Label: Kirshner Records (US), ZK 32817
Style: Pop Rock, Progressive Rock
Country: Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Time: 44:50
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 270 Mb
Charts: US #174. CAN & US: Gold
Kansas's
debut album followed the merging of two Topeka musical camps: Kerry
Livgren, from a previous Kansas line-up, and White Clover, which played
mainstream rock and blues. The newly formed group signed with Kirshner
Records in 1973 and traveled to New York to record their first release.
The
material on Kansas, written mostly by guitarist/keyboardist Livgren and
vocalist/keyboardist Steve Walsh, had been culled from the repertoire
of both groups. Livgren's songs were generally longer and more elaborate
than Walsh's and featured mystical lyrics which reflected his intense
interest in Eastern religions. "Journey from Mariabronn" was inspired by
Hermann Hesse's Narcissus and Goldmund, while "Belexes" and "Apercu"
were influenced by the pseudo-Asian sound of Giacomo Puccini's Turandot.
Kansas
was promoted by print advertisements which included the tagline "Kansas
is Koming." A promotional 7-inch single titled "Man the Stormcellars:
Kansas is Koming!" was sent to radio stations and featured Don Kirshner
hyping the album. Two 7-inch singles were released: "Can I Tell You" and
"Lonely Wind". Both failed to chart, though a live version of "Lonely
Wind" (from the double-live album Two for the Show) did reach the Top
100 in early 1979.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_(Kansas_album))
01. Can I Tell You (03:32)
02. Bringing It Back (03:33)
03. Lonely Wind (04:16)
04. Belexes (04:23)
05. Journey From Mariabronn (07:55)
06. The Pilgrimage (03:42)
07. Apercu (09:43)
08. Death of Mother Nature Suite (07:43)
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