ALBUMS: Rainmakers (1983)
MVC Rating: 3.5/$$$/
These Kansas guys jumped out of the speakers and gave little notice they were about to slice the Red Sea.
Holy Moses.
This came out about the time I started working here the first time around (1986). So my old old Birmingham fans may remember some of these tunes.
They sound a bit like Jason and Scorchers. And the lyrics seem political with some religious overtones. But not sure what about? Am I missing something here?
I did not put you here to suffer
I did not put you here to whine
I put you here to love one another
And get up and have a good time.
Other songs are a little more surprising, if not, if not disconcerting: ‘Big Fat Blond’ and ‘Government Cheese,” which throws this verse at you.