Kansas - Mask Of The Great Deceiver (live 1980)

Live at The Summit, Houston TX, December 9th, 1980. This song is from Kerry Livgren's first solo album "Seeds Of Change". Black Sabbath's Ronnie James Dio did the vocals on the studio album, but in this live version Steve Walsh handles the job. What also makes this video special is that it's got all 6 original band members. The Houston concert is the only complete concert on film in circulation before the band lost their lead singer Steve Walsh.

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[marquezmargaret0]

mr hope's bass work is off the chain

[marquezmargaret0]

there are many christian artists in the business--sheila e, denise matthews(vanity), bono of U2, and iron maiden's drummer nicko mcbrain have all openly declared their faith in christ

[marquezmargaret0]

@sjjediknight its kansas---i saw the show in salina on this tour---i was 17 yrs old

[thespacemonk]

I saw Kansas performing & they were doing each others solo stuff and Robby Steinhardt was in the wings and sort of threw his hands down and turned away from the stage as if to say, "I'm not into this crap at all..." trippy moment...

But of course they sounded great!!! KANSAS is one of my all time favorites and this song from Kerry's "Seeds of Change" is a great tune from a great album.

Keep it alive!!

As You Will...

[Kansasforlife]

@sjjediknight Kansas ;-)

[28301964]

I saw this tour and Livgren did a song from his solo record and Walsh did one from his. They were fantastic! this to me was Dio's pinnacle of vocal achievements of what he sang on Kerry's solo disc. Steve Walsh did a great job live on this!

[sjjediknight]

Is this AD or Kansas?

[ianpw2]

shit

[ArkRazor1]

@zooropa What struck me as unusual was the fact that Livgren had recently converted to the faith, while all of the others band members sans Hope had not- this was a solo effort by Livgren in which the entire album was meant to honor the Lord. That is what was made it unique from my perspective anyway.

[zooropa2day]

@ArkRazor1 Not really that uncommon actually. U2, Creed, Jars of Clay, Eric Bibb, and many others out there. What makes it christian or not? Is it justified that a christian makes a piece of music that is not intended on glorifying God or that a non christian writes a piece of music that does even though they don't know? I would point out U2 in particular considering the band members faiths. And in the fact of how they perform certain songs. Many more out there.