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  • @vonbass1300
    @vonbass1300 3 года назад +284

    Bill and Ted to Socrates " All we are is dust in the wind dude."
    Socrates - "yes, like sand in the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."

    • @tootone
      @tootone 2 года назад +28

      So crates!

    • @paxonearth
      @paxonearth 2 года назад +5

      LOL

    • @allitos67
      @allitos67 2 года назад +1

      Dust (you).... wind !!!!

    • @TheMbeagan
      @TheMbeagan 2 года назад +1

      You just know not to say what Von Bass said, cause someone like Von Bass was going to say it first. In other words, bravo 👏

    • @rschmidt9495
      @rschmidt9495 2 года назад +1

      Hah, this is what I think of every time I hear this song.

  • @jr-xs9tf
    @jr-xs9tf 2 года назад +417

    The guitar part was Kerry Livgrens fingerpicking practice piece. His wife said he oughta make a song out of it. He said nah, but she kept bugging him till he did it to stop the harrassment. From finger exercise to one of the great iconic songs in music history.

    • @skirk248
      @skirk248 2 года назад +9

      The same happened with black sabbath by black sabbath and Overkill by motorhead just bass and drums

    • @jimmymac4559
      @jimmymac4559 2 года назад +16

      The same also with “sweet child of mine” by GnR. I think slash used that opening riff as a warm up for years.

    • @fleskip
      @fleskip 2 года назад +2

      Hotel California as well!

    • @michaelrush3403
      @michaelrush3403 2 года назад +7

      Eagles Life in the fast lane. Joe Walsh would always play that opening lick to warm up, Glen Fry finally asked him “ what song is that from? “ Joe said “ It’s just a warmup riff it’s not a song “. Glen replied “ it should be a song”. They immediately began writing it. 👍

    • @stepitupandgo67
      @stepitupandgo67 2 года назад +1

      that was one of the first things my guitar teacher taught me...I hated it cuz I couldn't play it right as a 14 yr old...love it now...

  •  2 года назад +76

    This song was played at my best friend's funeral in 1986. To this day I still get choked up when I hear it. RIP David, miss you buddy...

    • @dishdogz8997
      @dishdogz8997 2 года назад +2

      same for mine last year. Henry love you brotha

  • @LadyGator1983
    @LadyGator1983 2 года назад +206

    I absolutely love this sentence in the song! It’s deep!
    “And all your money won’t another minute buy.

    • @michaelwinters2574
      @michaelwinters2574 2 года назад +12

      Time. The most under-cherished, yet strict, resource we have. Limited supply. Non-refundable.

    • @MustObeyTheRules
      @MustObeyTheRules 2 года назад +1

      That’s pretty surface level and obvious actually.

    • @caramelmachete1973
      @caramelmachete1973 2 года назад +8

      @@MustObeyTheRules And you're pretty surface level rude.

    • @gollick
      @gollick 2 года назад +3

      Unless you got great health care !

    • @joemac3939
      @joemac3939 2 года назад +1

      Time is the most valuable resource.

  • @KennethForemanJr.
    @KennethForemanJr. 3 месяца назад +5

    My father told me that he wanted this song played at his funeral when I was 15 years old. He sat me down and we listened to the song together. He explained that I should live my life with the perspective the song delivers.

  • @jdovma1
    @jdovma1 2 года назад +128

    "All we are is dust in the wind, dude. Dust. Wind." - Bill
    "Dude." - Ted

    • @warpig4942
      @warpig4942 2 года назад +14

      "Put them in the Iron Maiden"

    • @jameswells554
      @jameswells554 2 года назад +2

      We actually watched that in AP English my Senior year of High School in '89.

    • @jameswells554
      @jameswells554 2 года назад +2

      We actually watched that in AP English my Senior year of High School in '89.

    • @gypsygirl3255
      @gypsygirl3255 2 года назад +2

      I was going to say it worked for Bill and Ted when Socrates ripped it off for their report

    • @babylonkid
      @babylonkid 2 года назад +3

      Blows the mind of the greatest philosopher and founder of Western philosophy. Hahahahahaha.

  • @richpeltier9519
    @richpeltier9519 2 года назад +214

    RIP Robbie. As the violinist for Kansas, he was a huge part of their signature sound. He passed a way earlier this year, after completing his first solo album, Not in Kansas Anymore.

    • @Retrorevelations
      @Retrorevelations 2 года назад +7

      My favorite member of the band....he had such a great voice. He doesn't get enough respect for that. He could have seriously been the singer of Kansas himself.

    • @ZeeZee9
      @ZeeZee9 2 года назад +2

      😭😭😭😭

    • @BeKindToBirds
      @BeKindToBirds 2 года назад +2

      Haha, great album name.

    • @smokin714
      @smokin714 2 года назад +2

      Robbie was one of the big reasons that Kansas was discovered by Wally Gold. He loved the use of the violin in rock songs.

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 2 года назад +221

    Most 60’s and 70’s guitarists started out playing folk music and blues. That finger style picking is timelessly beautiful.

    • @skirk248
      @skirk248 2 года назад +6

      Folk is truly a transcendent genre. I thought this song was around for ages

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 2 года назад +2

      @@skirk248 and still used in commercials.

    • @dclarkmusic
      @dclarkmusic 2 года назад +4

      My dad plays fingerstyle and that alone makes him stand out among young acoustic players I know. Some of those songs make me cry.

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 2 года назад +1

      @@dclarkmusic what songs are his favorites?

    • @dclarkmusic
      @dclarkmusic 2 года назад +4

      @@TheDivayenta my dad rolled with this basically Christian hippie commune called Shiloh in his 20’s. Wild I know 😂 So it’s just all these old sappy Christian tunes that him and his friends wrote that nobody’s ever heard. Some beautiful songs in there, whatever you believe.

  • @tameu1309
    @tameu1309 3 года назад +98

    This song always gives me goosebumps, the melody is heavenly

  • @jewelbell5
    @jewelbell5 2 года назад +26

    I lost my dad and my younger brother to cancer in the last few years, and this song reminds me of them. Can't wait to see them again.

  • @StfuFFS
    @StfuFFS 2 года назад +72

    7:26 It's not about being a failure, it's just about appreciating how fast it goes and not to dwell on materialism and inconsequential things. "And all your money won't another minute buy"...

  • @tinatidmore3809
    @tinatidmore3809 2 года назад +46

    Note that this is similar to "Carry On My Wayward Son., which was a conversation with God. Kansas takes a spiritual and philosophical approach. They are trying to figure out life. And so that's what they sing about. Deep thinkers that are willing to address it in their music.

  • @paxonearth
    @paxonearth 2 года назад +133

    Yes, it's sobering, but to me it's neither pessimistic nor optimistic, it's just the way things are. "All we do..." whether great or small, profound or tragic "crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see." We're only here for a brief moment, so "Don't hang on..."

    • @MravacKid
      @MravacKid 2 года назад +5

      "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
      Nothing beside remains."

    • @SanxBile
      @SanxBile 2 года назад +3

      "Melancholic" perhaps?

    • @carolphillips1593
      @carolphillips1593 2 года назад +1

      👌

    • @sparkymularkey6970
      @sparkymularkey6970 Год назад

      I agree. It's very Buddhist, in a way.

  • @theJohnGaltLine
    @theJohnGaltLine 2 года назад +66

    It has been in soundtracks and has been played at funerals. In fact, in Old School, it was played in the soundtrack at Blue's funeral. "You're my boy, Blue!"

    • @MostlyElectrolytes
      @MostlyElectrolytes 2 года назад +6

      I love that movie, I love Will Ferrell, but I can't listen to this song without thinking "you're my boy Blue"!

  • @MindruMusic
    @MindruMusic 3 года назад +80

    Ryan: "Not to get too philisophical here guys"
    After having spoken words of wisdom for 5 minutes straight.

  • @keithmcgrath687
    @keithmcgrath687 2 года назад +53

    I respect Ryan's openness talking about this song.

  • @rk41gator
    @rk41gator 2 года назад +34

    "We're only immortal for a limited time." Neil Peart, legendary drummer for Rush

    • @chrisandersen5635
      @chrisandersen5635 2 года назад +2

      Dreamline. Great song.

    • @jayt6454
      @jayt6454 2 года назад +3

      Not only a phonminal drummer, but also a great lyricist. My favorite one of all time

  • @stevekozlowski5963
    @stevekozlowski5963 2 года назад +105

    "You're my boy Blue!"
    -Frank the Tank

    • @DaveThomson
      @DaveThomson 2 года назад +1

      Beat me to it!

    • @mrmrb04
      @mrmrb04 2 года назад +2

      yeah I commented and now I had to delete it so thanks a bunch

    • @nothingcanstopnoodles
      @nothingcanstopnoodles 2 года назад +7

      Looked in the comments for this quote. Didn't let me down 😆😆

    • @jldunwald
      @jldunwald 2 года назад +3

      I'm in good company 😄

    • @brentbeardsley655
      @brentbeardsley655 2 года назад +5

      When ya know, ya know.

  • @forakermm
    @forakermm 2 года назад +18

    This song came out when I was about 9. Scared the hell out of me as a kid because all I heard was that we all die and just become dust when we die. As an adult I appreciate its meaning and musicianship. Very haunting to say the least.

    • @comunistanuncatemcomida
      @comunistanuncatemcomida 2 года назад +6

      Im from Portugal and we listen a lot american music (off course).
      I understand english didnt care about the lyrics only the sound was nice but about some years a go i real care about the lyrics and is so sad today music 😢

  • @MravacKid
    @MravacKid 2 года назад +18

    One of the most beautiful, melancholic songs out there.

  • @MS-it9vv
    @MS-it9vv 2 года назад +27

    My friend won some tickets back in high school and I got to see Kansas live, around 1996-7. They opened for ZZ Top, and both bands still CRUSHED it.
    This song sounded great, and the crowd was an ocean full of people holding lighters up. Good times. Ty for this video, it takes me back.

    • @scg1363
      @scg1363 2 года назад +1

      That’s so cool man I wish I was around too see that

  • @FVD
    @FVD 3 года назад +37

    RIP to Robby Steinhardt the violinist/vocalist who passed away just recently too. Thought you guys would be interested to know that.
    Other songs to consider...
    Can I Tell You
    Journey from Mariabronn
    Song for America
    Icarus (Borne on Wings of Steel)
    The Pinnacle
    The Wall
    Hopelessly Human
    Hold On

    • @Rabant777
      @Rabant777 2 года назад

      Robby's eponymous solo album (Not in Kansas Anymore) has just been released.

  • @gretchenmyers1279
    @gretchenmyers1279 2 года назад +23

    I saw these guys in Raleigh, NC in the 70's when they were touring this album. They had absolutely ZERO fakey/hypey stage "presence, just came on stage and wowed us all. To be able to see/hear the violin LIVE was epic. So very glad I got to see them.

  • @derekolson2864
    @derekolson2864 3 года назад +26

    I appreciate you guys being honest when you've heard a song before once you start listening to it

  • @Deborahtunes
    @Deborahtunes 2 года назад +58

    The title cut "Point Of No Return" is a great one. This track was always a bit too melancholy for me.
    Another fabulous band to check out from this era is Styx. They have 3 singer/songwriters, with very different styles.
    Styx songs to consider:
    •"Renegade" {vocalist/writer - Tommy Shaw}
    •"Miss America" {vocalist/writer - James (JY) Young}
    •"Queen Of Spades" {vocalist/co-writer Dennis DeYoung w/J. Young}
    •"Snowblind" {vocalists - T. Shaw & J. Young - writers T. Shaw J. Young and D. DeYoung}...

    • @MRPERFECT_79
      @MRPERFECT_79 2 года назад +1

      POINT OF NO RETURN IS AN AWFUL SONG LOL. MY FRIENDS AND I USED TO MAKE FUN OF HOW BAD IT IS

    • @Deborahtunes
      @Deborahtunes 2 года назад +5

      @@MRPERFECT_79 ~ To you, not to me...

    • @cl7510
      @cl7510 2 года назад

      @@MRPERFECT_79 have to agree with you Jason.

    • @JungleJuiceJoey
      @JungleJuiceJoey 2 года назад

      LAAAAADYYYYYY

    • @cattlejax
      @cattlejax 2 года назад

      Your list needs more Dennis and don't even bother with JY, who is awful in addition to being a bad person. Suite Madame Blue, Come Sail Away & The Grand Illusion are musts.

  • @jb7250
    @jb7250 3 года назад +12

    This is my favorite Kansas song. I am glad that you two generally enjoyed it.

  • @kathykrisko3228
    @kathykrisko3228 2 года назад +29

    That intro is a fingerpicking pattern called the 'Travis Pick', named after Merle Travis, with an alternating thumb pick depending on chord. You'll hear it in many folk and western-inspired songs once you recognize the pattern.

    • @ncommerce
      @ncommerce 2 года назад +1

      That bass thumb is everything.

    • @BeKindToBirds
      @BeKindToBirds 2 года назад

      That came from Merle Travis? Neat

    • @chrisg1672
      @chrisg1672 2 года назад +1

      Yes and in fact the Travis picking pattern persists through the entire song. The bridge chords are haunting, a bit hard to hear with the violin solo taking the foreground.

    • @chrisg1672
      @chrisg1672 2 года назад

      My guitar teacher said this song is a must to be a "real" guitar player...

  • @KellenFredricksen
    @KellenFredricksen 2 года назад +52

    You guys should hit Kansas again in the future, literally any song off of their first five albums is worthy of a reaction

    • @bfernuttz3737
      @bfernuttz3737 2 года назад +1

      I think they would love Lonely Streets.

    • @snydegag1
      @snydegag1 2 года назад +1

      Miracles out of nowhere is great too

  • @michaelmontalvo5757
    @michaelmontalvo5757 2 года назад +16

    Ryan, I appreciate your willingness to dive into deep philosophical waters with your reaction. Well done.

  • @clarionblur
    @clarionblur 2 года назад +20

    If realism is sad, then it's sad. There's a freedom in coming to terms with the brevity of one life.

  • @daveneely8692
    @daveneely8692 3 года назад +21

    Just another thing I like about you guys, you're not afraid to talk about song meanings and how you relate. ANother great vid!

  • @clonexx
    @clonexx 3 года назад +84

    The main difference between AC/DC and Kansas is that, and I’m not shitting on Angus or the band here, but AC/DC songs all have a VERY similar tone and vibe to them. Across all of their albums I’ve ever listened to, they’ve pretty much stuck to one formula. It works for them, they’re a great band, but it leads to the fatigue you are talking about. The same can’t be said for Kansas.

    • @empyrealone
      @empyrealone 3 года назад +6

      Yea, something you'll never hear is "play me that AC/DC ballad"

    • @jaymzOG
      @jaymzOG 2 года назад +4

      Right. Even just between the two songs they've played by Kansas you can see the contrast lol.

    • @mamamurray2
      @mamamurray2 2 года назад +20

      “I’m sick to death of people saying we’ve made 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we’ve made 12 albums that sound exactly the same.”
      ― Angus Young (AC/DC)

    • @voodoobill
      @voodoobill 2 года назад +1

      I remember an interview with Angus a few years back where he said, “this Album is for all of those people who say we’ve made 12 Albums that all sound the same. Now we’ve made 13 albums that all sound the same.”

    • @clonexx
      @clonexx 2 года назад

      @@voodoobill Lol yeah, Angus has a great sense of humor and self awareness. They’re a great band and know who their audience is and what their sound is. They stick to it and it works for them, which is great. It just doesn’t work with every band. ACDCs music is sort of timeless, in a way. Like if Metallica were still doing exact replicas of Ride The Lightning, MoP or Justice, it would have become really boring by now. I’m one of the vocal minorities who loved the Load era, well Load and a few songs off Re-Load. St. Anger is the only misfire for me and that’s mainly due to production value, that damn trash can snare and seemingly trying too hard to swoop in on the “Nu Metal” popularity by essentially having almost no solos on the album, which…meh. It’s their weakest album and the only one I just can’t listen to.

  • @tonyortiz15
    @tonyortiz15 2 года назад +13

    Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) has always been my favorite Kansas song. Song For America is also one of my favorites that doesn't get enough dap.

  • @thecollective1584
    @thecollective1584 2 года назад +11

    I was blessed to be part of the backstage crew on their 1986 USO tour and I can promise you, Steve's voice does not change without the effects (reverb/compression/eq). The musicians from the bands on the tour were backstage standing around a piano as Dave Jenkins (Pablo Cruise) played, and Steve's voice was just as perfect.

  • @maryt2290
    @maryt2290 2 года назад +17

    It’s the Ash Wednesday song: “Remember Man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return”

  • @MrPogge
    @MrPogge 2 года назад +8

    Actually this song was played at an old friend of mines funeral. The lyrics is also written in the back of her tombstone. It was here favourite song as u can imagine.

  • @raffin2040
    @raffin2040 3 года назад +15

    Appreciate Ryan getting real with us in this! Good vid. Now time for more Smashing Pumpkins songs?

  • @MR-lo1ib
    @MR-lo1ib 3 года назад +10

    Classic, regardless of genres. Thanks guys, I really appreciate your work.

  • @killrmillr
    @killrmillr 2 года назад +21

    Point Of Know Return has one of the best album covers and inner sleeve artwork of all time.

    • @SultanOfSymmetry9
      @SultanOfSymmetry9 2 года назад

      By Nu Shoes? They also had one of the best beats coming out of the 80's in I Can't Wait!

    • @JungleJuiceJoey
      @JungleJuiceJoey 2 года назад +1

      @@SultanOfSymmetry9 😂😂😂 no lie that song is a banger

  • @jodiescookin1
    @jodiescookin1 2 года назад +3

    I remember in the early 90s when AIDS had really started to creep into every day society I got the sad news that a friend of mine was dying of AIDS. I heard this from a different friend because he didn’t want anyone to know and I remember having to see him and act like I didn’t know that he was losing his life- after I found out that news I went in to a place to mail a package and this song was playing and I burst out into tears I’m sure the people in the UPS store were wondering what the hell was wrong with me but I couldn’t put into words that I knew that my friend would be leaving us soon and he did RIP Dan- you were an amazing man!

  • @littlehouseinthebigapple5716
    @littlehouseinthebigapple5716 2 года назад +5

    This song is powerful because of its subtle touch. So introspective. And just gorgeous lyrics.

  • @davidwalker683
    @davidwalker683 2 года назад +7

    There’s some underrated artist like Kansas, foreigner, Toto, 38 special, even Styx.

  • @jennhurl
    @jennhurl 2 года назад +4

    Ryan! THANK YOU for sharing!
    Coming to the realization of what really matters in life in huge. It shifts everything. I really appreciated you sharing your thoughts. ❤🎵✌

  • @mistileigh33
    @mistileigh33 2 года назад +3

    This song was played at my dad’s funeral…. One of his all time favorites! Beautiful lyrics and beautiful melody ❤️

  • @kurtyoung6769
    @kurtyoung6769 2 года назад +4

    I graduated high school in 1977. If I remember correctly this was our class song.

  • @jeeplife2035
    @jeeplife2035 2 года назад +4

    It’s crazy watching how you guys have grown and progressed over the years. Started out small and simple and now you look and sound professional more. Glad to see y’all coming up

  • @glennkirchens7970
    @glennkirchens7970 2 года назад +40

    Tommy Shaw from Styx said that Kansas was the tightest band he had ever heard.

    • @Ironman374
      @Ironman374 2 года назад +7

      I saw Foreigner, Styx and Kansas perform on the same night about ten years ago. One of the coolest concerts ever. I was 23.

  • @johnnelson3869
    @johnnelson3869 2 года назад +4

    I think of Kansas as an American prog rock band. Syncopated rhythms, violins, and movements within songs along with orchestrations. There is also a lot of depth to their lyrics. Their music grows on you.

  • @slackthompson9231
    @slackthompson9231 2 года назад +29

    Ryan, when you think that opportunities have passed, and you didn’t do what you wanted to do in life, just remember you still can do them. If you think you’re too old to learn guitar, just remember that the next 20 years of your life will pass (hopefully) whether or not you learn the guitar. So, why not take the time to learn?

    • @ZeeZee9
      @ZeeZee9 2 года назад +3

      True and didn't Michaelangelo paint the Sistine chapel in his 70s?

    • @carolphillips1593
      @carolphillips1593 2 года назад

      ❤️❤️❤️

    • @danamacy2336
      @danamacy2336 2 года назад +3

      I adore this comment. Keep on being kind and caring. We all need type of hope and encouragement! Much love, Dana

  • @overwithitall3111
    @overwithitall3111 2 года назад +5

    I have always loved this song. The ending is just so beautiful with the vocals but, the whole song is just beautiful. Take care guys I always enjoy your picks and reviews!

  • @DaveDuncanMusic
    @DaveDuncanMusic 2 года назад +36

    "Play this at the strip club, make people get their lives together" 🤣😂🍻💨

  • @Clerenn
    @Clerenn 3 года назад +5

    Uriah Heep - Lady In Black

  • @mk1317
    @mk1317 2 года назад +8

    If you want to prog out - Magnum Opus!.....there is about 1 minute of singing, the rest is just straight banging Prog.....One of my favorite Kansas songs, trust me you wont regret it. Especially from their live Two for the Show LP! I would love to see your reaction to that one!

  • @markrobertdevison1227
    @markrobertdevison1227 2 года назад +4

    Saw Kansas 5 or 6 times live. They always perform perfectly, they play so well it's like you're hearing their cd.

  • @ljbreaux
    @ljbreaux 2 года назад +3

    Glad yall are back!
    To me the song reminds me that there’s something much greater than our time here on earth

  • @timwendt1935
    @timwendt1935 2 года назад +14

    Although a hit for Kansas, it is not representative of their progressive rock catalog. Next song check out "Miracles Out of Nowhere" is a classic Kansas song and more representative of their prog-rock credentials.

  • @bethshadid2087
    @bethshadid2087 2 года назад +3

    Can never tire hearing Dust In The Wind....just one of those songs ☺️. Gonna have this played at my demise as my spirit lifts off and upward 💗🕊️

  • @josepharmsberger7633
    @josepharmsberger7633 2 года назад +14

    With Veterans Day coming up please consider Billy Joel’s Goodnight Saigon. It’s a soldier’s perspective of Vietnam. Heavy song but worth a listen, follow it up with Charlie Daniels Still in Saigon a look into PTSD.

  • @DavidTateVA
    @DavidTateVA 2 года назад +2

    Every musician I knew in 1977 was learning and performing this song -- singers, violinists, guitarists, all of them. We all performed it everywhere, and improvised on it, and riffed on it, and just generally loved it to death. It is impossible to understate how influential this song was.

  • @26milez
    @26milez 3 года назад +22

    I love me some AC/DC, but people probably get tired of hearing them because a lot of thier songs have the same rhythm.
    George had me laughing with that, "they need to play this in a strip club," so people could get their life together....lol.

    • @djjazzyjeff1232
      @djjazzyjeff1232 3 года назад +2

      No I think it's really just as simple as once you've heard a song every week for literally dozens of years, you start to get sick of it, no matter how good. That's why I find myself gravitating to the lesser cuts from bands because I'm such a music nut. Like I acknowledge all the "big" songs from bands, but I tend to say things that are like "3rd on the totem pole" for lack of a better term are the songs that I gravitate toward. Like AC/DC for example, my favorite song is For Those About to Rock, because you don't hear it NEARLY as much as the Shook Me or Thunderstruck or Highway to Hell's of the world. Don't get me wrong, those are CLASSIC and KILLER songs, but I'm just over it. But you catch me in the right mood half-cut at a bar and a good bar-band comes out with Highway to Hell I'm gonna be out on the floor doing the duck-walk lol. So take from that what you will.

    • @dago87able
      @dago87able 2 года назад

      @@djjazzyjeff1232 What you describe is definitely a thing, but there’s also that AC/DC songs are usually highly formulaic; even with tunes one has never heard before, there’s often the feeling that you’ve heard it a million times.

    • @Justme77400
      @Justme77400 2 года назад

      I think a lot of AC/DC songs sound alike. They don't have much range.

    • @djjazzyjeff1232
      @djjazzyjeff1232 2 года назад +3

      @@dago87able It all depends on if you like the formula or not. All pizza tastes roughly alike too but if you like pizza you’ll keep ordering it lol.

    • @dago87able
      @dago87able 2 года назад

      @@djjazzyjeff1232 Right ;)

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 2 года назад +7

    Ted: All we are is dust in the wind, dude.
    Bill: Dust... wind...
    Ted: Dude!!

  • @jimmccoys5778
    @jimmccoys5778 2 года назад +1

    Well done fellas!! Great classic tune, really puts life in perspective and makes you think........Awseome

  • @mammashona5846
    @mammashona5846 2 года назад +1

    This has been played at countless funerals. It's very fitting

  • @roccaclassico9028
    @roccaclassico9028 2 года назад +11

    More "Kansas" suggestions: "The Wall", "Song For America", "Child of Innocence", "Icarus (Borne On Wings of Steel)", and "Crossfire". 🔥🔥🔥

    • @mk1317
      @mk1317 2 года назад +2

      Especially the Wall....another powerful song!

  • @michaelwinters2574
    @michaelwinters2574 2 года назад +3

    Always got the “seize the moment” vibes from this track. It’s beautiful, and then it’s gone. It is pain, and then it is gone. The string section goes up and down, just making me feel these peaks and valleys. Just the feels I get.

  • @lilmy4329
    @lilmy4329 2 года назад +16

    You should listen to sparks of the tempest by Kansas. Its not their biggest song but is sure is an amazing song.

    • @VersinKettorix
      @VersinKettorix 2 года назад

      Great call. There are a lot of great songs on this album that never really made radio play. Closet Chronicles is a masterpiece with some fantastic lyrics.

  • @DarlaKroupa
    @DarlaKroupa 6 месяцев назад

    Ryan, I love your take at the end! You will be ok….. we all are in this together! Hope everything is going well for you both! Love your show here.

  • @BumKnuckle
    @BumKnuckle 3 года назад +3

    One of the most talented group of guys to ever do it.

  • @LadyGator1983
    @LadyGator1983 2 года назад +11

    All right guys I see what you’re saying about the negativity part. However, I don’t see it that way. I look at it as in focusing on the good things. Deal with things just for today. We don’t know what the future holds for us to do what we need to do today. I look at it as the glass half full and not the glass half empty. But I love y’all’s reaction.

  • @salaamdeitrus7946
    @salaamdeitrus7946 2 года назад +1

    Well done guys, one of my favorite songs of all time

  • @ktmorgan1673
    @ktmorgan1673 2 года назад

    Guys, I'm half of a reaction channel you guys pretty much inspired. I'm not going to name it, as I'm not here to promote it. We're doing ok as a young channel.
    Regardless, I've come to the conclusion that your success as a channel is pretty much the reason my channel is growing. You're genuine. Your reaction to this song, one I've known since I was on the streets as a juvenile sh!thead, and understood with absolute clarity, is pretty much on point. At 14, surviving on the streets, with violence an every day part of my world, this tune showed the double-edged sword of existence, and in the grand scheme of things, how trivial it all was. It was always weird to be a street thug with brains.
    Regardless, This was your first real contact with this song, and you guys mostly got it.
    People like to connect with that.
    I appreciate it. Keep cutting vids. And next time I'm in Vegas, you two seem like a couple of guys I'd like to have a beer with.

  • @jdovma1
    @jdovma1 2 года назад +5

    You'll hear similar fingerpicked chord progressions in earlier folk/rock like Simon and Garfunkel and Bob Dylan and the like. They probably had a huge influence on Kansas as much as this song had a huge influence on the generations that followed. Standing on the shoulders of giants.

  • @cainehazen
    @cainehazen 3 года назад +8

    "The Pale Blue Dot"-Carl Sagan, that's what you were talkin about there
    Good comparison there

    • @mikeymad
      @mikeymad 2 года назад

      Indeed - The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken Feb. 14, 1990, by NASA’s Voyager 1 at a distance of 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) from the Sun

  • @Eowyn187
    @Eowyn187 2 года назад

    Dudes, I'm 59 and Kansas is one of the VERY few bands I've never tired of. Not even close. But then they're not just a band... they're an orchestra. With lyrics to ponder on.

  • @AlGuien82
    @AlGuien82 Год назад

    You guys did a great reaction to this video! Great introspection and dialog reflecting on the song

  • @Gudnews4all
    @Gudnews4all 2 года назад +4

    You have to see the trajectory from "Carry On My Wayward Son" through "Dust in the Wind" to the eventual breakup of the band. Kerry Livgren was going through a deep soul-search, eventually leading to his conversion to Christianity and the eventual breakup of the band.

  • @meethooks
    @meethooks 2 года назад +3

    This is an amazing piece glad you guys listened. I have a suggestion for another classic. Perfect Strangers by Deep Purple. Shit, you could’ve already done it and I missed it but that song is filthy! Keep it going dudes

  • @DM-hk4cw
    @DM-hk4cw 2 года назад +2

    Why they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is mind boggling with three multi-platinum albums, two platinum albums and four gold albums.

  • @davidblanton5258
    @davidblanton5258 Год назад

    Loved this song since th 1970s . Love my life. Live it to the fullest!

  • @pedrox96
    @pedrox96 2 года назад +3

    It doesn't matter who you are, where you from, or the things you've done. We're all heading toward the same place. The common fate of humankind. It's our destiny. The destiny of all things.

  • @z_y.o.u
    @z_y.o.u 3 года назад +13

    Hey guys great reaction.
    Weekly Jeff Buckley reaction request. He was a singer/songwriter from the early 90’s who unfortunately passed away after recording a single perfect record. His story is tragic but his songs are transcendent. He could rock the fuck out like Hendrix but then cover a song like hallelujah and slay that too. Not to mention he was doing something nobody else was in the 90’s at that time.
    My song recs are: Lover, you should have come over. Grace. Dream Brother, or Eternal Life. Thanks!

    • @mollyellarae6805
      @mollyellarae6805 2 года назад +2

      I second this!!

    • @peterdellos8824
      @peterdellos8824 2 года назад +1

      I third this. Start with Last Goodbye

    • @BeKindToBirds
      @BeKindToBirds 2 года назад +1

      Wow. I can't believe they haven't done buckley.
      It really is just shocking how many things seem so profound but then you find out someone else never felt it and it's just a strange feeling.
      They haven't ever heard him. What a strange concept.

    • @z_y.o.u
      @z_y.o.u 2 года назад

      @@BeKindToBirds well said! It’s weird right? Seems right up their alley too.

  • @enronxx
    @enronxx 2 года назад

    Thank you both..great review..appreciate the philosophical approach in your interpretation. Keep it up .Looking forward to your continuation.

  • @sondraslate1847
    @sondraslate1847 2 года назад

    liked your reaction.. as a Kansas fan since 1973.. i can say this.They are truly from the future, this song only reminded themselve's and us now.. that they and we are just dust in the wind of a billion to trillions year's of this planet's life...Kansas was sent here to teach...

  • @ScottGreenMusic
    @ScottGreenMusic 2 года назад +3

    Years ago, my best friend at the time played this 7 times in a row on the jukebox at the pool hall we were at. He was 6'8", 450, so although everybody wanted to kill him, they also didn't want to mess with him. lol

  • @Jasper-Holland
    @Jasper-Holland 2 года назад +3

    Probably top 5 beautiful rock songs

  • @carolphillips1593
    @carolphillips1593 2 года назад +1

    I've always felt that the meaning of this song, is ... well, Slack Thompson summed it up quite nicely, at the end. Good job guys.

  • @timothyflowers6233
    @timothyflowers6233 2 года назад +1

    RIP Blue. May we all go out the way you did.

  • @rubicon-oh9km
    @rubicon-oh9km 2 года назад +5

    This song is all about the MESSAGE. We are all nothingness on this planet and our time is over in the relative blink of an eye. Every one of us are points on a line and somewhere on that timeline our points will fade away. It's ironic because this song will be around as long as humankind are around to listen.

    • @markstromberg1148
      @markstromberg1148 2 года назад

      If humanity doesn't eliminate itself and we're not under water, we might still be listening to this song in 150 years.

  • @naushadkabir6745
    @naushadkabir6745 3 года назад +23

    They played this at Blue's funeral in Old School 😂

  • @jcmartin1978
    @jcmartin1978 2 года назад +2

    I think it’s also that a lot of AC/DCs songs sound similar. Kansas was a bit more technical of a band and had different styles between songs. I love both bands though

  • @dompearce4337
    @dompearce4337 3 года назад

    Thanks for the great video guys. Thanks for all you guys do!

  • @roberttruhn5067
    @roberttruhn5067 2 года назад +4

    Allow the cruddy times and the material obsessions roll right off, and focus on the people around you. We're all momentary, but helping one another out as we go through the brief glimmer of our human existence is where we can best focus our efforts.

  • @davidwalker4641
    @davidwalker4641 3 года назад +3

    Need some Billy squier... lonely is the night, she's a runner, in the dark, stroke..

  • @brickwilliamsguitar6307
    @brickwilliamsguitar6307 2 года назад +1

    As a guitar teacher for the last 20 years I’ve taught this song soooo many times….and it literally never gets old.

  • @jcroston3266
    @jcroston3266 2 года назад +2

    This was a practice riff that Kerry Livgren used to warm up and practice his finger picking. He was always the one who came up with the riffs that would become hits.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining 2 года назад +6

    Hope you try more of their prog stuff. "Icarus - Borne on wings of steel" would be a great choice.

  • @killrmillr
    @killrmillr 2 года назад +6

    Are the guys aware that Ronnie James Dio sang two songs on Kerry Livgren's first solo album? I think this would be of interest to them.

    • @KellenFredricksen
      @KellenFredricksen 2 года назад +2

      Mask of the Great Deceiver is an amazing song, they would dig it

  • @jthomashair
    @jthomashair 2 года назад +2

    Wonderful reaction and interpretation of the lyrics!The Wall is my favorite song by Kansas. It’s also highly philosophical and it inspired me a lot personally, but the music is a little more upbeat.

  • @DropAnchor1978
    @DropAnchor1978 2 года назад

    Kansas is such a brilliant band. Thanks for reacting to this song. Also, wow congrats on over a million subs!

  • @jerrypetrillo2903
    @jerrypetrillo2903 2 года назад +2

    Point of Know Return is a must - also , make sure you hit 'Closet Chronicles' and also 'The Wall' - enjoy