KERRY LIVGREN – Q.A.R. (2022)
Of course KERRY LIVGREN is best known as one of the founding members, guitarist, keyboardist, and primary songwriter for the group KANSAS, however the musician has a solo career much longer and prolific than his permanence in the iconic progressive rock act.
2022 Livgren is releasing a new album titled “Q.A.R.“, which curiously in the press release he said: ”What that mean? – Don’t ask”. Anyway, what matters is the music, and we have here a delicious collection of melodic progressive rock with many elements recalling classic Kansas.
Wonderful KANSAS violinist Robby Steinhardt (who passed away last year) makes a guest appearance – yes, “Q.A.R.” was many years in the making – as well as Steve Morse (ex Deep Purple), superb vocalist John Elefante (ex Kansas, Mastedon), Warren Ham (ex Kansas, Toto), Greg X. Volz (ex Petra) an more.
Longtime Kansas fans will love this new Livgren album (probably his final), as he even does a re-worked version of ‘Nobody’s Home’ (from Kansas ‘Point Of Know Return’ classic LP) re-titled ‘Everyone’s Home’.
Highly Recommended
01 – The Intelligence Theory (feat Steve Morse)
02 – One out of One
03 – Everyone’s Home
04 – Above This Night
05 – Song Du’ Jour (feat Robby Steinhardt)
06 – Fire in the Boiler
07 – The Days We Live
08 – Block and Tackle Blues
09 – When You Walk
Kerry Livgren – Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Drums
Steve Morse – Lead Guitar
Mike Patrum – Drums
Craig Kew – Bass
Robby Steinhardt – Violin
Lead Vocals:
John Elefante
Warren Ham
Jake Livgren
Lynn Meredith
Susan Shewbridge
Greg X. Volz
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Very good.