Kansas - Device, Voice, Drum

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Summary: GREAT BAND, GREAT DVD
Review: THIS IS A VERY GOOD KANSAS PERFORMING, GOT A GREAT SOUND AND THE GUYS ARE STILL IN THE MOOD,THEY'RE PLAYIN'LIKE IN THE BEGINNINGS.I'D REALLY ENJOY IT.

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Summary: A gem for Kansas fans
Review: I recently purchased this DVD after reading all the reviews here on Amazon and was just a bit sceptical of what to expect, regarding Steve's voice and the picture quality. But now that I had the pleasure to see it all myself my worries prove to be unfounded. Granted, Steve's voice is not the same anymore as it was 20 or so years ago, but he seems to know it and deals with it accordingly by slightly changing some melody lines and by doing so makes the songs sound fresher at times if not necessarily better. And ok, there's the odd glitch like at the beginning of 'dust in the wind' (am I the only one who noticed that ?). But overall still very good.
Musically the band sounds absolutely terrific. Phil Ehart surely must be one of the most fantastic and strangely underrated drummers ever, Robby Steinhardt is a master on the violin, Rich Williams does a great job basically covering his own and Kerry Livgren's guitar lines (even though it would have been a treat to have Kerry there at least as a guest) and Billy Greer doing a great job on the bass. The band sounds as if they really enjoyed doing what they were doing playing with heart and singing with emotion. Yes, who said you can't rock when you're 52! Song selection is near perfect, though it would not have hurt to see more of the newer material and what about 'hold on'.
I have no problem with the quality of the picture. I watch it on a 102-inch projector screen and it looks absolutely fine. The production is superb with close-ups and band shot from the distance perfectly mixed.
All in all a great DVD that I would wholeheartetly recommend to every Kansas fan and anybody who loves rock music. Go and buy it.