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Carry On Wayward Son" was written after the band had completed rehearsals. Livgren, who perceived the song as being "beamed down" to him in full, [8] in 2004 stated: "It's an autobiographical song. Parallel to my musical career I've always been on a spiritual sojourn, looking for truth and meaning. It was a song of self-encouragement.
The new song, titled "Pensando en ti" changes the lyrics; from a meditation about mortality, it's now a ballad about the desire of meeting a someone that may make your dreams come true. "Dust in the Wind" was parodied by comedian Tim Hawkins , the parody called "A Whiff of Kansas" which is on the Pretty Pink Tractor album, and a video parody on ...
Kansas is an American rock band formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1973. They became popular during the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind". [4]
[1] He says that in "The Wall" "a more communitarian vision [than in 'Carry On Wayward Son'] seems to be projected in both the lyrics and the music." [1] Music journalist Gary Graff described "The Wall" as a power ballad. [2] "The Wall" consists of three verses. [1]
Leftoverture is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1976.The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2001. It was the band's first album to be certified by the RIAA, and remains their highest selling album, having been certified 5 times platinum in the United States.
The song, "Carry On Wayward Son", became Kansas' first hit, reaching No. 11. Riding the success of Leftoverture, Livgren wrote "Dust in the Wind" for the Point of Know Return album. Like "Carry On Wayward Son", "Dust in the Wind" was added to the album at the last minute. Livgren said the song was an acoustic guitar warmup.
The recording sessions for Point of Know Return commenced in June 1977 at Studio in the Country, the Bogalusa, Louisiana facility where Kansas' previous two albums were recorded: due to the band encountering equipment failure at Studio in the Country, Kansas shifted recording sites, the majority of the recording of Point of Know Return being done at Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville over the ...
"Point of Know Return" is a song by the progressive rock band Kansas written by Steve Walsh (lyrics [1]), Robby Steinhardt, and Phil Ehart (who suggested the album's title, which inspired the lyrics to the song [1]) for their 1977 album Point of Know Return.