Proto-Kaw (Kerry Livgren, Kansas) - 2006-01-25 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Proto-Kaw featuring Kerry Livgren of Kansas performing live at De Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Netherlands on January 25, 2006.

Setlist:

01 Intro
02 Alt. More Worlds Than Known
03 Relics Of The Tempest
04 Totus Nemesis
05 Axolotl
06 Quantum Leapfrog
07 Words Of Honor
08 Occasion Of Your Honest Dreaming
09 Heavenly Man
10 On The Eve Of The Great Decline
11 When The Rains Come
13 Skont
14 Death Of Mother Nature Suite
15 Belexes

Notes:

In the early 70's, the band Kansas went through three transformations. The sound of the band changed along with the the group members. The band the world came to know as Kansas was actually the third version of the band. Proto-Kaw is the renamed, reformed second version.

Formed in 1971 and disbanding in 1973, "Kansas II" played mostly original material written by Kansas composer and guitarist Kerry Livgren. After Kansas II disbanded, the group went their separate ways with Kerry gaining notority with the famous Kansas and the others assuming normal lives working in education, sales and the media. Most did not speak with each other for 30 years and many did not play music during this span, until the resurrection of the band starting with the release of their original lo-fi rehearsal recordings on CD on the Cuneiform Records label, titled "Early recordings from Kansas 1971-1973". (Interesting to know is this was initiated when Kerry found out these rather poor quality recordings were circulating on the net around the year 2000. He then decided to remaster the songs and release them himself, but not whithout consulting the other band members and asking for their approval.) What makes this story truly unique however is that the former band members decided, after Kerry had initiated the first contact in thirty years, to record some brand new material along with a number of old compositions from the early seventies that never saw the light of day before, thus becoming their first and long overdue studio album titled "Before Became After" (2004). This highly acclaimed album further fueled their enthusiasm so in 2006 "The Wait Of Glory" followed, being hailed as an even greater album.

Видео Proto-Kaw (Kerry Livgren, Kansas) - 2006-01-25 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands канала NothingIncarnate