Kansas
English prog rooted in American soil. Ambition found them attempting to conjure the current masters' instrumental wizardry (Genesis, Gentle Giant, Tull), ability revealed them to be the sorcerer's apprentice. Yet by Leftoverture, Kansas had successfully managed to combine rock and prog into a kind of Led Zeppelin lite (or a parallel river to Styx) that caught the attention of American radio stations. Their more ambitious songs (usually authored by Kerry Livgren and featuring overtly Christian themes) endeared them to prog listeners, while Steve Walsh's songs made them palatable to hard rock fans. Following Audio-Visions, Walsh left the band, and Kansas folded soon after. When the band re-formed in 1986, Livgren was out and Walsh was in. The two reconciled for Somewhere To Elsewhere, released in 2000.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1974 | KANSAS |
| 1974 November | Can I Tell You |
| 1975 February | Bringing It All Back |
| 1975 March | SONG FOR AMERICA |
| 1975 April | Song for America |
| 1975 October | MASQUE |
| 1976 February | It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A Man) |
| 1976 November | LEFTOVERTURE |
| 1976 December | Carry On Wayward Son |
| 1977 May | What's On My Mind |
| 1977 October | POINT OF KNOW RETURN |
| 1977 October | Point of Know Return |
| 1977 | HISTORIA DE LA MUSICA ROCK VOL. 61 |
| 1978 January | Dust In The Wind |
| 1978 May | Portrait (He Knew) |
| 1978 November | TWO FOR THE SHOW |
| 1979 January | Lonely Wind |
| 1979 May | MONOLITH |
| 1979 May | People of the South Wind |
| 1979 August | Reasons To Be |
| 1980 September | Hold On |
| 1980 September | AUDIO-VISIONS |
| 1980 December | Got To Rock On |
| 1982 May | Play The Game Tonight |
| 1982 June | VINYL CONFESSIONS |
| 1982 August | Right Away |
| 1983 August | Fight Fire With Fire |
| 1983 September | DRASTIC MEASURES |
| 1983 November | Everybody's My Friend |
| 1984 September | THE BEST OF KANSAS |
| 1986 October | All I Wanted |
| 1986 November | POWER |
| 1987 February | Power |
| 1987 April | Can't Cry Anymore |
| 1988 October | IN THE SPIRIT OF THINGS |
| 1988 November | Stand Beside Me |
| 1992 July 7 | CARRY ON |
| 1992 | LIVE AT THE WHISKY |
| 1994 July | KANSAS (Boxed Set) |
| 1995 July | FREAKS OF NATURE |
| 1997 | DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
| 1998 April | LIVE: DUST IN THE WIND |
| 1998 May 19 | ALWAYS NEVER THE SAME |
| 1998 October | KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR PRESENTS KANSAS |
| 2000 February 1 | EXTENDED VERSIONS |
| 2000 July 11 | SOMEWHERE TO ELSEWHERE |
| 2002 July 2 | THE ULTIMATE KANSAS |
| 2002 October 8 | DEVICE - VOICE - DRUM |
| 2004 | THE BEST OF KANSAS: CLOSET CHRONICLES |
| 2004 June 1 | FROM THE FRONT ROW... LIVE! |
| 2004 August 31 | SAIL ON: THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 1974-2004 |
| 2005 May 17 | ON THE OTHER SIDE |
| 2006 April 18 | WORKS IN PROGRESS |
| 2007 | SUPER HITS |
| 2008 April 29 | PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF KANSAS |
| 2009 October 13 | THERE'S KNOW PLACE LIKE HOME |
SEE ALSO...
Steve Hackett: Please Don't Touch
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