Kansas - KBFH Presents Kansas
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Artist: KansasEdition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 1998-10-20
Music Label: King Biscuit Flower
Soundtracks:
- Magnum Opus...
- One Big Sky...
- Paradox...
- Point Of Know Return...
- The Wall...
- All I Wanted...
- T.O. Witcher...
- Dust In The Wind...
- Miracles Out Of Nowhere...
- The Preacher...
- Houses On Fire...
- Carry On Wayward Son...
Music reviews of KBFH Presents Kansas
Music Review: Noble attempt comes up short
Rating: 3 Stars
Kansas may be the greatest American live band...ever. As "flashy showmen," they will never be Kiss or Garth Brooks, but as players onstage, they are peerless--they can wail like a tornado or play as gently as a summer breeze, all with dexterity, sophistication, style, and soul...in short, they ROCK. Their superb 1978 release TWO FOR THE SHOW is an excellent document of Kansas when they were at their peak commercially, and captures them in all of their instrumental and vocal glory. This KBFH PRESENTS release is not bad, but it is somewhat inconsistent. First of all, the vocal performances are at times flat and weak...it's not just Walsh, but it's the harmony backing vocals also. Secondly, the absence of a violin and mult-layered, lush keyboards are glaring. Thirdly, the production is a bit flat...a lot of dynamics seem to be lost or muddied. Finally, the band's performance instrumentally is not their best ever...very good, perhaps, but not up to the normal "Category 5" standard. I will disagree with other reviewers: LIVE AT THE WHISKY is a better live CD than this one. Though Walsh's vocals are slightly worse on that CD, the band plays and sounds as good or better than ever on WHISKY. It is interesting to hear this version of Kansas doing a mix of a few of the old classic Kansas standards mixed with cuts from IN THE SPIRIT OF THINGS, plus their hit, "All I Wanted" from POWER. These guys can play, but it seems to take them awhile to get untracked on KBFH PRESENTS. The opener, "Magnum Opus," sounds like a pale imitation, a by rote run-through that has less passion than Elvis's 1000th performance of "CC Rider." "One Big Sky" suffers from flat, at times painfully so, vocals and a bizarre "cheer" in the middle break that is more grating than it is inspiring. The band sounds a little better on the next few "classic" tracks and does a nice extended version of "All I Wanted." The "T.O. Witcher"/"Dust in the Wind" Medley is very effective and "Miracles Out of Nowhere" is a crowd-pleaser. "The Preacher" is fair, though lacking some of the spark of its studio version counterpart. In contrast, I can't say I'm a huge fan of the studio version of "House On Fire," but I have to admit, it does cook in this crackling live version...the band plays the blues like never before. Walsh does some strange things with his voice that are not always pleasant, but overall, he seems to be having a good time with it all and his keyboard work sizzles on this 12-minute workout...which flows right into a spirited-if-ragged "Carry On Wayward Son." I respect the fact that Kansas is a hard-working, passionate, live outfit. For the most part, they work up a sweat here on KBFH PRESENTS. But, this performance never quite soars as high as one might hope. Having seen the band live twice back in the day, and being a huge fan of TWO FOR THE SHOW, I suppose I was hoping for a little more on this release. It's not bad...but it doesn't get a lot of spins in my CD changer, either.
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