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John Elefante, who had joined Kansas for 1982's Vinyl Confessions, dominated their next album, Drastic Measures, writing six of nine songs.
Elefante seemed a little unnerved by the new attention ("Everybody's My Friend"), while bandleader Kerry Livgren seemed burned out by the pressure to sell records ("Mainstream").
In that attempt, Kansas turned toward more of a hard rock/heavy metal sound.
But the group's enervation was palpable, and it spread to their fans: Drastic Measures was the least successful Kansas album since the group's debut.
Unsurprisingly, it was also the last album Kansas made before disbanding.
Kerry Livgren became a solo contemporary Christian artist, and John Elefante became his producer.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fight Fire With FireDino Elefante, John Elefante | Kansas | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Everybody's My FriendDino Elefante, John Elefante | Kansas | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | MainstreamKerry Livgren | Kansas | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 4 | AndiJohn Elefante | Kansas | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Going Through the MotionsDino Elefante, John Elefante | Kansas | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 6 | Get RichDino Elefante, John Elefante | Kansas | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Don't Take Your Love AwayDino Elefante, John Elefante | Kansas | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | End of the AgeKerry Livgren | Kansas | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Incident on a BridgeKerry Livgren | Kansas | Play | 05:40 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 42 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 283 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Brock | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Phil Ehart | Drums |
| 3 | Dino Elefante | Composer |
| 4 | John Elefante | Composer, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 5 | Kyle Henderson | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Dave Hope | Bass |
| 7 | Kansas | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Neil Kernon | Engineer, Producer |
| 9 | Kerry Livgren | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 10 | David Pack | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Rich Williams | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |