Very memorable song for me ( nung nag stow-away ako ng high school )... _______________________________ OCTOBER, 1976 Kansas: Leftoverture is released. Leftoverture is the fourth album by Kansas, released in October 1976. It reached #5 on the Billboard 200 Top LPs chart, and features the single, Carry On Wayward Son, which reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. When Kansas Masque album failed to produce a hit single, pressure from Kirshner Records intensified. The band knew that if their next LP did not sell, they would be dropped by the label. To make matters worse, Steve Walsh began to experience writers block, and his contribution to the album would ultimately be limited to co-authoring four songs. It fell on Kerry Livgren to fill the void. The dark, sprawling suites from the previous two albums disappeared in favor of shorter, more accessible songs which energized the band. Despite their brevity, the new compositions still retained much of the classically-inspired complexity of Livgrens previous work. Kansas recorded the album at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana. (The Studio in the Country was so-named because, as Kerry Livgren described on In the Studio with Redbeard in the episode spotlighting Leftoverture that It was in the middle of a swamp (chuckling). Wed walk out of the studio and there would be gators in front of the studio, mosquitos the size of B-52s and at times armadillos would run into the control room (laughing)). Leftoverture begins with the hit single Carry On Wayward Son, a song which has become a classic rock anthem. Kerry Livgren wrote the song as a sequel to the final song, The Pinnacle, from the previous album, Masque. The Wall explores Livgrens search for meaning. Whats On My Mind is a straight-forward rocker in the vein of Carry On Wayward Son. Next is the sprawling and deep Miracles Out of Nowhere, the first of three progressive epics on the album. The fifth track, Opus Insert, combines pop and progressive rock. This is followed by the uptempo Questions of My Childhood, Cheyenne Anthem is a tribute to the American Indian tribe of the songs title and is one of several Kansas epics that berate mans destruction of whatever he touches. Closing the album is the longest track, the mostly instrumental Magnum Opus. ORIGINAL ROLLING STONE REVIEW Undoubtedly their finest album, Leftoverture warrants Kansas a spot right alongside Boston and Styx as one of the fresh new American bands who combine hard-driving group instrumentation (with a dearth of flashy solos) with short, tight melody lines and pleasant singing. Each song on side one of Leftoverture is strong, especially the opener, Carry On Wayward Son, which is blessed with a tough melody line and strong vocals by Steve Walsh. Most of side two is taken up by Magnum Opus, an extended, primarily instrumental passage (in six movements, the first of which is Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat) that has a lot more to do with the Flock than the recent works of Rick Wakeman. ~ Alan Niester (January 27, 1977) TRACKS: Side one Carry On Wayward Son (5:23) - (Kerry Livgren) The Wall (4:51) - (Livgren, Steve Walsh) Whats on My Mind (3:28) - (Livgren) Miracles Out of Nowhere (6:28) - (Livgren) Side two Opus Insert (4:30) - (Livgren, Walsh) Questions of My Childhood (3:40) - (Livgren, Walsh) Cheyenne Anthem (6:55) - (Livgren) Magnum Opus (Livgren, Walsh, Ehart, Williams, Hope, Steinhardt) I. Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat II. Howling at the Moon III. Man Overboard IV. Industry on Parade V. Release the Beavers/VI. Gnat Attack) (8:25) CD Bonus tracks Carry On Wayward Son (Live) (4:45) Cheyenne Anthem (Live) (6:41) Kansas https://youtube/watch?v=t4IetUC_uog
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