Author Topic: Official Neal Morse Appreciation Thread (Read 547587 times)

The Letter M · « **Reply #3185 on:** December 18, 2018, 08:32:16 AM »

"The Great Adventure" music video - https://youtu.be/hcq6xc26WQI

-Marc.

gmillerdrake · « **Reply #3186 on:** December 18, 2018, 08:57:03 AM »

First listen...I like it. While it doesn't blow me away I'm not expecting them to hit us with some of the more 'involved' or more technical songs with these releases....but I do like this one after the first listen. Although, and this isn't a sleight it's just a fact....it's a very 'Neal' song....meaning, there's nothing ground breaking going on here. Just more of the same that I've heard from him before. Nothing wrong with that if it sounds cool...but it's certainly not a break from the norm.

KevShmev · « **Reply #3187 on:** December 18, 2018, 08:58:42 AM »

I like it! That will have the whole crowd clapping along at the live shows.

bluefox4000 · « **Reply #3188 on:** December 18, 2018, 09:40:56 AM »

I'm not gonna listen......as i said i'm always underwhelmed by any single. ALWAYS. doesn't matter who it is. i was already underwhelmed by the first one so i'm gonna wait for the album.

axeman90210 · « **Reply #3189 on:** December 18, 2018, 10:01:27 AM »

I dig this one a little bit more than Welcome to the World (which I thought was fine but didn't blow me away either).

Architeuthis · « **Reply #3190 on:** December 18, 2018, 10:20:19 AM »

Too many keyboard solos, no guitar solo. I'm sure Eric will have plenty of guitar solos throughout the record, but this song needs one too. Great song though, loved the drums and vocals and the rhythm guitar sound.

Anxiety35 · « **Reply #3191 on:** December 18, 2018, 10:25:59 AM »

I really like it. I hear Kansas, Yes, & Styx influences in the song along with Neal's signature voice & sound. Neal is a great songwriter. Dude just knows how to write a song.

bosk1 · « **Reply #3192 on:** December 18, 2018, 10:32:54 AM »

Quote from: Architeuthis on December 18, 2018, 10:20:19 AM

Too many keyboard solos, no guitar solo. I'm sure Eric will have plenty of guitar solos throughout the record, but this song needs one too. Great song though, loved the drums and vocals and the rhythm guitar sound.

Interesting, I didn't even notice. To me, as much as I prefer guitar-driven songs, the fact that I didn't notice that there wasn't a guitar solo speaks to the strength of the song.

goo-goo · « **Reply #3193 on:** December 18, 2018, 10:52:08 AM »

Man, just cancelled my IC membership. It kind of hurt since I've been an IC member for a looooooooong time. But with the new downloads stuff, it was a big turn off for me. Specially the DVDs. When I got an IC DVD, I just popped it in and played it in my TV. Now I have to download it and either burn it or play it in my laptop as an ISO. Typically I don't enjoy watching movies in a laptop. I loved Neal's behind the scenes videos. I deeply enjoyed the information and insight that these behind the scenes DVDs gave. I'm a huge fan of Making of videos so that was my main interest with the IC. Anyways, maybe I'll rejoin sometime in the future, maybe not. For now, I'll just wait for the latest Making of DVD in the The Great Adventure.

KevShmev · « **Reply #3194 on:** December 18, 2018, 03:52:54 PM »

Not that I don't love Neal's voice, but I hope some of the next few singles are songs where Eric and/or Bill handle the lead vocals. I thought it was neat that the pre-release videos for Similitude featured songs where they each sang lead - City of Destruction (mostly Neal), The Ways of a Fool (mostly Bill, Neal the last verse), So Far Gone (Eric, till the end where all three trade off), etc.

MinistroRaven · « **Reply #3195 on:** December 18, 2018, 04:25:49 PM »

Quote from: gmillerdrake on December 18, 2018, 08:57:03 AM

I'm not expecting them to hit us with some of the more 'involved' or more technical songs with these releases....

Then I think you'll be surprised

Quote from: KevShmev on December 18, 2018, 03:52:54 PM

Not that I don't love Neal's voice, but I hope some of the next few singles are songs where Eric and/or Bill handle the lead vocals. I thought it was neat that the pre-release videos for Similitude featured songs where they each sang lead - City of Destruction (mostly Neal), The Ways of a Fool (mostly Bill, Neal the last verse), So Far Gone (Eric, till the end where all three trade off), etc.

Keep your hope up

425 · « **Reply #3196 on:** December 18, 2018, 05:07:12 PM »

Just listened to the song and really enjoyed it! It may just be that I'm more into Neal's music now than I was then, but I'm enjoying these singles more than I did the ones for Similitude, so I'm quite optimistic about this album.

As I Am · « **Reply #3197 on:** December 18, 2018, 07:41:16 PM »

Fantastic! Can't wait for release date! What a fantastic band!

TAC · « **Reply #3198 on:** December 21, 2018, 06:02:39 PM »

Quote from: The Letter M on December 18, 2018, 08:32:16 AM

"The Great Adventure" music video - https://youtu.be/hcq6xc26WQI

-Marc.

So I stumbled upon this video on youtube tonight.

Not into Neal Morse by any stretch, but I figured WTH. It was really enjoyable. I like my music a little heavier, but that was really nice.

MinistroRaven · « **Reply #3199 on:** December 21, 2018, 06:38:49 PM »

Quote from: TAC on December 21, 2018, 06:02:39 PM

Quote from: The Letter M on December 18, 2018, 08:32:16 AM
"The Great Adventure" music video - https://youtu.be/hcq6xc26WQI

-Marc.
I like my music a little heavier, but that was really nice.

Probably this is your record

TAC · « **Reply #3200 on:** December 21, 2018, 06:42:15 PM »

Cool, I'll give it a Spotify listen.

Darkstarshades · « **Reply #3201 on:** December 21, 2018, 06:52:37 PM »

Quote from: TAC on December 21, 2018, 06:42:15 PM

Cool, I'll give it a Spotify listen.

I see what you did there

TAC · « **Reply #3202 on:** December 21, 2018, 07:01:45 PM »

What did I do?

gzarruk · « **Reply #3203 on:** December 21, 2018, 07:16:10 PM »

axeman90210 · « **Reply #3204 on:** December 21, 2018, 07:20:44 PM »

Quote from: TAC on December 21, 2018, 06:02:39 PM

Quote from: The Letter M on December 18, 2018, 08:32:16 AM
"The Great Adventure" music video - https://youtu.be/hcq6xc26WQI

-Marc.

So I stumbled upon this video on youtube tonight.

Not into Neal Morse by any stretch, but I figured WTH. It was really enjoyable. I like my music a little heavier, but that was really nice.

One of us! One of us!

TAC · « **Reply #3205 on:** December 21, 2018, 07:45:00 PM »

Hah!. Not so fast!

I've sampled some of Neal's work, and I respect it as high quality. I just wish I liked it more. But I enjoyed that song, and it earned a dedicated listen to the album.

KevShmev · « **Reply #3206 on:** December 22, 2018, 09:32:37 AM »

Quote from: MinistroRaven on December 18, 2018, 04:25:49 PM

Quote from: KevShmev on December 18, 2018, 03:52:54 PM
Not that I don't love Neal's voice, but I hope some of the next few singles are songs where Eric and/or Bill handle the lead vocals. I thought it was neat that the pre-release videos for Similitude featured songs where they each sang lead - City of Destruction (mostly Neal), The Ways of a Fool (mostly Bill, Neal the last verse), So Far Gone (Eric, till the end where all three trade off), etc.

Keep your hope up

ytserush · « **Reply #3207 on:** December 22, 2018, 10:53:10 AM »

Quote from: bluefox4000 on December 18, 2018, 09:40:56 AM

I'm not gonna listen......as i said i'm always underwhelmed by any single. ALWAYS. doesn't matter who it is. i was already underwhelmed by the first one so i'm gonna wait for the album.

I don't either. Still haven't heard the Dream Theater song either. I want everything to be new when the album hits the CD player and I'm pouring over the art and liner notes.

ytserush · « **Reply #3208 on:** December 22, 2018, 10:59:06 AM »

Quote from: goo-goo on December 18, 2018, 10:52:08 AM

Man, just cancelled my IC membership. It kind of hurt since I've been an IC member for a looooooooong time. But with the new downloads stuff, it was a big turn off for me. Specially the DVDs. When I got an IC DVD, I just popped it in and played it in my TV. Now I have to download it and either burn it or play it in my laptop as an ISO. Typically I don't enjoy watching movies in a laptop. I loved Neal's behind the scenes videos. I deeply enjoyed the information and insight that these behind the scenes DVDs gave. I'm a huge fan of Making of videos so that was my main interest with the IC. Anyways, maybe I'll rejoin sometime in the future, maybe not. For now, I'll just wait for the latest Making of DVD in the The Great Adventure.

Cancelled mine last year after being a member since he started it. I enjoyed the CD/DVDs showing up in the mail, but once that stopped I was out.

I understand why he did it, it's a lot less time consuming, but it's a lot less tangible to me.

Darkstarshades · « **Reply #3209 on:** December 23, 2018, 10:05:26 AM »

That IC thing with the physical copies sounded pretty cool, hope he does something about it.

MinistroRaven · « **Reply #3210 on:** December 24, 2018, 02:57:21 PM »

This is the link: ticketf.ly/2OttSHk

MinistroRaven · « **Reply #3211 on:** December 28, 2018, 08:29:35 AM »

Morsefest 2019 has just been announced

https://youtu.be/13S-2uZeY5M

axeman90210 · « **Reply #3212 on:** December 28, 2018, 09:35:31 AM »

Figure it's a pretty safe bet that one night will be the new double album front to back. The content of the other night will determine whether I make the trip down to Nashville.

The Letter M · « **Reply #3213 on:** December 28, 2018, 09:39:11 AM »

Quote from: MinistroRaven on December 28, 2018, 08:29:35 AM

Morsefest 2019 has just been announced

https://youtu.be/13S-2uZeY5M

Agreed, one night will likely be the final full performance of The Great Adventure, but the other night...hmmm.

Momentum in its entirety? Or perhaps something entirely different, like a Flying Colors night? The timing could be right if FC3 drops in the fall and then they tour.

-Marc.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #3214 on:** December 28, 2018, 11:17:17 AM »

Itd be funny if he did TSOAD one night and TGA the other.

The Letter M · « **Reply #3215 on:** December 28, 2018, 11:54:51 PM »

Quote from: Ben_Jamin on December 28, 2018, 11:17:17 AM

Itd be funny if he did TSOAD one night and TGA the other.

I highly doubt that, mostly because Neal hasn't repeated an album performance from any of his other Morsefests, and I doubt he'd do it now when he JUST played that album live last year. I feel like it would cheapen the experience of having seen the final full performance of TSOAD at Morsefest 2017. Sure, thematically it would be nice to have the one album played and THEN its sequel played the next night, but I don't see it happening at all.

I think we're more likely to see Momentum played in full, then maybe as an encore after that, a long medley of TSOAD songs (since I'm sure they'll make a medley out of it sooner or later like they've done with Testimony, ?, and Sola Scriptura).

Or I could be wrong about Momentum or Flying Colors and Neal could completely surprise us with something new/different...(Transatlantic would be a HUGE surprise if it happened).

-Marc.

Mladen · « **Reply #3216 on:** December 29, 2018, 03:32:41 AM »

If Flying Colors does drop an album this year, it will be the obvious choice for Morsefest.

DTA · « **Reply #3217 on:** December 29, 2018, 05:55:42 AM »

Quote from: Mladen on December 29, 2018, 03:32:41 AM

If Flying Colors does drop an album this year, it will be the obvious choice for Morsefest.

Neal is already touring for TGA and if FC releases another album, most likely there will be a small tour for that. Repeating both of those at MF seems a bit anticlimactic. I've never been to a MF but I always felt that they catered to a more hardcore fan that would appreciate something relatively obscure and rare. If FC is a part of it, it might be cooler to see them do their first album in its entirety instead. Or even Transatlantic do a SMPT:e or BAF set.

KevShmev · « **Reply #3218 on:** December 29, 2018, 09:02:42 AM »

Quote from: MinistroRaven on December 28, 2018, 08:29:35 AM

Morsefest 2019 has just been announced

https://youtu.be/13S-2uZeY5M

Hotel reservations have already been booked by this guy!

Quote from: DTA on December 29, 2018, 05:55:42 AM

Neal is already touring for TGA and if FC releases another album, most likely there will be a small tour for that. Repeating both of those at MF seems a bit anticlimactic. I've never been to a MF but I always felt that they catered to a more hardcore fan that would appreciate something relatively obscure and rare. If FC is a part of it, it might be cooler to see them do their first album in its entirety instead. Or even Transatlantic do a SMPT:e or BAF set.

I totally agree with the bolded.

I think it's a given that Night 2 will be The Great Adventure performed in full, with all of the usual Morsefest bells and whistles, with Night 1 being the question mark, no pun intended.

bluefox4000 · « **Reply #3219 on:** December 29, 2018, 10:22:45 AM »

I don't know what night 1 will be. but i have to be honest and say i could do without a transatlantic night. as we have Nearly all of their materiel out live a few times over.

so i kinda would be deflated a bit with that.I could see a flying colors night which i would really enjoy.

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Author Topic: Official Neal Morse Appreciation Thread (Read 547587 times)