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Founded in 1970, Kansas inspired contemporary progressive rock/metal bands with tracks such as “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry on Wayward Son,” two of their well-known hits.
Formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1970, the founding members of the group — guitarist Kerry Livgren, bassist Dave Hope, and drummer Phil Ehart — first played together while in high school; with the 1971 addition of classically trained violinist Robbie Steinhardt, they changed their name to White Clover, reverting back to the Kansas moniker for good upon the 1972 arrivals of vocalist/keyboardist Steve Walsh and guitarist Richard Williams. The group spent the early part of the decade touring relentlessly and struggling for recognition; initially, their mix of boogie and prog rock baffled club patrons, but in due time they established a strong enough following to win a record deal with the Kirshner label.
Kansas’ self-titled debut LP appeared in 1974; while only mildly successful, the group toured behind it tirelessly, and their fan base grew to the point that their third effort, 1975’s Masque, sold a quarter of a million copies. In 1976, Leftoverture truly catapulted Kansas to stardom. On the strength of the smash hit “Carry On Wayward Son,” the album reached the Top Five and sold over three million copies. 1977’s Point of Know Return was even more successful, spawning the monster hit “Dust in the Wind.” While the 1978 live LP Two for the Show struggled to break the Top 40, its studio follow-up, Monolith, the band’s first self-produced effort, reached the Top Ten. That same year, Walsh issued a solo record, Schemer-Dreamer.
Formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1970, the founding members of the group — guitarist Kerry Livgren, bassist Dave Hope, and drummer Phil Ehart — first played together while in high school; with the 1971 addition of classically trained violinist Robbie Steinhardt, they changed their name to White Clover, reverting back to the Kansas moniker for good upon the 1972 arrivals of vocalist/keyboardist Steve Walsh and guitarist Richard Williams. The group spent the early part of the decade touring relentlessly and struggling for recognition; initially, their mix of boogie and prog rock baffled club patrons, but in due time they established a strong enough following to win a record deal with the Kirshner label.
Kansas’ self-titled debut LP appeared in 1974; while only mildly successful, the group toured behind it tirelessly, and their fan base grew to the point that their third effort, 1975’s Masque, sold a quarter of a million copies. In 1976, Leftoverture truly catapulted Kansas to stardom. On the strength of the smash hit “Carry On Wayward Son,” the album reached the Top Five and sold over three million copies. 1977’s Point of Know Return was even more successful, spawning the monster hit “Dust in the Wind.” While the 1978 live LP Two for the Show struggled to break the Top 40, its studio follow-up, Monolith, the band’s first self-produced effort, reached the Top Ten. That same year, Walsh issued a solo record, Schemer-Dreamer.
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Hold On
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Song For America
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Fight Fire With Fire
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Miracles Out Of Nowhere
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No One Together
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What's On My Mind
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Closet Chronicles
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Portrait (He Knew)
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Shoutbox
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Kansas is my favorite.
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teinowacpunka wrote:
Yep, They've write the Supernatural Song :P
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TimeStopper wrote:
Right awaaaayyyyy!!!!!!!!!!
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BloodFlowShow wrote:
Point of Know Return
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GUTI_4ever wrote:
629 plays in my library
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deadgrave wrote:
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CeeMustaine wrote:
Carry On Wayward Son ♥ [10]
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deadgrave wrote:
Carry On Wayward Son ♥ [9] and Dust In The Wind ♥ [4]
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Zeitgeist1 wrote:
They've write the Supernatural Song :)
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jenzabar wrote:
Point of Know return is in the All State commercial where the Asian man is in his car doing air drums... lol!
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Livgren90 wrote:
masque <3
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alvaronigro wrote:
All-the-BETTER-and-overlooked-songs-that-aren't-Carry On Wayward Son-or-Dust In the Wind ♥
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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
3 "Carry on 'My' Wayward Son" IDIOTS
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davidthemugman wrote:
dust in the wind =) intro to the atmen =)) lamp light symphony =))))))
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arglactable wrote:
@themagicalx1 You'll note, perhaps, that I did not state that it was better than ALL the music that came out in the past 20 years, merely MOST, and I stand by that. And merely stating "you're wrong" in response to such a comment doesn't really validate your position. Since the progressive rock revolution of the 70's music has mostly only becoming simpler, dumber, and louder (of course there are exceptions) and shit like rap gets grouped in with the stuff that actually deserves the label "music."
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arglactable wrote:
All-the-BETTER-and-overlooked-songs-that-aren't-Carry On Wayward Son-or-Dust In the Wind ♥
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Wooshmeister wrote:
All-the-great-and-overlooked-songs-that-aren't-Carry On My Wayward Son-or-Dust In the Wind ♥
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Days_of_Prayer wrote:
Dust In The Wind ♥ [3]
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OrkBoo wrote:
Carry On My Wayward Son ♥ [8]
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I_Love_Chocolat wrote:
Yeah! K A N S A S!
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Kansas's "Carry On Wayward Son" Featured On New TapStar Game
12 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/Kansas
Kansas's song "Carry On Wayward Son" is now featured on TapStar, a new music rhythm game just for iPod Touch/iPhone devices, and is available for download now for just $4. …
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