Kansas
launch video for "Rhythm in the Spirit"
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"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.
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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