Best Of

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Product Details

Artist : Kansas
Format : Best of
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0074646569023
Label : Epic, Legacy
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1999-04-06
UPC : 074646569023

ASIN : B00000I5Y6

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Carry on Wayward Son
2. Point of Know Return
3. Fight Fire With Fire
4. Dust in the Wind
5. Song for America
6. Hold On
7. No One Together
8. Play the Game Tonight
9. Wall
10. Pinnacle [*]
11. Devil Game [*]
12. Closet Chronicles [*]

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Customer Reviews

The best is decent. (2004-07-11)

I must say, there are a number of classic rock hits on here, but none of them excite me very much. I probably wouldn't even own this if it wasn't for "Dust In The Wind". That song is excellent, and reminds me of some of the better stuff from "Crosby Stills & Nash" and "America". Otherwise this also has "Carry On Wayward Son", "Point Of No Return", "Hold On", and "Play The Game Tonight", all of which are good, just not the caliber of "Dust In The Wind". I think my problem is that some of the more rocking songs remind me of "Styx", and I can't stand them. Overall it's a decent bunch of tunes, but I guess I just can't be a big fan of "Kansas", when I'm from Missouri.

Great introductory chapter for KANSA FANS (2004-07-09)

I've been KANSAS fans for over 20 years.They had ups and downs.I think this CD is a best introductory for the beginner for AMERICAN PROGRESSIVE ROCKS.This band's pop sides are strongly stressed in this hit collection.If you are a DIEHARD fans KANSAS,dig another fulllength albums.So many long time complex pieces are omitted here.This GREAT BAND can't be told with only this CD.This is a good main gate for the AMERICAN PROG-ROCK SEEKERS.

The Autobiography of a Supergroup (2003-12-17)

Each track on this handy compilation embodies all of the genuine elements that made Kansas one of the all-time greats, consisting of the Topeka-homegrown innocence (without the cliched naivety) combined with weary-eyed looks at the past, present, and an uncertain future. Springing from the virtuous, innocent American heartland, Kansas was a band that remained honest in their hopeful-sad-determined subject matter, and became one of the premier supergroups of its time (and remaining unmatched in their genre to this day). They proved they could pull off their love of British progressive rock without sounding overblown or overproduced, while keeping an authentic Southern jam essence. This slightly made-over version of the original release showcases examples of the things that made Kansas stand out; whether it's the doleful realizations of 'Dust in the Wind,' the power of 'Point Of Know Return' or 'Carry on Wayward Son,' or reflections of Kerry Livgren's search for redemption through Christianity, every song here remains some of the best work released during their respective times. However, it should be noted that "The Best Of Kansas" is not necessarily a place to start for new fans; rather, Kansas is one of those bands whose immense creativity is best experienced with each individual album, and no compilation completely does them a significant amount of justice. Nonetheless, it's still a relatively sturdy overview, and a fascinating musical biography.

The Best of the Best! (2003-12-01)

This is the first Kansas album that I bought and all I can say is that it is SO good and definitely the best album to start with if you're interested in Kansas. Almost everyone has heard their most popular hit (Carry on My Wayward Sun) Mix Electric Light Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller, and Boston, and for the most part you've got Kansas!

Columbia revamps this album and improves it 100% but still.. (2003-10-27)

The original issue of this album, released in 1984, was attrocious. It contained the big hits (Wayward Son, Dust, Hold On) and a few key album rock staples (Point of Know Return, Song for America and The Wall). But the rest of the album was devoted to dire tracks from their 1980s output: The generic hard rock of Fight Fire With Fire, Play the Game Tonight and No One Together, and a perfectly dreadful "previously unreleased" track, Perfect Lover. Their first three albums, surely their most artistically accomplished (if not most commercial) were represented by the lone track "Song for America". In essence, this seemed a desperate effort to paint the group as still vital by placing undue focus on their then-recent output.

In a word: Worthless.

This reissue, in addition to modest improvement in fidelity, gooses the track list to make it much more palatable. The terrible Perfect Lover has been jettisoned completely, and in its place we get three new additions: The Pinnacle (from Masque), The Devil Game (from Song For America) and Closet Chronicles (from Point of Know Return). The album is now a far better balanced view of Kansas' career. There are still many more excellent tracks from their first five albums that could have been used in place of the 1980s filler (and surely one track from the not-completely-horrible Monolith could have been included), but this isn't bad.

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