UPC: 5099750806623
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Jul 01, 2002
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Kansas: Steve Walsh, Rich Williams, Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt, Dave Hope, Kerry Livgren.
Producers include: Jeff Glixman, Wally Gold, Kansas, Neil Kernon, Ken Scott.
Compilation producers: Jeff Glixman, Jeff Magid.
Recorded between 1974 & 1983. Includes liner notes by David Wild.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Epic/Legacy's double-disc set The Ultimate Kansas pretty much fulfills the promise of its title. Although it doesn't delve into the group's latter-day recordings for MCA and other labels, that's not a problem because most listeners -- whether they're fairweather or dedicated fans -- will want to concentrate on the group's peak in the '70s, which is precisely what this does. Over the course of 26 tracks, all the hits and album-oriented radio staples are featured, usually in their full-length album versions, plus a number of fan favorites and key album tracks that help draw a full picture of what the group did. The remastered, expanded single-disc of The Best of Kansas remains the best bet for the casual fan, since it has all the big hits on one disc, but anybody seeking to dig deeper than the hits and radio favorites -- without actually hearing the original albums -- should turn here, since its selection and sound is better than the three-disc box. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Producers include: Jeff Glixman, Wally Gold, Kansas, Neil Kernon, Ken Scott.
Compilation producers: Jeff Glixman, Jeff Magid.
Recorded between 1974 & 1983. Includes liner notes by David Wild.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Epic/Legacy's double-disc set The Ultimate Kansas pretty much fulfills the promise of its title. Although it doesn't delve into the group's latter-day recordings for MCA and other labels, that's not a problem because most listeners -- whether they're fairweather or dedicated fans -- will want to concentrate on the group's peak in the '70s, which is precisely what this does. Over the course of 26 tracks, all the hits and album-oriented radio staples are featured, usually in their full-length album versions, plus a number of fan favorites and key album tracks that help draw a full picture of what the group did. The remastered, expanded single-disc of The Best of Kansas remains the best bet for the casual fan, since it has all the big hits on one disc, but anybody seeking to dig deeper than the hits and radio favorites -- without actually hearing the original albums -- should turn here, since its selection and sound is better than the three-disc box. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Carry on Wayward Son
2 - Song for America
3 - Wall
4 - Lonely Street
5 - Journey from Mariabronn
6 - Child of Innocence
7 - Mysteries and Mayhem
8 - Pinnacle
9 - Bringing It Back
10 - Down the Road
11 - What's on My Mind
12 - Death of Mother Nature Suite
Disc 2:
1 - Point of Know Return
2 - Cheyenne Anthem
3 - Fight Fire with Fire
4 - Dust in the Wind
5 - Hold On
6 - No One Together
7 - Play the Game Tonight
8 - Closest Chronicles
9 - Sparks of the Tempest
10 - Portrait (He Knew)
11 - On the Other Side
12 - People of the South Wind
13 - Glimpse of Home
14 - Magnum Opus
1 - Carry on Wayward Son
2 - Song for America
3 - Wall
4 - Lonely Street
5 - Journey from Mariabronn
6 - Child of Innocence
7 - Mysteries and Mayhem
8 - Pinnacle
9 - Bringing It Back
10 - Down the Road
11 - What's on My Mind
12 - Death of Mother Nature Suite
Disc 2:
1 - Point of Know Return
2 - Cheyenne Anthem
3 - Fight Fire with Fire
4 - Dust in the Wind
5 - Hold On
6 - No One Together
7 - Play the Game Tonight
8 - Closest Chronicles
9 - Sparks of the Tempest
10 - Portrait (He Knew)
11 - On the Other Side
12 - People of the South Wind
13 - Glimpse of Home
14 - Magnum Opus