What are you listening to? (2018)

[mitlen]

  I love that song

That's not mutually exclusive.   

[skippy1999]

That's not mutually exclusive.   

lol true

[Natsinpwc]

Saw Kansas Friday night at the Taft Theatre here in Cincinnati. One of my favorites back in the day.  Only two original members.  Phil Ehart on drums is just tremendous and Richard Williams on guitar are also outstanding.  The guy on violin was also great--believe he has been with the band on and off since the 1990s.  Ronny Platt on lead vocals is a more recent addition.  He was good but not quite Steve Walsh.  All in all they had the Kansas sound down very good. 

They played for two and a half hours.  Started with a short acoustic set and then followed with a mix of songs.  Highlights for me were The Wall, Song for America and Miracles Out of Nowhere.  Then they played the entire Point of Know Return Album on its 40th anniversary--has been years since I had heard some of those tunes. Kind of wished I had seen the Leftoverture tour last year as I preferred than album.  Encore was Carry on Wayward Son.  A good evening.  Snow flurries greeted us as we got outside after the show.

[Mathguy]

Oh c'mon Mitlen - American Pie was one of the best songs ever made - even if one didn't like the story line in the words, the combination of melodies/harmonies was outstanding.

It must be because you're from Pittsburg ...

One of the worst songs in the history of recorded music.    Hell, it's even worse than "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago".

[mitlen]

Oh c'mon Mitlen - American Pie was one of the best songs ever made - even if one didn't like the story line in the words, the combination of melodies/harmonies was outstanding.

It must be because you're from Pittsburg ...

Where is Pittsburg Mathguy?

[tomterp]

  I love that song

Song came out in '71 when I was in Junior High School, and our student government had negotiated to have a pop music station played over the speakers during lunch.  This song just exploded into our consciousness, seems like we heard it every day and it had such mysterious lyrics, so singable but WTF did it mean?  And that was the short version usually.

It's an amazing song, quintessentially American in a way that most songs don't try to be. 

[Natsinpwc]

Dominic Miller is pretty darn good on that little guitar. 

[mitlen]

R & R HOF 2019:


• The Cure
• Def Leppard
• Janet Jackson
• Stevie Nicks
• Radiohead
• Roxy Music
• The Zombies

https://slate.com/culture/2018/12/2019-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-stevie-nicks-janet-jackson-radiohead.html

[skippy1999]

R & R HOF 2019:


• The Cure
• Def Leppard
• Janet Jackson
• Stevie Nicks
• Radiohead
• Roxy Music
• The Zombies

https://slate.com/culture/2018/12/2019-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-stevie-nicks-janet-jackson-radiohead.html

That’s a good class.

[imref]

Crue, Depeche Mode, and Iron Maiden miss the cut.

[skippy1999]

Crue, Depeche Mode, and Iron Maiden miss the cut.

Yea not sure about Def Leppard over Motley Crue.  Or solo Stevie Nicks either.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

Where is Pittsburg Mathguy?

the boonies of Kansas - https://www.pittks.org/

[mitlen]