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| Sunday, June 15, 2008 - Neal Morse DVD details | Press release from Neal Morse:
Neal Morse has accomplished the almost unheard of in commercial music: After 15 years, 22 albums, 3 bands, and 4 concert DVDs, his last two albums (Sola Scriptura and Question) have been received as his best. Now, Morse and his new band bring both albums to the screen, live on 2 DVDS; plus over an hour of other great performances, and 100 minutes of behind-the-scene footage.
Sola Scriptura was one of the most ambitious, controversial, and critically acclaimed progressive rock albums in recent memory. The album finds Morse unflinching in his depiction of corruption in the Church throughout history, and the consequences of humankind's attempts to elevate itself to God. Lauded equally in Europe and the United States by the mainstream and CCM press, the album adorned numerous "Best of 2007" lists.
Question is a journey on the timeless quest to find the dwelling place of God. Lyrically, Neal creates a compelling story-line that owes as much to C.S. Lewis as Indiana Jones. Neal searches through history, within the nature of men, and across Neal's own life. The accolades range by genre from mainstream progressive rock (Dutch Prog Rock Pages, Netherlands: "Top 5 Albums of the Year"), to Contemporary Christian (Cross Rhythms, UK: "10 out of 10 stars"), to modern rock (The National Review Online, US: "Album of the Year"), to hardcore metal (Metal Glory, Germany: "10 out of 10 stars"). All the material from both albums is performed in its entirety, with all the energy, surprises, and unforgettable moments of a great live concert. Sola Scriptura is played straight through; Question is played combining two concerts. In addition, Neal performs a major portion of his acclaimed One album, and portions of his ground-breaking Testimony release.
Neal's complex structures, rapid-fire parts, and elaborate arrangements need just the right performers to ignite his music. He finds them in five extraordinary, young-and unknown-musicians. With the intensity of a new band with something to prove, they tear through parts recorded by Mike Portnoy, Randy George ,Paul Gilbert, Jordan Rudess, and others.
At the center is Neal Morse, a remarkably passionate and engaging performer. Neal brings the album's story to life with soaring, emotional vocals. Morse is also a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist performing lead guitar and keyboard. After his last concert DVD (2004's Testimony), England's Classic Rock Magazine listed Neal in their "100 Greatest Frontmen of Rock" chart.
The show doesn't end, though, with the fading echoes of the final note. Backstage, in and around cities throughout Europe, the cameras accompany Neal and his band on their journey. Uncensored experiences and candid moments reveal the good, the bad, and the unexpected of life on the road. Being a prog visionary doesn't help the bus go back 110 miles for forgotten sandwiches, find a drug store at 2AM when those sandwiches turn out to be older than the bus, or ask for directions at 3AM because nobody knows where they are now.
Sola Scriptura & Beyond captures two spectacular performances (including one full concert) from two amazing nights. His most recent solo releases are performed with the excitement of his first with Spock's Beard. Over an hour of additional performances feature favorites from his other two studio prog albums, a Transatlantic interlude, and five songs from Spock's Beard.
Travel from the last decade of prog to today, and from the backstage to the soundstage. Capturing a thousand timeless moments, Sola Scriptura & Beyond manifests musicians and audience uniting to create an electrifying musical phenomenon. Join Morse and a new generation of prog musicians as they unleash Neal's very best, as you've never seen or heard it-and beyond.
DVD 1 Location: De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands; May 2
DVD 2 Location: Columbia Club, Berlin, Germany; June 14, 2006.
Musicians
Neal Morse - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Elisa Krijgsman - Guitars, Vocals
Wilco van Esschoten - Bass, Vocals
Jessica Koomen - Vocals, Keyboards
Collin Leijenaar - Drums
Henk Doest - Keyboards
Paul Bielatowicz - Guitars, Vocal
Tracklisting
DVD 1 (Main Disc)
01. The Creation (One)
02. Open Wide the Flood Gates (Snow)
03. Sola Scriptura Part I
04. Sola Scriptura Part II
05. Question Section A
Temple Of The Living God, Another
World, Outsider, 12, Entrance, Inside His
Presence, Temple of the Living God
06. Testimedley (Testimony)
Overture No. 1, California Nights,
Colder in The Sun, Somber Days, Sing it
High, Calm Before the Storm, I am Willing,
To Feel Him, Rejoice, God's Theme
07. We All Need Some Light (Transatlantic)
08. Wind at My Back (Snow)
DVD 2 (Bonus Disc)
01. Behind the Scenes
02. Bridge Across Forever (Transatlantic)
03. Question Section B
Sweet Elation, In the Fire, Solid as the Sun,
The Glory of the Lord, Outside Looking in
04. Help Me (Snow)
05. King Jesus (One bonus disc)
06. Reunion (One)
07. Encore Medley:
a) We All Need Some Light (Transatlantic)
b) Open Wide The Flood Gates (Snow)
c) Open the Gates Part II (Snow)
d) Solitary Soul (Snow)
e) Wind At My Back (Snow)
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| Sunday, May 25, 2008 - Neal Morse Live DVD details | Neal Morse will release a new double DVD set entitled Sola Scriptura And Beyond via InsideOut on June 23rd. It will contain 2 full concerts from 2006 (Question Mark Tour) and 2007 (Sola Scriptura Tour) plus bonus material, totalling approximately six hours of footage. The tracklist is as follows:
Disc 1: 'The Creation', 'The Good Don't Last/Open Wide The Flood Gates', 'The Door', 'The Conflict/The Conclusion', 'Question Mark Medley', 'Testimedley', 'We All Need Some Light', 'Wind At My Back'.
Disc 2: Behind The Scenes, 'Bridge Across Forever' (acoustic), Question Mark Live at Columbia Park, Berlin 2006 (full concert).
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| Wednesday, June 9, 2004 - New Neal Morse album | Neal Morse is in the studio this week with drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) and bassist Randy George (Ajalon, Neal Morse Band) to record the follow up to last years best selling progressive masterpiece "Testimony".
The sessions with Mike Portnoy and Randy George are running from June 6th to June 13th. Neal decided on a collaborative way to work the new album by having Randy and Mike flush out the arrangements with him as they go along.
So we can expect something akin to a Transatlantic style effort while not sounding wholly like those albums from the simple fact that different people are involved in it's making. Go to www.nealmorse.com for personal studio updates from Neal and the other guys as they go each day. Those updates can be found in the "general discussion" area of the messageboard.
Also Neal discusses the new album a bit in the web page Diary section. The album is untitled as of yet and a release date has not been set. So far a song called "Author of Confusion" has been spoken of but no others as yet have been named. Joining Neal on the console will be good friend and engineer Jerry Guidroz who helped Neal with the production and recording of "Testimony".
In other related Neal news he is planning on releasing a song based pop album that he had written two years ago. Not sure what style or category to throw the album in, Neal has re-recorded the drums and added some background choir style vocals to the songs. Definitely recognizable as Neal songs but this is not a progressive rock album like "Testimony" or Transatlantic. No release date has been set for this release and the album has been turned over to Jerry Guidroz' able hands to see the light of day.
Check out the upcoming DVD for the "Testimony" tour featuring an 8 member super group with about 189 minutes of live footage and 66 minutes of tour documentary. Scheduled to release in Europe on June 28th, 2004 and North America on July 13th, 2004.
Should be a stellar year for Progressive Rock's reigning king of the muse! The most accurate and reliable news can be found at www.nealmorse.com. See ya there!
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Album Review - Testimony
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Interview - Interview with Neal Morse
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Article - Studio Report: My time with Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Randy George
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Album Review - One
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Album Review - ?
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Album Review - Sola Scriptura
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Album Review - Lifeline
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Album Review - Testimony 2
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