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AD is a 1980s Christian rock band, featuring former Kansas members Kerry Livgren〔http://numavox.com/us.htm 4th paragraph, Referenced April 10, 2015〕 (guitar, keyboard) and Dave Hope (bass), former Bloodrock member Warren Ham (lead vocals, saxophone, flute, harmonica), who had toured as a sideman with Kansas in 1982, Michael Gleason (lead vocals), and Dennis Holt (drums). ==Background== Throughout the 1970s and into the early 1980s, Kerry Livgren had been guitarist, keyboardist, and principal composer for the successful American rock band, Kansas.〔http://numavox.com/us.htm 3rd paragraph, Referenced May 30, 2015〕 During his tenure with the group, he had explored numerous eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. These themes often appeared in the lyrics to songs on early Kansas records such as ''Kansas'', ''Song for America'', and ''Masque''. Livgren became a born-again Christian in 1979, followed by Kansas bassist Dave Hope in 1980. The change of lyrical direction in ''Audio-Visions'' due to Livgren's conversion began to create a rift between the members of Kansas. The strong focus that Livgren placed on his Christian faith in lyrics of songs to be recorded for ''Vinyl Confessions'', especially in "Crossfire", turned out to be the last straw for Kansas's original lead vocalist Steve Walsh, who left Kansas to form the band Streets in 1981. The remaining Kansas members held numerous auditions to select a new lead vocalist that could effectively replace Steve Walsh's songwriting and singing skills. Eventually, John Elefante was hired as Walsh's replacement,〔http://kansasband.com/players.php Referenced September 7, 2015〕 but hopefuls Warren Ham and Michael Gleason left an impression on Kerry Livgren, who was in the process of writing material for a second solo album for CBS Records. Instead of using different musicians for each song as he had done on his 1980 solo album ''Seeds of Change'', he would put together a single group consisting of himself, Dave Hope, Warren Ham, Michael Gleason and Dennis Holt. During Kansas's time with John Elefante as lead vocalist and keyboardist, Livgren became increasingly uncomfortable with Kansas representing his Christian worldview. After a final New Year's Eve performance on December 31, 1983, Livgren and Hope left the band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AD (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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