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Soundboard 9.2 - Another fine recording from the board is here to enjoy. A great setlist, and I mean it is super strong all the way through. Hard to beat this period. Great stuff! Kansas Rochester Auditorium Theatre Rochester, NY March 17th, 1977 Disc 1 1. Carry On Wayward Son 2. Icarus: Borne On Wings Of Steel 3. Down The Road 4. Mysteries And Mayhem 5. Lamplight Symphony 6. The Wall 7. Lonely Wind Disc 2 1. Miracles Out Of Nowhere 2. Guitar Solo - Jam 3. Magnum Opus 4. Belexes 5. Song For America 6. Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Cheyenne Anthem -
Audience 8.8 - Tremendous wide open sound field that not only captures a great band at a great time but also some dynamics of the hall. Immersive experience. -
Audience 8.8 - Strong and clear with good atmosphere. Be sure to check out BAD COMPANY also at the Providence Civic Center on April 13, 1976 if you want the complete nights performance, as KANSAS opened up for BAD COMPANY .... and what an exciting night it was! -
Soundboard 9.7 - Killer! -
Soundboard 8.8 - Very decent, smoothly mixed no major tape problems. Lacks just a touch of dynamics keeping it from the 9.0’s on my rating. -
Soundboard 8.9 - Would have rated higher but the tape breaks a little at the top where the levels are so hot, not distorted, just that fragile old analog tape overloading signal noise but only during the really heavy sections where the whole band is cooking. Still highly enjoyable! -
Soundboard 9.5 - Pinpoint precision, that is how I describe this one. The band, the songs, the mix, the tone…so what I am saying is “it’s a good one”. Pine Knob, MI. July 26, 1978 Disc 1- Song For America
- Point Of Know Return
- Paradox
- Journey From Mariabronn
- Mysteries And Mayhem
- Lamplight Symphony
- The Wall
- Lonely Street
- Dust In The Wind
- Miracles Out Of Nowhere
- Portrait (He Knew)
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Sparks Of The Tempest
- Bringing It Back
- Magnum Opus
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Audience 8.8 - Taper seems to have a pretty decent set up, because this recording sounds very lively, bright, and there are enough dynamics here to satisfy. What is apparent though is that the poor taper seems to be having to deal with the Japanese phenomena of clapping during songs (not all of them, but yeah the crowd is super enthusiastic). In this sense, because it’s a good recording, I went along with the energy and excitement, settled in, and had a real good time. You will too! Kansas Festival Hall Osaka, Japan January 14th 1980 Disc 1 1. -Song For America (7:20) 2. -People Of The South Wind (3:51) 3. -Point Of Know Return (3:54) 4. -On The Other Side (6:25) 5. -Closet Chronicles (6:45) 6. -The Wall (5:39) 7. -Dust In The Wind (5:42) 8. -Child Of Innocence (4:36) 9. -Down The Road (3:36) Disc 2 10. -Stay Out Of Trouble (5:37) 11. -Portrait (He Knew) (6:49) 12. -Sparks Of The Tempest (6:06) 13. -Carry On Wayward Son (5:35) 14. -How My Soul Cries Out For You (10:48) 15. -Magnum Opus (11:44) -
Soundboard 9.2 - Kick ass! -
Soundboard 9.0 -
Audience 9.2 - Here is another great Millard tape that gives you a clear picture of an event, capturing it not just with good gear in good location but allowing the atmosphere of the occasion to shine through as well. The show here is not complete, there was a problem halfway through Mysteries And Mayhem (too bad it started here as this song jams), and apparently three songs were not taped from that point. It resumes at Dust In The Wind and is complete the rest of the way. Kansas The Forum Inglewood, CA August 16, 1978 01 Introduction 02 Down The Road 03 Point Of Know Return 04 Paradox 05 Journey From Mariabronn 06 Mysteries and Mayhem 07 Dust In The Wind 08 Band Introductions 09 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 10 Portrait (He Knew) 11 Carry On My Wayward Son 12 Sparks Of The Tempest 13 Bringing It Back 14 Magnum Opus -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A radio broadcast that was captured to cassette. I'd almost call it an audience recording because it’s kind of got that same sort of feel except for the vocals and the bass as they have this quality to it that reminds me more of FM broadcasts. Be that as it may, it’s a good one from 1979 which doesn’t seem to be as well represented as either the year before or after. KANSAS MONOLITH IN THE STORM Alpine Valley East Troy, WI. July 4, 1979 WLS-FM LIVE RADIO BROADCAST Disc 1 1. -ON THE OTHER SIDE 2. -PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWIND 3. -AWAY FROM YOU 4. -ROBBY SPEAKING 5. -POINT OF KNOW RETURN 6. -CLOSET CHRONICLES 7. -THE WALL 8. -ROBBY SPEAKING 9. -DUST IN THE WIND 10. -OPUS INSERT 11. -ROBBY 12. -ANGELS HAVE FALLEN Disc 2 1. -BAND INTROS 2. -REASON TO BE 3. -STAY OUT OF TROUBLE 4. -THE SPIDER 5. -PORTRAIT (HE KNEW) 6.-ROBBY A GLIMPSE OF HOME 7. -WLS DJ 8. -HOW MY SOUL CRIES OUT FOR YOU 9. -WLS DJ 10. -CARRY ON WAYWARD SON The Band Richard Williams - guitars Robby Steinhardt - violin and lead vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards and lead vocals Phil Ehart - drums "Smokin" Dave Hope - bass Kerry Livgren - guitars and keyboards -
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This is a great collection that features some cool early gigs as well as an immaculate '82 show I'd never heard before. I heartily recommend this set to anyone but especially if you are a fan of Kansas as this is just pure bliss. Kansas Decades 1972-1982 CANISTER Disc 1 Opera House Ellinwood, KS 1972 1. -Heavenly Man 2. -Jam 3. -Belexes 4. -Good Luck 5. -Death of Mother Nature Suite 6. -Chalcedony From Punt Disc 2 Ellinwood cont'd 7. -Forever 8. -Greek Structure Sunbeam 9. -Totus Nemesis 10. -Incomudro (Hymn to the Atman) Band: Kerry Livgren Lynn Meredith Don Montre Dan Wright Zeke Low Rod Mikinski John Bolton Disc 3 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas Sept.4. 1974 01. -Intro 02. -Can I Tell You 03. -Journey From Mariabronn 04. -Lonely Street 05. -Lamplight Symphony 06. -Incomudro Disc 4 Lawrence cont'd 01. -Bringin' It Back 02. -Song For America 03. -Belexes 04. -Death Of Mother Nature Suite Disc 5 1975 "Masque Tour Rehearsal" 1. -Song for America 2. -Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel 3. -Down the Road 4. -Lonely Wind 5. -Child of Innocence 6. -All the World 7. -Mysteries And Mayhem 8. -The Pinnacle 9. -Bringing It Back 10. -Can I Tell You Disc 6 Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, NY. April 17th 1976 1. -Song For America 2. -Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) 3. -Down The Road 4. -Belexes 5. -Drum Solo 6. -Guitar Solo 7. -Child Of Innocence 8. -Bringing It Back 9. -Can I Tell You Disc 7 Convention Center Tucson, Az 12-7-79 1. -On the Other Side 2. -People of the South Wind 3. -Point of Know Return 4. -Closet Chronicles 5. -The Wall 6. -Dust in the Wind 7. -Sparks of the Tempest 8. -Child of Innocence Disc 8 Tucson cont'd 1. -Down the Road 2. -Stay Out of Trouble 3. -Portrait (He Knew) 4. -Band Introductions 5. -A Glimpse of Home 6. -How My Soul Cries Out For You 7. -Carry on Wayward Son Disc 9 Norman, OK. July 24, 1982 1. -Stage Intro Music 2. -Paradox 3. -Windows 4. -Right Away 5. -Sparks Of The Tempest 6. -Diamonds and Pearls 7. -Mysteries and Mayhem 8. -No One Together 9. -Hold On 10. -Dust In The Wind 11. -Chasing Shadows Disc 10 Norman cont'd 12. -Robby introduces John Elefante 13. -Crossfire 14. -Face It 15. -Fair Exchange 16. -Miracles Out Of Nowhere 17. -Kerry keyboard solo 18. -Play The Game Tonight 19. -Carry On Wayward Son 20. -Encores - Phil Ehart drum solo - Portrait (He Knew) 21. -Down The Road -
Soundboard 10 - This is a rare "10" perfection rating that is not given out unless and until a recording stops you dead in your tracks and commands your undivided attention. You know it when you hear it, and this is about as good as it can get short of you being placed in the optimal spot at the venue and even then you may not be getting something as good as this! Kansas Live at The Uptown Theatre Chicago, Illinois USA 1980-10-28 & 29 01 - Icarus (6:18) 02 - Paradox (4:20) 03 - Cheyenne Anthem (3:49) 04 - Dust In The Wind (5:59) 05 - Miracles Out of Nowhere (6:50) 06 - Loner (3:03) 07 - Anything For You (4:03) 08 - Don't Open Your Eyes (4:08) 09 - Got To Rock On (3:58) 10 - No One Together (6:07) 11 - Hold On (4:14) 12 - Relentless (9:21) 13 - Portrait (5:43) 14 - Carry On Wayward Son (5:43) The Band: Kerry Livgren - guitar, vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals Phil Ehart - drums Dave Hope - bass, vocals Robbie Steinhardt - violin, viola Rich Williams - guitar, vocals -
FM Broadcast? 9.7 - I am not 100% sure but this could be a broadcast because I occasionally heard some static before a song which is indicative of a broadcast. Now, this is pretty darn clean and hot too, it does not suffer from typical broadcast compression, so it could also be a pre-FM board tape. I just don’t know, but I do know it is killer! -
FM Radio Broadcast - Soundboard 9.5