Point Of Know Return
by Kansas
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Point Of Know Return is ranked 2nd best out of 29 albums by Kansas on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kansas is Leftoverture which is ranked number 1809 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 936.
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Point Of Know Return track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/26/2025 14:21 | NiceLemon282 | 79 | 84/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 01:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,335 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2025 10:16 |  Milhaud | 2,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2025 01:01 | iann97 | 2,100 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2025 20:27 | Elauqsapid | 2,720 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Great melodies and INCREDIBLE God-tier vocals from Steve Walsh. Proggy but poppy too. Recommend
Schribes 02/03/2024 14:48 | #301695 | TOP COMMENT
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I’m all to familiar with this album. I would listen to this a lot in my teenage years. Point Of No Return is one of my all time favorite songs. For me this album is kind of chaotic. It’s all over the board. A lot of good jams but the lyrics are disconnected and as a whole not that good. Seems like they went into the studio with a couple of good tracks and just haphazardly added the others. Never the less I rated this an 85.
Very strong follow-up to Leftoverture, high-energy prog/hard rock all the way through save for the wonderful gentleness of Dust in the Wind. Definitely a must-listen album for prog enthusiasts like its predecessor.
Este álbum disputa a Leftoverture ser considerado mejor trabajo de Kansas. Personalmente, prefiero Point Of Know Return.
IlMala 01/23/2022 17:57 | #279905 | TOP COMMENT
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Defend from the deep of my heart. Gets me full of happiness, even my favourite on Kansas dischography (according to me).
I'm really tired of "Dust in the wind", therefore -0.5 stars. But Overall still a great record… The first Studio Album of Kansas I've listened to. Started of Course with "Two for the Show"
Fischman 12/12/2016 22:29 | #179993
While not quite Leftoverture, this is still a great album. It can get a bit monotonous in places, but there are enough great cuts to keep this near the top of the Kansas heap. Aside from the two big hits, 'Portrait' is also a keeper.
Not as good as Left Overture, IMO. Sparks of the Tempest is the best song on the album, by far, to me. Dust in the Wind is just too soft for my tastes, though I understand its appeal, especially to women. It's pure soft rock.
Best Track: Dust in the Wind
nachosbob 08/23/2014 23:33 | #120236
Good, but it feels held back due to inconsistency and lack of depth. It feels like it could be a lot better. The popiness of this album is one of its greatest qualities but it also keeps it from being an amazing album.
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