The Best of Kansas

by Kansas

The Best of Kansas cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: September 1984
  • Label: Kirshner
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:21
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: The USA Is A Monster, Kites, Mudboy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released just as the American group was undergoing significant lineup changes, this compilation distills their complex, classically influenced progressive rock into its most commercial forms. The inclusion of massive radio staples like 'Carry On Wayward Son' and 'Dust in the Wind' cemented the band's enduring classic rock legacy.

Genres

Descriptors: Arena Rock, Melodic, progressive, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. Carry on Wayward Son (5:21)
  2. Point of Know Return (3:11)
  3. Fight Fire With Fire (3:40)
  4. Dust in the Wind (3:25)
  5. Song For America (9:06)
  6. Hold On (3:51)
  7. No One Together (6:57)
  8. Play The Game Tonight (3:26)
  9. The Wall (4:46)
  10. The Pinnacle (9:35)
  11. The Devil Game (5:03)
  12. Closet Chronicles (6:54)

Credits

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