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Kansas - The Best of Kansas Audio CD

A fair review of the Kansas "The Best of Kansas" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Kansas reviews here, or go back to the Kansas tabs.

Kansas Band: Kansas
Title: The Best of Kansas
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Release Date: 1999-02-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Carry on Wayward Son 2: Point of Know Return 3: Fight Fire With Fire 4: Dust in the Wind 5: Song for America 6: Hold On 7: No One Together 8: Play the Game Tonight 9: Wall 10: Pinnacle [*] 11: Devil Game [*] 12: Closet Chronicles [*]

The Best of Kansas CD
I'm not a big Kansas follower so thought the CD was ok. A few good popular songs.


Rediscovering classic rock
I thought about it and it's quite true. My teenager heard me listening to this the other day and commented to me about how the classic rock of the 70's was so much better than what is being produced today. When I listen to the radio today, I often wonder which of today's songs will still be around in thirty or forty years, and nonetheless popular.

The songs on this album are so timeless and well-known. I especially love Dust in the Wind, and the entire collection together on this CD is so well produced. The vocals- the instruments - the crystal clear sounds on this CD was better than the original. I'm glad they remastered it to bring out more from the original recordings than was possible before. .


Start with the album "Leftoverture"
It's two bucks cheaper right now and it includes one of Kansas' best songs, "Miracles Out Of Nowhere" from the album "Leftoverture". If you're looking for a single disk 'best of Kansas', you might want to check out "Playlist: The Very Best Of Kansas". From "Point of Know Return" it includes "Portrait (He Knew)" which got quite a bit of airplay when that album came out.

But really, occasionally the album that put a band on the map in the first place is better than attempts at compiling singles or heavy airplay songs. Such is the case with this collection vs. "Leftoverture". "Leftoverture" was strong, start to finish, not a smidgen of gristle on that one. Based on its strength I bought the album before it (Song For America) and after it (Point of Know Return), and a friend of mine picked up Kansas' debut album. Each of those albums had moments but the keeper was "Leftoverture".

Try "Leftoverture" first, and if you're in dire need of a particular song from the best of, download it as an individual track. If you need to save a couple bucks, dispense with the two live bonus tracks appended to the current edition of "Leftoverture" and just download the original eight songs.
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Classic Rock
Kansas is one of my favorites. I grew up with this group. Great music with great lyrics. I believe this is a must have if you don't already own it!.


Kansas digital, it's worth it
What more could you ask?. The best songs Kansas did, plus a few extra cuts.


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