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Yet Another Version of Two KANSAS Albums (repackaged)

Richard Thompson | El Paso, Texas | 08/15/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This double CD is simply a repackaged version of Always Never the Same "Live", released in 1998, and Freaks of Nature from 1995, in one package. I bought it thinking it was all Live material. The packaging says "Live Recordings", Kansas with the London Symphony Orchestra. The only difference between this version and the original is they deleted the "Preamble" and "Prelude & Introduction" (which some complained about in the reveiws). Disc one is now only 11 tracks, clocking in at (62:36). The sound quality is excellant. Right up there with any modern remastered disc.



I did not realize that disc two was simply the nine tracks from Freaks of Nature, since I did not own that CD. I am only familier with the "Classic" Kansas by the original members, such as Leftoverture and Point of Know Return. I have been slowly working my way back through their catalog of early work, as it comes out on Legacy Records (Remastered Only).



Overall, this was a good buy. I got a great sounding "Live" disc, plus a bonus cd that I did not own (and probably would NOT have bought)."

Thanks Kansas!!!

NEOPROG RAN | EL PASO TX | 10/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I really needed you to put these 2 cds in one package so I could add it to my essential collection of infinite compilation cds that you have put out. Maybe next time you can release Somewhere to Elsewhere and Glossalalia together as a package. Great move from a band that cares about their fans!!!"

Lasting Poignancy

John P Bernat | Kingsport, TN USA | 05/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yesterday morning I met a lively, assertive red-haired lady who is a med tech in the microbiology lab of a Chicago-area hospital that's closing. She'd worked here her whole career. And we talked a while. She has a particularly aggressive form of cancer. She required treatment. Even the relatively outstanding health insurance provided here would not cover the cost of her chemotherapy treatments.



She was very proud of the fact that her son is a "drum tech" for Kansas. We went to the band's website and looked at pictures of her red-haired son performing. Having a wonderful time.



The band's website had a section about fundraising. She told me that the band agreed to stage a series of benefit concerts to raise money for her cancer treatments. So the band played, raised money, and paid for her chemotherapy and radiation, which was really expensive. She's cancer free for now.



Here are the lyrics to one of the band's biggest hits...



"I close my eyes, only for a moment and the moment's gone.

all my dreams, pass before my eyes a curiosity.

dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind."



"Same old song, just a drop of water in the endless sea.

all we do, crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see.

dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind."



"Now, don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.

It slips away, And all your money won't another minute buy."



"Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind...

dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind."



So, do they believe that, notwithstanding, they can make a difference?



Yup."