Kansas: Leftoverture

LP Record Leftoverture is Kansas's fourth album; originally released in 1976, it saw Steve Walsh take a step back from production duties and Kerry Livgren come to the forefront. The album retains much of the classically inspired complexity of Livgren's previous works and opens with the hit 'Carry On Wayward Son'. Kenny Livgren wrote the song as a follow-up to the final track, 'The Pinnacle', from their previous album, 'Masque'. Rolling Stone called Leftoverture Kansas's best album, saying it 'guarantees Kansas a place right alongside Boston and Styx as one of the fresh new American bands that combine hard-driving group instrumentation (with a dearth of flashy solos) with short, tight melodic lines and pleasant singing.'