Umlando waleli qembu laseKansas, eliveza isitayela esiyingqayizivele sokuhlanganisa imisindo emnandi yomculo wesintu nowe-classical, uthakazelisa kakhulu.
Izisusa zakhe zaphinde zakhiqizwa izinsiza ezihlukahlukene zomculo, zisebenzisa izitayela ezifana ne-art rock ne-hard rock.
Namuhla liyiqembu elaziwayo nelivela e-USA, elasungulwa ngabangane besikole abavela edolobheni laseTopeka (inhloko-dolobha yaseKansas) ngawo-1970 ekhulwini elidlule.
Abalingisi abakhulu beqembu laseKansas
UKerry Livgren (isiginci, amakhibhodi) wafika kumculo kusenesikhathi, izinto azithandayo zokuqala zaziyi-classical ne-jazz. Isiginci sikagesi sokuqala somculi sidalwe nguye.
Waqala ukuqamba izingoma, wadlala nabangane besikole ensemble. Kamuva, waba yilungu leqembu elidumile iKansas.
Umculi wezingoma u-Phil Ehart wachitha ebuntwaneni bakhe emazweni ahlukene, njengoba uyise wayesezempi, futhi umndeni wawuhlala uthuthela lapho uya khona.
Ekuseni kakhulu, umfana wathola amakhono okudlala ikhithi yesigubhu. Lapho esedolobheni laseTopeka, wasungula iqembu kamuva elathola igama elaziwa emhlabeni wonke.
UDave Hope (bass) Esikoleni esiphakeme, umfana wayethanda ibhola, wadlala ngempumelelo ukuzivikela eqenjini lebhola lesikole. Umculi webhesi okhaliphile wayengomunye wabahleli abathathu bebhendi yaseKansas.
Umdlali weviolini uRobbie Steinhardt wazalelwa eKansas. Waqala ukuya ezifundweni ze-violin eneminyaka engu-8, wathola imfundo yakudala. Ngemva kokuba umndeni uthuthele eYurophu, uRobbie wayevame ukudlala kuma-orchestra akhokhelwayo.
Eqenjini, waba uhlobo lokugqama, ephoqelela ukuthi athintwe indlela engavamile yokudlala insimbi yakudala.
Isazi sezwi uSteve Walsh (amakhibhodi) wazalelwa eMissouri. Lapho umfana eneminyaka engu-15 ubudala, umndeni wakubo wathuthela eKansas. Kule minyaka, wayethanda i-rock and roll. USteve osemncane wayecula kahle, kodwa wayethanda kakhulu izinsimbi zekhibhodi.
Ngemuva kwesikhangiso ebesiphume ephephandabeni, ufike kuleli qembu okuthe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi walingisa indawo yomculo waphinde washaya ama-keyboard.
Umshayi wesigingci uRich Williams wazalelwa eTopeka, eKansas. Igama langempela lomculi nguRichard John Williams. Eseyingane, umfana waba sengozini - ngesikhathi kuqhunyiswa iziqhumane iso lakhe lalimala.
Kwaphela isikhathi esithile esebenzisa i-prosthesis, kamuva eyashintsha yaba ibhandeshi. Ekuqaleni wayedlala amakhibhodi nesiginci.
Ukuqala kwendlela yokudala yeqembu laseKansas
Ukudalwa kweqembu kwaba nezinguquko eziningi, futhi kuphela ngo-1972, iqoqo elihlangene lamalungu ayisithupha, iqembu laseKansas laqala ukwenza isitayela sabo esiyingqayizivele.
Abafana bahlanganisa izici zezitayela ezihlukahlukene zomculo (idwala lobuciko, i-blues esindayo, i-rock hard rock). Kwabasebenzela kakhulu.
Isici sombhalo wesandla sokusebenza kwezingoma umuntu ngamunye, obekucishe kungenzeki ukudida nanoma yimuphi omunye umculi.
Ama-albhamu eqembu, akhululwa ngeminyaka yawo-1970s, ayethandwa kakhulu ngabalandeli be-rock yobuciko kanye "nabalandeli" be-hard rock.
Okuphawuleka kakhulu futhi okuqinile ngokomsindo nokusebenza kwakubhekwa njengama-disc anjengokuthi: "I-Overture Forgotten", "Amathuba Okubuya", kanye nokuqamba okujulile nokucabangelayo "Ingoma YaseMelika".
Khona-ke leli qembu lalisezingeni eliphezulu ngenxa yobuhle balo bokwethula izimpawu zomculo kubabukeli. Kodwa-ke, i-studio yokuqopha, lapho abafana basayine khona inkontileka, ayizange ihambisane nayo yonke into.
Ngokwesivumelwano esiphelile, bekulindelwe i-albhamu yegolide noma eyodwa kwabangama-40 abaphezulu. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukubhala uku-oda, futhi wayengafuni, ngakho-ke abaculi babezozihlelela iholide eKansas yabo yomdabu.
Cishe ngaphambi kwendiza, uKerry Livgren ulethe ingoma entsha eyakhuthaza abafana kangangokuthi babuyisela amathikithi abo futhi baqala ukuqopha ingoma ekade ilindelwe.
Bekuyingoma ethi Carry On My Wayward Son, ethathe indawo ye-11 kumashadi, i-albhamu ethi Leftoverture ibisendaweni yesi-5.
Le ngoma igcine ibhendi ngokoqobo, iletha impumelelo kwezohwebo lapho ingasacatshangwa. Kulandelwe ama-albhamu, iziqongo zamashadi, abalandeli, igolide neplatinamu.
Okuxakayo ukuthi ngo-1979 ngokukhishwa kwe-albhamu ye-Monolith kwaba ukuqala kokubhujiswa kokuqina eqenjini ngokwalo.
Inkinga yokudala yeqembu laseKansas
Izinguquko zenzekile ekugcineni kweqembu elimangalisayo. Konke kwaqala ngokwenza lula kakhulu ukunambitheka komculo iKansas eyayidume ngakho.
USteve Walsh washiya iqembu. Ukulahlekelwa umculi onamandla kubambe iqhaza elikhulu ekukhululweni kwezinhlelo ezibuthakathaka kakhulu.
Eminyakeni emine kamuva, iqembu elimangalisayo elaziwayo laphela. Yilowo nalowo wazihambela ngendlela yakhe. U-Kerry Livgren wangena enkolweni, ngenkathi ekhulula i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala eyedwa. Wabe esehamba uDave Hope.
Ukuvuselelwa kweqembu iKansas kwajabulisa abalandeli
Ngasekupheleni kwawo-1980, ukwakheka kweqembu, ngemva kokuhlelwa kabusha, kwaqala kabusha umsebenzi walo womculo. Baqala ukuqopha, ukuvakasha, ukubuyisela ukuthandwa kwabo kwangaphambili, kwavela ama-orchestra e-symphony eyingqayizivele.
Ngo-2018, iqembu laseKansas lagubha iminyaka engu-40 ye-albhamu yalo ethi "Point of Knowledge Return" ngokwenza uhambo lokugubha usuku lokuzalwa, lapho zonke izingoma ezifakwe ku-albhamu zenziwa futhi kwethulwa izingoma ezintsha zeqembu.
