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alembic_doctor
Intermediate Member
Username: alembic_doctor

Post Number: 192
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 2:00 pm:   Edit Post

Just sat down and put on my Kansas library. I really think that these guys were so under rated. What got played on the radio in most markets didn't even touch what the band was really about.

The writing. The Musicianship. The vocals harmonies. Rhythm madness.


Discuss
2400wattman
Advanced Member
Username: 2400wattman

Post Number: 304
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 2:10 pm:   Edit Post

"Gnat Attack", "Bringing it back", "Nobody's home", "The Wall", "Song for America", "Miracles out of Nowhere", man you can keep going(and Dave Hope's bass tone!). My band had the pleasure of opening for Kansas back in'01 in Charlotte,N.C. and not even halfway through the show it started pouring down rain. But what I did hear was nothing short of perfection. Yes, what a band!!
alembic_doctor
Intermediate Member
Username: alembic_doctor

Post Number: 193
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 2:25 pm:   Edit Post

Song for America is on right now. I really dig the lyrics.

But Lyrically speaking, "The Wall" and "Miracles out of Nowhere" are just heavy tunes. Livgren wrote some really deep stuff.

I've seen them several times. Everytime was with Livgren
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1167
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 2:03 am:   Edit Post

You would probably enjoy Livgren's autobiography Seeds of Change. He goes into what and how he was thinking when he wrote a lot of his music. Good stuff.
alembic_doctor
Intermediate Member
Username: alembic_doctor

Post Number: 194
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 7:44 am:   Edit Post

I have "Seeds of Change". A friend of mine gave it to me a few weeks ago. Another smokin' piece of work. And with Ronnie James Dio singing about God too.
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1168
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 2:20 pm:   Edit Post

I haven't heard the recording just read the book. There's a lot of good insight into Kerry Livgren. Some good photos also.
alembic_doctor
Intermediate Member
Username: alembic_doctor

Post Number: 196
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 2:35 pm:   Edit Post

I didn't realize that you were talking about a book. Maybe I should get my money back on that speed reading course.
paulman
Advanced Member
Username: paulman

Post Number: 214
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 9:41 am:   Edit Post

Which "God" Doc? haha. I saw Dio live once, stunning show!! It was from the Last in Line tour. Thats interesting he sang (sings?) for Kansas.
alembic_doctor
Advanced Member
Username: alembic_doctor

Post Number: 207
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 9:49 am:   Edit Post

Notelling maybe. I know Kerry was writing for The God. But Ronnie may have been singing for a god.

I have spent some time with DIO in the past. Infact, we ran up quite a tab for Sushi in SanFran one night about 10 years ago. Really nice guy. Very talented. But very misguided.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1331
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 2:05 am:   Edit Post

It's okay with me to label as "misguided" what one would not wish upon oneself. And then there are people who do not wish religion upon themselves. Matter of perspective.

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