''Works in Progress'' is a CD/

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release from the band

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, bringing together songs from the last ten years (1992–2002) of the band's career, featuring music from '' Live at the Whisky'', '' Freaks of Nature'', and ''

Device – Voice – Drum ''Device – Voice – Drum'' is a live DVD by United States, American rock music, rock band Kansas (band), Kansas, released in 2002. The same concert was released as an enhanced double-CD live album. The CD release features the enhanced live ...

''. In addition, the companion DVD collects a number of live performances originally featured on ''Live at the Whisky'' and ''Device – Voice – Drum''. The title is a pun based on their

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genre.

Track listing

CD

# "Mysteries & Mayhem" (from '' Live at the Whisky'') - 8:25 # "

Portrait (He Knew) "Portrait (He Knew)" is a song by the American progressive rock band Kansas. It was written by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh and was recorded for the band's fifth album, '' Point of Know Return''. The song was also released as a single after th ...

" (from ''Live at the Whisky'') - 5:38 # "Down the Road" (from ''Live at the Whisky'') - 5:51 # "Black Fathom 4" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 5:54 # "Freaks of Nature" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 4:07 # "Under the Knife" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 5:00 # "I Can Fly" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 5:21 # "Peaceful and Warm" (from ''Freaks of Nature'') - 6:47 # "The Wall" (from ''Always Never the Same'') - 5:30 # "Cheyenne Anthem" (from ''Always Never the Same'') - 7:30 # " Hold On" (from ''Always Never the Same'') - 4:15 # "

Dust in the Wind "Dust in the Wind" is a song recorded by American progressive rock band Kansas and written by band member Kerry Livgren, first released on their 1977 album '' Point of Know Return''. The song peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the w ...

" (from ''Always Never the Same'') - 3:57

DVD

# "Intro" # "Belexes" # "Icarus II" # "Icarus I" # "M & M" # "Portrait" # "Down the Road" # "Hold On" # "Dust in the Wind"

Personnel

* Steve Walsh:

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

, keyboards *

Billy Greer Billy Greer (born January 26, 1952) is an American musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band Kansas from 1985 to 2024. He joined the band when they reformed, making his debut appearance on 1986's '' Power''. He had previously worked ...

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

backup vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

Rich Williams Richard John Williams (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist, primarily known for being one of the only consistent original members of the Rock music, rock band Kansas (band), Kansas alongside drummer Phil Ehart. Both have appeared on ...

electric Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

and

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

s * David Ragsdale:

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

on recordings from ''Freaks of Nature'' and ''Live at the Whisky'' * Phil Ehart:

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

Robby Steinhardt Robert Eugene Steinhardt (May 25, 1950 – July 17, 2021) was an American musician best known for his work with rock band Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer, violinist and MC along with keyboardist Steve Walsh, from 1973 to 1982 and from ...

: violin,

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and backup vocals on recordings from ''Device – Voice – Drum'' and ''Always Never the Same'' *Greg Robert: keyboards and backup vocals on recordings from ''Freaks of Nature'' and ''Live at the Whisky''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Works In Progress 2006 greatest hits albums Kansas (band) compilation albums 2006 video albums