Rock Classics #66 - Kansas
Still hard to find Classics I did not cover yet (please note: I try to choose only the ones I really like personally :-)! - my last one been the Romantics - but here we go -found an awesome one I hope i had not yet.
Kansas
While some know I come from AOR scene - m first real love been these rock sounds from the likes of Foreigner, Toto, Saga, Journey. Bit before that time other bands been famous - also during the AOR times I lived my rock music love sch as Boston, Styx and this band "from" Kansas.
Hang on, they still exist
Usually you have to doubt about bands famous in 70ies/80ies touring these days i this is just a money grab remake or real. Not sure on Kansas yet but Wikipedia tells me they are still active, being founded 1970 means something:
Kansas is an American rock band formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1973. They 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 5x, 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 Jason Ankeny of AllMusic referred to Kansas as "staples" of classic rock radio.
Dust in the Wind
Probably the most famous song by Kansas - very old - but still with great message and guitar play for heaven - great produced - back in 1978 - a legendary song!
Kansas after 1990ies - the second life
By the early 1990s, Kansas could’ve slipped quietly into the nostalgia graveyard like so many of their 70s peers. One or two reunion tours, a half-hearted compilation, done. Instead, the band doubled down and started what basically became their second life.
Through the 1990s they kept touring, kept writing, and kept reshaping the lineup just enough to stay sharp without losing the core “Kansas” identity. Their older hits stayed alive on radio and MTV Classics, especially Dust in the Wind – released in January 1978 as a single from Point of Know Return – which had become a cross-generational anthem by then.
The 2000s didn’t slow them down. While other classic-rock acts retreated into cruise-ship festivals, Kansas kept performing relentlessly and built a surprisingly young fanbase by simply being better live than people expected.
In the 2010s, they did the thing almost nobody saw coming: they released genuinely strong new albums. The Prelude Implicit (2016) and The Absence of Presence (2020) weren’t legacy padding. They were real records with real ideas, proving the band wasn’t living off “Carry On Wayward Son” royalties alone.
And here we are in the 2020s. Kansas is still active, still touring, still updating its lineup. They even brought in a new guitarist in 2025. For a band founded in 1973, that level of longevity is ridiculous in the best possible way.
Anyone rembers them?
Obviously only a question for @steevc or @slobberchops
As in, they are part of my childhood nap time lullabies 😅 grew up with my Uncles, who listens to Metallica, Scorpions, Bon Jovi and so on. 💕
They are a band I'm aware of, but I only know the hits. Maybe I'll look them up on Spotify.
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It’s amazing how Kansas is still going strong after so many years. Their old songs like ‘Dust in the Wind’ and ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ still feel fresh, and it’s great to see them making new music and reaching new fans. It shows how true talent never fades. Your personal connection to their music made this post even nicer to read.
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So you can keep playing your game 🎮
But just remember you are playing games with people's lives
I don't really give a fuck if you downvote me but you are messing with a lot of dangerous people
Downvote me as much as you like it changes nothing I've showed you what's going on and if you think it's ok crack on just remember karma is always around the corner
I believe in God 🙏🏾 do you ?
I don't know how people like you look at yourself in the mirror knowing what you are doing everyday
Can I ask you seriously what do you think downvoting people is going to archive?
What has it archived so far
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The evidence speaks for it's self
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Hello everyone good morning good afternoon good evening where ever you are around the world 🌎 🌍 🌍 🌍 🌍
As many of you know I was downvoted on Hive by the biggest farmers on Hive 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
They think I care about rep on Hive when it means nothing in the real world 😂😂😂😂😂
It's mad how the ones doing the downvoting are farming Hive with armies of alt accounts 😂 😂
They selfvote there own shit post's and projects 😂😂😂
They like to talk a whole lot of shit 💩
But they can't Face the truth so in this post you can find the truth
This is part 3 Hive is done please do check out the previous parts
I make one big post soon I think I need to do a few more parts first
The thing is I've been called a spammer and all sorts of things but words mean nothing 😂😂😂😂
Especially when they are coming from scammers farmers downvoting racist people 😂😂😂😂
It's still so hard to believe that blocktrades is behind buildawhale usainvote and other accounts that are actively destroying Hive 😂 😂
Hive has the tech but not the brain's at the top
It's crazy that acidyo tells people about selfvoting whilst selfvoting his shit projects 💩 everyday 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Themarkymark is running the buildawhale comment farm for his master Blocktrades 😂 😂 😂
It's so funny how themarkymark account has a free pass the same as acidyo 😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's not hard to tell who is running Hive 😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for reading and viewing this post
Now I got a question for you all do you think I'm a scammer or spammer 😂😂😂😂😂
Please be honest it won't offend me 😎👍🏾
I would highly recommend you checking out the previous parts
Hive is done
Hive is Done part 2
Kansas is such a timeless band. Songs like Carry On Wayward Son and Dust in the Wind never get old.
Totalmente de acuerdo contigo.
Claro que los recuerdo y aun los escucho, me gusto tu post, seguiré tus publicaciones a partir de hoy.
https://x.com/lee19389/status/1990690607002538368
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