Posted on 01/03/2021 2:45:16 PM PST by SamAdams76
I conclude their longevity is due to the sardines.
They're darned good, especially the Mediterranean style.
They and their lead singer are a beautiful story of redemption...they have a movie, too...oh, and the music is still some of my favorites...Carry on My Wayward Son.
My first concert was seeing Kansas in Tulsa, OK when I was in high school. Some band no one had ever heard of was the warm-up band, an outfit called Cheap Trick.
Here, at about 3 minutes. Yes, I'm in there somewhere.
I saw them once in the 90s at a free outdoor gig (and hear them on radio while growing up).
>>Kansas sold a creditable 100,000 copies the album made the lower reaches of the Billboard chart.
A few thousand record/CD sales in a week can now put your band in the top 200 easily. Even higher if you look at a niche chart.
I love sardines! They gross some people out, but they are an easy lunch with saltines and cheese. Louisiana hot sauce, too!
I'll second that! Those are good.
>>Ehart views it differently: “The band comprised a Catholic, a Baptist, a part-Jew, an agnostic and an atheist. Kerry’s religion was fine, but he wanted to make Kansas a sounding board for his beliefs. That sort of pontificating just didn’t sit comfortably with us, especially Steve who had to sing with conviction.”
Do the bands that sing about demons, dragons, or what not have conviction in their own lyrics?
>>Ehart views it differently: “The band comprised a Catholic, a Baptist, a part-Jew, an agnostic and an atheist. Kerry’s religion was fine, but he wanted to make Kansas a sounding board for his beliefs. That sort of pontificating just didn’t sit comfortably with us, especially Steve who had to sing with conviction.”
Where did Chuck Berry find the conviction to sing “Ring Ring Goes The Bell” about kids in school (School Day)?
Or the midwestern Trashmen singing about the King of the Surf?
Nothing happens in a vacuum, these were the MTV years. AOR radio was drawing a line in the sand on new bands and even sliding towards “classic hits” rather than even the new tracks from bands they were playing. MTV originally was open to all sorts of music, requirement “is there a video we can use for free” but it soon became the network of Michael, Springsteen, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and Boy George.
Who stole the lick?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5TlHv6UdIIM
The comments on the video are illuminating.
Interesting article. I know some of their music but not a lot.
I don’t recall ever seeing so many references to sardines in one piece of writing. King Oscar is a good brand. I especially like their smoked kipper snacks.
Sardines are a near-perfect food.
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