The Absence Of Presence
by Kansas
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The Absence Of Presence is ranked 10th best out of 29 albums by Kansas on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kansas is Leftoverture which is ranked number 1743 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 971.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| 04/26/2025 08:26 | SeventhOne | 162 | 67/100 | |
| 06/29/2024 20:53 | Gallowtree | 645 | 77/100 | |
| 03/07/2024 04:15 | dhbarrett | 8,356 | 65/100 | |
| 01/24/2023 13:50 |  AlexSVK | 1,087 | 62/100 | |
| 01/08/2023 06:06 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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Majestic and symphonic, the latest progressive rock LP by Kansas is a melodic extravaganza filled with emotional lyrics, well-developed instrumental parts and surprising variation. The album sounds true to 70s progressive, while still being anchored in modern rock music, proving that the seasoned band is still as relevant as ever. The symphonic elements are mixed with heavier percussion and guitar moments, giving some of the tracks a harder edge. There are even some noticeable psychedelic influences here and there, which makes this album an interesting mix of nostalgic genres within rock music.
'Memories Down The Line' is the biggest standout of the LP; it's majestic, emotional and catchy. 'Never' is another beautiful song. There is no bad track on the album, even if 'Propulsion I' feels somewhat redundant.
Excellent follow up to The Prelude Implicit. Yet another album that shows Kansas as brilliant and vital as in the late 70's . If you love Leftoverture and Point of Know Return, you will love Prelude and now Absence. Like Prelude, I think that had this album been released directly after the great 2 albums it would be considered as highly as them . Listen and enjoy. This is as good as American Prog gets!
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