RE:Visit — Kansas, “In The Spirit Of Things” (1988)
Even a lesser Kansas work—and In The Spirit Of Things is an obviously and significantly flawed album—rewards deep and repeated engagement from its listeners.
Even a lesser Kansas work—and In The Spirit Of Things is an obviously and significantly flawed album—rewards deep and repeated engagement from its listeners.
This song says that Kansas are fully inhabiting their legacy in a way that refuses to settle for the legacy status quo.
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