''Reconstructions'' is the second studio album by the Christian rock group AD. It was re-released and remastered with the title ''Reconstructions: Reconstructed'', with a different order of songs.

Background

Warren Ham Warren Ham (born 1957) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for playing with Kansas (band), Kansas (1982), Toto (band), Toto (1986-1988, and since 2017) and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Ringo Starr (since 2015). During the ...

left AD after the end of the Art of the State Tour in 1985. As a result, he was not featured on the second album released by the band. Michael Gleason, who has worked with Livgren and the others in the past, replaces Ham on lead vocals on Reconstructions. Times were financially harder for the band following the release of '' Art of the State'' and with Ham's recent departure, the group decided that ''Reconstructions'' would be AD's final album as a group. The band's official breakup was never announced, as the group has dissipated from the inability to keep up with the lack of support.

Reception

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gave the album a decent rating of three out of five, calling Reconstructions "A very strong record with excellent arrangements and excellent songwriting", yet recalling how many of the songs suffer in sound quality due to Kerry's inexperience as a strong worker in the field of sound engineering.

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rock music magazine gave the band's release a good rating of four out of five.

Track listing

Musicians

Kerry Livgren Kerry Allen Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the American rock band Kansas. Biography Livgren was raised in Topeka, Kansas, by his father Allen ...

- guitar, keyboards, percussion * Michael Gleason - keyboards, vocals * Dennis Holt - percussion *

Dave Hope Dave Hope (born October 7, 1949) is an American bass guitarist who played with the American progressive rock band Kansas from 1970 (original version) until the band's first split in 1983. When he was in high school, he played defensive center fo ...

- bass * Keith Evans - background vocals * Terry Brock - background vocals

References

Sparrow Records albums 1987 albums AD (band) albums {{Christian-album-stub