AD was a 1980s Christian rock band, featuring former Kansas members Kerry Livgren (guitar, keyboard, synthesizers, backing vocals) 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, keyboards, guitar), who had replaced Ham as a touring member of Kansas in 1983, and Dennis Holt (drums).

Background

thumb|Kerry Livgren in 1976Throughout the 1970s and into the early 1980s, Kerry Livgren had been guitarist, keyboardist, and principal composer for the successful American rock band, Kansas. 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.

Books

A revised and expanded edition of Livgren's 1985 autobiography, Seeds of Change: The Spiritual Quest of Kerry Livgren, co-written with Kenneth Boa, was released in 1991 that updated the book to cover his time with AD.

Discography

  • Time Line (1984, credited to Kerry Livgren/AD)
  • Art of the State (1985, credited to AD)
  • Reconstructions (1987, credited to AD)
  • Prime Mover (1988, credited to Kerry Livgren/AD)
  • Reconstructions Reconstructed (1997, credited to Kerry Livgren/AD)
  • AD Live (1998)
  • Prime Mover II (1998, credited to Kerry Livgren)

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • Kerry Livgren's Website
  • AD Photo Gallery