They have a completely different appeal from their contemporaries Styx and Journey.
This band is best described as American progressive hardcore.
It reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 and sold 4 million copies. This is a representative work that includes the smash hit single "Subete wa Kaze no Naka de Dust in the Wind." The beauty of the orchestration, featuring violins and keyboards, reached its peak.
10 TRACKS:
1)
Punto de Regreso Conocido (Point Of Know Return)
2)
Paradoja (Paradox)
3)
La Araña (The Spider)
4)
Retrato - Él Sabía [Portrait (He Knew)]
5)
Crónicas del Guardarropa (Closet Chronicles)
6)
La Mano del Relámpago (Lightning's Hand)
7)
Polvo en el Viento (Dust In The Wind)
8)
Chispas de la Tempestad (Sparks Of The Tempest)
9)
Nadie en Casa (Nobody's Home)
10)
Desesperanzadamente Humano (Hopelessly Human)
Organ, Piano, Celesta, Synthesizer, Vocals, Percussion, Other [Vibes, Peabody Chromatic Inverter] - Steve Walsh
Written-By - Steve Walsh (A1 to B1, B3, B4)
Producer, Engineer - Jeff Glixman
Arranged By, Cover [Cover Concept] - Kansas (2)
Mastered By - George Marino
Drums, Timpani, Percussion [Chimes, Chain-driven Gong] - Phil Ehart
Written-By - Phil Ehart (A1)
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Percussion, Other [Rinauldo Whistling Machine] - Kerry Livgren
Written-By - Kerry Livgren (A2, A4 to B5)
Engineer [Additional] - Terry Diane Becker
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Other [Bemis Cow Pedal] - Rich Williams