John Wetton is actually my least favorite of the band. I enjoy seeing Downes, Palmer & Howe MUCH more. Wetton is just kind of "along for the ride," IMO. which is pretty pathetic considering he's the "front man." but I love Kansas. even the arrogant full of himself Walsh. personally I couldn't care less about the "commercialism" and "sold out" labels that you or anyone else wants to put on whomever. If I like the music, it doesn't matter if it's a "commercialism sell out" or not. I still listen to Phil Collins sometimes

 
You mis-interpret my post.
 
John Wetton's best work was in Family, Roxy Music and King Crimson. A bit weird in Family, but fun nonetheless, and most folks here have never heard those albums, but they were fun, and weird and on occasion ... rather curious! Roxy Music ... was straight ahead bass playing but he's a hired hand. In KC, I think he had more say in it, but in the end, I doubt that he was good for the band or vice versa, though Red and Starless are both magnificent albums, as is Larks Tongues in A**** Without Bapu!
 
The commercialism I refer to, has nothing to do with someone picking up the money, as Collins did, or Pink Floyd ... it has to do with the music going from free form with its "freedoms" (Rick Wakeman quote!), to just another song with yet another 1 minute solo and yet another bridge/chorus transition, and nothing else ...
 
I'm in America ... and I have no issues with fasc .... oooooppppsssss .... rich farts that rip you off ... and make sure that you don't get what you deserve ... which in my old country was a bullet, btw, because you could not even say anything and your children would be aprehended with a gun to their heads telling very nicely mind you ... you shut up or the child is gone!
 
At least in a society like this you and I and Bapu and everyone else has a chance ... in the other examples, you didn't ... !!!
 
I just don't like the fascist/socialist ideal that a top ten creates, that everything has to be similar and the same ... so you can not be yourself and different ... what do you think that ALL arts' history is about? ... yep! differences!

It was a great concert! 

Pedro from this last post I'm not sure if you would have liked it or not....but I care not either.  I really don't understand you.  cest le vie

Kansas was fantastic!  they played songs from a lot of different albums, including the first Kansas album!  Song for America, Dust in the Wind and Carry On Wayward Son (one of the 2 encores) were the highlights of the concert.

my wife stayed way in back where a tent was shading the area, but my friend and I got about 1/2 way to the stage.  my wife said when they played Dust in the Wind that the crowd doubled in size and when they played Carry On, a bunch of young people rushed toward the area saying "who is that - that sounds cool!"

Beagle
I have 2nd row balcony center at House of Blues to see Asia.  Stuck in the 80s?  Carry on my wayward son.

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Beagle
I have 2nd row balcony center at House of Blues to see Asia.  Stuck in the 80s?  Carry on my wayward son.

Cool deal!  is that HOB in Houston?  there's a HOB in Dallas as well, but ASIA's not playing there AFAIK, just at the Granada Theater.  Granada is open standing floor and a balcony - they're playing there on Nov 16th.
 
I saw them a couple or more years ago when they toured with YES, and I saw them in 82 or so in Atlanta at the Fox Theater.

I miss that music. That vibe. Music is timeless anyway. They still sing hymns that were written hundreds of years ago.