- Carry on Wayward Son
- The Wall
- What's on My Mind
- Miracles out of Nowhere
- Opus Insert
- Questions of My Childhood
- Cheyenne Anthem
- Magnum Opus: Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat/Howling at the Moon/Man Overboard/Industry on Parade/Release the Beavers/Gnat attack
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Kerry Livgren Keyboards,Guitar
Steve Walsh Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background),Keyboards,Organ,Piano,Vocals
Cheryl Norman Vocals,Children's Voices
Toye LaRocca Vocals,Children's Voices
Richard Williams Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Robby Steinhardt Violin,Vocals,Vocals (Background),Viola
Phil Ehart Drums,Percussion
Rich Williams Guitar
Dave Hope Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Kerry Livgren Composer
Edwin Hobgood Technician
Ray Black Technician
Richard Williams Composer
Jeff Glixman Producer,Assistant Engineer
Robby Steinhardt Composer
Kansas Arranger,Producer
Phil Ehart Composer
Rich Williams Composer
Dave Hope Composer
Steve Walsh Composer
Stephen Stills Composer


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Overview
For any art rock band, the fourth album means it's time for a self-styled masterpiece -- if you need proof, look at Selling England by the Pound or Fragile. So, with Kansas, the most determinedly arty of all American art rock bands, they composed and recorded Leftoverture, an impenetrable conundrum of significance that's capped off by nothing less than a five-part suite, appropriately titled "Magnum Opus," and featuring such promising movement titles as "Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat" and "Release the Beavers." Of course, there's no telling whether this closing opus relates to the opener, "Carry On Wayward Son," the greatest single Kansas ever cut -- a song that manages to be pompous, powerful, ridiculous, and catchy all at once. That they never manage to rival it anywhere on this record is as much a testament to their crippling ambition as their lack of skills. And it's unfair to say Kansas are unskilled, since they are certainly instrumentally proficient and they can craft songs or, rather, compositions that appear rather ambitious. Except these compositions aren't particularly complex, rhythmically or harmonically, and are in their own way as ambling as boogie rock, which still feels to be their foundation. It's not really fair to attack Kansas for a concept album with an impenetrable concept -- it's possible to listen to Lamb Lies Down on Broadway hundreds of times and not know what the hell Rael is up to -- but there's neither hooks nor true grandiosity here to make it interesting. That said, this still may be Kansas' most consistent set, outside of Point of Know Return. Take that for what you will. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Product Details
Release Date: | 05/22/2001 |
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Label: | Bmg / Sony Music |
UPC: | 0886978798626 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Kansas Primary ArtistKerry Livgren Keyboards,Guitar
Steve Walsh Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background),Keyboards,Organ,Piano,Vocals
Cheryl Norman Vocals,Children's Voices
Toye LaRocca Vocals,Children's Voices
Richard Williams Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Robby Steinhardt Violin,Vocals,Vocals (Background),Viola
Phil Ehart Drums,Percussion
Rich Williams Guitar
Dave Hope Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Technical Credits
Bill "Bleu" Evans EngineerKerry Livgren Composer
Edwin Hobgood Technician
Ray Black Technician
Richard Williams Composer
Jeff Glixman Producer,Assistant Engineer
Robby Steinhardt Composer
Kansas Arranger,Producer
Phil Ehart Composer
Rich Williams Composer
Dave Hope Composer
Steve Walsh Composer
Stephen Stills Composer
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