stellar musician and a gracious gift from God to the world of progressive rock. ROCK ON KERRY!
RIP Robby Steinhardrt, and the best Violinist in Rock!!
🙏☮️✌️☹️🇺🇲💜♎♾️
without a doubt,incredible vocalist too,RIP ROBBY
Concerts are so different now. You see the joy on the faces of the kids down front. Bands weren't overexposed like they are now. It was more of an event back then. Special.
Just being able to watch a concert for free on RUclips is enough to make it not as special going to one. It was either go to a show or buy the tape/DVD if you wanted to see your bands live!
@@GeddyRC I remember the day when there were no VHS tape/Laser Disc/DVD. The only thing you had was American Bandstand or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (unless you lived in Europe where you had The Old Grey Whistle Test or Musicladen).
They are in my top five bands of all times never get tired of them.
GOODBYE ROBBY, R.I.P. THANX FOR THE MUSIC
I saw them in 87. Irvine Meadows. Ian was in a wheelchair. Two hot nurses with him! He jumped out of the chair and yelled Its time to rock and roll! FANTASTIC! 😊😊😊😊😊
I'm 57 and finally some of the incredible bands of progressive/classic rock era of my youth are being recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Yes, Genesis, Steve Miller, Rush to name a few), but there are 3 others that boggle my mind as to why they are not there yet. ELP, Styx, and this legendary, still going strong, perhaps the most versatile of all, KANSAS!!!
Have you forgotten another? Who was the greatest rock performer of all time...IAN ANDERSON of Jethro Tull
And until they recognize these bands, the RRHOF will largely be considered a huge joke by the real fans who lived during that era. I personally will not visit the place until all of those bands are in, because without them, it is not a true HOF.
ELO
@@michaelprosperity3420 Electric Light Orchestra was inducted into RRHOF in 2017. The Beatles were often asked whom they may have sounded like had they played into the 70's and 80's. The answer was always ELO. Fittingly, ELO was inducted by George's son, Dhani.
Might I add Peter Frampton
My first 8 track was Leftoverture and still love Kansas today RIP ROBBIE STEINHARDT
I only saw these guys once and that unfortunately was not with Kerry livgren but they put on one hell of a show I saw them in El Paso Phil an awesome drummer
Rest in Peace our Blessed Robbie. We all were fully amazed with Kansas and you leadership on stage was and always will be unmatched.
Elefante could hit the notes and carry the tune, but there has always been some indescribable soul missing without Steve Walsh. Still love it and love them to this day.
Steve Walsh had a richness and silky smooth character to his voice that is missing, IMO.
Walsh had the way better voice. His stage acting was as bad as the Elefant-Mens.
No offence to Elefante, but I agree. Steve was the Lead singer, awesome Vocalists and Performer.
The Soul that pulls & pushes this band ~ without any doubt is Steve Walsh! I’m 60 & though high school, this was #1 for me [esp., “People of the South Wind”]..!!!🇺🇸
@@andrewmoore7586 Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
"HE HAD A DIFFERENT IDEA, A GLIMPSE OF THE MASTER PLAN !"
January, 2020, and I STILL keep coming back to this... I so miss this music.
I agree on them being one of the Top 5 Bands
RIP, Robbie.
i'm 66 i went to 3 of their concerts. loved them all.......
Love the Kansas roll. TIGHT
Well, this IS my favorite Kansas Song, was lucky enough to hear this twice in concert. We used to call this and other similar songs, NOT songs, but chronicles. Rock out !!!!
Closet Chronicles.
this just absolutely kicks butt.... the energy level coming off stage is amazing...
Kansas is in a class of their own. Too talented, amazing, unique, and chill-provoking to be part of any common rock hall of fame.
Yup, H.O.F's a joke with a bad punchline. So many deserving bands that get overlooked because the wernt "mainstream", who are these people?
Great song
First time I've seen Johnny belt from the stage live. 😎
Oh God, oh God, this guys are from another planet! Im going to sound like a very old man (which Im not) but how come has music industry turned so bad? not all but Kanye West, Bieber, etc etc.... where are talents like this??
Excellent version.
Covered this song back in the 70's, and it was a mother to sing and play. Kansas was an incredibly talented group of musicians, vocalists and writers. Love em.
It hurt me when I found out Robbie passed, some people hurt, damn, may our friend R.I. P
Awesome sound. Thanks for sharing this. Kansas created a lot of great music but this song is my favorite.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
@@richardwalker9826PORTAIT, CARRY ON y DUST IN THE WIND...3 de los mejores temas que escuché en mis 63 años de vida...siempre los vuelvo a escuchar y a disfrutar al máximo....
3 obras de arte ejecutadas por artistas enserio.
Great song and I love John Elefante's voice. He's still at it doing solo stuff and with his band Mastedon. He, with his brother Dino, have a great career producing many bands [including Petra] and solo acts through the years. He took the job in Kansas because he loved the creativity of the band and Kerry Livgren's songwriting.
Good times!!!!👍
Kerry absolutely plays a supurb guitar !!!!!
RIP Robby! :(
Love love love this song that never received much airplay!
My favorite
By far my favorite Kansas song. Its a masterpiece and John does a great job with it. He was a fantastic replacement for Walsh and not many big bands can follow up a lost front man so perfectly as Kansas did here and did again just recently with the addition of Ronnie Platt.
Absolutely! Kansas has a knack of finding incredibly gifted musicians to replace members over the years. LOVE Robbie, but Ragsdale sure ain't no slouch either!
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
Gave supernatural its soul
man i'm tired of hearing about KANSAS being underrated,hell they were 20 years ahead of their time in 1974, they are master musicians,and know very well for those who love to rock hard, without all the excess noise,in the 10 top bands in the world,Rich Williams is a real guitar player
They're really enjoying the music. I wish I could go back in time and watch them live
you just have to watch and listen to their videos on you tube with a good laptop and good headphones -
and you are there courtesy of the modern digital age of Wi-Fi Hi-Fi and Hi-definition !!!
Don't know why they haven't been inducted into the R&R HoF, but it should have happened years ago. The influence of their music will be with me my whole life. What an amazing band they are!
Because Hall of Fame is a crap organization
KERRY LIVGREN AND RICH WILLIAMS DUELING gets me going,unbelievable talent,naw its genius,yeh that's what it is,genius
Completely underrated duo. Belexes is another jammer.
@@Finatic13 Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces by Kerry and friends
SUPERB!!!!
Loved this band, I saw them several times.
me too - the world would be a far far not better place without them
Saw Kansas open for Queen 1976 Madison Wi. Song for America just came out. Talk about a hard act to follow! ( glad I got to see Freddie thats for sure )
Seen them the next night on my 18th birthday in Wichita KANSAS baby!!
Saw them in 77, 79 and 81. Loved the naked guy that came out on stage during the instrumentals. Too bad I was too far away to really see him
Mastery of every instrument, including those which don't often make it into rock, but they sounded great in the hands of Kansas!
I saw Kansas on the Vinyl Confessions tour with a couple of my friends in 82. Great concert and the Artimus Pyle band opened for them. Portrait He Knew is one of their best tunes.
@Blake T Awesome. I wish It was old enough to see the Point of know Return tour. Well Two For The Show.
i saw them perform live a couple times myself
82 was a good year for Kansas and me too- i got married that year!
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
Love these guys...I thank them for my musical mentality, even till this day from as far back as 38 yrs ago
grew up listening to them such talented band! with amazing sounds
RIP Robby Steinhardt….
Kudos to the current Kansas lineup (2022) for keeping this music alive.
Long live Steve Walsh.
AMEN!!!
That's not Steve, that's John Elephante.
BluesLicks101 John E does it justice though.
Disrespectful for someone who had to replace a GIANT and did pretty well in the circumstance!!!!
@@BluesLicks101 Exactly.
Had the pleasure of lighting these guys up in 84
truly awesome!! I would listen as a teen over and over.....there's great knowledge here.....
RIP Robby!!!!
I miss Kansas... and all the 70's talent... They were on the radio back then... as well as so many other talented groups. Now, radio just sucks.
One of my favorite Kansas songs. Thanks for sharing.
Wow. That sounded tight.
I don't follow Kansas too much, but I do like some of their songs.....this being one of them. This is as clean as the studio version.
Nicely done.
one of the best live reproductions EVER.
Yes, long overdue. I have a lot of favorites, but Kansas has always been numero uno.
Some band members can't be replaced
Keep rocking those drums Phil Ehart!
Well I'm a big fan of Steve Walsh, and obviously he is the true voice of Kansas but I always thought John Elefante was a great fit and he did a great job singing those songs. And he still sounds great even today, which unfortunately cannot be said of Steve...
Elefant Man was nothing but a pretty boy. Ridicoulous at its best
These 🐈🐈🐈 were pretty damn good back in their day.
Mr. Robby Steinhardt Rest In Peace 🎻🎵🎼🎶😭😔🙏
Divine talent. Awesome.
Kansas jams like portrait..helped point me in the right direction...
I Love Kanas!!!! Saw them in the 70's
MASTERPIECE
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
Great Song!
Saw these guys a couple of times in the 90s there are great Kerry livgreen a true genuis
The start to this concert was unlike anything I had seen before.. 3 orchestra musicians sitting and a conductor at a podium .. conductor taps his baton on the podium, then puts it in the air, and explosion came from the large French Horn.. a white out explosion and the start of the song Fire begins.. WOW
I saw that tour also😊
Kansas underrated
I saw Kansas in Fargo, ND almost 30 years ago. They were amazing.
this sounded so good!!! and i haven't heard this band, or any band, sound this tight! its also amazing on how well John can sing Walsh's songs (meaning the songs Walsh sang, considering the songs were majority Livgren compositions).
Sounds almost like the record. One of my favorites on the album
So them on Auduo Vision tours. Phenomenal performance. Steve Walsh hand stands oof the organ, damn. Steinhardt was an absolute showman. One of the best concerts.
EHARDT killing those drums,incredible timing,show after show,to me he is equall to the great bill ward of Sabbath,matter of fact this band is stellar,start to finish,KANSAS in concert will take your breath away
R.I.P Robby :(
RIP Robby
The singer is John Elephante. Steve Walsh decided to go solo, and John took his place. They are both excellent singers in their own way; see my other post.
I prefer Steve!🙄😢
Steve was disappointed that he would have to sing some of Kerry's more Christian-inflected words, so he left and subsequently formed the band Streets. Eventually, violinist/singer Robby Steinhardt felt the same way and quit after the _Vinyl Confessions_ tour ended in the fall of 1982.
@@ClassicTVMan1981X dumb move
I believe this song is about Albert Einstein.
Here is another Great Band. That belongs in the ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME.
MY FAVORITE KANSAS SONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
It's amazing🌸
I agree that Steve Walsh is the true voice of Kansas. One of the underrated groups of the 70's. They had quite a few great tunes which makes them more than the one hit wonders.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
Great tune! Awesome band! I saw Kansas open for Queen in ‘75 when I was 8 yrs old
I enjoyed the flute at the beginning.
I sometimes think a wind player would have been a nice addition to the band, sometimes.
They are one of the best bands, anywhere, anytime. They are the American prog rock band.
Forgot the prodigious Warren Ham was touring with them post AD, good stuff.
Essa banda é perfeita!!! a melhor banda de todos os tempos, da história!!!
Was looking for a good version of this song live, but this has Elefante. He'
s a good singer, just not mine.
and the worse thing about Elefante, He's now a Trump-loving fool who is touring with the Jay Sekulow band--Trump's lying lawyer..
@@edcollins9377 moron!!
@@edcollins9377 and there is that asshole who drags his stinky politics into everything.
yeah............this is kickass
The bass tone and playing are top notch.
Dave Hope was my inspiration to pick up bass guitar. Hard driving and melodic and always right in the pocket. You won’t find a better rhythm section than Ehart and Hope.
Great version of Kansas---yes loved John in the band and Phil was killing it....RIP Robbie)
Awesome live version.
I have contemplated this song many times, I wondered if the words alluded to a personal spiritual sojourn
Dedicate to Einstein genius
It was originally written by Kerry Livgren about Albert Einstein. Later after his experience of becoming a born again Christian he adjusted some of the lyrics to reflect upon Jesus’s life on earth.
this is absolutely magnificent
My favorite Kansas song.
Kansas never gave a bad performance - A first-class rock and roll band for the ages
My 2 favorite Kansas songs that deserve more recognition-
Hymn to the Atman and On the other Side - both masterpieces
@@richardwalker9826 Yeah, I saw them in L.A. for "Point Of No Return". It was New Years Eve, what a show! R.I.P. Robbie
I listen to Kansas and pay ticket price,to hear rich and Kerry show people how to play a six string instrument in heavenly fashion,who's ever on the mic has to be good to be accompanying KANSAS,they are one of the forces of rock