Kansas - Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection 1974-2004 (2009)

Kansas - Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection 1974-2004 (2009)
2CD + DVD | Progressive/Classic Rock | EAC Rip | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log | Mp3 CBR 320Kbps
DVD: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR 29.97fps, 5204-5507Kbps | AC3, 6ch, 448Kbps -> 4.37 Gb
Covers Included | Epic/Legacy | 1009 + 355 mb | FSonic, FServe, Uploaded

Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection 1974-2004 is certainly the most lovingly crafted of the many Kansas retrospectives. Featuring 27 album cuts that range from classic FM hits like "Dust in the Wind" and "Point of No Return" to fan favorites such as "Song for America," and a 16-track DVD that collects numerous television appearances, videos, and live recordings, Sail On seems to be the definitive tome of the Midwest art rock band's very existence. James Christopher Monger

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Well, once again we are treated to another Kansas "greatest hits/songs" package. However, this one is different in one aspect. It has two CD's & one DVD.

The two CD's basically includes songs from almost every Kansas album, from the self-titled debut "Kansas" to the 2002 release of "Somewhere to Elsewhere". As always, you get a good flavor of how their music evolved through the years. And, as always, you are disappointed with songs that were left out. CD #1 covers the first 4 albums. Noteable missing songs are "Down the Road" from Song for America & "Mysteries & Mayhem" from Masque. But it was good to see "Lamplight Symphony" & "Miracles out of Nowhere" included. Both of which are two of my favorites.

CD #2 starts off with selections from "Point of Know Return". Of course you get the staples (Dust in the Wind, Portrait, and the title track) but you also get two surprises. "Lightning's Hand" & "Sparks of the Tempest" are both great rockers and seems to always be ignored. What is nice about this CD is it continues past Audio-Visions. "Play the Game Tonight" & "Fight Fire with Fire" From the John Elefonte period and "All I Wanted" & "Rainmaker" from the Steve Morse Era shows that Kansas adapted with some success. But why they included Eleanor Rigby here is beyond me. A great song but says nothing really new musically. If you're going to cover a Beatles number at least make it your own. This song was disappointing. The CD ends with "Icarus II" off of Somewhere to Elsewhere.

Now the DVD is really something else. 16 songs with a mix of live & video recordings. This made purchasing the set well worth it. You also get members of Kansas talking between the songs about their experiences. It's interesting to see them in their first TV gigs on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. They look so young Fast forward to the last three numbers on the DVD and see them in their "older" appearance. No matter what, the music is never compromised. There is such a high quality to the Music of Kansas.

I would recommend this to ANY Kansas fan, even if you have all the other greatest hits sets. As I said, the DVD is well worth the duplication in music.
By Archie Mercer "Archie", Amazon Customer Review



Kansas:

Fusing the complexity of British prog rock with an American heartland sound representative of their name, Kansas were among the most popular bands of the late '70s; though typically dismissed by critics, many of the group's hits remain staples of AOR radio play lists to this day. Formed in Topeka in 1970, the founding members of the group -- guitarist Kerry Livgren, bassist Dave Hope, and drummer Phil Ehart -- first played together while in high school; with the 1971 addition of classically trained violinist Robbie Steinhardt, they changed their name to White Clover, reverting back to the Kansas moniker for good upon the 1972 arrivals of vocalist/keyboardist Steve Walsh and guitarist Richard Williams. The group spent the early part of the decade touring relentlessly and struggling for recognition; initially, their mix of boogie and prog rock baffled club patrons, but in due time they established a strong enough following to win a record deal with the Kirshner label.

Kansas' self-titled debut LP appeared in 1974; while only mildly successful, the group toured behind it tirelessly, and their fan base grew to the point that their third effort, 1975's Masque, sold a quarter of a million copies. In 1976, Leftoverture truly catapulted Kansas to stardom. On the strength of the smash hit "Carry On Wayward Son," the album reached the Top Five and sold over three million copies. 1977's Point of Know Return was even more successful, spawning the monster hit "Dust in the Wind." While the 1978 live LP Two for the Show struggled to break the Top 40, its studio follow-up, Monolith, the band's first self-produced effort, reached the Top Ten. That same year, Walsh issued a solo record, Schemer-Dreamer.

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