I know many of us watch these and feel fortunate to have been around with bands like Kansas. We loved life, had good times, and no worries for the future. The world was limitless and we cared dearly for all our friends and families. Somewhere along the way we started to care more about things and conveniences than we did for the people. We lost something along the way and that won't ever come back. I miss those days
A $10 concert ticket to be blown away and entertained with all your friends.
When we were 15, my friends and I went to see some band (don't remember who). We walked in, and Kansas was playing "Down the Road." Our jaws dropped! I saw them twice after that, and they were always great; they remain one of my favorite bands.
Not only did Walsh have a great voice, but Robbie Steinhart was very underappreciated as a harmony vocalist. Some of the odd, angular counter-melodies he throws out to support the lead vocal lines are amazing.
There is no room for positive music with an intelligent perspective in mass music today. But there are pockets of goodness still happening, it's just that the weird idiots at Rolling Stone are so concerned with the plight of the black rapper they don't cover any of it...but it's not important.
@tjrtherocksponge You forgot the Father of ALL Progressive Rock! YES! Incredible band that was so far ahead of everybody else when they first came out, it was amazing!
Love it. I'm born in 1949 and have been blessed with the opportunity to hear and enjoy some of the best. I realize each generation thinks their music superior to the next generations. But as time marches on I think the argument is getting near impossible to make any longer. Kansas came when Rock and Roll was in decline. All the great artists died, disbanded, or plain burnt out and unable to recapture what they originally could produce. Then Kansas showed up to the party when we desperate
@robseneff Unfortunatly, Robbie left in 2008 because he lost his stuff. He is now 59 years old. He was getting tired :( Im glad he's getting the well deserved rest he needs.
i did a four year classical music degree in the 80s and none of the classical composers touched my soul the way that kansas did & still do....i wish i could have been as half as good as them:-(
This is from the Monolith tour, 1979/80. I seen them in November 79 at the Hollywood Sporatorium, Sniffin the Tears opened up for them. This was a good concert but the 1977 show from Point of No Return i thought was better.
I saw them on this tour. Great band. I even like the dry board mix, as you can hear the raw sounds.
Robby never got his due in my opinion. He had a big hand in the Kansas peak years. All the band did, but he came with up with many identifiable melodies that made those great songs what they were. (if that makes sense)
Awsome! My favorite Kansas song, love the echo effect on Robbie's vocal at 4 minutes. Unfortunately the video cuts off before the gong at the end.
I saw the original lineup perform in KC at a Royals Stadium summerjam, I think with their Point of Know Return tour. Steve Miller band was also there, great show.
They may be that way, but that's a little prejudice of them to only appreciate the here and now. They still should NOT be trying to force what they appreciate onto us adults. Classics do take time to be appreciated by younger generations.
No one can inspire or write music like Mr Kerry Livgren can. Period, and with out further discussion. Not Roger Waters, Not Jon Anderson, Not Paul nor John.
I think that you can understand that it takes longer for younger generations to appreciate the Classics. I also believe you agree with me that children should not be forcing what they like onto us adults.
Be careful not to generalize....I was first turned on to Kansas through "All I Wanted" when I was 10. Saw them in Wichita in '91 and went backwards from there. I'm 31 now and am an avid fan.
Advice noted. People are tuned to music in different ways, I was actually turned on to Kansas by my father, who was a big fan in their heyday. My dad heard of the Proto Kaw project and has asked me to help him look for mateial on both Proto Kaw and any independent work Kerry Livgren has done.
@dchris24 That's a cool thing to hear, All I Wanted was the third Kansas song I ever heard. Second track on the King Biscuit Flower Hour knock off I bought as my first Kansas CD about three years ago. I was interested after hearing Carry On and Dust on the radio, so I looked Kansas up.
Power was the first studio album I bought and it's still my favorite!
If you'll notice, in today's music there are few like them. Dream theater and a small group of others qualify. But for the most the industry labels passify idiot no talent loving masses with the likes of hannah montana and other teen prefabricated, overcommercialized garbage that isn't fit for speakers.
I'm a professional vocalist myself, these guys are the reason I started as a kid in music. They are second to none in my book.
Most music of this time was released before I was even born, I was born in 1985, but I hear what you're saying, ShaliakhYeshai. I enjoy this music as well as other music from this time. All of this modern music crap is annoying, none of those guys even posses the songwriting skills of Kerry Livgren does. The only songwriter superior to Livgren is Jim Steinman, gotta hand Jim Steinman that one, he's the main element of Meat Loaf's career. Other bands, like Styx and Journey are good too.
I have to say that Jim Steinman is a very talented song writer.But to say he is superior
To Kerry Livgren is a joke ! As a classical pianist for most of my life the elements this man has used in his music is far superior to anything Steinman has done. How do I know that? I have taught and played many pieces by both of these great artists. Apples and Oranges!!
That's your opinion and I respect it. What I don't respect is those emo fan kids degrading people like Kerry Livgren and Jim Steinman for those bullcrap emo bands like fallout boy and all that other crap.
These Kansas live videos are like finding buried treasure. This concert was from the Audio-Visions tour...the last one before Steve walsh left the band. I saw the opening show from that tour in Dallas Texas. Actually went to the arena the night before the tour started and sat in the parking lot listening to their last rehersal before the tour. Brings back a lot of fond memories!
This is the best vidoeo that I have seen of "Miracles out of Nowhere" So I am going to deleted the copy I have, and make a copy of this one. Great job, Kerry !
WOW!!! Other than the quality of the video, this is my favorite Kansas video on You-tube right now. The band was just flat-out playing with all cylinders firing!!!! Kansas at its best!!!
I've been waiting for this video. Saw this show in Chicago and was forever changed. Walsh nails part 1 and 2 of the fugue and still does the happy feet. Hand stands on the keys, ect. The video doesn't do the show justice but it's a close second. Thanks for the post.
I totally agree with you. They are the best and I always thought they never got the recognition they deserve. I only wish I could have seen them when I was younger.
Kansas is the greatest and most talented band ever. There are none better. Their music inspires me and makes me feel good. I would give anything to have been able to see them. I'm 49 years old and they will always be my favorite band until the day I die.
I agree! I'm 50 and have seen them 4 times. Three when I was in my 20's and the last time was just last fall. They are still as great as they ever were! Kansas lives!
I prefer the classic version with the original band either on record or live(as with this version),this blows away anything Kansas has done in since 1980 on this tune.
I know many of us watch these and feel fortunate to have been around with bands like Kansas. We loved life, had good times, and no worries for the future. The world was limitless and we cared dearly for all our friends and families. Somewhere along the way we started to care more about things and conveniences than we did for the people. We lost something along the way and that won't ever come back. I miss those days
A $10 concert ticket to be blown away and entertained with all your friends.
olgimer 3 months ago
i saw them live last sunday and they were totally awesome
Fmennre 8 months ago
When we were 15, my friends and I went to see some band (don't remember who). We walked in, and Kansas was playing "Down the Road." Our jaws dropped! I saw them twice after that, and they were always great; they remain one of my favorite bands.
Not only did Walsh have a great voice, but Robbie Steinhart was very underappreciated as a harmony vocalist. Some of the odd, angular counter-melodies he throws out to support the lead vocal lines are amazing.
velita1444 9 months ago
I can get tired of KANSAS ( the state), but prob not KANSAS the group!
leonakita 9 months ago
There is no room for positive music with an intelligent perspective in mass music today. But there are pockets of goodness still happening, it's just that the weird idiots at Rolling Stone are so concerned with the plight of the black rapper they don't cover any of it...but it's not important.
HollywoodWags 9 months ago
Ready to see this remastered!!
eruptionmat 10 months ago
Great guitar solo by Kerry Livgren in this version.
74Gibson 10 months ago
@tjrtherocksponge You forgot the Father of ALL Progressive Rock! YES! Incredible band that was so far ahead of everybody else when they first came out, it was amazing!
saludahead 11 months ago
Love it. I'm born in 1949 and have been blessed with the opportunity to hear and enjoy some of the best. I realize each generation thinks their music superior to the next generations. But as time marches on I think the argument is getting near impossible to make any longer. Kansas came when Rock and Roll was in decline. All the great artists died, disbanded, or plain burnt out and unable to recapture what they originally could produce. Then Kansas showed up to the party when we desperate
upside69down 1 year ago
If this whole concert on vid, can somebody pls tell me where to buy it? *.* It's just magic!
Therockfan90 1 year ago
This is my favorite song of Kansas, 2:18 to 3:50 is just epic.
Spiiana 1 year ago
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Spiiana 1 year ago
without kerry and robby kansas is not the same
thesantoshow93 1 year ago 2
Kansas isn't the same with Robby Steinhardt, but again, they needed more collaboration than the voice I guess...bad guess if you ask me.
robseneff 1 year ago
@robseneff Unfortunatly, Robbie left in 2008 because he lost his stuff. He is now 59 years old. He was getting tired :( Im glad he's getting the well deserved rest he needs.
fraroc 1 year ago
Awesome fugue in the middle of the song. Awesome song, awesome band. Like no other.
shire2005 1 year ago
Amazing clip Saw them on tour during song for america as an opening act. Would hate to have had to follow those guys on stage.
gborden99 1 year ago
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John lennon died one day before this live.
Grahfx 1 year ago
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Grahfx 1 year ago
i did a four year classical music degree in the 80s and none of the classical composers touched my soul the way that kansas did & still do....i wish i could have been as half as good as them:-(
classicrockchick1000 1 year ago 2
I believe that this is from the Audio VisionsTour 1980. I had it on VHS tape.
A Classic song!!
am2boni 2 years ago
This is from the Monolith tour, 1979/80. I seen them in November 79 at the Hollywood Sporatorium, Sniffin the Tears opened up for them. This was a good concert but the 1977 show from Point of No Return i thought was better.
MasterWitchDoctor 2 years ago
one of the best songs (if not THE best song) in musical history
W4R666 2 years ago
Prog at its best.
rivera0213 2 years ago
AWSOME> ONE OF THE BEST EVER
mysarita 2 years ago
I saw them on this tour. Great band. I even like the dry board mix, as you can hear the raw sounds.
Robby never got his due in my opinion. He had a big hand in the Kansas peak years. All the band did, but he came with up with many identifiable melodies that made those great songs what they were. (if that makes sense)
troy92850 2 years ago
Robby Steinhardt's parts were written by Kerry Livgren, if I'm correct. Kansas live is a little like a cover band without Robby's voice, though...
martenlandstrom 2 years ago
By far one of Kansas' best songs, simply incredible. Great video, that's for posting!
KrazyZophie 2 years ago
Great song,i never hear this on the radio
examinfo 3 years ago
Awsome! My favorite Kansas song, love the echo effect on Robbie's vocal at 4 minutes. Unfortunately the video cuts off before the gong at the end.
I saw the original lineup perform in KC at a Royals Stadium summerjam, I think with their Point of Know Return tour. Steve Miller band was also there, great show.
jeffcoat1959 3 years ago
@jeffcoat1959
Remember who opened that show? Hard to believe it was Van Halen
avs90125 9 months ago
They may be that way, but that's a little prejudice of them to only appreciate the here and now. They still should NOT be trying to force what they appreciate onto us adults. Classics do take time to be appreciated by younger generations.
silverfang8215 3 years ago
The last two minutes of this song are absolute gold. How lucky am I that I found the original Leftoverture record in my basement?
zeguna 3 years ago 2
God! I wish I could play the keyboard and dance like this guy at the same time!
Excellent!
AtlasJP 3 years ago 2
Brilliant!!!
Quantanthead 3 years ago
gotta love that organist
khiley9 3 years ago
Wow, that's the first time that I see a vocal solo of Robbie. He has a great voice!
Kansasforlife 3 years ago
Brilliant
maximumsatann 3 years ago
No one can inspire or write music like Mr Kerry Livgren can. Period, and with out further discussion. Not Roger Waters, Not Jon Anderson, Not Paul nor John.
2manifest2 3 years ago
Hey there Mister Madman, what'cha know that I don't know?
doktorsteiner 3 years ago
I love this music since 1977. This is pure magic, straight from heaven, wonderfully written, and beautifully sung and performed.
I saw KANSAS in 1978 for the POINT OF KNOW RETURN tour when I was 17. A rare treat I remember all my life.
Beamshipcaptain 3 years ago
OMFG best song ever!! Who wouldn't want to jam this song?
memorynuke123 3 years ago
Props to you man, they were great then.....Steve and Robbie YES!!
drbluz9902 3 years ago
I understand.
Thanks for the reply.
Dave.
dgcmusi 3 years ago
I think that you can understand that it takes longer for younger generations to appreciate the Classics. I also believe you agree with me that children should not be forcing what they like onto us adults.
silverfang8215 3 years ago
Be careful not to generalize....I was first turned on to Kansas through "All I Wanted" when I was 10. Saw them in Wichita in '91 and went backwards from there. I'm 31 now and am an avid fan.
dchris24 3 years ago
Advice noted. People are tuned to music in different ways, I was actually turned on to Kansas by my father, who was a big fan in their heyday. My dad heard of the Proto Kaw project and has asked me to help him look for mateial on both Proto Kaw and any independent work Kerry Livgren has done.
silverfang8215 3 years ago
@dchris24 That's a cool thing to hear, All I Wanted was the third Kansas song I ever heard. Second track on the King Biscuit Flower Hour knock off I bought as my first Kansas CD about three years ago. I was interested after hearing Carry On and Dust on the radio, so I looked Kansas up.
Power was the first studio album I bought and it's still my favorite!
AxonHilock 2 years ago
Finally a great old video of theirs without steve sounding like shit.
anythingdammit 3 years ago
how will you sound 30 years later? than you do today............quick to judge..slow to understand.
ke2323 3 years ago
Awesome video. these guys were loaded with talent.
jjjflott 3 years ago 2
If you'll notice, in today's music there are few like them. Dream theater and a small group of others qualify. But for the most the industry labels passify idiot no talent loving masses with the likes of hannah montana and other teen prefabricated, overcommercialized garbage that isn't fit for speakers.
I'm a professional vocalist myself, these guys are the reason I started as a kid in music. They are second to none in my book.
ShaliakhYeshai 3 years ago 32
Most music of this time was released before I was even born, I was born in 1985, but I hear what you're saying, ShaliakhYeshai. I enjoy this music as well as other music from this time. All of this modern music crap is annoying, none of those guys even posses the songwriting skills of Kerry Livgren does. The only songwriter superior to Livgren is Jim Steinman, gotta hand Jim Steinman that one, he's the main element of Meat Loaf's career. Other bands, like Styx and Journey are good too.
silverfang8215 3 years ago
I have to say that Jim Steinman is a very talented song writer.But to say he is superior
To Kerry Livgren is a joke ! As a classical pianist for most of my life the elements this man has used in his music is far superior to anything Steinman has done. How do I know that? I have taught and played many pieces by both of these great artists. Apples and Oranges!!
dgcmusi 3 years ago
That's your opinion and I respect it. What I don't respect is those emo fan kids degrading people like Kerry Livgren and Jim Steinman for those bullcrap emo bands like fallout boy and all that other crap.
silverfang8215 3 years ago
I agree with you.
dgcmusi 3 years ago
@ShaliakhYeshai Amen,brother !!!( Gentle Giant--huge influence on Kansas,though ! )
ksjoyjespeace 1 year ago
@ShaliakhYeshai they prob are second to Justin Beiber?...no? ;>P
leonakita 9 months ago
@ShaliakhYeshai Amen, amen, and amen!
eruptionmat 7 months ago
@ShaliakhYeshai I am a singer too, and guys like Walsh, Gramm, and Perry (just to name a few) were in a class by themselves.
VIDEOHEREBOB 6 months ago
they were great...one of a kind,,,
rgbrin 3 years ago 5
he could'nt
hypermolicule 3 years ago
What an amazing group of musicians. They don't make bands like this anymore. Leftoverture still stands as one of the best all-time albums.
dylanologist 3 years ago 6
I saw them in 1980 and they were great. Only complaint was they did not play long enough.
littlebigtrain 3 years ago
These Kansas live videos are like finding buried treasure. This concert was from the Audio-Visions tour...the last one before Steve walsh left the band. I saw the opening show from that tour in Dallas Texas. Actually went to the arena the night before the tour started and sat in the parking lot listening to their last rehersal before the tour. Brings back a lot of fond memories!
paxilman 3 years ago 4
This is the best vidoeo that I have seen of "Miracles out of Nowhere" So I am going to deleted the copy I have, and make a copy of this one. Great job, Kerry !
ALaudun 3 years ago
Oh, god, it's very good!
I love this song
Steve walsh, the best vocal!
cloudslifer 3 years ago
Steve played keyboards live while he sang. Why didn't John Efante?
JIF882 3 years ago
He did! Check him out on the 1982 MTV concert posts!He also played guitar!
rickyon 3 years ago
Es buenísima!!!
gracias por subir esto :-))
es la que prefiero de esta gente y siempre pienso en mi amor cuando la oigo
ole ole oleeeeeeeeeee!!!
quimosavic 3 years ago
WOW!!! Other than the quality of the video, this is my favorite Kansas video on You-tube right now. The band was just flat-out playing with all cylinders firing!!!! Kansas at its best!!!
kb1dt6 3 years ago
Where did you get a hold of this? I want it...
camelandu2 3 years ago
This album has just been remastered and re-released this week. Very good live disc 2.
cttxlv 3 years ago
I forgot to add: this video was cut off before the ending of the song.
ALaudun 3 years ago
The lighting in this video was horrible.
ALaudun 3 years ago
I've been waiting for this video. Saw this show in Chicago and was forever changed. Walsh nails part 1 and 2 of the fugue and still does the happy feet. Hand stands on the keys, ect. The video doesn't do the show justice but it's a close second. Thanks for the post.
Selmer1430P 3 years ago
I totally agree with you. They are the best and I always thought they never got the recognition they deserve. I only wish I could have seen them when I was younger.
nhjiii 4 years ago 2
Kansas is the greatest and most talented band ever. There are none better. Their music inspires me and makes me feel good. I would give anything to have been able to see them. I'm 49 years old and they will always be my favorite band until the day I die.
nhjiii 4 years ago 3
I agree! I'm 50 and have seen them 4 times. Three when I was in my 20's and the last time was just last fall. They are still as great as they ever were! Kansas lives!
augustanna 3 years ago
Great performance. But I still like the modern version without the staccato keyboard intro.
dchris24 4 years ago
I prefer the classic version with the original band either on record or live(as with this version),this blows away anything Kansas has done in since 1980 on this tune.
Zorack10 3 years ago
A true symphonic masterpiece of Rock!
Stratoman77 4 years ago 2
They nail the fugue-like instrumental passage in the middle. That's one part where a band could fall apart live.
JonWRowe 4 years ago 2
Awesome!
VMkoe 4 years ago 2
yes, I agree, great mysterious climate and band appearance. Excellent song like whole album Leftoverture
folblut 4 years ago