Legendary rock band, Kansas, will release their highly anticipated new album The Prelude Implicit, this Friday, September 23rd through Inside Out Music. This is the first release in 16 years from the band who is about to celebrate their 40th year anniversary of Leftoverture.
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.
“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.”
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 www.kansasband.com.
DATE CITY/STATE VENUE
September 30 Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center
October 1 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theater
October 5 Wilmington, NC CFCC Wilson Center
October 7 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Symphony Hall
October 8 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
October 15 Dallas, TX Majestic Theater
October 21 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
October 22 Kansas City, MO Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
October 27 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
October 28 Detroit, MI Sound Board at MotorCity Casino
October 30 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
November 1 Akron, OH Goodyear Theatre
November 3 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
November 4 Chicago, IL Copernicus Center
November 6 Kalamazoo, MI The State Theatre
November 11 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
November 12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for Performing Arts
November 18 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Theatre
November 19 Huntington, NY The Paramount
November 25 Baltimore, MD Modell PAC at the Lyric
November 26 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center
December 1 Daytona Beach, FL The Peabody Auditorium
