During his break from Kansas, Walsh formed Streets, which released two albums: "1st" in 1983 and "Crimes In Mind" in 1985. Streets managed to score one minor hit with "If Love Should Go," which only reached #87 in 1983. Surprising that this song didn't do much better! If you enjoyed the more radio-friendly side of Kansas, these are "streets" worth going down.
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Friday, April 17, 2020
"If Love Should Go" by Streets
If you ever heard the early 80s band Streets, you might recognize the voice of lead singer Steve Walsh. Walsh sang some of the classics from the band Kansas until he left the group in 1980. He rejoined them in 1985 and stayed until his retirement in 2014.
During his break from Kansas, Walsh formed Streets, which released two albums: "1st" in 1983 and "Crimes In Mind" in 1985. Streets managed to score one minor hit with "If Love Should Go," which only reached #87 in 1983. Surprising that this song didn't do much better! If you enjoyed the more radio-friendly side of Kansas, these are "streets" worth going down.
During his break from Kansas, Walsh formed Streets, which released two albums: "1st" in 1983 and "Crimes In Mind" in 1985. Streets managed to score one minor hit with "If Love Should Go," which only reached #87 in 1983. Surprising that this song didn't do much better! If you enjoyed the more radio-friendly side of Kansas, these are "streets" worth going down.
Friday, May 11, 2018
"Two Cents Worth" by Kansas
Named for the state where the band was formed in the early 70s, Kansas is a strange beast. Starting off as an experimental prog rock band, they had no chart success. But as their songwriting matured and shortened to radio-friendly lengths, they scored some whoppers that led to millions of albums sold.
"Carry On My Wayward Son" secured the band it's first hit in 1976, just missing the top 10 as the song peaked at #11. "Point of Know Return" also performed well, coming in at #28. Then they scored the hit of their career, "Dust In The Wind" - quite possibly the most depressing song to ever hit the top 10 (it peaked at #6 in 1978).
The band never saw the top 10 again and went through a variety of perplexing lineup changes through the 80s. Founding lead singer Steve Walsh left for a while to form the band Streets. He returned in 1986 and made one of the band's most rocking albums, "Power," which yielded "All I Wanted" (#19), and the title track (#84, the band's last chart appearance).
"Two Cents Worth" comes from the band's 1975 record, "Masque." Just before the band hit it big, this funky rock number sounds like something out of Stevie Wonder's catalogue. A great tune whose lyrics are basically Walsh's two cents worth about the craziness in the world. In my mind, this song, plus the Boston-sounding leadoff track, "It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A Man)," should have put the group on the charts earlier.
"Carry On My Wayward Son" secured the band it's first hit in 1976, just missing the top 10 as the song peaked at #11. "Point of Know Return" also performed well, coming in at #28. Then they scored the hit of their career, "Dust In The Wind" - quite possibly the most depressing song to ever hit the top 10 (it peaked at #6 in 1978).
The band never saw the top 10 again and went through a variety of perplexing lineup changes through the 80s. Founding lead singer Steve Walsh left for a while to form the band Streets. He returned in 1986 and made one of the band's most rocking albums, "Power," which yielded "All I Wanted" (#19), and the title track (#84, the band's last chart appearance).
"Two Cents Worth" comes from the band's 1975 record, "Masque." Just before the band hit it big, this funky rock number sounds like something out of Stevie Wonder's catalogue. A great tune whose lyrics are basically Walsh's two cents worth about the craziness in the world. In my mind, this song, plus the Boston-sounding leadoff track, "It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A Man)," should have put the group on the charts earlier.
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