A couple of nice gibs for my whitelist and BGG peeps!

My thoughts, long and short, on each song as I listened to them:

Kansas
Can I Tell You - I was not expecting a rockin' fiddle, nor for it to feature so heavily. I was pretty impressed with it.
Bringing It Back - This one's kinda jazzy/bluesy at parts, I was digging it. More impressive fiddlework. That crazy bending (or whatever you'd call it on a violin-like instrument) about two thirds in is unlike anything I've ever heard out of one before.
Lonely Wind - Unsurprisingly, it's got a sort of wistful tone to it. I thought this one was pretty interesting lyrically, though I'm not sure how I interpret it just yet.
Belexes - This sounded more like the sort of thing I was expecting to hear. Not that I disliked the other stuff (I have very eclectic tastes, and love artists who experiment with different instruments and sounds). The singing has a very epic quality to it, and the lyrics seem to be alluding to actual mythic story arc stuff with prophets and hidden potential and dire consequences and all.
Journey From Mariabronn - The fiddling is back again, but it's more "playing a role in the team" than "star player" here. The story to this one is much more coherent, and (to my surprise) ended happily. Also, the synth here gets pretty wacky at times. Being a fan of The Doors, I definitely love me some good synth.
The Pilgrimage - The instrumentals are everything, for this one. Some lovely guitar work, and more fiddling. The pilgrims being described seem to be of a much more enthusiastic kind than I tend to think of when I hear the word, haha.
Apercu - I really loved that intro! This one kind of reminds me of some more psychedelic rock I've heard, in some early parts. Of course it's kind of journeying all over musically, lots of different sounds and melodies here. I think this one is my favorite so far. Also, man... that third verse is heavy. Powerful finale, too.
Death of Mother Nature Suite - The opening to this transitions well from the end of Apercu. That's something I miss from the days of vinyl and cassettes being the only media for music; there was much more emphasis on making sure songs transitioned well because skipping and shuffling around just wasn't practical. Anyway, back to the song. The end of the first verse is fucking hardcore, it was kind of startling. Oh, apparently that bit is the closest thing this song's got to a chorus. That little interlude with the background singers sounding all sad and ghost-like creeped me out a little. All in all, it's pretty heavy-handed but it's an important message.

Song for America
Down the Road - This one's so different it almost seems like an entirely different band. The strings are harsh and abrasive here, which seems pretty fitting. Technically very impressive, too.
Song for America - The section before the lyrics started gave me flashbacks to watching the Rocky movies, for some reason. Once the words showed up, it really did all start of beautifully. Then the story took a bit of a turn. It ended up a much sadder song than I was initially expecting. Through it all though, it fucking nailed its symbolism. Also, more great synth here.
Lamplight Symphony - Damn, this one was full of feels. I really loved that transition from the second to the third verse. I was less thrilled with the transition from third to fourth, though... Parts of it felt pretty out of place to me; it sounded almost industrial at times. Everything was of course well-performed, I just disagree with whatever creative decision was made there. It took away from the song a bit, for me.
Lonely Street - This one wasn't just bluesy, it was a straight-up blues song with a touch of rock to it. I fucking loved that bass, just all of it. As for the lyrics, it was a pretty engaging little story but I don't understand how he had a gun on him to shoot the guy in the jailhouse. That's shoddy police work, I tell you.
The Devil Game - Musically, this one's really intense. It just starts rocking and doesn't really let up. "Have you wondered if he's laughing when you play?" was one of the creepier lines I've heard in a song. I kind of idly wondered if this song was written as an indirect response to "Devil Went Down To Georgia", haha.
Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman - This one had another really great intro. Lyrically, this one was another very interesting one. Kind of haunting at parts, but that might just be some of the effects editing getting to me. Also, I really liked that bit where the drum solo sort of slid from one side of the stereo audio to the other.