''Before Became After'' is a reunion album from the original
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...
II lineup, under their new name of
Proto-Kaw. The Special Edition contains three bonus tracks - one new original song, a live version of "Belexes", plus a “single” version of “Words of Honor”. It also includes an informative interview
CD-ROM video about the group.
"Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones" is a cover of a song by
The Cryan' Shames from their 1968 album ''
Synthesis
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Science Chemistry and biochemistry
*Chemical synthesis, the execution of chemical reactions to form a more complex molecule from chemical precursors
**Organic synthesis, the chemical synthesis of organi ...
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Track listing
#"Alt. More Worlds than Known" – 7:28
#"Words of Honor" – 4:28
#"
Leaven
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" – 8:26
#"
Axolotl
The axolotl (; from nci, āxōlōtl ), ''Ambystoma mexicanum'', is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander. Axolotls are unusual among amphibians in that they reach adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. Inst ...
" – 6:04
#"Quantum Leapfrog" – 5:42
#"Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones"
(Isaac Guillory, Jim Fairs) – 3:05
#"
Gloriana
''Gloriana'', Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 ''Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History''.
The first performance was presented at the Royal Opera Ho ...
" – 9:07
#"Occasion of Your Honest Dreaming" – 3:38
#"Heavenly Man" – 5:53
#"
Theophany
Theophany (from Ancient Greek , meaning "appearance of a deity") is a personal encounter with a deity, that is an event where the manifestation of a deity occurs in an observable way. Specifically, it "refers to the temporal and spatial manifes ...
" – 11:43
# "Belexes" (live) – 8:08
# "It Moves You" – 4:26
# "Words of Honor" (single edit) – 3:18
Personnel
;Proto-Kaw
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Lynn Meredith
Lynn Meredith is an American musician who was a founding member of what would later become Kansas.
Born in Yankton, South Dakota, Meredith's roots are in rhythm and blues, later branching out into progressive rock in his late teens. Meredith liv ...
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vocals
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,
narration
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*John Bolton -
saxophone
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s,
flute
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Kerry Livgren
Kerry Allen Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the American rock band Kansas.
Biography
Livgren was raised in Topeka, Kansas, by his father Allen ...
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guitar
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s,
piano
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keyboards, engineer
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Dan Wright -
organ, keyboards, percussion
*Craig Kew -
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, backing vocals
*Brad Schulz -
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
;Additional musicians
*Jake Livgren - backing vocals
*Rod Mikinski - bass on "Axolotl"
*Eva Peterson - backing vocals on "It Moves You"
Personnel
* Ken Westphal - Design, Illustrations
* Thomas Ewerhard - Design
* Kerrick James - Original Photography
* Barak Hill - Web Design
References
* http://www.allmusic.com/album/before-became-after-mw0000331145
Release details
*2005, USA, InsideOut Music SPV08760650, Release date 5 April 2005, CD
*2005, USA, InsideOut Music SPV08560652, Release date 5 April 2005, CD Special edition
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Proto-Kaw albums
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