What Makes This Song Great? "Carry on Wayward Son" KANSAS
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- In this episode of "What Makes This Song Great? Ep.80" we explore the music of Kansas.
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I love that Rick is one of the most talented humans on the planet and he still has the enthusiasm of a 15 year old first discovering music.
I agree with that!! He's my kind of Total Music Geek!!!
Yes!!
Right on...the only way to be!!
So much fun watching Rick do this!
He looks like a child under the christmas tree - so much fun and joy - awesome!
I nominate Rick's WMTSG for the RUclips series of the decade!!! Who's with me???
I Agree The Best Series of Music Breakdowns Ever!!!!
Me
I have learned far more about music appreciation from these RUclips videos than I did from a semester of Music Appreciation in college. Rick's enthusiasm and genuine love for it is infectious. Admittedly I'm not a musician myself, but now I'm finding I'm hearing things in older (and some newer) songs I hadn't even noticed before. It's like hearing them again for the first time. Highly recommend this channel for EVERYONE! I thank that man from the bottom of my heart.
Me!
No question about it !
Real instruments, no autotune, real bass, real drums, real harmony....real cool!
And real voices without autotune.
Just a master piece ... all the separate parts expertly crafted ... astounding
Real KANSAS!!!!
@@babagandu- Written and recorded within 24 hours!! How's THAT for talent!!!
I graduated from high school in 1976. Kansas,Boston, Frampton comes alive! Raced in the 125 Elsinore class. 😂 blessed
Steve Walsh was known for his vocals but was sorely underrated as a keyboard player! He was a beast !
no he wasnt under rated at all sorry
Yeah I saw em in the nineties and he had so much energy it was CONTAGIOUS!!
Like having Wakeman and Tony Banks but they can sing like Robert Plant!
I think Steve Walsh was underrated for his vocals too. Rarely hear his name mentioned when discussions of great rocks vocalists are put forward. But as Rick highlighted, great vocal track, no autotune. Amazing.
Definitely under-rated, but so is Kerry Livgren!!! Kerry played a mini-moog, as well as multiple electric pianos, synths...
"And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know."
One of the best verses in any song ever.
David Berdes Socrates is the wisest man in Athens for he knows that he knows nothing
"The more I learn, the less I know". (George Harrison)
@@barryshea1657 Barry Shea the boom operator?
@@Lengsel7 Yes! Have our paths crossed?
@@barryshea1657 Dana K and The 3rd Nail, and maybe some other things. Hey bro! Good to see you!
One of those songs I've heard too often. Then, you see Rick, with all his enthusiasm for the music, and you hear all the parts, and then you get goose bumps all over and think "thats one hell of a song".
Sven Horlemann The drum work is epic on this song
My thoughts exactly. I grew up in the 70s listening to Kansas and this album was obviously huge; but this song was overplayed and grew tiresome. But then Rick does this video and you gain a whole new respect for the song after all these years. Amazing.
I wasn't born until the late 80s, so I feel kind of lucky that I never got radio burnout with this one. It never got old for me. Don't get me wrong, Rick still brought it to life :D
when he broke down the parts, I was thinking, hell, that could be a song in itself! ...then he did it again and I was thinking, That could be a song, all on it's own! so cool
It's a great one for playing the old game of "Who played that bit, Kerry or Rich?" :D
I remember Carry On Wayward Son and More Than A Feeling constantly being played on the radio. We are so fortunate to have lived through that era of music!
When Boston came out it was like every 10 minutes it was on. The debut album was a monster in every sense of the word. ALL played by ONE guy.
Kerry Livgren and bandmates were in majestic unison.
mkii1964 damned straight, skippy!
Muskokwww
And are still on the radio, I always listen Mix FM 93.1 in Cancun and they plays both songs all days. The same with BIG 105.9 in Miami!. Good music never dies!
Kansas was probably one of the most underrated bands of all time.
I think of them on par with Rush and Queen but that's me
Jesus man, I have heard this song a million times now and just take it for granted. When you sit and pick apart all of the stuff that is going on you can totally see how much of a masterpiece this song is. There could be absolutely nothing done to this song that would make it better. Perfection.
@@jackhaskins6855 For sure. Studying song composition and music production is always an informative and humbling experience.
You summed it up perfectly. I couldn't find the right words; thank you!
"Needs more cowbell"
@@andreasstam7411 😂😂😂
having access to the stems would have made this much easier to learn in my 70s garage band 🌝 but then again it was fantastic ear training to pick out keyboard parts in this or Yes tunes or ELP, Boston songs etc. Fun times, fun bands. Fun era but then current era also fun.
One of the greatest intros of all time.
One of the greatest songs of all time!!! 💯🔥👍🏻😁🤘🏻🙏🏻
Yea, this song just never quits in any part.
It's nuts, they coulda put half the work into the song and it'd still be a massive memorable hit, but they kept polishing and adding all these extra touches.
to say nothing of the lyrics...
and the great memories.
So true literally every part of this song is immaculate and memorable
@@creedolala6918 The details and intricacies especially in the guitar parts are almost unbelievable. Great musical minds.
Lots of memories attached to this song, involving cassette tapes, hair spray, and a Chevy Camaro.
I'm 63 years old. I play percussion. Mostly Latin. I graduated high-school in '77.Kansas is one of my favorite bands & "Wayward Son" is absolutely one of my all time favorites. The song has a great driving beat but also some sweet breaks and fabulous harmony. It' s just special to me.
I think the lyrics are wonderful as well
Carry on my Wayward Son is one of my favorite tunes of all time! But it's gotta be LOUD! ❤❤❤
10:30 "You don't get to have interludes, 'cause people are so in a hurry, they never let the songs develop and have these natural parts to them." Spoken by a true Master Musician.
no truer words here- today is more, "rushed music for a rushed culture..."...absorbing an album used to be an "event"...
@@sseltrek1a2b OTOH, people were complaining about "a rushed culture" back when this song was made. I think it's an adulthood thing. But now, with punk in everything, musicians are caught up in it, too. "Don't bore us, get to the chorus." Funny how it all ties together...
Blame RUSH. Ba-dum. Sorry- and seriously.. young musicians.. take note of this.
@Mario Castillo can you provide an example of an interlude that’s been popular in the last 7 years?
Rick beato is an adult man who's been around music all his life, and to see him look so happy with child like joy when he hears a certain rhythm and groove is just so cool. Never stop finding joy in life.
Great comment, I love it,I couldn't agree more with you, that's what good music should do to us all!!!
And he’s actually only a mere white male…
No Trans necessary to smile in life.
😷🤣
I ran into Steve Walsh's mother one day as she lived close by. I told her how much I enjoyed Kansas and she said yeah those seven years of piano lessons paid off. Yes ma'am! 😊
did his mom think he was "under rated"? lmao
@@clemclemson9259 not sure but you definitely are not……
Blasting this in the high school parking, in the late 1970's, at lunch break. is still a high light of my life.
i never realized how "orchestrated" a rock song could be... until Rick broke it down for me. Wow. Just. Wow.
They are recording ARTISTS, you know. It really is a craft.
It isn't just that it's orchestrated. Technically, orchestration is deciding what instruments will play a bit. The most interesting part of Kansas compositionally is how "contrapuntal" their music is; that is, everyone is playing different little bits and pieces. It's not like Yes, where everyone seems to be soloing simultaneously (not exactly a fair statement), but all the parts of the song aren't just "vertically" set up, where the bass and drums "hold down the fort" while an instrument solos or plays a melody with the singer. When Rick says "it's actually a double lead" that's a nice case in point. Both guitarists are playing the same line, but one of them is harmonized. It's sort of like as the band is playing, they don't even know (individually) how it will sound coming out, but we in the audience get to hear all the parts coming together. queen also built up a wall of orchestration, but they almost never had the degree fo compositional "counterpoint" that Knasas has.
This is why you can often listen to an entire song and just pay attention to a single instrument and not get bored. Meanwhile, the bassist (Dave Hope) and teh drummer (Phil Ehart) are two of the most consistently entertaining sections of the band. Both are playing some really scrumptious stuff, even without being showy too often.
Chris, I hope this opened your eyes to Kansas. As cool as this song is, it's the commercial stuff. Treat yourself to the deep cuts of Kansas! They have ALBUMS of mind blowing music magic! ...
Kerry stated in his bio that some of his first music exposures was to classical music and that this played a big role in his music style development. Agree with David (below) that yes, you must check out some of the "deep cuts" of Kansas...other songs on this album (Leftoverture) and Point of Know Return.
You would say they are real musicians not those of todays
This song is musical perfection.
rat4spd indeed!!
Absolutely!
1. They don’t write music like this anymore.
2. Watching Rick get a thrill out of this music is such a big part of this video.
good music is still being written; it's just harder to find. do a RUclips search on The Lone Bellow, I'm With Her, Lukas Nelson and/or Corin Ashley. I think you'll find some good song writing and recording with any of these artists.
Kansas should be in the Rock-N-Roll Hall-of-Fame.
They blew away just about any Band that ever lived with their musicianship, energy, and their brilliant and complex Compositions.
@Angelspawn The R&R HOF is a massive hypocritical and contradictory "political" entity, that has become meaningless by its own shallowness and incompetence. There is no clear cut music criteria, or influence metrics, or talent measurements, or even music genre impact applied that is involved with them. It is just simply all about "trendiness", and a kind of "peer pressure"-based, superficial popularity.
In the beginning it was easier to bring attention to the original Rock founders (Berry, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Bill Haley, Holly, Richard, Gene Vincent, etc.), but since there are so many thousands and thousands of bands since then, and so many styles of music within the space of "Rock", it has become an impossible task to really create a true Hall-of-Fame. It inevitably just degenerates into a lowest common denominator thing .. where no talent bands that did nothing 'special' or unique at all but somehow were "trendy" with largely unknown self-appointed selectors - are chosen to be rewarded, while amazing music talents that stretched the boundaries of popular music and blew peoples minds away (like Kansas) are ignored.
And it is not about "breaking the mold" or being controversial either - as you have very "play it safe", uncontroversial, purely commercial -pop-rock Bands like Tom Petty in there (due to "popularity"), while Bands that were unique and stretched Rock music in new directions (Jethro Tull, Kansas) are not even considered.
And why are Rap and Hip-Hop people in a Rock Music Hall anyway? (when that is not even close to "Rock music" to be begin with). It is all politics, and like a lot of other cultural things that we see today - defies basic logic and common sense -- in order to superimpose some sort of political agenda.
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Tears come to my eyes that humans can compose music like this and appreciate it so thoroughly.
Gotta love Kerry Livgren!
“People are now in such a hurry, they never let the songs develop”.... the single most important point that can be made in life today, not just music. We’ve rushed everything to a point where now almost nothing matters to many.
sadly, thats what technology does.
I feel like classic rock is fading into the background the way classical music has, though it's just too good to fully disappear. Classical music itself hasn't been forgotten, either, and rock will endure as well. I hope!
Ratel.H Badger you're probably right. do you know where it's possible to see those demographics?
Edward Prete And yet it takes years to make a record these days. Some paradox.
Know what I like about this series so much? Episode 79 was The Foo Fighters. The era doesn't matter. There is good music if you look for it.
In my humble opinion, this is one of the most epic songs in rock music history. Thank you for the video. You actually got me to notice a few elements in it that I hadn’t noticed before!
This, and "Dust In the Wind" maybe?
The best Rock intro of all at least
Except for the radio edit where they shorten the intro.
Please dive much deeper into Kansas! (not just the titles you've heard of) They have albums of PURE MAGIC!
They became my favorite band in 1975...
@@daviddew1945 Beginning with Audio Visions, Livgren & Hope's born-again philosophy began pervading their music. They lost me with AV, Vinyl Confessions and Drastic Measures. "Power" was a welcome return and they came back mightily with "In the Spirit of Things". The greatest American Prog Rock band without a doubt.
Rick, your enthusiasm is infectious.
He's so happy, like a kid getting into the music!
I haven' seen Rick this animated about a song in quite a while. It's a great selection for WMTSG.
@ Adam.....indeed!!!!!
YESSSSSSS
Seriously, who the heck are the 208 people who gave this a thumbs down? This episode was flawless!
fake accounts and bots mostly
woke cancel culture gave it a a thumbs down... Beato's review of this song is amazing.
Trolls and other vegetable life forms. Digital phone zombies.
the good old days when you could Thumbs Down. BTW, I gave it thumbs up. I'd give it two thumbs up if I could.
Taylor Swift fans.
I was given this album for Christmas 1977, it was my 1st album @ age 10, & I still have it. People wonder why the music business is hurting. Then you hear an incredibly well written, performed, and recorded album like this. I was ruined for life. The 1st things that ever caught my ear were Kansas' albums Point of Know Return & Leftoverture, Roundabout by Yes, Your Song & Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, the entirety of the 1st Boston album, Harry Chapin's Cat's Cradle, & Emerson Lake & Palmer's Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Part 2. Throw in Edgar Winter Group's Frankenstein, the whole of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and I'm sorry but most pop just didn't cut it after that.
I’’m amazed that we had music like this and then DISCO became popular.
Don't get me started on the 80's and 90's....bloody hell.
I would add Styx Grand Illusion to that list. Cheers.
Rap is crap and pops a flop. Disco, well I can't say it here but basically it sucks.
I love how Rick is so joyful as he listens to this song. My friends and I used to play records and point out all the great parts. "Listen to the guitar solo at the bridge..." Listen to this great drum fill..." etc. I love this stuff. Sadly we're all too busy with our families and work to sit around and analyze songs like this. Keep it up Rick Beato.
I've said this in the comments on some of his previous videos, but part of what keeps me coming back is Rick's enthusiasm.
Phenomenal breakdown of one of the greatest songs ever made.
the same mastery exists in all KANSAS compositions; and this piece is not the best etc...
Saw them in concert in 1976 supporting this new album. The live version is incredibly close to the studio version...Walsh's voice was as perfect on stage as the record!!...oh, and he did it while playing all these intricate keyboard parts and jumping around like an athlete!!! Everybody on stage was ridiculously professional, top notch musicians.
You can tell how great a song is by how many times Rick goes, "Woooooo!".
And “smokin’!”
And how often he starts playing air guitar in spite of having like 20 guitars right behind him.
Rick is the best his passion for every note of every song is great it would be funny if someone did a video montage of his facial expressions for each instrument
@@falsenames Difference is, his fingers are in the right place "in the air" :-)
@@RogerBarraud Oh, I agree. Rick is clearly correct with his fingering from muscle memory. I enjoy hearing him play along with the songs or isolating his playing to show how good a riff or melody is, but I enjoy his appreciation for fine details and pointing them out to plebs like me even more. For some of the songs he's going over, he seems (quite reasonably) swept away and doesn't pause a song long enough to grab a guitar because it's always at "the good part".
I was in Bengaluru India at a very nice hotel and since I was the first guy to show up at the restaurant in the morning, the chef came out to talk to me. He asked what I liked and I admitted I was pretty clueless about the food of India. He walked me through the massive buffet and explained the various dishes, what regions they came from, how they were seasoned and how to properly combine them and so on. His passion and excitement took my ability to appreciate and enjoy Indian food up ten levels in ten minutes. I was there a week and each morning he would insist I avoid the buffet and let him prepare my breakfast, and I swear each day was better than the previous. This reminds me of that experience in a way. Someone so well-versed and passionate about music that it spills off the screen and right into you. I go back to the songs and just bask in the new knowledge and sense of wonder as I listen, and these songs that blew me away as a teenager are infused once again with the power to make listening an out of body "in the moment" experience. Don't forget to take the time to listen to the music after watching these. And thanks Mr. Beato.
Sounds like a oberoi hotel
That’s a really cool story. For me, the implicit lesson is that people are real, not cartoons, in every part of the world, despite the efforts of the haters to degrade their humanity. I find that people who have spent time in foreign parts have a different worldview than those who only stay home and consume media. Thanks for saying your reality.
You just made my tummy rumble ☺ The childlike passion never gets old. Massive 🥂
Leela Palace by any chance?
I love the picture you you just painted. Thank you for your story.
I love how this episode is just Rick going "I mean just listen to it!"
I used to sit in my bedroom and just listen for hours ! Sometimes air drumming or singing along, my sisters used to bust me all the time, I didn't care. So much great music in the mid 70s, Alice Cooper, Kansas, ELO, Pink Floyd, Grand Funk, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, the music that made me become a musician, such a great period for rock music
Yea, I'm with Rick ;)
He knows a great song when he hears one. Carry on...is a killer song and never gets changed on the radio dial when it comes on! Just one of those songs that always gets listened to all the way through. If I'm in my car..will wait until song finishes. Always no exceptions lol! F'in weird like that ;)
Contextual analysis = "Wooohhh!"
Methinks Rick is a Kansas fan. :)
An onslaught of awesome parts with guitars, bass, drums, piano and organ before an actual verse. No one does that anymore.
Actually I saw this tour and found one band that can do it of all bands its panic at the disco live at some festival. The also do a great version of BeeGees lonely days at a tribute to them. They're great musicians when doing class
Thanks Rick. I've always felt that Kansas was so musically under appreciated.
Stolen from journey of course.
@ floydcooley....lol good point and I think that's for a reason. Don't think this band really speaks to many outside the USA. Bland & boring!!!
Robert Wheatley - What was stolen from Journey? Put down the crack pipe, dude!
You could have chosen almost any song from this, one of the greatest prog rock bands ever. Nice job!
The very next song on the album. "The Wall"
People can't sing like that even WITH autotune. Steve was amazing, as was the whole band, as they could pull this and other complex songs live. One of the best prog bands ever. I like to think of them as the American Yes. Even have ton of member changes! Some of the deeper tracks are even more incredible. Full on masterpieces.
Agreed. Even their "simple" stuff is amazing. I still consistently get goosebumps when I listen to "Dust in the Wind" from "Two for the Show".
I'm a huge fan of The Wall and The Pinnacle.
“The American Yes.” I have thought that for years.
And they are still absolutely incredible when you get them up on a concert stage. Soon as the virus kerfluffle tones down, GO. SEE. KANSAS. LIVE. You WILL NOT regret it. With their current lineup they have the number of musicians and the caliber of musicians to reproduce any song in their catalog. And given how long their shows are these days, they're a great value for the concert dollar! :D
@@mrz80 not sure. Last time I saw them live was when Steve's voice was still in pretty decent shape and Robbie was on violin. As good as the new lineup is, it cant live up to that. Same thing with Yes...saw the last tour when Anderson and Rick Wakeman were there, and Squire was still alive. Rather hang on to the memory of epic shows with mostly original lineuos than an okay show with one or two guys and essentially a cover band.
Absolutely amazing. “They just don’t make bands like that anymore. “
When other music and guitar channels are fighting who is faster ....who is legit.. My man Beato is killing it with real music related contents. Best channel. ❤❤❤
"medieval" sound -> acoustic guitar picked so cleanly that it sounds like a harpsichord
he was also referring to the chord progression and harmonies within it at that point, moreso I'd argue.
Yaaass I picked that up as well.
well. Harpsichords began in the late middle ages, a medieval instrument would be a lute, lyre, or harp for the sound you're referencing :)
That was my thought as well. That harpsichord sound reminds me of Rick Wakeman of Yes on Siberian Khatru.
It cannot be said enough how interesting and excellent this series has become...
Honnestly it's top notch from the start
Such great band of musicians. Steve Walsh's voice is truly one of the best male voices in rock
I..... studied...Steve Walsh's!!!!... vocal close...so much ...Soul...deptness....Ammmmzzing feeling... smoothness...plus I.... studied... the drums... close..toooo...Phil E hart!!!!...😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I knew this was going to be the one for Kansas! Quite possibly one of the most iconic rock songs in history
I have loved this song from the day I first heard it as kid. Rich Williams is one of my favorite guitarist and i got meet him once.
The musicianship of Kansas is highly underrated. Great performances on every instrument.
Absolutely
@@brianoconnor7796 The Dead, Eagles, and Kansas were known for great live playing.
Oh yeah...the whole album is fantastic. Phil Ehart (the drummer) said they were done with the album, had actually packed all their equipment when Livgren came in with yet another song. They recorded Carry On with such precision mainly because they'd already honed the playing with all those other songs...everything worked out perfect. Great players! American Prog.
Kerry Livgren actually played (and composed) the main Acoustic Piano part that defines the versus.
Steve Walsh did the Organ work
Kerry Livgren also does the amazing Grand Piano work on Cheyenne Anthem too (from the same album).
Livgren is a genuis!
Absolutely! That's why he's known as "The Maestro!"
Other than maybe EVH or Page. What other guitar “god” had two iconic guitar riffs in the same song. Kerry Livgren!
This whole video is blew my mind. I never thought that this song is this layered and complicated. Rick you are a gem of RUclips. Please never stop making videos!
That's true. I always loved the song, but now I really appreciate it at a deeper level.
If you grew up in the late 70s in suburban America, you've heard this song 8000 times already. But during this video, I heard things I NEVER knew were even there.
it being one of the musical themes for 'previously on' Supernatural tv show has ingrained that song to that show for me now, but even hearing it constantly on the rock stations in the 80s, i always loved their songs.
My younger brother, a bass player, passed away a few years ago. Every time I visit his grave this is the song that plays in my head.
This has been in my top 10 favorite songs in life, thank you for breaking it down. I just found out a few minutes ago that Robbie Steinhardt died Saturday, but only announced this morning. No one ever made a violin sound so cool! RIP Robbie! Thank you Rick Beato! Love your energy and smiling face!
There's a reason we continue to hear this classic for going on 50 years. Rick just points out why it is so damn great!
I've always loved how Ehart's drums frame the song so perfectly. Wonderful time-keeping and not trying to overpower all the other awesomeness going on.
Kansas has been my favorite band since "Song for America" album. Check out the "Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere" documentary and you will appreciate this group even more. Music that was also on a spiritual level that delved deep into your soul and never let go. No group compares, ever.
YES,YES,YES, my fav. since 1975. Nobody touches Kansas!!!
I think I remember in the documentary that Kerry came up with this in one night. They were short on time to get one more song written for the record and this was that last minute addition ..
Fantastic documentary. Very well crafted and produced. I could have watched it again and again
Thanks for the docco ref - following it up now! :-)
A bad ass song by Kansas. I lived in Kansas as a teenager. I saw Kanas at a rock and roll bar for a three dollar cover. Obviously, they hadn't made it big yet. They were so much better than the other cover bands that toured around. Incredible music even then.
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Be well brother
That is awesome! Hope you're doing much better!
Bless you, sir
All the best for you!
During your recovery, be sure to keep your focus on what you can do and keep going at it. Stay focus and get well!
I love 'The Wall" from Kansas..So textured and beautifully written.
The best Kansas song written by Livgreen and Walsh
My favorite Kansas song!
Yeah but...... Pinnacle
All I am and all that I could ever want to be, it’s just a travesty!!
My favorite too
"People used to be able to sing without auto tune"
Way back in the days when guys (and gals) would practice for hours in their rooms, no social life, no viral concerns, no youtube to noodle for, just practice, practice, practice, and when they felt ready, they'd go out and find other musicians that did the same thing for the same reason, form a band and hopefully get noticed. You had to have talent, and put in the time to refine it. No short cuts. :)
People still do. It may not be what radio is playing, but there are some seriously talented musicians out there. And there was a lot of bad music when we were young as well. Fortunately it has vanished.
@@klapaucius7339 amen, brother. The change has been that the people talented in this kind of music are no longer breaking into the charts at all, but they're still out there making music if you look for them. I'm loving some of the newer artists coming out of Nashville in the past decade, and there are great artists everywhere from the Seattle indie scene to the UK prog metal one. Musicality is far from dead, it's just not as popular anymore.
Most rock just said "3 chords! Go!"
Credence...great stuff. But they milked G-C-D for everything they could get. How much of the Stones was only the Key of E played on an open guitar?
Punk was great stuff. I love it. It was garbage with energy. Most punks that wanted more, evolved away from it, but it was just kids starting out in garages.
The new stuff is the same thing. Autotune is just another instrument. It's like the 80s. For awhile, we got a bunch of Ah-ha, Flock of Seagulls...the synth wave....but it also gave us Men At Work, Dire Straights, The Cure, Bon Jovi, NIN, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, and a million other things that grabbed the synth and fit it in with guitars.
Sure, I also am not very enthused about new music, but there is cool stuff out there, and there's kids out there doing stuff. It all comes back around.
The way I see it, the kids right now are a lot like the Synth kids from the 80s. They can do a lot by themselves or with one friend. They have millions of sounds and effects at their fingers.....and probably the fad will get tired. They'll want more improvisation...and who knows....maybe something great will come along.
That's what it took to attempt to be great - thanks Ayce
Rockin BoBokkin sorry, even culture club, a-ha, wham and else where great. The bass of duran duran is great, also their catchy lyrics...
And it's great that all these bands from those years didn't play to a click track, no autotune, as you have pointed out. They let the tempo breathe and they used the studio to masterful effect.
THEN they mounted massive live tours to support these albums and NAILED IT LIVE. Night after night. Not many bands have that ability now. They are out there if you look.
Thank you Rick!
I think that more interesting things happen in the first 90 seconds of this song than in the last 20 years of music.
We still have had a lot of inventive sounds in the last 20 years. Bands like System of a Down and Muse come to mind. But I get where you're coming from.
Not if you listen to the Flower Kings.
@@Splenda257 ...or Kaipa. Also Swedish progrock.
You make a fine point. One could listen to what passes for music these days (why don’t we, Beyoncé, Kanye, etc) to know exactly what Gustavo is attempting to say, which is spot on. Argue all you want. You’re just wrong
@@VMBFV yeah.. and porcupine tree
Dang, Rick is branching out to a masterful air organ now!!!
I thought I was a great air musician until I saw that.
That is the classic air organ song.. Steve in his short shorts, stabbing at the organ and doing hand stands is what made their live shows great.
@@seaturtledog I love his "air" drums, pure unashamed enthusiasm, so real and endearing 😊
I think he has enough air instruments now to do a multi-screen video. All the parts, all the Beato!
The verse piano arpegiation is pretty.
I’m going to keep lobbying for a new series “What makes this band great” where you compare songwriting themes that come up throughout a bands career and how it changes over time and how it was influenced.
How do you isolate the different tracks?
Michael Jackubowski I know a lot of people get them from the game guitar hero but I’m not sure where he gets other isolated tracks.
@@Mick1037 hey Mike, was wondering the same thing and had asked in the channel. keep me updated if you get an answer. thx
@@Mick1037 I think Rick has said it somewhere; studios trade off those. Something like that. Though I might be totally off because I have to rely on my memory. :P
@@Quusikko I'm pretty sure he does get them from the studios. He mentioned it in one of these videos. Not sure how though
There was some really sophisticated music in those days. I was in Junior High School. There was ELP, Yes, Kansas, Rush, and the Queen emerged. It’s no wonder people are still listening to this music. They have stood the test of time. It’ll be interesting to see if people are listening 100 years from now.
The artists you mentioned and more will be the Beethovens, Mozarts, Bachs, and Handels of their time. They'll be played and replayed for centuries to come
@@bj.bruner Those classical heroes have already stood the test of time. They’ll continue.
Half the fun of the “WMTSG” series is watching Rick play air instruments 🎙🎹🥁🎸🎤
Lol!
Becuase it reminds us all of what we do when we listen to it alone 🤘
Definitely! KICK DRUM!
I love When Rick enjoys a tune. He goes in hard! XD
Hes definetly into what he does!!!.... it spreads the enthusiasm!... if I would have had a music teacher as Badass and Cool as Rick Beato in school----- I would've taken more lessons!... he makes everything interesting. ,:)
My new favorite sound is Rick saying "Whooo!"
He should add a "Whooo!" counter in the corner of his videos.
Whoo! Drum face! Kick drum sounds huge! Without a grid! We need a Rick song really.
As he does air drumming
"Hey everyone im Rick Beato" is the best part
Man!!! Gimme a break! No Quantizition! No autotune!
Rick was like a kid in Candy store on this one. Love his passion for good music.
They deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! I think Dave Hope's P bass always sounds great, and maybe he doesn't get enough recognition.
Dear God... They're not?
I guess that just proves you don't need talent to get in, it's all rigged...
The HOF is a complete and utter joke! Dolly Parton was nominated for crying out loud. Why do people keep saying "so and so belongs there". No they don't! No decent rock artist belongs there.
They're not but Run DMC , LL Cool J , Jay Z are , just goes to show you Jann Wenner and the RRHOF don't have a fucking clue
They'll never get in. They're too Christian leaning for the Lefty run hall of shame.
Depeche Mode? 80s pop gets in. Rap and Hip Hop crap; No George Thorogood either.
Kerry Livgren is a staunch Christian. Ex bass player Dave Hope is a preacher in Florida. Again, NO WAY Carry On Wayward Son will see the Hall.
Dave Hope was/is a GREAT bass player! All you have to do is listen. He's been a church leader for many years now. I was a big fan after seeing their debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert as a teenager. They were immediately and refreshingly different. I wrote a fan letter to them - the only time I ever did that to anyone in my life. I received a handwritten reply written by Dave Hope. I will cherish it forever.
Amazing to remember there was a time when you'd turn on the radio and hear tunes like this every. single. day.
This was an great analysis, as always!
I still hear this every day.
Who killed the music? Was it rap? Was it the music companies? It's time for a second wave. We are sick of the music they're trying to jamm down our throats!!!!
@@MattAlexanderMe but you don't hear new music like this on your radio every day now do you?
"Leftoverture" is peak Kansas. Every song on that album is masterful.
Christian Changer
I would argue that Masque is their best
@@cognitivedissonance8406 Agree! Masque is absolutely Best.
@@cognitivedissonance8406 But you didnt make any arguments for it.
Kerry really hit his peak as a writer and player during Masque and Leftoverture. I still listen to both albums regularly
luke walden
True. But music is entirely subjective. I could state all the reasons why I prefer Masque to Leftoverture, but that wouldn’t invalidate anyone else’s contrary opinion. I tend to lean towards the more emotional and intuitive aspects of music, and I think that while technical proficiency defined the band’s entire career, Masque just has that emotional gut punch that gives me the musical tinglies.
And let’s not forget Robby Steinhardt, who who did some pretty badass vocals on his own, and all those amazing harmonies with Steve as well!
I had the pleasure of seeing them a few years ago at their annual Homecoming show in Kansas City. Both Kerry and Robby were there and played on a few songs. They’d just gotten their new singer (who I wasn’t totally impressed with), and Robby came out at the end and did “Carry On” with them. Not until that performance did I realize how integral his vocals are to this song. Without him it doesn’t sound half as good.
And played violin 👍
Robbie is still playing in the Tampa Bay area with a band called Stormbringer
Hearing the pieces separated is my favorite aspect of this series.
Steve Walsh is so underrated. Amazing voice.
Dre Batista Not in my book he wasn’t. He and Lou Graham from Foreigner I thought we’re the best
Steve Walsh's "No more" run at the end of this is on par with Brad Delp's stratospheric "She slipped away" at the end of More than a Feeling.
Not underrated, he actually never was. To those who KNEW or were musicians, he was always mentioned or was a model/example of greatness.
It’s just that like great movies (when was the last time anywhere that you saw silence of the lambs or the likes? Nowhere. They just killed them all. The posters, awards, rarely played on cable or netflix, no more dvds, vhs...) time and other variables made him fade away a bit. But thanks to youtube(when they want) and beato...we are here and he is ALIVE with power!
👍
Tom 54 i have and keep my best of or top10 lists of many things, guitars, cars, places, women, movies...
In my rock singer one are:
Walsh
Bruce Dickinson
Gramm
Brad delp
Michael sweet
Steve perry...
Tom 54 it’s not that you think...those who knew...KNEW he was top.
There is no way ever that anybody can dare say: he’s just not good.
Hi Rick. I’m 56 and have loved this song from first hearing it in the late 70s to present day. It’s always been a favourite of mine. But your breakdown has shown me how much more went into making this track great than I could ever have imagined, especially the parts that aren’t easily heard on ordinary record players. The organ, piano, and electric guitar parts add so much more than I thought they did. And listening to the vocals alone just shows what great singers they were. Another fantastic insight into a song. I love it even more than I did before. Thanks Rick
You have to love how much musical devastation is laid down and then finally Rick says..”Ok, so we’re into the first verse”. Lol
1. The piano + acoustic guitar part really does have a medieval feel to it - wouldn't sound at all out of place at a Renaissance faire.
2. I never realized how long the final vocal note/phrase carried on - for some reason, my brain always clipped it off when the instruments come back in, but it just keeps going!
I air-play every instrument in this song every time! Organs jabs are awesome. The bassist for Kansas lives in my town and has helped some of my bands book some shows over the years and still plays in local bands himself.
I was in college when this tune came out. I had been playing guitar for about 15 years. This tune absolutely BLEW me away. This was back when there were no studio digital effects, no auto tune and the musicians and singers had actual talent.
There were plenty of effects processors then. They were just analog.
@Caller ID I have been recording since 1972. That is not how multi-track recording works. Each individual instrument is recorded on it's own channel on the master tape. This multi-track tape is then mixed down onto stereo. Effects were often added on tracks after recording. You could process individual channels, groups of channels or the entire mix. The history of studio effects goes clear back to the late 40s and early 50s. Les Paul was using tape echo effects in the late 40s. In 1955 he recorded the first multi-track recording. In the 50s, tube type effects were used in the studio but weren't popular for live performance because they were bulky. The 60s and 70s saw the introduction of transistorized effects pedals. This was the era where musicians often managed their own processing but this wasn't always the case. The 80s saw the introduction of high quality digital processors and many musicians went back to recording dry signals and using the high quality digital effects in the mix afterwards. Now with computers, digital sampling and high quality digital pedals, you can record in a variety of ways.
@Caller ID You clearly haven't worked in a studio. You also don't understand that a guitar pedal is a processor. Many producers add effects after the the master track is recorded because it gives them more control when they're mixing. Many effects such as phasers and flangers affect the tone of an instrument that can make it very hard to EQ properly in the mix. They add the effects afterwards because once the track is recorded, you can't take the effect off but you can always add it if it is desired.
Multi-track recordings are also seldom recorded live. Rhythm guitar, bass and drums are often together live but solos and vocals are usually overdubbed later.
A good example of an effect that was added during the mix is "Life in the Fast Lane" by the Eagles. The entire band is run through a phase shifter at one point. Many effects such as reverse reverb and delay are only possible after the the track is laid down. A good example of this is "What is and What Should Never Be" by Led Zeppelin. There are other techniques such as reverse looping that can only be done after the track is recorded. A good example of this is the guitar on "Magic Man" by Heart.
Usually delay (echo) and reverb are the most common effects that are added after tracks are laid down but any effect can be added through the effects loop of a mixing board after the tracks are recorded. It's usually up to the producer and sound engineers how they want to lay down their tracks.
There are many effects that are added during the mix that are so subtle you don't recognize them, such as harmonic delay. Even EQ is a sound processing device.
In summary, unless you have worked in a studio, you can't understand how recordings are processed.
@@jacquesstrapp3219 You missed the point completely. "Digital effects". Pedals are analog. Running a signal through a circuit (transistor, resistor, capacitor) is it still analog. Converting that signal through software into binary (1's and 0's) is making it digital. You went on and on about analog signaling techniques. Not digital.. You owe an apology.
@@buzzcrushtrendkill Evidently you didn't notice that only my first comment was directed to the OP. The other comments were directed to Caller ID whose comments are no longer visible. My point to him was that there were plenty of studio effects before digital technology.
To whom and for what do you think I should apologize? Are you aware of the conversation between Caller ID and myself or are you judging without knowing the full story?
I don’t care what anybody else says that song is perfection! That is one of my favorite classic rock songs of all time
I love how rick ABSOLUTELY NAILS the tones with his own equipment when he plays the parts himself. A true master of his craft and it’s so inspiring to see his enthusiasm as he explains. One of (if not THE) best channels on RUclips
This song makes me miss the 70s. I was born in the 90s
It makes me miss the 70's and I was born in the 50's.
Then you can't miss them.
@@gregsaltis1661 61 here. Do you listen to music from the 40s? Not all but there was some amazing stuff written then too. That's back when if you wanted 10 trumpets you got 10 trumpetors.......
I was born in '57 and I still miss the '70s music not so much the fashion.
@@kenpoist7 I was a rocker in the 70's and looking back, all the grief we gave the discos was just me being an idiot. They had the hottest chicks and they wore the skin tight gold and sparkly pants......I remember one in particular looked like Gina from Scarface.......she had a body that could stop traffic.
This whole Leftoverture album is a pure masterpiece.
Absolutely! My personal favorites on this album are 'Cheyenne anthem', because the content is very moving and 'Magnum opus', because of the musical brilliance!
Yes, but the most underrated Kansas album was Song for America which came out before Leftoverture. I believe it did not get recognition due to the long song formats, so really had nothing suitable for radio play. Saw them do this live opening for Queen in 1975 - absolutely incredible!
and continues through the Know Return album.... in these two they peaked.
@Peter Laman believe it or not, I sang Cheyenne Anthem while doing the dishes last night (Sunday 12/29/19). Yes, I sing when I do dishes because that chore sucks. Anyway, back when I was in 5th grade in the late 70's, I bought Leftoverture and listened to it non stop for weeks. One day my mom heard me singing along to Cheyenne Anthem and thought I sang "it's my destiny to fart and die" rather than "fight and die" and that was an inside joke between us for years. Something made me think of that yesterday and I just started singing it from the top, "From the mountains to the sun..." while washing the silverware.
Russell Szabados join the club, but since i play(since 1982-3)guitar, bass, drums and some backing vocals, i wash the stupid dishes and just hum the beats in my head-the whole time. My dentist says why do i grind and smash my teeth? And it’s that, me keeping the beat with my teeth while doind dishes.
Definitely a contender for one of the best songs ever written. It has it all. It really does!
One of the most genius things the TV show 'Supernatural' did was to keep coming back to this song.
I believe the main actors are from Kansas.
The actors are from Texas. The characters hometown is Lebanon, Kansas - the geographical centre of the US
AC/DC for the season premiere, Wayward Son for the season finale.
Truly an amazing song. What I can't fathom are the vocals. They are simply beyond anything you hear in most songs. Even more amazing, they can sing like that, not hurt themselves and do it repeatedly. True artistry.
Thanks, Rick. Your insights and enthusiasm are amazing.
Unfortunately, not entirely the case. Walsh has shot out his voice due to over-singing (using too much chest voice) through the years and cannot come close to the 70s singing that he once did. I saw them multiple times in the 70s, and yes, his voice was a wonder, but sadly no more. One of the best live bands ever (IMO).
I've listened to this song 100's of times and this made me realize that I've never listened to this song ever, not really. Wow!
me too!
Hearing Rick breaking down my favorite songs into phrases and reassembling them into layered perfection only deepens my love of the song. I knew this already but didn't have the words to describe it.
Beato - surrounded by gorgeous guitars...plays air guitar...
That comes from inside a musician.
He’s just like a lot of us nuts who watch. He can’t help himself.
Air guitar...and air keyboards...and air drums!
So cool to see someone who understands how all the various parts come together to create this masterpiece, explaining the intricacies of this song.
Great to see Rick geeking out over this tune. One of my favorites since I first heard it debut in 1976. This whole album is in my top 5 of all time and I still listen to it several times a year.
The whole album was one of Kansas’ best. When I listen to it, it is mandatory to listen to the whole thing beginning to end.
kerry has a great story about how he sold his lespaul and then bought it back...
love this song ... it's a masterpiece!!!
Love how he breaks down and explains all the individual parts. The songwriting and arranging by Kerry Livgren is a masterpiece. Their harmonies are awesome and the band overall is just tight AF. Look up the excellent rockumentary Kansas, Miracles Out of Nowhere, definitely worth watching.
I’ve loved this amazing song since the day it hit my radio!!
Such a great time to be a teenager! 🤟
That album is a masterpiece as well as Point of no return.
@David Ramos, "the moment is a masterpiece, the weight of indecision's in the Air" from "The Wall" also on this remarkable album!
Bill Hart ..”standing there...”
The first time I heard of Kansas was their "Masque" album. I think it was their 3rd album....It was truly mindblowing.
I agree, but for me Monolith is my favourite.
Y'all need to check the Kansas long opus "Song For America" on their self titled album... it's structured as a classical piece, takes up almost an entire album side. It's incredible and not very well known. Rush constructed their own track "Xanadu" similarly.
My brother worked in a music store in Mary Esther Florida in the early '90's and was playing Carry On and a man walked in and said, "You're playing that incorrectly. My brother says, who are you? The man says, I'm Dave Hope, I wrote the Bass Line.
Smart brother; first ascertain the authority of the critic before flying of the handle. I hope he asked for pointers to improve.
Man what a GUITAR riff, INCREDIBLE!!
That is AWESOME! What I would have given for an opportunity like that! Perfect example of right place, right time! Does he understand just how fortunate he was? Dave could have said nothing, but didn't. Good example, hopefully, of his character.
The last I heard about Dave is that he was pastoring in Florida so that sounds about right.
Lol schooled!
Every musician needs Rick's Music Appreciation 101. He dives deep into the music and breaks it down into easy to understand parts ... you really don't have to be a musician to appreciate his work at all in conveying the sum of a song's parts. His high energy enthusiasm will keep you captivated throughout the lesson... Making you crave more of his insight to music. Thank you Mr Beato, you are a music professor for sure!
This band, pure musicians. Probably the best sounding band in concert too!
Like it said on their first album: We are KANSAS! Kansas is a BAND! :D And they STILL sound great in concert!
Saw them twice in the 70's -they're even better sounding live! These musicians were & still are masters of their craft!
I have always loved that song without ever really having any understanding of how absolutely complex it is. Amazing breakdown. Wow.
Well said! I have always loved it too, but hearing the instruments articulated here individually or in small groups has been a revelation. Rick has done a great service for us on this one. I was a teenager when this came out and didn't realize until now what complete crap my stereo system was back then :D
James Smith - Great comment. I recently listened to Monolith, too. Their early music was prog at its best. Kerry's songwriting is among the best I've ever heard.
Dude its Kansas!! What songs aren't complex? Check out the time signatures in "The Spider" The drums in "Lightnings Hand" etc
It's stuff like this that convinces me I had good taste in music when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I still love it.
I never liked this song much, but seeing your analysis of it makes me appreciate how much of a masterpiece it really is. Great job Rick!
The perfect song. Every note is a hook.
True, the writing, singing, performing and production are all incredible!!! Not many songs can claim that.
So true! Don Kirshner heard it through the telephone and said...”Congratulations boys, you got your first hit”!
Long overdue for a Kansas song. Those guys really were great musicians.
And some still are!
Holy cats, what a song. I remember hearing it when it came out and just being dumbfounded at the depth of sound. It works as well today as it did when it was released. Great video, Rick.
Watch your channel often. Was a huge Kansas fan before. Even more so now. Local radio station was giving away this album prerelease. Ten or so over a few days. The last day, 3 am. finally made it into the station. Got the question right and scored the album. That's how much I wanted this album. It was totally worth it.
Your breakdown of this song gives me even more of an appreciation for their talent.