Vocal Analysis Steve Walsh

HVT Vocal coach, Eli Prinsen does a vocal analysis of legendary Kansas vocalist, Steve Walsh.
Eli uses the isolated vocal track from the song “Carry on Wayward Son”.
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[@velvetbees]

Steve is one of the most gifted musicians of the rock era.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Agreed.

[@ssgi4059]

Truth, I saw them 3rd row front and center in the early days and Steve would, play the keyboard, sing and do a gymnastic double leg kick up in the air behind him with his hands on the keyboard. Incredible.

[@tomkat_Kansas]

I saw them many times back in the day. They were one of the best groups of the classic rock era. By second hand accounts Steve was a very nice guy. Great performer.

[@rdalev1]

Walsh, imo, is easily in the top 5 rock vocalist of all time.

[@patrickhomer9430]

He’s got the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. So incredibly gifted and you don’t see that at all these days.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Agreed, one of the best, ever!

[@dean828]

Steve Walsh... what can one say... God given voice... and his abilities on keyboards absolutely stellar... a man in a league of classic rock singers with few in the group... Mercury, Perry...

[@alannicolle3361]

...and John Wetton.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

And Lou Gramm

[@kenperkins7921]

The. Super70s churned out enough great music that no other decade was needed!😊

[@lemas156]

Add Brad Delp, Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw to that last

[@jeffreyg607]

@@VIDEOHEREBOB Wow, GREAT list!! Agreed. All met heroes of mine! Blessed.

[@dean828]

Also, don't forget Robby Steinhardt... his unique powerful baritone voice and his ability to lay out awesome screams... plus his virtuoso 🎻 playing... Steve Walsh and Robby Steinhardt gave Kansas a special duo of voices that made the band special... (Not to mention the songwriting genius of Kerry Livgren... the power of Phil Ehart on drums, the thump of Dave Hope on bass, and the prowess of Rich Williams on guitar... the original Kansas was just a prog rock juggernaut... 🎻🎸🎙️🥁🎹🌪️🌾

[@justsingit72]

You are correct! Robby's voice was as good or better than 99% of all the Rock singers out there.. The perfect duo with Steve... Kansas has always been under-appreciated since their beginning..

[@bonesjackson81]

Yeah Robby was fantastic but Steve has those once in a generation pipes.

[@markd5067]

​@bonesjackson81 Yeah he did. My favorite band and SW was my favorite vocalist...

[@michaelbrowne541]

What you said here perfectly describes kansas, how i would describe them.. Nobody ever talks about robbie's voice.. Steve and Robbie sang so perfectly together, Most would think it was one voice. Absolutely...One of the most underrated bands in history🎶🎙🎙🎸🎹🎻🥁🎶🤗.. And I can't believe they are not in the Hall of fame😡

[@Flyit37075]

His vibrato is exceptional , placed in almost every held note

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

I totally agree! It's everywhere he sings, even in the smallest of spaces.

[@jtm7336]

My favorite singer!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

One of my faves as well.

[@jimvandemoter6961]

What always amazed me was his articulation. Every word was clear. He didn't slur his words, He pronounced them clearly, almost like an opera singer.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

I agree! And lots of quick vibrato within small phrases.

[@jimvandemoter6961]

@@EliPrinsensHVTVocals I wouldn't be surprised if he had some classical training.

[@WilliamsDad1989]

Totally agree. I didn't, still don't hear Elmer Fudd anywhere in there. The w and r are clearly pronounced in weary.

[@autk]

Steve Walsh had a vocal cannon of power and ridiculously good intonation.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

I couldn’t have said it better!

[@DanielGonzalez-eq4ow]

Steve is an amazing singer! Truly amazing! Very talented man! I love him!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Agreed 👍

[@justsingit72]

Great analysis! Steve's vocals have been my main inspiration for most of my musical life... I've covered many of his songs.. both live and here on YT.. No one... No one comes close to Steve in his prime!! Thanks for this video... Carry On..

[@racinguy17]

True dat. Maybe it's the complexity of the music, and how many times have you heard of a band cover a kansas song like in a bar or something? Me? One time and actually they rocked it. And i've been in bars too much l o l through the years... Undoubtedly it's hard to cover Steve's voice. The depth and the range, etc.

[@lylesmith9547]

True that

[@todddale7041]

Kansas: greatest rock band of all time! Their first 3 albums, prior to their commercial success, are truly masterpieces thanks to Kerry’s songwriting 😊

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Absolutely legendary!

[@Plasmariel]

Wdym? Their first 5 albums are all extremely strong!

[@lemas156]

My favorite voice of all time. Just incredible through their catalog.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Definitely one of my favorites!

[@gospeltruthtv]

Thanks for covering Steve Walsh, the most beautiful voice in rock! To his detriment, Walsh sang full out every night while on tour, some simple voice training could have helped him keep is voice more intact over the years. I would love to hear isolated vocals on the 3rd verse of Icarus from the Masque album, it is such a beautiful, soaring vocal!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Rock on!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Thanks so much for this Eli. I really appreciate it. Steve was one of my biggest vocal influences. In a recent interview Rich Williams was saying the guys in the band didn't realize what they had. One of Rock's best! For young guys learning of him, listen to his vocals on the first Kansas album.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

You're very welcome, brother! He's one of my absolute favorites and I was thrilled to do it!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

@@EliPrinsensHVTVocals Please consider Lou Gramm if possible.

[@JohnWalker-y4r]

It is such a pleasure to be in a forum with those who “know”! Steve Walsh always knew where to take the next note. His phrasings or articulations, if you will, were the soul of the songs. That little “grit” that Eli refers to is a gift from above. Phil Ehart said it best when he said, Steve Walsh needs to be singing Kerry Livgren’s songs. It was the perfect match.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Awesome, thanks 🙏

[@rdalev1]

Just one note, supposedly once the band had recorded their first album and sat down and listened to it, Steve wanted to know who was singing, while the rest of the band realized what they had with Steve singing. Great video! Thanks for posting!

[@SixMiracles-uj1zp]

Nobody will ever be able to cover Steve's "Every Step of the Way" which is 🏆.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Agreed! That and "Fight Fire With Fire".

[@edbernardmusic3599]

That's John Elefante singing Fight Fire.@@EliPrinsensHVTVocals

[@bickleyjonas6145]

10:19 always so satisfying how he yells "no" almost as an adlib to hype it up into the instrumental, so quick and effortless yet it's perfectly on pitch.

[@jameswalker7516]

I went to college in St. Joseph, Missouri in the 70s, where Steve grew up. I think I read somewhere he sang in a Catholic choir as a teenager. Missouri is a 21 state for liquor, and at that time you could cross the Missouri river into Kansas and get 3.2 beer if you were 18 or older. There was a bar in Wathena KS which served Coors at 35 cents per draw where a band called USA played often. Once in a blue moon, Steve Walsh would show up and play keyboards with them. He didn't sing, he just played keyboards. He did this at least until Leftoverture was released, and then I think he may have moved to Atanta. I don't know his connection with the band USA, but maybe they were from his White Clover days. Just guessing.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Very cool to know!

[@robcates2383]

Was in 6th grade 1970, went WATHENA GRADE/ HIGH SCHOOL, yes one building , back then!!

[@RobertHollander]

WOOOW! I'm hearing you sing right now and you are INCREDIBLE. I would love to hear you do a cover of this (or anything for that matter)!!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Thank you 🙏 That’s crazy! My wife asked me to cover this last night! Now I have to do it!

[@RobertHollander]

@@EliPrinsensHVTVocals I watched another couple of videos by you and I think you refer to yourself as a baritone? To my ear, Steve Walsh is way above that range and you were right on it. Also, I would suspect you could do a great cover of Brad Delp (Boston), something like "More Than a Feeling.".

[@stevegirardmedia2255]

The story I heard is that the band was ready to go featuring Robbie as the lead vocal, and they were looking for another keyboardist. When Walsh came in to audition, they loved him, and they asked "Hey, can you sing?". He said, "A little..."

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Awesome story! Glad they chose him!

[@lylesmith9547]

In his prime I always thought he was the best. Seeing him live in 1980 , he was on fire and was wailing like I haven’t ever heard anyone in the rock world ever do.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Tone, emotion, range , quality. Steve ripped!

[@lylesmith9547]

Absolutely

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Then we have him singing "Journey From Mariabronn" and we are mesmerized.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Still mesmerized!

[@strattuner]

seriously you can call his technique anything you want,I CALL HIM A GENIUS VOCALIST,and there are damn few,saw him live in the beginning and at the retirement concert,brilliant talent,GENIUS BAND

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Agreed, actually listening to him right now (which is crazy).😂

[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

Thanks for doing this analysis!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

You're very welcome!

[@Bill-iy4fc]

So brilliant. I am so fortunate to be a 10 year old kid at this time.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Yep! Thanks for listening. :)

[@lensnart1303]

You want to see the breadth of Walsh's range? Try the Kansas song, "Can't Cry Anymore" from the "Power" album.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Will check it out.

[@timsears951]

excellent vocalist ..doesnt get enough recognition...just killer vocals

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Totally.

[@ThePierrezx]

Your explanations are very interesting 👍👍

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Thanks! 😃

[@kellywendlandt3940]

In a lot of ways Steve Walsh is a forgotten super-singer. Kansas, for that matter, does not get the publicity other 70's bands get these days. Which is too bad because they were so fantastic in singing, harmony, playing, arrangements…every bit as interesting as queen, but they probably lacked the personality of a Freddie Mercury to keep them in the public eye. Just some good ol' Kansas boys making incredible music. Thanks for reminding us how great a singer Steve and the band was.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Right on, Kelly, I totally agree!

[@MrGarymola]

To me Kansas' overall composition & symphonic rock was above what Queen did especially their non commercial songs....Kerry Livgren had a music pipeline from another dimension.

[@plbennett8]

LOVED Kansas! Saw them 3 times and they were all Awesome!

[@eriklund784]

great vocalists know their strong vowels and weak vowels and place them accordingly. Some can do it all but pretty rare.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Very true.

[@georgesawtooth]

Unfortunately, his voice deteriorated in the late 1980's and through 90's. His voice got better in the 2000's again, but he never completely recovered his amazing voice from his younger days. The fact is our voice ages like our bodies. At his peak, in my opinion, Walsh was the best singer in recording history and even better than Steve Perry and Jimi Jameson.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Agreed, Steve is one of my absolute favorites.

[@JonWRowe]

Walsh claims never to have had vocal training. He's a huge Paul Rogers fan. I think he also names Stevie Wonder as a vocal influence.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Great influences for Steve!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

He had to have had, being in the choir. And he sang so many covers in his early years.

[@patrickking9181]

Id love a Steve Perry analysis

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

That's on the list!

[@pietjespappie]

I'm almost sure Steve wasn't aware of the technique you describe he is using. The thingy you call split modification is something Steve does cause it was easier at that moment. 😉 Mr. Walsh never had any vocal training as far as I remember from interviews. If you've ever seen him perform live, you know what I mean. Great analysis, thanks.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Yeah, there are a lot of legendary singers that were "naturals". I think it's cool how you can hear them "doing things right" automatically sometimes! I also heard he was really into Paul Rodgers. Great vocal influence to have!

[@christiansmakingmusic777]

Just found your channel. My kids and I loved your work with Sacred Warrior. Hope you can keep this up for a long time.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Thank you so much!

[@ekhaat]

Fantastik voice

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Hey Folks, In his book, Steve said his favorite singer is James Dewar.

[@regnifelrub]

Thank you a lot for this lesson! It is very informative yet very likeable offered 🙂. FYI: In an interview I heard Steve Walsh once answer: "No, I didn't take any vocal lessons, but I should have".

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Cool! Thanks for watching and for letting me know that information!

[@SmokeyTreats]

Though I never knew him, I got to watch Steve in all of his early grade school & HS bands. He was a senior when I was a freshman at the same HS. Our school was blessed with an excellent concert choir teacher, a man name Marvin Ginch. Steve took lessons from him all through HS, as did my oldest sister who sings like an angel. Should've heard his band before Kansas, White Clover. Had a second keyboardist/singer that had greater range than Steve, & was more skilled on his B-3 as well. Also the guitarist looked like a shorter version of Jimi Hendrix & played amazingly like him as well, but unfortunately lost some fingers to a circular saw accident. Thanks for your vid!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

That's amazing stuff man! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! Rock on!

[@johnposega5319]

Another of what you are crediting to steve Walsh is actually robby steinhardt

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

After recording this video I realized that.

[@smeer001]

I was lucky to have seen Kansas many times with Walsh. Lucker for me, during the bands low point in the 90s. They were playing small clubs then. I was 6 feet from him for a few times at these shows. He wpuld shake his head and I'd be covered in his sweat .

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Wow! That's pretty close!

[@lorettahookano6139]

Miracles out of nowhere, The wall, People of the south wind, Song for America& so many other more worth listening too ?

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

My favorites are "Fight Fire With Fire" and "All I Wanted".

[@kansascityonline]

kewl analysis.. certainly did enjoy it..!!... thanks..!! '🎶Cause rockin' and rollin' It's only howlin' at the moon🎶

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Thanks for listening🙏

[@kansascityonline]

@@EliPrinsensHVTVocals You're welcome!!.. You a good singer too.. btw the above quote is a lyric from Magnum Opus.. I saw Kansas at Royals Stadium for Summer Jam 78 and when they sang that song it was a full moon and Steve Walsh howled and howled pointing at the moon and the crowd went wild.. It was an amazing show...ah the guuud ode daze! Steve Walsh has said many times that The Wall is his favorite Kansas song to sing .. Hometown band duun guuud and live at their home major leagues stadium with 60,000+ people must have been incredible for them too.. and a full moon to boot as their encore.. ahhh the 70s...

[@jesusmetaldude3796]

Very cool! How bout Eli killing it on take hold of the flame queensryche😎

[@simone4993]

To be very clear Steve never had any vocal training or singing lessons ...Phil Ehart remarked that he was stunned upon hearing Steve sing for the very first time. He was born to be the greatest singer of all time.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@catrowe6774]

Can you analyze some songs from: Yes, Dream Theater, Savatage(Handful of Rain), STP, Fuel, Limp Biscuit,Staind,etc. I just found you on 1-7-2024. Happy to hear you. Thanks, Much Respect🙏

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Will add them to my list.

[@johnposega5319]

Robby Steinhardt doesn't get enough credit for his vocals

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Agreed

[@Holestic_Honesty]

Such a good singer I love Kansas. I’m waiting for the Guy Ritter voice breakdown.

[@maxheinz4631]

The Wall-sh of Sound!

[@michaelvoulgarellis8298]

Hearing about all these vocal techniques i am wondering, were these great vocalists from the 70s (being in their early 20s) professionally trained or really conscious of the techniques they were using? Or were they straight out talents without thinking too much?

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

While I’m betting that most of them were ripping it up naturally, I had a student that went to school with Steve Walsh and they both took lessons from the chorus teacher. After that Steve crafted his art by just doing it!

[@ldlumpkin6676]

Love this analysis. When Eli explains vocals, I feel like he's teaching advanced calculus and all I understand is 2nd grad math. I don't hear much of what he hears, but that's because I'm not an educated vocalist.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

LOL! Thank you!

[@reuelgiddiel23]

Great Analysis. Could you do an analysis of Rob Rock Great Christian Metal Singer.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Great suggestion!

[@warrenledbetter358]

I am curious about the "3-part harmony" statement. Who would have been the 3rd voice? Unless either Walsh or Steinhardt added an additional recorded vocal part. Neither Hope, Erhart or Williams are credited with vocals on this album.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

To me it sounds like Walsh on another track.

[@latexsolarbeef4990]

......in the prog genre...there is no better...in general....he's a top 10 vocalist.......

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

👍

[@HumbleTrader001]

I currently can't hit a C5 in a connected voice to save my life (Can barely hit an A4 a connected voice, and can barely hit a C5 in disconnected falsetto) and I've taken vocal lessons again for a year with a competent instructor who can sing songs like Jane by Jefferson Starship. I also went to two ENTs and two SLPs (voice therapists) in an attempt to find out what's going on and to recover lost range. I used to get to a B4 or C5 in a connected head voice in exercises when I was younger, and used to get to an E5 or F5 in falsetto when younger, but something gradually occurred (one of the ENTs thinks it's a paresis of one fold). Anyway, my point is results will vary. If it ain't meant to be it ain't meant to be. No sense in torturing myself about having a limited upper range, and I don't want to get involved with vocal fold augmentation injections, which I think are potentially risky although, I'm told augmentation injections could help me with high notes. Even before I lost range I don't think songs like this one were doable for me even with training. I could get to a C5 at home if I worked up to it but not sustain it. If performing in front of people I would stick to a G 4 or lower, even when I was younger. Maybe I'm the outlier and everyone other light baritone like myself who takes lessons with a competent instructor will develop an upper range like Ken Tamplin or Micky Thomas, Stevie Wonder, etc.? I doubt the latter, who but knows. I'd say give lessons a year in order to find out.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Really sorry to hear about the ENT's diagnosis. Did you get a 2nd opinion since only one of the ENT docs said you "might have paresis on one fold? Anyway, I also help to rehabilitate voices.

[@HumbleTrader001]

@@EliPrinsensHVTVocalsthe ENT who said he thought I had slight weakness (paresis) on one side was the 2nd opinion. The first ENT's only comment on my folds was that the folds were bowed with an oval opening when demonstrating disconnected falsetto (not regular voice), but I think that may have always been the case with falsetto for me. The first ENT thought my loss of range could be muscle tension dysphonia and/or atrophy but so far nothing I've done has resulted in any recovery of lost upper range notes .

[@jriron1]

Yep no " head voice " full balls on the wall... he paid the price if u see his voice problems live with the band Streets in 83/85, Great rock singer!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

One of my favorites from that era!

[@jriron1]

@@EliPrinsensHVTVocals Same!

[@tonyvargas5549]

ARE STEVE AND JOE WALSH RELATED ? THEY KIND OF HAVE HIGH VOICES 😊😊😊😊

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Wow! I never thought about that. LOL.

[@katesjanice]

Steve never took vocal lessons. This is natural.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

God given tone! Thanks for the comment.

[@stevencohn922]

What about Bostons Brad Delp?

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

I did not analysis of him. One of my absolute favorites.

[@Keith-xc9wf]

so was he vocally trained or just a natural?

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

A bit if both.

[@texashunter8327]

I bet Walsh didn't think about it that much

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

I agree, he was such a natural talent. One of the greats.

[@ericlindsey7751]

I have always thought that Freddy, Robert and Steve Walsh were the top 3, all the rest are in second!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Definitely up there at the top!

[@stevencohn922]

Steve Perry will always be best all time voice!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Absolutely incredible.

[@greghoppe3973]

In his prime Steve Walsh had a great singing voice. He would argue that Paul Rodgers of Bad Company was much better but..........

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Paul was an inspiration to him (and a lot of singers). I still love Walsh's tone and emotional delivery.

[@stevencohn922]

Talented but he never acknowledged the GIVER of the voice he was given!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

😞

[@cygnusx-1862]

Sorry but I don't hear anything wrong with "lay my weary head", didn't sound like Elmer fudd to me...I honestly don't get the critique here.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

No critique, just goofing around.

[@jeremyhelm2833]

Sadly... the candle that shines twice as bright burns half as long.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Very sad...

[@eriklund784]

Glad you don't sing with your tongue sticking out and you don't make the video about yourself. Thanks for that!

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

lol! Thanks for the comment and for watching!

[@ladvoc]

🤣

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

🤣

[@markjroberts43]

Robby taught him to sing

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

Awesome 👏

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Are you serious? Lol!

[@stevebennett987]

Robby actually credited Steve with teaching him how to sing.

[@SebastianKrolak]

Dude that is totally untrue, what are you even saying? You have no evidence or basis to say that. The reason Kansas picked Steve is because *he could already sing*

[@patrickhomer9430]

No

[@howardharaway2259]

STEVES FAVORITE VOCALIST WAS PAUL RODGERS FROM BAD CO.

[@KingThorondor]

The higher voice wasn't Steve Walsh, was Robby Steinhardt.

[@EliPrinsensHVTVocals]

I noticed that in some old live versions, Steve was singing the middle harmony. Thanks for the comment.

[@edbernardmusic3599]

No it's not.

[@scooterrockets7815]

Steve sings the melody and the high harmony in the original recording. Robbie sings the second harmony.

[@autk]

Wrong Steve does all the high register and high harmonies, Robby was a baritone

[@howardharaway2259]

Unfortunately Steve Walsh is not in Kansas because he's in a geriatric ward in an old age home. Don't worry though he's entertaining the old fogies by singing his dust in the wind hit. Kidding aside, STEVE WAS MY HERO. I'M 61. WHEN I WAS 16, MY FRIENDS THOUGHT THEY WERE COOL CUZ THEY LISTENED TO ZEPPELIN, KISS, NAZERATH,AND OTHER HARDER EDGE SOUNDING BANDS. WELL, I JOINED THE COLUMBIA HOUSE TAPE AND RECORD CLUB AND ONE OF MY FIRST PURCHASES WAS KANSAS .NOT ZEPPELIN,OR ALL THEE OTHER BANDS. WHEN I FIRST HEARD KANSAS, I KNEW THEY WERE "MY"BAND. THEIR MUSIC TO ME WAS SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER GROUP. I WALKED AROUND NOT ONLY THINKING BUT KNOWING I HAD A MORE SUPERIOR,MORE MATURE TASTE IN ROCK MUSIC. I STILL FEEL THAT WAY. MY FRIENDS WOULD LAUGH AT ME CUZ I LISTEN TO A ROCK BAND WITH A VIOLINIST. IT WASN'T COOL ! MY ASS ! AT 16, IT DID NOT MAKE ME ANGRY. WHY ? KANSAS MUSIC SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. PUT IT THIS WAY.. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF COVER BANDS DOING ZEPPELIN, AS WELL AS OTHER GROUPS LIKE THE WHO,ROLLING STONES,AND OTHERS BUT ITS RARE TO HEAR A COVER BAND DOING ALL OF KANSAS MUSIC . WHY ? CUZ YOU NEED TO BE A GREAT MUSICIAN. NOT GOOD,OR OK. BUT GREAT. EVERYONE IMMITATES L.ZEP. HOW MANY BANDS DO KANSAS AND DO THEM GREAT ? NOT MANY . SURE,THEY WILL TRY A FEW SONGS BUT IT SOUNDS JUVENILE MUSICALLY WISE . I AM NOT SAYING THEY ALL SUCK. BUT IT IS A VERY TALL ORDER TO FILL, PLAYING AND SOUNDING LIKE ONE OF THEE MOST TALENTED,GIFTED ROCK BANDS OF OUR TIME.

[@autk]

Absolutely Bollocks ...why tell tall tales of nonsense...and stop shouting in all caps