Device, Voice, Drum is the fourth live album, and 21st album overall, by American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 band Kansas

Kansas (band)

Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on Album-Oriented Rock charts, and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"...

, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music

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). It is a double-CD companion to the DVD

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 of the same name.

The CD release features an extra live track, "Distant Vision."

The DVD includes a short Animusic

Animusic

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 animation of a portion of "Miracles Out of Nowhere." Animusic also provided the CD/DVD cover art.

Disc one

1. "Intro" – 1:26
2. "Belexes" (Kerry Livgren) – 6:43
3. "Icarus II" (Kerry Livgren) – 7:12
4. "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" – 6:27
5. "Song for America" (Don Kirshner, Livgren) – 9:27
6. "Howlin' at the Moon" – 2:00
7. "The Wall" (Livgren, Steve Walsh) – 5:43
8. "The Preacher" (Steve Morse, Walsh) – 4:18
9. "Journey from Mariabronn" (Livgren, Walsh) – 9:17
10. "Dust in the Wind" (Kerry Livgren) – 4:26
11. "Cheyenne Anthem" (Kerry Livgren) – 7:19
12. "Child of Innocence" (Kerry Livgren) – 4:54

Disc two

1. "Miracles Out of Nowhere" (Kerry Livgren) – 6:36
2. "Point of Know Return" (Phil Ehart, Robbie Steinhardt, Walsh) – 3:17
3. "Portrait (He Knew)/The Pinnacle" – 8:08
4. "Fight Fire with Fire" (Dino Elefante, John Elefante) – 3:19
5. "Play the Game Tonight" (Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob Frazier, Livgren, Rich Williams) – 3:49
6. "Carry on Wayward Son" (Kerry Livgren) – 7:21

DVD Bonus Features

1. Looking Back – 3:05
2. DVD Thoughts – 3:11
3. Songs – 2:54
4. Making of Device, Voice, Drum – 7:25
5. Kansas Discography (with voice-over) – 4:23
6. Animusic Previews – 2:23
   • Instruments
     • Percussion instrument
       Percussion instrument
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        including the drum set, metallophone
       Metallophone
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        and gong
       Gong
       A gong is an East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat metal disc which is hit with a mallet....
       
       
     • Bass Guitar
       Bass guitar
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        in "tower
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       "
     • Calliope
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     • Hammered harpsichord
       Harpsichord
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     • Organ
       Organ (music)
       The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
       
        Chorus
       Choir
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        Lights
     • Lead
       Lead
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        synth lasers
     • Green electric guitar
       Electric guitar
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        laser
     • Violin
       Violin
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        Laser
   • This Animusic animation has a Future Retro drum kit and its robotic drummer with two arms. The tower bass guitar (connected to this robot) is one of the Harmonic Voltage instruments. The violin laser is blue
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      and sounds like a classical violin.

Personnel

• Phil Ehart
  Phil Ehart
  Phillip W. Ehart is the drummer in the rock band Kansas. He and Rich Williams are the only two members who have appeared on every Kansas album. He has also taken on the band's management responsibilities in recent years. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas on February 4, 1950, Phil took up the drums in...
  
   - drums
• Billy Greer
  Billy Greer
  Billy Greer is the current bass guitarist for the band Kansas. He joined the band in 1986 in time for the Power album. He had previously worked with vocalist Steve Walsh in the band Streets, and is currently working with his own band Seventh Key, as well as maintaining his status in Kansas.Billy...
  
   - bass, vocals, acoustic guitar
• Robby Steinhardt
  Robby Steinhardt
  Robert Eugene Steinhardt is a rock violinist and singer best known for his work with the group Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer / "frontman" and emcee along with keyboardist Steve Walsh, from 1973–1982 and 1997–2006...
  
   - violin, vocals
• Steve Walsh
  Steve Walsh (musician)
  Steve Walsh is a singer and songwriter best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock band Kansas.-Introduction:The keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter/producer/percussionist is best known for his visionary work with Kansas...
  
   - keyboards, vocals
• Rich Williams
  Rich Williams
  Richard Williams is the guitarist for the rock band Kansas, and has been with them since their 1974 self-titled debut album. Rich lost his right eye in a childhood fireworks accident. He wore a prosthetic eye for many years, but now wears an eye patch instead.In the beginning, Williams shared...
  
  - electric and acoustic guitars