Kansas - Relentless (live 1980)

[djezek7]

@cooldudebailey -- Funny thing is, he owns the name now.

@Smithfieldis -- Livegren was very religious and , as the lead songwriter, had the most to say about content. One reason that Walsh left when he did.

[Smithfieldis]

is this band about religion..? Love to God & Jesus.. all that stuff?

[cooldudebailey]

the album is god as well as the footage, but the only thing that makes my ass tingle with curiosity(lol) is the fact that the filmers didnt think they had the need to show Ehart(drummer) that often. What did they have agianst him?

[leonakita]

@cooldudebailey ...tiny drumkit with only one bass drum..not cool in the 70s !..if you didn't display 2 bass drums in the 70s..u sucked..plain and simple!... when Van Halen arrived , they took it up a notch with 4 bass drums! ( perhaps the stupidest unnecessary mockery of performance I ever saw.. but what can u expect from a shitty egotistically ridden group with a gay frontman and a drunk lead guitarist?)

[Tsnore]

Long live Kerry Livgren!

[tpj1959]

I saw this tour in three different cities. Great Show! Good eye on the hug ruthee12. I was really bummed when Steve quit.

[JonP1961]

Kerry is the riff-master

[ruthee12]

take notice to 4:27 robbie sort of hugs steve.

myself , being a true kansas fan tells me that the deal was done (walsh was gone) and it was robbie saying good job man!

[fredramsey]

I wish to god someone would tab this song.

[roojunk]

Wow. I forgot all about this song. I love how Steve has to play with one hand while holding the mike. They had to do it all, no samples, triggers or loops.

[vnhalen8]

I agree best song on Audio-Visions!

[BEEGER1]

Holy shit...they seriously need to remaster this footage and release a DVD. This is too good to be lost to buttcrack of time.

[icrushu]

i dont agree with u,i like the things to stay the way they were originaly made.Have u seen remastered E.T.?Its not the original so to me its useless.

[BEEGER1]

To "remaster" media means to transfer it a more stable medium for archive and quality purposes. And this footage has obviously degraded beyond its original quality...it needs to be restored before it degrades further.

That version of 'E.T.' wasn't remastered...it was recut. And yes it was a dumb idea.

[KSFALLGUY]

unfortunatlly, much of the kansas footage is very damaged what you see is the results of work done in the 90s to try and keep it from going away all togeather! technology in 80 was hugh cameras with even bigger tapes, and finding the medium to even replay the tapes is next to imposible, maybe some day we.ll discover and old tv station with the equipment but till then? its a real shame because audio visions was there greatest tour, 1st rock group to pla china, and lil footage if any!

[zooropa2day]

This led into AD which was great.

[shire2005]

Yeah this album kicks! I hate it when people bash this album and monolith just because they are not quite as good as PONR or leftoverture. There isn't much difference at all.

[eaglewheels1995]

Nice shorts Steve!

[bearmare]

Only good song off Audiovisions. After that, it was pretty much the end of Kansas. The best period for the band was the period from Song for America to Point of No Return. Monolith was not a good sign, and Audiovisions pretty much confirmed that the band was done.

[kroggerman4life]

Power had a few hit or miss, Spirit of Things was okay, Freaks was a bit of a turn around, but Somewhere to Elsewhere is flawless, but still late.

[ke2323]

in the spirit of things was a great album, freaks was good.not great. and ste in my opinion sucked big time with the exception of a few songs.

[Jordingo]

Oh, you are so, so wrong! The complete album is excellent from head to toe. I agree Monolith took a little drop there but this album went back upwards in music excellence. I will add an additional negative to your post. Not in disrespect to your opinion, just in disagreement.

[ke2323]

I AGREE

[JonWRowe]

Actually "No One Together" is the best song from Audiovisions and is much better than this one.

[silverfang8215]

Somewhere To Elsewhere has but little flaws, It overall was a great album, though it was a still late, Icarus II and Byzantium are tracks from Somewhere to Elsewhere I can't stop listening to, that album deserves some respect considering that the songwriting was the sole work of their catalyst, Kerry Livgren. Every album had their ups and their downs.

[JonWRowe]

Byzantium is my favorite from that album. Even though Walsh's voice has less tone & range, he really nails that one.

[vigodiman]

kerry livgreen the best

[donniegarrison]

Thanks for the rare video. My fave tune off of "AudioVisions".

[justlikepriest]

I love Audio Visions my favorite Kansas album. In Jr High School everyone one into Zeppelin and I was the only on into Kansas. Great song.

[ogam5]

This, coupled with "Mask.....", is a real find - except that I am hoping you can post "Got To Rock On", unless the Summit version is especially worse than the studio version - still one of Kansas' most obscure hits (yeah, I know - didn't crack the Top 40 but was a HUGE radio track in the fall of '80.....)

[jsrjc]

First time i've seen all the band play together thank you so much for this

[Lambchop002]

I loved this album! I always thought it was underrated.

Great song, Thanks for posting!!!

[rickyon]

I didn't know Kansas had a black guitar player!Is the lighting terrible on this or what?Still any concert footage of Kansas is always welcome!Thank You kerrylives!

[navygent]

lol that's Richie Williams, he's white, the funny thng is on the DVD with the greatest hit box collection, he faces to palm when he discusses the Kansas videos "again with the stupid hat, where did that come from?" quite a character in person.

[rickyon]

I know. It was a little joke. You're right he is quite a character. He is the coolest and most accessible to the fans. His website is fantastic!

[rickyon]

I didn't know Kansas had a black guitar player!Is the lighting terrible on this or what?Still any concert footage of Kansas is always welcome!Thank You kerrylives!

[TopJimmyWinn]

This is rare! where did you get this?

[metalmark062]

GREAT SONG!!

[JonWRowe]

I wonder if the show had "No One Together" or "A Glimpse of Home" my two favorite songs from the post-Point of Know Return albums with original lineup.

[ShutlOrbit]

This was the Audiovisions tour. "No One Together" was definitely part of this tour's playlist. However, "A Glimpse of Home" wasn't on this tour. It was performed on the Monolith tour the previous year.