"Schemer-Dreamer/That's All Right" / "Just How It Feels" Released: 1980
"Every Step of the Way" / "You Think You Got It Made" Released: 1980
Schemer-Dreamer is the first solo album by
Steve Walsh, the original keyboardist/vocalist of the progressive rock band
Kansas. It was released in 1980. Although this is his solo album, it features other members of Kansas including
Kerry Livgren,
Phil Ehart, and
Rich Williams, as well as future Kansas member
Steve Morse.
In their retrospective review,
AllMusic sarcastically suggested that the self-aggrandizing front cover of Schemer-Dreamer "very well could be the greatest album cover in rock history." They criticized the music itself as "a big, loud, dumb arena rock record, one that sounds completely tied to its year, if not month, of release", but also avouched that "it's kind of fun because of that".[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Steve Walsh, except where noted
"Schemer-Dreamer/That's All Right" / "Just How It Feels" Released: 1980
"Every Step of the Way" / "You Think You Got It Made" Released: 1980
Schemer-Dreamer is the first solo album by
Steve Walsh, the original keyboardist/vocalist of the progressive rock band
Kansas. It was released in 1980. Although this is his solo album, it features other members of Kansas including
Kerry Livgren,
Phil Ehart, and
Rich Williams, as well as future Kansas member
Steve Morse.
In their retrospective review,
AllMusic sarcastically suggested that the self-aggrandizing front cover of Schemer-Dreamer "very well could be the greatest album cover in rock history." They criticized the music itself as "a big, loud, dumb arena rock record, one that sounds completely tied to its year, if not month, of release", but also avouched that "it's kind of fun because of that".[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Steve Walsh, except where noted