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Thursday, January 25, 2007

kansas rocks...

Sorry I haven't posted over here in so long. I've been trying to think of things to do on this music blog. I think I've figured out what to do. I'm just going to kind of journal what I'm listening to from time to time, and tell you what I think about it...

Today, because of a conversation with a co-worker, I started up the Kansas playlist. Yeah.. Kansas. Dust In The Wind, Carry on my Wayward Son. Those are their two "songs," right? Wrong. Very wrong. Those are the two overplayed songs they wrote. Both songs are good in their own right, but not a really good cross section of the underplayed and under appreciated music that makes up KANSAS.

Taking cues from Mahavishnu Orchestra's fusion of jazz and rock, Kansas branches off into classical and rock and roll fusion.

Kansas rocks. I'll give you a sample of a rare and old cut. This one is called Journey from Mariabronn. I don't know what the title means, but this is one of my favorite tracks off their first album in 1974. It's a bit lengthy, clocking in at around 8 minutes, but well worth it if you ask me. I hope you enjoy it. If you do, be sure to go out and grab some Kansas at the music store of your choice!

: toadman : at 1:11 PM |