Proto Kaw - Before Became After [HD] full album

"Before Became After" is a reunion album from the original Kansas 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”.
"Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones" is a cover of a song by The Cryan' Shames from their 1968 album Synthesis.

01. "Alt. More Worlds than Known" – 0:00
02. "Words of Honor" – 7:30
03. "Leaven" – 12:00
04. "Axolotl" – 20:31
05. "Quantum Leapfrog" – 26:37
06. "Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones" (Isaac Guillory, Jim Fairs) – 32:21
07. "Gloriana" – 35:25
08. "Occasion of Your Honest Dreaming" – 44:37
09. "Heavenly Man" – 48:17
10. "Theophany" – 54:12
11. "Belexes" (live) – 1:05:58
12. "It Moves You" – 1:14:02
13. "Words of Honor" (single edit) – 1:18:30

Lynn Meredith - vocals, narration
John Bolton - saxophones, flute
Kerry Livgren - guitars, piano, keyboards, engineer
Dan Wright - organ, keyboards, percussion
Craig Kew - bass, backing vocals
Brad Schulz - drums
Additional musicians
Jake Livgren - backing vocals
Rod Mikinski - bass on "Axolotl"
Eva Peterson - backing vocals on "It Moves You"

Lynn Meredith – vocals, Narration
John Bolton – saxophones, Flute
Kerry Livgren – guitars, Piano, keyboards, percussion, Background Vocals
Dan Wright – Organ, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocals
Craig Kew – bass, Background Vocals
Mike Patrum – drums
Jake Livgren – Guitar, Alto Saxophone, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals (on Melicus Gladiator)

[mortachi]

Everything Kerry Livgren touched was musical gold.

[shawnburditt]

Kerry is the best. He is truly an amazing talent that has been blessed by GOD. I am amazed every time I hear something new that he has touched. Q.A.R. is a great example of that.

[valkyrentx]

Meredith was my student teacher in 1984 at MHS ;) So, So happy to see that he reunited with his bandmates! This album is actually Fantastic! Thanks so much Lynn! We all absolutely LOVED hearing about the early days of Kansas, in class. There are still so many of us that remember! What an amazing career! 🤩

[harmlessfuzz]

Too bad AD and this band never saw the light of day like Kansas did. But at least we can enjoy this stuff now.