"Listening to The Prelude Implicit, you hear echoes of everything that Kansas has been - the heartland prog-rock group, the rowdy bar band, the group with the chart hits, the hard-edged version from the late Eighties" - Rolling Stone
"a roller coaster distillation of all the hard rock, prog, pop and orchestral elements that made Kansas the most unlikely world-beaters of the 1970's" - Prog Magazine
"This album will remind you why these guys collect Gold and Platinum albums time and time again." - Classic Rock Society
Legendary rock band, Kansas, have launched a live concert video for the track "Rhythm In The Spirit", taken from the bands latest album 'The Prelude Implicit' released last September.
Watch it now here:
The band had this to say: "It's been a long time since we've made a one song concert video and we had a great time doing it! 'Rhythm in the Spirit' was our unanimous first choice and we are very happy with how it turned out."
'The Prelude Implicit' is now available to purchase below:
Kansas have also confirmed their long-awaited European return with some select summer festivals. You can find the full list below:
9th June - Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden
6th July - Peace & Love Festival, Borlange, Sweden
16th July - Night of the Prog Festival, Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
29th July - Burg Herzberg Festival, Herzberg, Germany
30th July - Ramblin Man Fair, Maidstone, UK
The Prelude Implicit is the first new album release in 16 years for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as 'Carry On Wayward Son' and 'Dust In the Wind,' to progressive epics like 'Song for America' and 'Miracles Out of Nowhere.' It is available as CD, 180g gatefold double vinyl & digital download.
'The Prelude Implicit' features 10 all new tracks written by the band and co-produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart, and Richard Williams. KANSAS's signature sound is evident throughout the album. It showcases Ronnie Platt's soaring lead vocals, David Ragsdale's blistering violin, Williams and Rizvi's rocking guitar riffs, the unmistakable sound of David Manion's B3 organ and keyboards, Ehart's thundering drums, and Billy Greer's driving bass and vocals.
KANSAS returned to the studio in January 2016 after signing with Inside Out Music. Says Inside Out founder and president Thomas Waber, "KANSAS is the biggest and most important Prog band to come out of the United States. I grew up listening to them, and their music is part of my DNA. 'The Prelude Implicit' undoubtedly adds to their already impressive musical legacy. I can't stop listening to it, and we are proud to be releasing the album."
The result of the time in the studio was even more than the band imagined. "This is definitely a KANSAS album," remarks original guitarist Richard Williams. "Whether it is the trademark Prog epic like 'The Voyage of Eight Eighteen,' biting rocker such as 'Rhythm in the Spirit,' or mindful ballad like 'The Unsung Heroes,' there is something on this album for every kind of KANSAS fan. After years of pent-up creativity, the entire band is very proud of 'The Prelude Implicit.'"
Lead Vocalist Ronnie Platt adds, "Recording 'The Prelude Implicit' was an incredible experience, and I couldn't be happier with the results. It is my hope that, knowing the intense listeners that KANSAS fans are, the continuity yet diversity of this album will be pleasing to them."
The album title, 'The Prelude Implicit' means, "Without a doubt, this is a new musical beginning," explains Ehart. Tattoo artist, Denise de la Cerda, did the oil painting of the front and back cover. "It shows a Phoenix flying from the past into the future."
'The Prelude Implicit' Track Listing:
1.) With This Heart
2.) Visibility Zero
3.) The Unsung Heroes
4.) Rhythm in the Spirit
5.) Refugee
6.) The Voyage of Eight Eighteen
7.) Camouflage
8.) Summer
9.) Crowded Isolation
10.) Section 60
KANSAS will be debuting songs off The Prelude Implicit this fall, live in concert, as part of their Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour. More information on the tour, including tour dates, can be found below and at http://www.kansasband.com.
KANSAS online:
INSIDEOUTMUSIC online:
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