KANSAS The wall (music reaction) First time hearing
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KANSAS The wall (music reaction) First time hearing
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Kansas is just one of those bands where you start the first song and let the whole album play. They are that good.
Yes. When I was kid, my older sisters played Leftoverture every morning while they got ready for school and I loved the songs I heard through the wall (no pun intended). One morning after they had left, I went into their room and played their turntable. I hadn't realized that the songs were consecutive on the same record; I thought my sisters were changing it to play the best song of other albums.
They were awesome in concert ... saw them 3 times
Kerry Livgren who wrote this song was going through a spiritual journey and was referring to the wall he had built within himself keeping him from the true riches of paradise and how he needed to tear it down and reach the other side. Steve Walsh's vocals on this are awesome and the orchestration, as always, is immaculate.
Kansas seriously has some of the best lyrics ever written.
great album... "Miracles Out of Nowhere" is a hidden gem
Vastly underrated.
Most all of America never understood that Kansas was the greatest Christian Rock band of all time. SO good that most of their fans did not even see it. Kerry Livegren was very religious and he wrote most their music. They had a huge lyrical association with God, American Folklore and native American Indians. I am not into Christian rock but it is quite obvious in this song, just read their lyrics. i.e.: Gold and diamonds cast a spell it is not for me I know it well. The riches that I seek are waiting on the other side. (He is seeking Heaven in the afterlife). More ... To pass beyond is what I seek, I fear that I may be too weak
And those are few who've seen it through to glimpse the other side
The promised land is waiting like a maiden that is soon to be a bride
"The Wall" is symbolic of what obstacles separate this life from the next, and Livegren is trying to discover the path in life to get beyond it. Even if you are not spiritual in any way, just how beautiful is this song and what a wonderful message of hope and peace does the writer share?
I'd argue they weren't "Christian Rock" but "Spiritual Rock."
i really don't care about the Christian angle.
i'm just into Kansas for the music.
thankfully, they were subtle enough not to shove that stuff down our throats.
This Kansas fan's favorite Kansas song. Majestic, powerful, might be Steve Walsh's best performance singing, master musicians at their best. Lyrically, a song that is about spiritual searching, but, can be interpreted as overcoming obstacles( see Kerry Livgren's autobiography " Seeds of Change " for details).
RIP Robby Steinhardt 🎻
this song still makes me cry.......there is no loss
I haven't heard this song in over in 40 years and yet here I am singing along while Harri is hearing this for the first time. Excellent selection, Tim S! Thanks for taking me back to my teenage days and a simpler time. Kansas just kicked the door down with their debut album! Their songs are masterpieces with beautiful melodic vocals. How good was Kansas, Harri? Great reaction, brother!
Right, I hadn't heard it either and was excited to hear it again. It's going to have to go on my playlist.
This song is from Leftoverture, their 4th album. Their self titled debut album Kansas is great too.
@@mikenastasi8927 I knew it was from Leftoverture, but I thought that was their debut album. Always learning; thanks for the heads up!
Harri, please check out Portrait ( He Knew), it’s an incredible track from Kansas.👍
This is one of the most beautiful songs, musically, lyrically, and symbolically. The musical beauty of this song still brings tears to my eyes at 62 years old. This is my favorite Kansas song. "Carry On" got all the radio time, which was a travesty.
Agree❤❤❤
Check out this song on the
"Always, Never the Same" album
with the London Symphony
Orchestra, Steve Walsh singing...
Extra strings and strong brass
make it my favorite, and the
ending takes you up to heaven..👍
Kerry Livgren was not yet a Christian at this point. He was fascinated with world religions and Native American culture though and clearly his lyrics during this period were seeking some kind of spirituality. Not only a musical genius in my opinion but a great lyricist.
Exactly right. At the time of writing this, Kerry was a searcher but hadn't found his path. So this song is not overtly Christian, but it IS deeply spiritual.
100% the greatest lyricist period.. incredible talent. Wrote this whole album in a week
@@aaronherbison7316...and Carry on wayward son was added when they were practically finished recording the album as Kerri said..." hey guys I have one more song". The rest is history!
I am a big Kansas fan, their music and composition is so precise and tight. Steve Walsh’s vocals just is fabulous and range is phenomenal!! Garth Brooks even said he was amazed, it sounded like the drummer was actually playing notes, instead of rhythm
OMG, this song was soooo important to me in my teenage years and is one of my favorites.
One of my favorite songs. I love a lot of Kansas songs but this has always been my favorite.
Thank you Simsane. That is exactly how I feel too. This track just gets played again and again.
Same❤❤❤❤
The Kansas record 'Song for America' was the first record I bought with my own money. I still listen to that record on a regular basis even after all these years. That should be your next listen 👍👏🎸🎶🎶🔊😁
They played Song for America this evening in Milwaukee. 50th Anniversary Tour. It was Beautiful!
Yeah, I've always felt that the wall in this song represents the obstacle- usually self imposed- that prevents him from obtaining spiritual fulfillment.
"The path that I have chosen, now has led me to a wall". NO, for many years I blamed myself(like a the good little christian I was) for not being able to go down the "correct" path. If only I could tear down that wall. And then for decades, I still clung with hope to those ending words, "There is no loss." Until it was way too late. Sure, I was eventually able to tear down that wall, but the damage done was insurmountable. NO, my mistake had been desperately trying to follow the wrong path, the one that society and christianity imposed on a young mind.Ha, but at least I never made what would have been the cruelest mistake made by others like me...I never had a str8 relationship, let alone marriage. The closet wall(s) gradually crumbled, but alas, there remained nothing but loss...and emptiness.
This was my favourite Kansas song for a while, but more recently The Pinnacle has taken over.
It's like a coin toss. Sometimes it just depends on which one I'm listening to.
The Pinnacle is incredible! A masterpiece. Chills throughout.
Questions of my childhood, Miracles out of Nowhere, Song for America! All great Kansas songs!
The wall is about Livgren's spiritual thirst for meaning and peace. The wall was the barrier between peace and striving to find joy through GOLD AND DIAMONDS (wealth, fame and fortune) which proved ultimately meaningless. In one of the lyrics from other songs he talks about his philosophical religious quests as "jester's promenade". He dabbled in eastern mysticism, Buddhism, and urantianism until finally landing his faith in Christ. The Wall is an epic song that is the perfect counter balance to Carry on Wayward Son.
As a life long kansas fan I very much liked your idea that it sounded like a riddle/puzzle The answer to which can be fouund on the journey deeper into KANSAS!
Great reaction Harri, no synth, that was a violin and Robbie the big ginger from Carry on Wayward Son plays it. He is also the other lead singer for the band and harmonizes well with Steve Walsh on so many songs. Chris
Thank you for reacting to my favorite Kansas song!
Been a while since I heard this one. I'm going to see a Kansas concert in August. Hope they play this. Thanks TimS. 👍
I just saw them in Milwaukee this evening, and they did indeed play "The Wall".
@@CuzKatieSaysSo Excellent. Thanks for the heads up. 👍✌
They will
From the 1976 album, "Overtures" this was their highest selling album , certified 5 times platinum.
Never sure what this song represented, resolutions in life perhaps. The vocals are so beautiful and the instrumentation from beginning to the end was like a full show in an amazing theatrical production. Fabulous. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Tim. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Kerry Livgren, who co-wrote the song, was spiritually seeking and would eventually become a Christian. All the lyrics point in this direction, "The treasures that I seek are waiting on the other side," etc.
@@magneto7930 Thanks for the information. 👍✌️🎶🇨🇦
@@marybaillie8907 The album title is 'Leftoverture'. T
@@magneto7930I had no idea about that. Thanks for the info. Kind of like Lou Graham who is from my stomping grounds.
@nancywest1926 yes, very similar to Lou Gramm's journey.
Lyricists in the realm of extraordinary 👏
I've been listening to Kansas for 40 years never gets old ❤ great reaction 😊
Excellent Choice Such a Powerful Rock Band I have seen so many times since 1980! Love seeing people reacting to my Very Favorite Band I think You would really also want to try and listen ( KANSAS The Album Monolith and the Song is called On The Other Side)
By far my fav from them Love this tune
This was during songwriter Kerry Livgren’s “searching” phase, and the process was so clear and vulnerable that it sucked people in. In the neighborhood of 1980, Kerry realized that his search had ended in discovering Christ.
The direction of Kansas shifted dramatically in Audiovisions, a blatantly Christian album. Eventually the band would split, and Livgren would go on to found his group “A.D.” which was a prog Christian music group with a phenomenal discography.
Kerry Livgren is the man. Giving his credit to the Most High God.
Kerry Livgren carried the band through this album - pretty much writing both the lyrics and music to all the songs. He was going through a Christian awakening at the time and I tend to see every song through this lens. Keep this in mind and go through the lyrics on the whole album. It becomes pretty obvious.
An all time favorite by Kansas❤❤❤❤❤
Edit: yes exactly.... we are innately from our creator... let's all seek all the riches waiting on the other side❤❤❤
Just saw KANSAS this evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They played "The Wall, one of my favorites.
First saw them in 1974 as the opening act for Hawkwind. Fast forward 50 years for their 50th Anniversary Tour. Wonderful!
JUST LIKE TULL HARRI WITH ALLLLLLLLLL THOSE GREAT POSITIVE HAPPY MESSAGING VIBES!!! 😊 YA JUST CAN'T GO WRONG MY FRIEND!💯 😊
Killer album all the way through,Harri. You'd love reacting to every track! Actually,any of their first seven albums is worthy of a full reaction. Cheers, T
Love the 1st 9 albums. I think there's some really solid stuff on Vinyl Confessions and Drastic Measures with John Elefante on vocals.
Great reaction to my favorite Kansas song. What a masterpiece.
"What's on my mind" is my favorite Kansas song. Try it
Not many rate Kansas song -The Wall.Thank you for listening to it I suggest you get the lyrics to it and give it a listen again
Kerry was always an incredible Writer as well as Musician. It’s been a long time since I had the Albums Leftoverture and PONR but I remember in the liner notes for one of those albums Kerry played either 8 or 9 different Instruments on said Album. Cheers!
Side One Of This Album Is Way Worth The Cost! Soooo Great!!!
One of the great ones ❤ kansas
Love Kansas, sometimes not in the mood for philosophy, but the music is ALWAYS at the peak
Harri more Kansas brother !
Harri B and commenters, here are three awesome Kansas hit songs that you may not have heard of before: 1) Fight Fire With Fire 2) Hold On
3) Play The Game Tonight (Last hit song! Some people believe it's their best song). Enjoy!
Love their stuff with John Elefante.
I believe it's about true enlightenment. Once you know, you know, and you can never go back.
Bravo again Sir.....mani was so lucky to see Kansas so many times!!!! One of the hardest working bands I think!
Thank you so much for reacting to this Kansas song, it's one of their best! Kansas does not get nearly enough recognition in my opinion. They have so so many great songs❤ I have always thought he is saying not to fear death
I was fortunate to tour eith this great band .steve was a great singer who i partied with qiute a bit .he was a health nut who later got into blow which hurt his voice .but great singer and man
What an excellent submission, Tim. This song and the entire album were very popular ever since it was released around the mid-70s. Nice review Harri.
this is the first reaction of this song I have seen, thank you.
An epic piece of work...
Bro you were hooked in the first 2 lines of the song. Well done
This is one of my favorite songs from Leftoverture I just saw them in Tulsa November 17th they were awesome sound man sucked but that is another story a lot going on up there. This song is about Heaven. They are heavy into Christianity getting to heaven through all the Walls the last verse explains "Looking back at all who waits to cross there is no loss."
I'm woven in a fantasy, I can't believe the things I see
The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall
And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost
It rises now before me, a dark and silent barrier between
All I am and all that I would ever want to be
It's just a travesty, towering, marking off the boundaries
My spirit would erase
To pass beyond is what I seek, I fear that I may be too weak
And those are few who've seen it through to glimpse the other side
The promised land is waiting like a maiden that is soon to be a bride
The moment is a masterpiece, the weight of indecision's in the air
It's standing there, the symbol and the sum of all that's me
It's just a travesty, towering, blocking out the light and blinding me
I want to see
Gold and diamonds cast a spell, it's not for me I know it well
The riches that I seek are waiting on the other side
There's more that I can measure in the treasures of the love that I can find
And though it's always been with me
I must tear down the wall and let it be
All I am, and all that I was ever meant to be, in harmony
Shining true and smiling back at all who wait to cross
There is no loss.
Kansas is grossly underrated. Please take a listen to Icarus, Borne on Wings Of Steel, off the Masque album.
Kansas was Christian rock before it had a name.
Great album....my favorite tune for...lol let's say since its inception....
Kerry :Livgren was an awesome songwriter and guitarist, and Steve Walsh's vocals were soaring and inspriational.
As some have stated Kerry Livgren who penned many of the songs for Kansas was derply seeking spiritual enlightenment and it was reflected in the lyrics of almost all of the music of the band. The Wall really reoresents the seoaration of our lives on earth and life beyond earth and our quest to be who we need to be in our lives to seek the grace and riches beyond this life. Listening to Kansas has always been a very spiritual experience. Carry On My Wayward Son They'll be Peace When you are Done Lay your Weary Head to Rest Dont You Cry No More . Dust in the wind basically profoundly says life is previous and fleeting in wanting another by, but our lives no matter who you are are just Dust in the Wind. Their song Portrait (He Knew), is about Christ. He knew, He Knew more than me and you what was he going through? Tells the story really. Miracles Out of Nowhere is another gem. Kansas had a way of mixing their anazing musicality from classical to Rock with a spiritual message of Mass Aooeal. As musicians they were bar to none. If you got to see them live in the 7O s abd 80s's like myself , you just saw how spectacular they were as musicians.
Portrait is actually about Einstein, so years later Kerry rerecorded the song as "Portrait II" on his "Prime Mover" album to make it about the life of Christ.
Bravo Harry! My favorite song off my favorite Kansas album. Witty title that! And not a bad song in the lot.
Lyrics in a lot of PROG music may be challenging to figure out the meaning, but some how our mind knows what to think about it. That's HEAD music.
Listen to "Portrait: He Knew" and "Closet Chronicles" if you want to enter a new world. And if you really want to experience it, smoke a little grass and listen. Life changing.
a spiritual quest to go beyond the the barriers of our normal human condition, i.e. the wall. "break on through to the other side" as Morrison had put it
Check out Carry on my wayward son and dust in the wind when Steve Walsh was still with the band. 🇺🇸👍
Hey, try this song from the
"ALWAYS, NEVER THE SAME"
album with the london symphony
orchestra...Steve Walsh sings...
Extra strings and strong brass
make it my favorite version...😁
Kerry wrote this song during his journey to find the true meaning of life. He eventually found Jesus Christ and it changed his life forever.
Kansas was fantastic, but if you've not heard Wondering Where The Lions Are by Bruce Cockburn, I think youd enjoy it.. Cockburn is pronounced co-burn. I had to learn that decades ago 😅
Will we ever hear music like this again?
I believe you are right that the writer had some problems in his youth and then turn to religion to get him through.
This song makes me believe the person is searching for the right path to follow God and his commandments in order to go to Heaven. The reference to the bride is referenced in Scripture.
Thanks!
Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏿✌🏾
Harri take a listen to a piece called [hold on]. Love your reactions br👍other
Magnum Opus
John 12:24-26 New International Version (NIV)
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Reminds me of The Pilgrim's progress.
Tis wole album is colossally ood.
I’m a white dude, but I wish I could have hair like you bro.
I can't remember this song, although I'm "a Bicentennial Edition" (graduated Highschool in 1976)! I'm guessing it wasn't "on the jukebox"; at the various "Watering Holes'" that I used to "hang at", back in those days. (I really don't know what year, it was cut, yet.) I plan on going to listen to it, some more! (I think he might be talking about a point, or multiple points in life; that I have come to refer to as: "getting stuck in neutral"!?
This song is from their 4th album Leftoverture, released in 1976.
What's On My Mind & Closet Chronicles from the same album
What's On My Mind is from Leftoverture and Closet Chronicles is from Point Of No Return, but 2 great songs nonetheless.
It's the story of a Christian.
Kerry Livgrin was one of the songwriters in Kansas and after he quit the band he went on to be a preacher because he was always drawn towards that kind of work. So when I listen to this song it's possible that this is a wall separating God and man and that he can't wait to get over that wall. Now that's just mystical you know thinking maybe, but it's what sticks in my head and has stuck in my head for almost 50 years. Peace and love!
YES! The Wall is Sin. We can never get over it!
@@mikeloomis687 I believe it is part of the firmament
I absolutely agree and have thought the same. Such power in the words, “And looking back on all who wait to cross, ‘There is no loss!’”, is a deeply spiritual lyric.
@@robertmoraga1501 well now I feel better about my interpretation. No one is agreed with me my whole life or ever since the album came out. But I don't think they were very spiritual either.
@@jhamptonjr
After Kansas, Kerry Livgren recorded Christian albums as the band A.D, and recorded solo albums as well. Kansas bassist Dave Hope also became a Christian, played in A D with Livgren, then became a pastor.
Oh yes! Now we're getting into the good Kansas as far as I'm concerned. Peace!
Written by REAL musicians!!!
Wait until you hear questions of my childhood!
In my opinion this album changed rock and roll aloha kinda like the Beatles did