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Freaks of Nature
Rock · 1995 · 9 tracks

Freaks of Nature

Kansas

Aggressive violin riffs meet heavy nineties production. A darker, more muscular take on the band's signature progressive rock sound.

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It's Kansas but with a darker, heavier nineties edge and some of their best violin work ever.

A heavy, introspective struggle between technical precision and emotional weariness.

Freaks of Nature · vs · Kansas
Thunderstorm+3.0σ

Thunderstorm saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
I Can Fly
5:24
02
Desperate Times
5:26
03
Hope Once Again
4:36
04
Black Fathom 4
5:55
05
Under the Knife
5:01
06
Need
4:04
07
Freaks of Nature
4:08
08
Cold Grey Morning
4:16
09
Peaceful and Warm
6:45
Moments Worth Waiting For
The aggressive violin and guitar unison riff that opens the title track, signaling a much heavier direction than their eighties output.
The transition into the hidden track 'Beware the Gnat' where the band's playful, complex instrumental side briefly resurfaces.
The stark, vulnerable vocal delivery on 'Cold Grey Morning' where the classic Livgren songwriting style meets Walsh's weathered nineties tone.
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