video games like Rock Band, Guitar
Hero, and Grand Theft Auto.
AXSTV has aired a documentary on
the band called KANSAS: Miracles
Out of Nowhere. Their songs have
been played on television shows
like Supernatural, South Park, The
Office, and The Simpsons and in
feature films like Old School, Anchorman,
and Happy Gilmore.
Band members on The Absence
of Presence include Ronnie Platt
(lead vocals), Rich Williams (guitars),
Zak Rizvi (guitar), David Ragsdale
(violin), Billy Greer (bass), Phil
Ehart (drums, percussion), and Brislin.
It was the band’s first album
since The Prelude Implicit in 2016.
Three singles from the album
(“Throwing Mountains,” “Memories
Down The Line,” and “Jets
Overhead”) were released prior to
its official release. Brislin believes
releasing the singles in advance
helped build anticipation for the
album, which is important since
the band was forced to postpone
their world tour due to the pandemic.
For Brislin, the cancellation
came at the very last moment.
Watch a video for “Memories Down The Line” by Kansas
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