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Hold On (Kansas Song)
"Hold On" is a single by the progressive rock band Kansas. It was the band's 13th single, eighth top 100 hit, and fifth top 40 hit, peaking at number 40. Kansas Billboard chart history Billboard.com. Retrieved December 13, 2011. The song was first released on the 1980 album ''Audio-Visions'', which was the last album recorded with the original band before Steve Walsh left. The song was written by Kerry Livgren to try to convince his wife to convert to Christianity along with him, which proved successful and the couple have remained active in their faith ever since. It was further re-released on several compilation and live albums, including ''The Best of Kansas'', '' The Kansas Boxed Set'', '' The Ultimate Kansas'', '' Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection'', ''Live at the Whisky'', and the CD/DVD combos of '' Device, Voice, Drum'', '' Works in Progress'', and ''There's Know Place Like Home''. An orchestral version of the song appears on the album '' Always Never the Same'', rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas (band)
Kansas is an American rock band that became popular during the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind". The band has produced nine gold albums, three multi-platinum albums (''Leftoverture'' 4×, ''Point of Know Return'' 4×, and ''The Best of Kansas'' 4×), one other platinum studio album (''Monolith''), one platinum live double album ('' Two for the Show''), and a million-selling single, "Dust in the Wind". Kansas appeared on the US ''Billboard'' charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. "Carry On Wayward Son" was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997. History 1970–1973: Early years In 1969, Don Montre and Kerry Livgren (guitars, keyboards, synthesizers) were performing in a band called the Reasons Why in their hometown of Topeka, Kansas. After lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 30th Anniversary Collection
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1980 Singles
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Kansas (band) Songs
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London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's Hall Orchestra because of a new rule requiring players to give the orchestra their exclusive services. The LSO itself later introduced a similar rule for its members. From the outset the LSO was organised on co-operative lines, with all players sharing the profits at the end of each season. This practice continued for the orchestra's first four decades. The LSO underwent periods of eclipse in the 1930s and 1950s when it was regarded as inferior in quality to new London orchestras, to which it lost players and bookings: the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1930s and the Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic after the Second World War. The profit-sharing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Never The Same (Kansas Album)
''Always Never the Same'' is the thirteenth studio album by United States, American rock music, rock band Kansas (band), Kansas, released in 1998. This album consists of mostly covers of the band’s previous work, re-recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. New songs include "In Your Eyes", "The Sky Is Falling", "Need to Know" and the instrumental "Preamble". "Prelude & Introduction" is a medley of the Kansas songs "Carry On Wayward Son", "Point of Know Return (song), Point of Know Return", "Opus Insert", and "Lamplight Symphony". The album also includes a cover version, cover of The Beatles’ "Eleanor Rigby". "Carry On Wayward Son" was also recorded during this time, in case strong sales would bring forth a second symphonic album, but was never released. This is the final Kansas album to include new songs from lead singer/keyboardist Steve Walsh (musician), Steve Walsh. Track listing Personnel ;Kansas *Steve Walsh (musician), Steve Walsh – keyboard instrument, keyboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's Know Place Like Home
''There's Know Place Like Home'' is Kansas' fifth live album. It was released as a double CD and also on DVD on October 13, 2009 and Blu-ray on November 23, 2009. The DVD charted at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Music DVD chart the week of its release, Kansas's only appearance on that chart. ''There's Know Place Like Home'' is a recording of a concert that took place on February 7, 2009 in Topeka, Kansas at Washburn University (which several members of Kansas attended) along with the Washburn University Symphony Orchestra. The concert featured several orchestral arrangements by Larry Baird of Kansas songs (Baird also served as conductor for this concert) - arrangements the band has been playing with symphony orchestras around the US since the release of 1998's '' Always Never the Same'' which featured the London Symphony Orchestra accompanying the band. The cover features the old man depicted on the cover of ''Leftoverture'' and the papers around him with a black background. A sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works In Progress (Kansas Album)
''Works in Progress'' is a CD/DVD release from the band Kansas, bringing together songs from the last ten years (1992–2002) of the band's career, featuring music from ''Live at the Whisky'', '' Freaks of Nature'', and ''Device – Voice – Drum''. In addition, the companion DVD collects a number of live performances originally featured on ''Live at the Whisky'' and ''Device – Voice – Drum''. The title is a pun based on their progressive rock genre. Track listing CD # "Mysteries & Mayhem" (from ''Live at the Whisky'') - 8:25 # "Portrait (He Knew)" (from ''Live at the Whisky'') - 5:38 # "Down the Road" (from ''Live at the Whisky'') - 5:51 # "Black Fathom 4" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 5:54 # "Freaks of Nature" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 4:07 # "Under the Knife" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 5:00 # "I Can Fly" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 5:21 # "Peaceful and Warm" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 6:47 # "The Wall" (from ''Always Never the Same'') - 5:30 # "Cheyenne Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Whisky
''Live at the Whisky'' is the second live recording by American rock band Kansas, released in 1992. The U.S. version includes a bonus track "Lonely Street" from 1975. A German version of the release contains an alternative bonus track, "Journey from Mariabronn" which actually includes both "Belexes" and "Journey from Mariabronn" together from that same show. The German bonus track is also available on iTunes, Napster, and other streaming services. The album notes state that it was recorded in "one take", and has been criticized by some because of the harsh vocals of singer Steve Walsh, whose voice was failing at that time as a result of a variety of issues, including fatigue and substance abuse. It was the first official Kansas release (other than compilations) not to reach the album charts, and also the first not released on a major record label. Walsh has stated in interviews that the recording of this CD and video was doomed from the beginning and he is embarrassed of anythi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Kansas
''The Ultimate Kansas'' is the fourth compilation from the band Kansas. It was originally released in 2002, and focuses solely on their Kirshner period from their debut album ''Kansas'' in 1974, up to and including ''Drastic Measures'' in 1983. The collection was rereleased in 2008 under the title ''Essential Kansas 3.0'' as part of the Sony/BMG Legacy series of that name, with an additional "bonus disc" with seven additional songs, and featuring "eco-friendly" packaging. Cover art The covers of ''Leftoverture'', ''Kansas'', ''Point of Know Return'', and ''Monolith'' are depicted on the front cover of ''The Ultimate Kansas''. Track listing Disc one # "Carry On Wayward Son" (Kerry Livgren) – 5:22 # "Song for America" (Livgren) – 10:01 # "The Wall" (Livgren, Steve Walsh) – 4:48 # "Lonely Street" (Phil Ehart, Dave Hope, Walsh, Rich Williams) – 5:42 # "Journey from Mariabronn" (Livgren, Walsh) – 7:57 # "Child of Innocence" (Livgren) – 4:31 # "Mysteries and Mayhem" (L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio-Visions
''Audio-Visions'' is the seventh studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1980. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 1996 on Legacy/ Epic and again in 2011, as a Japanese import vinyl-replica CD, as well as part of the Sony/Legacy domestic boxed set, ''Kansas Complete Album Collection 1974-1983'', which packages all of the band's original releases on Kirshner and affiliated labels CBS/Columbia. Kerry Livgren's recent conversion to Christianity is first heard on this album, primarily in the lyrics to "Hold On", which was written as an evangelistic plea to his wife. That song was the original lineup's last Top 40, peaking at No. 40 as the album's first single. The second single from the album, "Got to Rock On," charted outside the Top 40, and was released as a promo only 12" single as well, featuring a live version of the song on Side B of the promotional single, taken from an ABC Radio "the Source" live concert broadcast from Chicago. In a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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