Kansas’ Most Underrated Album: Monolith

Monolith entered the world after Leftoverture and Point of Know Return, two records that had created an extraordinary standard for Kansas. In today's Dave’s Side One, Dave remembers buying the album during release week at Raspberry Records near Cottonwood Mall in Salt Lake City and explores why it has continued growing in importance over time. The episode revisits the album’s striking Bruce Wolfe artwork, its more reflective mood and songs including “On the Other Side,” “People of the South Wind,” “Angels Have Fallen,” “A Glimpse of Home” and “Reason to Be.” Kansas’ official discography dates the album to May 1979. Today’s Side One Spin: What is the best song on Monolith, and does the album belong inside Kansas’ classic run?