July 1983
Kansas
Drastic Measures
2 out of 5
Kansas
Drastic Measures
2 out of 5
Highlights:
Fight Fire with Fire
Mainstream
Fight Fire with Fire
Mainstream
Kansas is amazing.
Stunning, really. An entire career, spanning decades, supported, truly, by two singles. I’m sure they had other, minor hits, but can you name them?
No.
This is was built at a ForeigNightRangTotoverboy record factory. (How’s that, Thom?)
Drastic Measures gets the job done, because they know what the job is and how to do it. That’s not a reason to buy this.
I do kind of enjoy the bombast of “Mainstream”, though and maybe that’s because it’s a direct response to the corporatization of rock that one of the founding members hated and was disdainful towards the band for heading in that direction.
“Don’t Take Your Love Away” is corporate Yes and I want it all to stop.
Stunning, really. An entire career, spanning decades, supported, truly, by two singles. I’m sure they had other, minor hits, but can you name them?
No.
This is was built at a ForeigNightRangTotoverboy record factory. (How’s that, Thom?)
Drastic Measures gets the job done, because they know what the job is and how to do it. That’s not a reason to buy this.
I do kind of enjoy the bombast of “Mainstream”, though and maybe that’s because it’s a direct response to the corporatization of rock that one of the founding members hated and was disdainful towards the band for heading in that direction.
“Don’t Take Your Love Away” is corporate Yes and I want it all to stop.
If you are in the mood for this kind of arena rock, try the Brooklyn band, Station. They traffic in this and they are doing a good job of it. And they’re young and hungry.
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