KANSAS - LIVE AT THE WHISKY DIRECTORS CUT 4-5-92

KANSAS LIVE AT THE WHISKY DIRECTORS CUT FILMED APRIL 5TH 1992 AT THE WHISKY A GO GO IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THIS VIDEO WAS OFFICIALLY RELEASED BY THE BAND IN 1992 IN CD/CASSETTE AND VHS FORMAT BUT HAS NEVER BEEN RE ISSUED SINCE THEN BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, STEVE WALSH IS EMBARRASSED OF IT. THIS WAS THE TIME IN HIS CAREER WHEN HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND IT WAS TAKING A SERIOUS TOLL ON HIS VOICE. THE VOCAL TRACK TO THIS DIRECTORS CUT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAT THE RELEASED VERSION AS STEVE WALSH HAD TO RE-CUT HIS VOCALS IN THE STUDIO TO MAKE IT WORTHY OF RELEASE. THE VHS RELEASE ALSO HAD AN ANNOYING VIDEO SOFTENING FILTER APPLIED TO IT SO AS STEVE SAID “EVERY CRACK AND CREVICE IN THEIR FACES DIDN’T SHOW FROM ALL THE LIGHTING NEEDED TO SATURATE VIDEO TAPE“ BEFORE I FOUND OUT IT WAS A FILTER I THOUGHT I HAD A DEFECTIVE TAPE. THE PERFORMANCE IS OUTSTANDING IN MY OPINION AND STEVE’S HIGH ENERGY PERFORMANCE MAKES UP FOR THE VOCAL ISSUES. IT WAS PROBABLY A LOT MORE EXCITING BEING THERE.