Time for Kansas to retire ? |
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dougmcauliffe
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I just relistened to The Prelude Implicit last night and I think that's a great album with awesome production and intensity, kinda in the same vein as modern spocks beard (ted leonard era) in a way. With This Heart, Visibility Zero, Voyage of Eight Eighteen, Rhythms in the Spirit, Camouflage, all great songs.
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The sun has left the sky...
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Who is Tom Breslin?
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verslibre
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Listen to Kerry Livgren's first solo album, Seeds of Change. It's anything BUT bland and uninteresting. There are a number of great vocalists contributing, like the late, great Ronnie James Dio (two songs), Steve Walsh, Davey Moire (Frank Zappa's recording engineer!), Ambrosia's David Pack, Le Roux's Jeff Pollard, and even Kerry himself sings one song. Phil Ehart and Barriemore Barlow play drums. Kerry's instrumental album One of Several Possible Musiks is an Eighties classic!
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verslibre
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American keyboardist Tom Brislin. He's led his own band, Spiraling, and has played keyboards for Yes, The Syn, Renaissance and Camel.
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Cristi
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I know Seeds of Rage. I was not talking about it. I did say AOR/christian rock after all. |
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verslibre
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Change, not Rage. And the songs therein qualify as both AOR & Christian rock.
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progaardvark
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I don't know what the situation is like in Australia for buying CDs/LPs or if you are able to listen to it online. Were you able to listen to it online before buying? $42 (AUD) seems like the price for a small box set. This is about $30 (US). I listened to it a couple weeks ago on this YouTube playlist: I think I would rate this around 3.70 out of 5. At that rating it will be on my list of things to get, but won't be a priority. Sometimes waiting a year or two, the prices drop.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Yeah, I figured that's who he meant. ;)
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Cristi
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Change (I was thinking of something else, sorry). It's the only Livgren album I have and listen to from time to time. Livgren had that AD band and then I did listen to a couple of his solo albums I lost interest TBH. Edited by Cristi - September 26 2020 at 12:13 |
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verslibre
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Now, now...
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foregonillusions
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I think it's only underwhelming if you think they were going to create something in the vein of SFA. Someone, possibly you, posted a poll before the latest album's release with answers related to how progressive/AOR would the album be. One of the choices was a mixture of AOR and progressive rock, favoring the former, and I think that pretty much sums it up. It's a decent album, and the first two songs and the instrumental are awesome, "The Song the River Sang" is a piece I wasn't expecting, and I'm quite pleased with it. If The Absence of Presence was anything like Yes' Heaven & Earth, then I would be more sympathetic. Also, Kansas is still a great live band. (They even play Song For America, and it's glorious!) I hope they are able to eventually come to Australia so you can see them as you would not be disappointed.
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RaphaelT
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No. Don't rush the band to retire just because they made an album that does not suit you. The next album may be great. Or this weak album may open yourself to you in other circumstances. And watch the band live. If they can still deliver the old material with passion, without feelings of repetitiveness and tiredness, why can't they provide other fans with joy of listening? Only unremovable repetitiveness and tiredness justify the retirement of artists. Unless they choose otherwise.
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yet you still have time!
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iluvmarillion
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The jewel case CD should be around $24 -$30 (AUD) depending where you order it from within Australia (still in stage IV lockdown here in Melbourne).
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Enchant X
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Edited by Enchant X - September 27 2020 at 06:46 |
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Mormegil
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Nope -
They should keep doing what they enjoy, even if no one is listening.
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Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Enchant X
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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In a word, yes.
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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iluvmarillion
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You need to preface what you say with the words, "At this point of time". Time has a funny effect on people's taste in music. What you like one day changes the next day. Tastes never stay the same unless you're tone deaf.
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