Track listing
01. Alt. More Worlds Than Known 7:28
02. Words Of Honor 4:28
03. Leaven 8:26
04. Axolotl 6:04
05. Quantum Leapfrog 5:42
06. Greenberg,Glickstein, Charles 3:05
07. Gloriana 9:07
08. Occasion Of Your Honest Dreaming 3:38
09. Heavenly Man 5:53
10. Theophany 11.42
Bonus Disc Special Edition:
01. Belexes (live) 8:08
02. It Moves You 4:26
03. Words Of Honor (Single Edit) 3:18
04. Proto-Kaw Video Interview
Musicians:
Lynn Meredith – vocals, narration
John Bolton – flute, saxophones
Kerry Livgren – guitars, keybords, back vocals
Dan Wright – organ, keyboards, back vocals
Craig Kew – bass, back vocals
Brad Schulz - drums
Info:
They had a dream, not unlike many young musicians. They dreamt of performing music that broke the rules, or at least turned them upside down and inside out. Music with a passion, a complexity, a richness. Music filled with surprises. And they did it for a brief time, from 1971 to 1973, as a band called “KANSAS”. Several years later, songwriter/guitarist Kerry Livgren joined another band, and kept the “Kansas” name alive. The rest is history, as they say.
In 2003 they decided to make one more go —30 years later. Kerry Livgren also returned to his role as songwriter, using five original, unrecorded songs, and composing 5 new ones. The extraordinary music, perhaps best described as “progressive jazz psychedelia,” is definitely the band’s original style, forged with 30 years of expectation. The dream deferred long ago has come to life in the CD “Before Became After.”
The Limited Edition (which is all we have) comes in a lovely digi-pack and includes an extra disc with 3 music tracks and a video interview.
"This band doesn't sound like any band that I can think of," Livgren says. "Proto-Kaw is a songwriter/composers' dream. We're very eclectic and very experimental but with very tight arrangements. I love the variety. We differ from Kansas in that we've integrated a jam band approach into progressive rock, and that allows for a lot of improvisation."
The Limited Edition (which is all we have) comes in a lovely digi-pack and includes an extra disc with 3 music tracks and a video interview.
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