{"product_id":"song_for_america","title":"Song For America","description":"\u003cp\u003eKansas’s Song for America is the band’s second studio album, released in 1975, and often cited as their most unapologetically progressive‑rock statement. Recorded at Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Wally Gold and Jeff Glixman, it leans heavily into long, orchestrated pieces, odd time signatures, and extended instrumental passages, framing the group’s twin‑guitar, violin, and keyboard lineup like a small symphonic ensemble. The 10‑minute title track—later edited down to a three‑minute single—is the record’s centerpiece, a sweeping, multi‑section epic about America’s promise and eventual despoiling that many critics now consider one of prog rock’s great showpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album’s structure underlines Kansas’s dual identity as proggers and rockers. “Down the Road” and “Lonely Street” tap into American boogie and blues‑rock with grittier vocals and more straightforward drive, while “Song for America,” “Lamplight Symphony,” and “Incomudro – Hymn to the Atman” stretch past eight and twelve minutes, respectively, into dense, thematic suites with classical‑style development and philosophical lyrics about death, spiritual searching, and alienation. Robbie Steinhardt’s violin and Steve Walsh’s and Kerry Livgren’s keyboards bring a strong classical and British‑prog flavor, even as Rich Williams’s guitar and Phil Ehart’s powerhouse drumming keep the music anchored in a distinctly American sense of groove.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Anniversary Edition Red Vinyl","offer_id":53423753691450,"sku":"37927","price":44.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-08_at_4.23.34_PM.jpeg?v=1781164854","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/song_for_america","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}