Any 'Kansas' fans?

[Hubert Flottz]

Song For America

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Across the sea there came a multitude, sailing ships upon the wave
Filled with visions of Utopia, and the freedom that they crave
Ravage, plunder, see no wonder, rape and kill and tear asunder
Chop the forest, plow it under.....

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[MuseRider]

1. Howdy!

I grew up down the street from one of the original band members. Several of them went to my high school and played at our school dances. I used to sit outside and listen to them practice. I had dinner with Kerry Livgren about a year ago. His brother built my barn. Small world here in Topeka. I always liked them, something about their sound appealed to me.

[catmandu57]

2. The state that brought you tornados, the Wizard of Oz,

now brings you Kansas the band. I remember that ad way the hell back there during the early seventies. I saw Kansas a couple of times, damn near fell out of the balcony at Memorial Hall when they blew up the stage. I was under the influence of hallucigens at the time the flash went off. If a couple of friends hadn't grabbed me over I would have went. I believe it was Son for America they were doing when they set the flash off.

[Peace_2_Everyone]

3. Carry on my wayward son,

there' be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
DON’T you cry no more!

Once I rose above the noise and confusion:)
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion :):)
I was soaring ever higher:):):)
But I flew too high:(

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I have awoken many times with that song going through my head! Great band!

And of course we all know

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind.

[Hubert Flottz]

6. Both those songs were mighty fine!

I loved their music too! Those were some good old days before Reagan tainted the country!

[tarheel]

4. Hell yeah !

I love Kansas ! Actually Kansas: "Two From The Show" was the first albumn I ever bought for myself. My favorite off it was:


Portrait (He Knew)


He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name
He lived alone with his vision
Not looking for fortune or fame
Never said too much to speak of
He was off on another plane
The words that he said were a mystery
Nobody's sure he was sane

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to

He was in search of an answer
The nature of what we are
He was trying to do it a new way
He was bright as a star
But nobody understood him
"His numbers are not the way"
He's lost in the deepest enigma
Which no one's unraveled today

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to
And he tried, but before he could tell us he died
When he left us the people cried,
Oh where was he going to?

He had a different idea
A glimpse of the master plan
He could see into the future
A true visionary man
But there's something he never told us
It died when he went away
If only he could have been with us
No telling what he might say

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view
Oh, where was he going to
But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew
It was totally something new,
Oh where was he going to?

[Kazak]

5. Nah...

I'm a Sooner...

[Systematic Chaos]

7. Anyone have their newest three albums?

"Freaks of Nature", the one with the orchestra whose title I can't recall though I own it, and "Somewhere to Elsewhere" are the ones I'm talking about.

They still have a lot of great music in them and I hope there will be more forthcoming albums. Plus, Kerry Livgren is now actively in the band again!