I haven't listened to much prog lately, much less Neal Morse, but I always keep a few things on my iPod if the mood strikes. I've thrown on some random Flower Kings tracks recently, and the opening song to "?" came on shuffle the other day, it was a gorgeous day out, so I said, "fuck it", and played the whole thing. Whoa, it was like listening to it for the first time, (and "? was the first NM solo album I checked out) but I remembered most of the parts, and with fresh ears it was just a great listen, and now I'm going through his stuff. I've listened to ? , listened to the new album The Simltude of a Dream, and finishing Sola Scriptura now, always a favorite of mine, this is the most I've enjoyed The Conclusion. I forgot how much I like SS. Thinking about going big and listening to Testimony -> Testimony 2 next, then back to the new album.
About the new album, I enjoyed it on first listen yesterday. I can't say the same for The Grand Experiment, which I heard once when it came out and never listened again, but I wasn't really feeling this kind of prog back then so we'll see how the next listen goes. I definitely enjoyed it on first listen than I did with The Astonishing, which I haven't listened to since like April. I'll have to listen to TSoaD again before I comment further on it.