Check out this link. John has new music coming out this year. I like the direction he is taking with this music.

http://www.ilike.com/artist/John+Elefante

Thanks Rich !!!! I like it too

It's Robert, but you're welcome

My appologies Robert, Thank you for the info, how did you find it ?
It's been a long time coming, I wonder if his version of Dust will be included ? which is very good by the way, maybe we will get some concert dates out of the new release

I found it on the melodicrock.com message board. I've been waiting along time for some new music.

Hey Rich, I mean Robert (he he he), what ever happened to your pictures from Topeka?? Did you share??

I did. Where have you been????????? :P

I haven't done it yet. I've been too busy since I got back. I'll try to get it done by the weekend.

When I saw Kansas on the Vinyl Confessions tour I was a bit put off. Who was this usurper who dared step into the shoes of the Almighty Walsh? This being the first transition of Kansas into something else bothered me to no end. We didnt have the internet at that time and info on why Steve left was slow in coming. I will admit to tapping my toes to some of the new stuff but like many of you I never considered any of this music to be Kansas. John is a very talented singer but it wasnt Kansas without Steve. Kerry, imho, made a mistake in trying to take Kansas into the non secular side. He should have left and allowed Steve to take the band into another direction. Would have been interesting to see what kind of music Steve would have written in that era.

More information released this week.


FRONTIERS RECORDS SIGNS MASTEDON FOR NEW ALBUM:
Frontiers Records announces proudly the signing of Mastedon featuring former Kansas singer John Elefante for the release of the long awaited third studio album.
John Elefante's name came to prominence in 1981 when he became the new lead singer and keyboardist for Kansas. John sang the lead vocals and performed keyboards on three multi - Platinum albums with band, giving also a major songwriting contribution. In 1984, together with his brother Dino, he started to become involved for the first time in producing the Christian act Sweet Comfort Band. Soon the couple became one of the most renowned producers in the genre, in particular their tenure with Petra brought multiple gold and platinum albums, 10 consecutive CCM Magazine Reader's Choice Awards, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Hard Rock Cafe, and the only artist to ever have 4 albums in the SoundScan top-100 Christian chart.
Elefante also felt the songwriting muse and formed a metal band with his brother, Mastedon. The band's name was a pachyderm-inspired reference to the brothers' last name. Although John was an accomplished vocalist and performer, the Mastedon albums featured multiple lead singers and performances by other artists, creating an eclectic sound anchored by John's songwriting. His brother Dino played a prominent role, contributing songwriting and handling most of the guitar work. Mastedon's first release was titled "It's a Jungle Out There!" (1989). A year later, the band released "Lofcaudio". This album continued the guest performance theme, though John sang more of the lead vocals. Unfortunately, John and Dino's production schedule preempted any touring to commercially support the album. Even so, the albums charted at #25 and #10, respectively in the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart. To this day, they are still considered classics in the genre.
John and Dino then formed their own record label, Pakaderm. Given their intense recording schedules, John and Dino decided to build their own recording studio in Nashville, the Sound Kitchen which soon became one of the largest complex studios in the USA, with artists such as Elton John and Bruce Springsteen that used it for their recording. In 1996 John started a solo career that brought him to release three successful albums more in the Adult Contemporary - Pop Rock vein.
After a few years of hiatus, John is now working on a new Mastedon album that - contrary to the predecessors - will only feature his amazing lead vocals. Musically, the new album will hearken back to the best of Mastedon and to his work with Kansas.

"Mastedon has far surpassed my expectations as far as longevity and shelve life" says John. "I would say it has garnered somewhat of a cult following. I have people from 17 years old to 50 something that still ask me about Mastedon and will there ever be another one? My answer has always been "I don't know" But the writing is on the wall that after all this time, it is time to deliver a new Mastedon record and mainly because people that loved the first 2 can't be ignored any longer. This record will differ in some ways and others it won't. Being the majority songwriter there will be obvious similarities in style. I will be singing everything so that will change a bit from prior Mastedon projects. Also the sonic quality will be very much up to date. Rich melodic harmonies and melodies are the keys to a Mastedon record. This record will most certainly be the beginning of a new chapter in my life both musically and lyrically. One day you turn around and it's been 10 years since you've done a project, but when it really sinks in that you were put on this earth to something, YOU MUST DO IT !!!"
Some song titles in the works include This Revolution of Mine, The Western World, Slay your Demons, That's What You Do When You Love Someone, Falling in to Place, You Can't take Anything at All, I'm Lying Again, I'm Nothing Without Your Love.
Frontiers salutes the return of a legendary artist and looks set to release Mastedon III in the fall of 2009.
WebLinks: www.frontiers.it / www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords / www.myspace.com/johnelefante.

I will purchase this as I am a huge John Elefante fan's talents as a singer, producer and songwriter!

Pony

Well, I didn't read everything that was already posted, but...
two years ago, when I just had to know COWS, the cd that I found at the web in the time where audiovisions, leftoverture, drastic and vinyl...
Needless to say, I actually didn't noticed that it wasn't steve...
Well, I just thought "Well, the time do change people, starting from the voices"
I liked very much the vinyl, just because I saw them performing in the device voice drum the music play the game tonight... At the time, I didn't knew the name, nor it was a kansas song... but it was a music that I had already listened when I was really really young... in one of those compilations with rock... searched and down.... the album, and crossfire, borderline, chasing shadows, play on, for me were great songs...

But, when you hear the self-titled or masque, you see that vinyl is not the best album ever... like I thought...

When I looked over for the play the game tonight video in youtube I said:
"Holy cow! WTF is this hair, and what strange clothes"

But, indeed, he sings well...

The drastic one for me is one letdown, man, any violin part, and it sounds too pop for the kansas style...
And when I heard "Andi"? The sounds I liked, but the lyrics I found way too strange for me...

How do you feel about Kerry's lyrics?

I love the way you summed up John Bruno.
I do think that he was a very good singer, although he lacked the passion of Steve.
I always that that if someone wasn't aware of the change in singers, that they might not know it happened.
You've confirmed that.
You've also confirmed just how silly John looked, and how it was very difficult for those of us who loved and supported this band to handle the live image of John in the place of Steve.

Not all of us "who loved and supported this band" necessarily feel the same way as Louis in regard to the image John portrayed in his tenure as lead vocalist for Kansas. John catches a lot of heat for the blue jumpsuit that he wore in the MTV concert in Omaha, as well as for his infamous shadow boxing routine, but when you think about it, he was, to quote himself, "just a singer in the band", a rock band, where there has never been a dress code to adhere to. Perhaps if he wore a sweeping silk robe complete with angel wing sleeves and cut to his navel or better yet, overalls and a crumpled up cowboy hat, John might have actually been "accepted" by the real Kansas fans. Hmmm, silk and denim....that sounds a lot like our beloved Kerry and Rich.

Well, actually, at this time, I didn't knew the time line of kansas musics, nor have looked to any video of them... and, for me, that have born in 91, no matter how, this would look strange... I'm also a fan of the Heart in it's 70's... and whem I saw them, I too thought that they looked very weird.... but the sisters were very beautifull
but it's just an point of view... at the time it was common(I believe)

Oh, talking about shocks... when I saw a picture from the early kansas, I tought that Rich was she... hahaha...



Well, as for me, what maked him unacceptable was the damn album drastic.... for me... too pop line, no violin
If he staied in the vinyl line, I would like to hear the cd as the way I did with vinyl...