The Prelude Implicit

The Prelude Implicit
Studio album by Kansas
Released September 23, 2016
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Label Inside Out Music
Kansas chronology
There's Know Place Like Home
(2009)		 The Prelude Implicit
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The Prelude Implicit is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in September 2016.[2] It is their third studio album without founding member, lead vocalist and keyboardist Steve Walsh, who retired from the band in 2014; the other two being 1982's Vinyl Confessions and 1983's Drastic Measures.[3] It is their first album with new lead vocalist and keyboardist Ronnie Platt, supporting keyboardist David Manion and additional guitarist Zak Rizvi, who started as a co-producer and outside songwriter before being named a full member of the band. The Prelude Implicit is their first on German label Inside Out Music having signed with it in September 2015.[4]

Background

The first album since 2000's Somewhere to Elsewhere, it marks the longest period between two Kansas studio albums to date. Founding member Kerry Livgren, who had returned as the main songwriter for that album, departed the band again following its release leaving Steve Walsh as the group's sole songwriter. His reluctance towards committing to new studio material left the band without new output. While the group would continue to release live and compilation albums throughout the next decade, Native Window was formed as a side project by Ehart, Greer, Ragsdale and Williams who wanted to record new material as a separate entity.[5]

Walsh's departure in 2014 and the addition of Platt and Manion and later Rizvi paved the way for a new Kansas album.[6]

Track listing

  1. "With This Heart" (Rizvi/Platt/Ehart/Williams/Ragsdale) - 4:13
  2. "Visibility Zero" (Rizvi/Platt/Ehart) - 4:27
  3. "The Unsung Heroes" (Byrd/Platt/Ehart/Manion/Ragsdale/Rizvi/Williams) - 5:02
  4. "Rhythm in the Spirit" (Rizvi/Platt) - 5:58
  5. "Refugee" (Slamer/Greer/Ehart/Manion/Platt/Ragsdale/Williams) - 4:23
  6. "The Voyage of Eight Eighteen" (Rizvi/Platt/Ehart) - 8:18
  7. "Camouflage" (Rizvi/Greer/Ehart/Platt) - 6:42
  8. "Summer" (Rizvi/Greer/Ehart/Williams/Manion/Ragsdale) - 4:07
  9. "Crowded Isolation" (Rizvi/Platt/Ehart/Greer/Manion/Ragsdale/Williams) - 6:10
  10. "Section 60" (Rizvi/Ehart) - 3:59
  11. "Home on the Range" (Lyrics: John H. Lomax (1910)/Music: Daniel Kelly (1873)) - 3:26 Bonus Track
  12. "Oh Shenandoah" (Traditional) - 3:39 Bonus Track

Personnel

Songs written by Phil Ehart, Billy Greer, David Manion, Ronnie Platt, David Ragsdale, Rich Williams, Zak Rizvi, Geoff Byrd, and Mike Slamer.

Produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart and Richard Williams[7]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 102
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 41
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 66
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 46
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 105
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 25
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 63
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 54
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 87
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 23
US Billboard 200[19] 41

In addition to the charts above, the album reached the following positions on these Billboard Charts: #15 on the Top 100 Album Sales chart, #5 on the Rock Album chart, #17 on the Vinyl Album Sales Chart, #14 on the Tastemakers chart, and #3 on the Independent Album chart.

References

  1. ↑ James Christopher Monger. "Prelude Implicit - Kansas". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "Kansas - "The Prelude Implicit," the new album by KANSAS,... - Facebook".
  3. ↑ nickderiso (4 July 2014). "Steve Walsh On His Exit From Kansas: 'Time for Me To Go'". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  4. ↑ "Kansas - KANSAS Signs Worldwide Recording Deal with Inside... - Facebook".
  5. ↑ "Backstage Pass: Kansas drummer Phil Ehart on Native Window". Goldmine Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Guitarist Richard Williams Confirms New Album Plans: Exclusive Interview". Ultimate Classic Rock. 7 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kansas Band". kansasband.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kansas – The Prelude Implicit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kansas – The Prelude Implicit" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kansas – The Prelude Implicit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kansas: The Prelude Implicit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 39, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kansas – The Prelude Implicit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 2016-09-23 al 2016-09-29)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 39: del 23.09.2016 al 29.09.2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kansas – The Prelude Implicit". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kansas – The Prelude Implicit". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Kansas – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kansas. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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