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Rock · 1974 · 8 tracks

Kansas

Kansas

A collision of heartland boogie and European symphonic complexity. High-speed violin duels with heavy riffs across sprawling, mystical landscapes.

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It's like if a bunch of guys from a farm decided to play Mozart on distorted guitars and a violin.

A high-stakes balance of intellectual curiosity and raw, heartland power.

Kansas · vs · Kansas
Open Field+2.1σ

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

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Can I Tell You
3:32
02
Bringing It Back
3:33
03
Lonely Wind
4:17
04
Belexes
4:24
05
Journey From Mariabronn
7:56
06
The Pilgrimage
3:42
07
Apercu
9:44
08
Death of Mother Nature Suite
7:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The aggressive violin and guitar unison riff that opens Belexes with startling speed.
The transition from the boogie-woogie piano of Bringing It Back into the soaring vocal harmonies.
The slow, apocalyptic build of the organ during the climax of Death of Mother Nature Suite.
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