Artist: Neal Morse
Title: Songs from November
Genre: Progressive Rock / Singer / Songwriter
Release Date: 18th August 2014
Label: InsideOut Music
Album Review
Neal Morse was born on the second of August in Van Nuys, California. I Imagine it was a sunny day full of epic possibilities. Neal Morse is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and writer for both SPOCK`S BEARD and TRANSATLANTIC. His former band SPOCK`S BEARD is counted as one of the spearheads of the 1990`s prog rock revival. He parted ways with both bands in 2002 after releasing the SPOCK`S BEARD album ‘Snow’. He recorded six albums with his former band and aside SPOCK`S BEARD he released 21 outputs. The solo material often deals with Christian based lyrics.
Being a long-time Morse and SPOCK`S BEARD fan I just had to review this output, at first many fans of older material might be a bit offended by the singer/songwriter attempt but as always there are great songs among the twelve tunes. ‘Heaven smiled’ is worth a mention as is ‘Love shot an Arrow’ and ‘Song for the Free’. For BEATLES fans there is ‘Tell me Annabelle’ which mixes typical solo Morse, SPOCK`S BEARD and the fab four. The album is produced very well but without any rough edges, even though this too is very typical for everything Morse is involved in. Maybe this record is not an instant listen but it is worth giving it a shot or two. I for one gave it three listening until I could say something about it.
Tracklist
01. Whatever Days
02. Heaven Smiled
03. Flowers in a Vase
04. Love shot an Arrow
05. Song for the Free
06. Tell me Annabelle
07. My Time of Dying
08. When Things Slow Down
09. Daddy`s Daughter
10. Wear the Chains
11. The way of Love
Line-up
Neal Morse - guitar and vocals
Wil Morse - piano
Gabe Klein - drums
Asa Wiggins - bass
Regina and Ann McCrary - background vocals
Website
http://www.nealmorse.com/ / https://www.facebook.com/nealmorse
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 8
Sound: 8
Total: 8 / 10
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