[Heeplist] [NHC] Steve Walsh leaving Kansas

[Igor Shveitser]

 And I agree with Bob that being a modern active band no matter how old (you are) or famous in the past (you were) makes it really interesting. Otherwise you can always stick to your collection - the chances it sounds worse than the classic band are really slim these days.
Cheers, Igor
P.S. I really like modern UH.


Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:01:30 -0400 от Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net>:
>I agree with Igor that Kansas is not the band they once were, I think
>because Kerry Livgren left  as the creative force.  Heep has a similar
>situation when their most creative influence / keyboard player left.
>
>I do take exception to the dig at the current lineup of UH.  Yes, I admit I
>would take David Byron, Hensley, Kerslake and Thain over current members.
>However in the case of Byron and Thain, that is not an option.  And from
>what I saw back at HV2008, Lee is not up to the rigors of touring.  I would
>love to see Ken and Paul Newton come back and rejoin Heep.  But we all know
>that is not going to happen.  That said, they guys in there now are doing a
>great job, they are working hard at touring and, and, and I emphasize "AND"
>are coming out with new music!!  It is not the classic lineup, but at least
>they are doing new music and growing as a band, rather than sounding like
>has beens living off greatest hits of yesteryear.  Sadly most of my 70's
>heroes are doing that, but not Heep.
>
>
>On 7/3/14 6:39 AM, "Igor Shveitser" < zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
>
>>  Having Walsh left the band must give 'em a clue what to do... especially
>> since they have no longer been doing anything of value since god knows when.
>> 14 years, am I wrong? Sad but fair - they are already dead as a creative unit
>> for many a year now. This change won't change a lot for the most of us. Kansas
>> WAS a band... ages ago. And definitely not with Elefante... the last real
>> progressive Kansas came out 1979 and afterwards there was only a flash of
>> reminiscence in 2000. Sad, sad story... To me it is one of the major
>> disappointments in life: I dreamt of seeing them live while they were still a
>> real band with new, fresh material but they seem comfortable not leaving
>> America at all. Even Mark Farner came here at last... :)
>Cheers, Igor
>P.S. Not
>> being crazy about Box-Lanzon-Shaw UH I take my hat off just for the fact they
>> are very unlike Kansas regarding creative process and touring schedule. True
>> rock band must work like that, otherwise you are something else.
>P.P.S. I have
>> ALL of the original Kansas vinyls in my collection as well as some of the
>> later non-class
>
>
>
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