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From their inception, Kansas had been working on a combination of American heavy rock and UK prog rock. Their aesthetic and commercial peak in 1976-'77 found them achieving the perfect synthesis of these elements, first on LEFTOVERTURE and then on POINT OF KNOW RETURN. While the latter was somewhat more concise and accessible, LEFTOVERTURE contains what is inarguably the Midwestern band's signature song, "Carry On, My Wayward Son," an irresistible riff-fest that channels everything from Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and would make Kansas rock-radio denizens for decades to come. On many of the other tracks, the band's proggier elements come to the fore, with elegant piano, elaborate synthesizer, and death-defying shifts in meter and dynamics, but the whole is delivered with a greater conceptual concision than Kansas had previously managed.
Digitally remastered by Darcy Proper and Suha Gur.
+ 2 Prev. Unrel. Bonus Tracks
Recorded at Studio In The Country, Bogalusa, Louisiana. Includes liner notes by David Wild.
Reissue producers: Jeff Glixman, Jeff Magid.
Kansas: Steve Walsh (vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone); Robby Steinhardt (vocals, violin, viola); Rich Williams (acoustic & electric guitars); Kerry Livgren (guitar, piano, clavinet, ARP, Moog & Oberheim synthesizers); Dave Hope (bass); Phil Ehart (drums, percussion).
Producer: Jeff Glixman.
Leftoverture Music | List Price | $7.94 (You save $1.19) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Progressive, Art Rock | | Label | Legacy | | Orig Year | 1976 | | All Time Sales Rank |  665  | | CD Universe Part number | 1865130 | | Catalog number | 85386 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 22, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Bill "Bleu" Evans | | Recording Time | 55 minutes | | Personnel | Steve Walsh - vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone
Phil Ehart - drums, percussion
Rich Williams - acoustic & electric guitars
Dave Hope - bass
Kerry Livgren - guitar, piano, clavinet, ARP, Moog & Oberheim synthesizers
Robby Steinhardt - vocals, violin, viola
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Kansas Leftoverture Songs Leftoverture Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews One of their best!
One of the best Kansas albums. A beautiful mix oof pop and advanced prog rock. I love this band!
Submitted by joedega2 (Norway) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  A very good KANSAS standard
The real KANSAS style.
They were at summit creative peak at that time.
Main titles are success over now :
carry on wayward son , cheyenne anthem ,
miracles of nowhere, still present in last KANSAS live album 2003.
Submitted by h.casabianca (LYON,FRANCE)
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Remastered all time great classic rock album.
I absolutely love this album ! I've had it on vinyl for 26 years & had the cd for over 15 years & it's in my top 5 favourite albums of all time. The remaster was purchased mainly for enhanced sleeve notes & 2 bonus tracks; "Carry on Wayward Son" & "Cheyenne Anthem" - both previously unreleased live tracks. Well worth having for die hard Kansas fans. Pity Epic/Legacy couldn't cram any more onto the disc as at just over 55 minutes, it's still on the short side but well worth it for the enhanced remastering by original producer Jeff Glixman.
An essential purchase !
Submitted by nigelgains (Macclesfield, Cheshire, U.K.)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A classic album
A clsassic album from a classic band: Leftoverture is one of the best records of american proggresive music. From the beginnind with Carry on Wayward Son until the end with a Magnus Opus, you can hear creativity, virtuosity, beaty ... all that you want. This edition included two live bonus tracks: Carry On Wayward Son and Cheyenne Anthem. This song is one of the most beautiful songs of Kansas and this is the only live version in the eofficial discography. If you don`t have this CD, please don`t wait more, you nedd this record in your collection
Submitted by wjoalh15 (Merida, Venezuela)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A Classic Masterpiece
Kansas reinvented progrssive rock with this Classic Album. Having seen them Live in 1978, this Album still remains in my Collection Today. Although Hugely Well Known in the States, Unfortunately Kansas were little recognized in the UK at the time I saw them Live one Tuesday Evening at the Manchester Apollo Theatre, the Sparse Audience that night of Maybe 100 no more, were there to see the Support Band Cheap Trick,and not Kansas, I felt Deeply for the members of Kansas, especially, Robby Steinhardt, who seemed to be bemused at the lack of an Audience, and the look on his face asked the Question, why were they even playing to such a small crowd.
Submitted by George.Green (Western Australia)
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