Nov 17 2009
Kansas DVD, “There’s know place like home”
Last night I had a look at the new Kansas DVD, “There’s no place like home” and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
They had an orchestra backing them up and they selected songs that played well with the orchestra, like “Nobody’s Home” from the album “Point of No Return”. It’s obvious that Livgren and Walsh wrote those songs with an orchestra in mind.
It was great to see Kerry Livgren playing with them on a few songs. It seems like he wrote many of my favorite Kansas songs, including the ones that had religious overtones, like “Carry On”.
Steve Morse played with them too on a few songs. I have never been much into Morse (Dixie Dreggs, Deep Purple), but after seeing him play on the DVD I can appreciate his recognized talent as a guitar player.
I met Steve Walsh, Billy Greer and Steve Morse years ago in Park City when my wife won a “party with Kansas” contest that was promoting “In the spirit of things”. That’s when I learned that even rock stars are normal people. I was particularly impressed with Billy Greer. He seemed like a good guy to me.
Kansas has a unique style. This new DVD emphasizes that nicely.
