KBFH Presents Kansas [Live]

Kansas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 20, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: King Biscuit Flower
• ASIN: B00000DBT5
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,774 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Magnum Opus

2. One Big Sky

3. Paradox

4. Point of Know Return

5. The Wall

6. All I Wanted

7. T.O. Witcher

8. Dust in the Wind

9. Miracles Out of Nowhere

10. The Preacher

11. House on Fire

12. Carry on Wayward Son

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I WAS THERE! This is what it sounded like!!!, March 7, 2001

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"Zack" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KBFH Presents Kansas (Audio CD)

Back in 1989, I went to see Kansas at the Tower Theater - it's actually right ouside of Philadelphia (down the street, literally) in a suburb called Upper Darby. I was so blown away by their performance on Feburary 11th, I went back on the 14th to see it again. And I can't remember which night it was ... when I walked out back to go to my car (mom's car - i was still in high school!), and there was the mobile recording truck!!! After seeing the hanging mics above me, it hit me - I was like "HOLY $&@#!!! THEY'RE GONNA PUT OUT A LIVE ALBUM!!!" ... I waited and waited and waited! It never came out - until KBFH released this!

It's a great disc - I remember the show like it was yesterday.(In fact - the encore cover they did both nights of "Born To Be Wild" was omitted from this CD...)

I'm an odd kansas fan - a VERY late bloomer... didn't really get into 'em until 1984's greatest hits album! I kinda wrote 'em off - I was 12, c'mon! - until I heard Steve Walsh & Steve Morse on the radio ... in 1986! So, yes, naysayers - POWER got me BACK into Kansas! (... and consequently Steve Morse & the Dixie Dregs, which eventually led me to be a HUGE Dream Theater fan!)

Anyway ... BUY THIS DISC. It's a really good representation of what happened that night. Believe me, I was THERE, and probably could dig the ticket stub up to prove it. No, it's NOT "Two For The Show" - but it's worth owning for sure, whether you were there or not!

(Incidentally - Steve Morse DID play violin on Dust in the Wind, and, for some reason, Phil Ehart used triggered kick drums - I will never forget seeing him sitting behind this HUGE yellow drum kit, and these little drum trigger pads in place of the kick drums... quite the odd visual!)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A sadness for Walsh, November 29, 1999

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Robert M. Harris "Mark Harris" (Colorado Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KBFH Presents Kansas (Audio CD)

Having had the pleasure of seeing Kansas in their hayday (Leftoverture and Point of Know Return tours), I can honestly say that time has unfortunantly taken it's toll on one of rock's best set of pipes. I have been a Kansas fan since "Masque" (which you saddly cannot find on disk these days), which means that it saddens me greatly to have such a harsh criticism of Walsh. He is a talented song writer, but his voice has apparently given what it had to give. His singing is heartfelt, but it lacks the flexibility and range which he orginally wrote into the songs. Otherwise, the CD was enjoyable as the musicianship was flawless. It is always a treat to hear Phil on the drums and Steve Morse is certainly no disappointment. I would, however, advise any Kansas fans to buy "Two for the Show" first - if you already has this live CD, then this CD is a good but different addition to your addition. If there were only some way for Walsh and Livgren to collaborate again ... now that would be worth it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Live Album Spoiled By Poor Vocals, March 7, 2001

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[e-mail] (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KBFH Presents Kansas (Audio CD)

This is a good live album let down by one crucial fact - Steve Walsh's once golden vocals have deteriorated badly, so much so that he can't even hit the notes in his own songs any more. And this really detracts from what is a decent live album and one much better than the album the concert was meant to promote - In The Spirit Of Things (see my review on this site).

As it stands the album is far superior to the awful Live At The Whisky and features an overall performance far in excess of that.

If you want to hear what Walsh and Kansas were once capable of spend your money on the truly incredible Two For The Show - which I called the best live album of all time in my review on this site.

Unlike Live At The Whisky this album is worth your money and it contains decent live versions of some of the only good songs from In The Spirit Of Things.

Recommendation to buy.