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Progressive rock heavyweights Nick D’Virgilio, Neal Morse, and Ross Jennings have announced the formation of their new trio 𝗗’𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼, 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 & 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. The group has signed to Inside Out Music for the release of their debut album "𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗸𝗮" in early 2022...
More info here: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/nick-dvirgilio-neal-morse-ross-jennings-team-up-on-new-studio-album-due-for-release-in-2022/
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Oooooh interesting
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Nick and Neal together again, heck yeah! With Ross Jennings though? That’s weird but I’ll try to reserve judgement.
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Wow, not too far off from what I was wishing the "secret announcement" would be (was hoping for a NDV and NM project) - but I've got to say, I'm a bit surprised to see Ross Jennings involved. Should be interesting..
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This doesn't wow me, but with three lead vocalists on board, I can't help but give a listen.
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Did not see this particularly trio coming, but very intrigued by it.
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*New Neal Morse project*
Yeah! :metal
*With Nick D'Virgilio*
YEAH! :metal :metal :metal
*And Ross Jennings*
Ohh... :|
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This could potentially be interesting
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I'm in Jerry!
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Just what Neal lacks, another band :lol
But seriously, this could be good.
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*New Neal Morse project*
Yeah! :metal
*With Nick D'Virgilio*
YEAH! :metal :metal :metal
*And Ross Jennings*
Ohh... :|
I know right? Maybe Jennings will sound better outside a metal environment. His voice feels so processed and almost sterile in Haken. Maybe this will be a better fit for him though. Nick and Neal already sound so great together though. Kind of wonder why they needed a third voice. Will be interesting to see what instruments everyone plays on this.
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*New Neal Morse project*
Yeah! :metal
*With Nick D'Virgilio*
YEAH! :metal :metal :metal
*And Ross Jennings*
Ohh... :|
I know right? Maybe Jennings will sound better outside a metal environment. His voice feels so processed and almost sterile in Haken. Maybe this will be a better fit for him though. Nick and Neal already sound so great together though. Kind of wonder why they needed a third voice. Will be interesting to see what instruments everyone plays on this.
Does Ross play any instruments? And if so, which one(s) is he good at?
I'm going to assume that Nick will be playing drums, but I also wouldn't mind him playing bass as he's been getting better at it lately. He and Neal might share guitar duties, but i'm sure Neal will primarily contribute keyboards.
Colored me interested, I really want to hear what these three voices sound like together, regardless of the type of music.
-Marc.
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I think it will be really interesting to hear for the first time Neal and Nick contribuiting equally as songwriters!
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*New Neal Morse project*
Yeah! :metal
*With Nick D'Virgilio*
YEAH! :metal :metal :metal
*And Ross Jennings*
Ohh... :|
I know right? Maybe Jennings will sound better outside a metal environment. His voice feels so processed and almost sterile in Haken. Maybe this will be a better fit for him though. Nick and Neal already sound so great together though. Kind of wonder why they needed a third voice. Will be interesting to see what instruments everyone plays on this.
Does Ross play any instruments? And if so, which one(s) is he good at?
I'm going to assume that Nick will be playing drums, but I also wouldn't mind him playing bass as he's been getting better at it lately. He and Neal might share guitar duties, but i'm sure Neal will primarily contribute keyboards.
Colored me interested, I really want to hear what these three voices sound like together, regardless of the type of music.
-Marc.
Ross plays guitar, though I don't know how skilled he is compared to Neal and Nick. Also, what a missed opportunity to bring Ted Leonard to do this :'(
On the bright side, at least we didn't get Bill or Mike singing :biggrin:
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I confess that I was curious. I'm not a Ross fan, but I was very curious.
Neal and Nick together is always a pleasure for the ears. :)
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I'll go a bit against the grain and say I'm glad Ross is a part of this, not because he's among my very favorite singers, but because his presence could make this a bit more of a fresh collaboration rather than "yeah this is kind of another iteration of Spock's Beard."
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Just what Neal lacks, another band :lol
But seriously, this could be good.
Also Ross... sheeesh! This is the guy's 4th band!
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VERY interesting. Bring it on! :metal
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And how is it possible that Neal Morse has another band and MP is not part of it?
The world is not like it used to be... :lol
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1st day buyer! Awesome news.
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And how is it possible that Neal Morse has another band and MP is not part of it?
The world is not like it used to be... :lol
I suppose they could have had a double drum thing with Nick and Mike. That would be kind of cool, but probably not what this project is about!
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Well this should be pleasantly weird. :biggrin:
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It seems like a bummer that people are writing off Ross Jennings’ involvement without hearing anything. I get that his voice isn’t for everyone, but this project will showcase him in a way that we haven’t heard before so i would say it’s fair to hold judgment until we hear the music. Besides, if it’s good enough for Neal and NDV, who are we to say otherwise? ;D
This seems like a project that could be really refreshing compared to other things these vocalists have been involved in.
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It seems like a bummer that people are writing off Ross Jennings’ involvement without hearing anything. I get that his voice isn’t for everyone, but this project will showcase him in a way that we haven’t heard before so i would say it’s fair to hold judgment until we hear the music. Besides, if it’s good enough for Neal and NDV, who are we to say otherwise? ;D
This seems like a project that could be really refreshing compared to other things these vocalists have been involved in.
I will say that I do think Ross does well in softer moments and in his lower register, so if this is not a particularly heavy project (sounds like it started out being mainly acoustic) he might fit really well. It all depends on how they utilize him. I’m certainly interested to hear how this turns out. It could be a very cool collaboration for sure.
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It seems like a bummer that people are writing off Ross Jennings’ involvement without hearing anything. I get that his voice isn’t for everyone, but this project will showcase him in a way that we haven’t heard before so i would say it’s fair to hold judgment until we hear the music. Besides, if it’s good enough for Neal and NDV, who are we to say otherwise? ;D
This seems like a project that could be really refreshing compared to other things these vocalists have been involved in.
I will say that I do think Ross does well in softer moments and in his lower register, so if this is not a particularly heavy project (sounds like it started out being mainly acoustic) he might fit really well. It all depends on how they utilize him. I’m certainly interested to hear how this turns out. It could be a very cool collaboration for sure.
I agree with this. His tone works well in those softer moments of Haken, not so much in those real heavy metal moments. He sounds amazing in Deathless, Bound By Gravity, Visions, The Path.
I could hear this going many different ways, but I could hear more of a Light-hearted, Uplifting, maybe Melancholic type of sound and style. It's just based on Neal's almost Christian music style, Nick's Big Big Train and solo work style, and then Jennings Solo and Novena style (which has elements that are not utilized to their full potential in Haken).
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Sounds cool, but they couldn't come up with a better name for the project?
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There's already an album called "Troika" out there.
(https://img.discogs.com/yE7_Waua3blgmyO5RCP8-G-Advg=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-3236420-1321741003.jpeg.jpg)
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And a jazz outfit called Troyka.
I'll reserve judgment til I hear some.
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Sounds cool, but they couldn't come up with a better name for the project?
Does that really matter?
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Sounds cool, but they couldn't come up with a better name for the project?
Does that really matter?
A little.
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Meh. Those guys never look into that. It's not like it's theft.
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Meh. Those guys never look into that. It's not like it's theft.
Just pointing it out. Many albums out there with the same name by different artists. The Dark Side Of The Moon title had already been used by another band before Pink Floyd went with the title for their album that became one of the most popular albums of all time.
but a band name would have been nice.
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but a band name would have been nice.
This. Nothing says "one off thing that won't have much staying power" like just naming it Morse D'Virgilio Jennings (I think that's the name?).
But it's a new NM project, so I'm excited anyway :biggrin:
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Meh. Those guys never look into that. It's not like it's theft.
Just pointing it out. Many albums out there with the same name by different artists. The Dark Side Of The Moon title had already been used by another band before Pink Floyd went with the title for their album that became one of the most popular albums of all time.
but a band name would have been nice.
Music has been forever. There will be overlap.
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The question that really matters is whether track 1 will be an Overture.
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Even the one-off collaboration with Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt was given a proper band name.
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Man, Ross has a lot going on lately. Haken, his solo album, guest appearance on the Scale The Summit album, now this. Good for him! It'll be interesting to hear his voice go along with Neal's and Nick's.
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Even the one-off collaboration with Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt was given a proper band name.
Proper? Lol
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
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Darkshade is pissed their using a same name of a band's album no one really knows.
It's important you know.
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Although it also would have been fun if they called it Three Separate Gorillas.
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The Lead Singer Colective
That's probably taken as well.
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
Surname treatment is a good marketing. These are familiar names.
Furthermore, this is already traditional in prog, fusion etc.
Bozzio Levin Stevens
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Emerson Lake & Palmer
etc
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Darkshade is pissed their using a same name of a band's album no one really knows.
It's important you know.
I think you're taking my response harder that I am about the lack of a band name.
I was only pointing out that that title had been used before, but it doesn't bother me. Lack of band name sort of does (though I won't lose sleep over it)
Just because you never heard of Oregon, doesn't mean no one knows who they are.
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
Surname treatment is a good marketing. These are familiar names.
Furthermore, this is already traditional in prog, fusion etc.
Bozzio Levin Stevens
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Emerson Lake & Palmer
etc
I dislike those names too, and I could care less about their music (ELP has a few decent tunes, but that's it for me) because those bands are one of those bands where it sounds good on paper, but the results are less than desired, to my tastes. It's like the lack of a creative band name = lack of creative music. Then you have a band like Vital Tech Tones, which is another super group that came up with a more creative name for themselves. Not so coincidentally, the music they made is way more interesting.
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
Surname treatment is a good marketing. These are familiar names.
Furthermore, this is already traditional in prog, fusion etc.
Bozzio Levin Stevens
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Emerson Lake & Palmer
etc
I dislike those names too, and I could care less about their music (ELP has a few decent tunes, but that's it for me) because those bands are one of those bands where it sounds good on paper, but the results are less than desired, to my tastes. It's like the lack of a creative band name = lack of creative music. Then you have a band like Vital Tech Tones, which is another super group that came up with a more creative name for themselves. Not so coincidentally, the music they made is way more interesting.
OK
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
Surname treatment is a good marketing. These are familiar names.
Furthermore, this is already traditional in prog, fusion etc.
Bozzio Levin Stevens
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Emerson Lake & Palmer
etc
I dislike those names too, and I could care less about their music (ELP has a few decent tunes, but that's it for me) because those bands are one of those bands where it sounds good on paper, but the results are less than desired, to my tastes. It's like the lack of a creative band name = lack of creative music. Then you have a band like Vital Tech Tones, which is another super group that came up with a more creative name for themselves. Not so coincidentally, the music they made is way more interesting.
ELP isn't creative? :lol
Just because you never heard of Oregon, doesn't mean no one knows who they are.
To paraphrase you - "Just because you could care less [although I think you mean couldn't care less] about ELP's music doesn't mean they're not creative."
I think it's a bit of a silly hill to die. The band name for this new project is simply easy so as to announce who is in the band. So many prog artists work with each other so much that giving each group new names could become confusing, especially if you're new to the prog scene and are only getting to know who is who. Having the band members' names in the band name makes it easy to identify who is in it, and for a group like this, whose names have pretty high recognition in the modern prog world, that's all they really need.
But as others have said, it is the music that really matters here, so hopefully we get a taste of it in the coming months. I think Neal will have his plate full with Morsefest 2021, the I&D Tour, Morsefest 2022, and the Transatlantic tour, all before Troika releases next year. The man sure knows how to keep busy (as do Nick and Ross)!
-Marc.
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
Surname treatment is a good marketing. These are familiar names.
Furthermore, this is already traditional in prog, fusion etc.
Bozzio Levin Stevens
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Emerson Lake & Palmer
etc
I dislike those names too, and I could care less about their music (ELP has a few decent tunes, but that's it for me) because those bands are one of those bands where it sounds good on paper, but the results are less than desired, to my tastes. It's like the lack of a creative band name = lack of creative music. Then you have a band like Vital Tech Tones, which is another super group that came up with a more creative name for themselves. Not so coincidentally, the music they made is way more interesting.
OK
It can be good marketing, I guess, if the names are big names outside of niche audiences.
Bozzio played with Zappa, Levin with Crimson, Gabriel, etc.. Rudess with DT among others, Stevens with Billy Idol, and on and on.
ELP originally had actual band names in mind, like Triton, Triumvirate, and Seahorse, but they went with ELP eventually, in part to take the focus off of Keith Emerson, who was the most well known of the three at the time of their formation, and to avoid being compared to The Nice (Keith's old band)
No one knows Neal, Nick, or Ross outside of a few specific online forums like this. The above mentioned musicians are quite well known around the world, in and out of prog circles.
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
Surname treatment is a good marketing. These are familiar names.
Furthermore, this is already traditional in prog, fusion etc.
Bozzio Levin Stevens
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Emerson Lake & Palmer
etc
I dislike those names too, and I could care less about their music (ELP has a few decent tunes, but that's it for me) because those bands are one of those bands where it sounds good on paper, but the results are less than desired, to my tastes. It's like the lack of a creative band name = lack of creative music. Then you have a band like Vital Tech Tones, which is another super group that came up with a more creative name for themselves. Not so coincidentally, the music they made is way more interesting.
ELP isn't creative? :lol
Love Beach was a pretty creative way to kill the band. ;)
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I think you mean couldn't care less
This is not not correct.
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Another reason to call it D’Virgilio, Morse, Jennings would be to emphasize the three vocalists aspect of it. I doubt this is something any of them intend to operate as a band. Just three guys getting together to make an album, which is fine really.
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Jeez, I didn't see this thread until just now and it's already one of the dumbest of the year. :lol :lol
Anyway, interesting project. Should be a bit different from the usual Neal material.
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Jeez, I didn't see this thread until just now and it's already one of the dumbest of the year. :lol :lol
Anyway, interesting project. Should be a bit different from the usual Neal material.
I'm sorry that having an opinion and sharing it in a thread makes a thread the dumbest of the year. I keep popping in and out of that covid thread, so I can't say this one trumped that one.
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Not the biggest fan of Jennings's voice but the three solo tracks he's released so far are absolutely brilliant and so different to anything he's done with Haken. Highly recommend giving them a go. You may be surprised.
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Jeez, I didn't see this thread until just now and it's already one of the dumbest of the year. :lol :lol
Anyway, interesting project. Should be a bit different from the usual Neal material.
I think that's uncalled for. What's so dumb about discussing this?
I'm fine with this name, but only because I find many names newer supergroups think of a little silly/weird. The Fringe, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Nova Collective, even Sons Of Apollo. My personal "highlight" is United Progressive Fraternity. If they can't come up with anything better I'd rather they just name the group after their last names.
Anyway I'm excited for this project! I was hoping NDV and NM would make some music together again. The inclusion of Ross makes this even cooler :coolio
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Not the biggest fan of Jennings's voice but the three solo tracks he's released so far are absolutely brilliant and so different to anything he's done with Haken. Highly recommend giving them a go. You may be surprised.
I never listen to singles, but as a diehard Haken fan I pre-ordered his solo album without having heard a single note :lol Looking forward to it!
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Jeez, I didn't see this thread until just now and it's already one of the dumbest of the year. :lol :lol
Anyway, interesting project. Should be a bit different from the usual Neal material.
I think that's uncalled for. What's so dumb about discussing this?
I'm fine with this name, but only because I find many names newer supergroups think of a little silly/weird. The Fringe, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Nova Collective, even Sons Of Apollo. My personal "highlight" is United Progressive Fraternity. If they can't come up with anything better I'd rather they just name the group after their last names.
Anyway I'm excited for this project! I was hoping NDV and NM would make some music together again. The inclusion of Ross makes this even cooler :coolio
You're making our point if you think those names are stupid. You still knew them because of the music.
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Not the biggest fan of Jennings's voice but the three solo tracks he's released so far are absolutely brilliant and so different to anything he's done with Haken. Highly recommend giving them a go. You may be surprised.
I never listen to singles, but as a diehard Haken fan I pre-ordered his solo album without having heard a single note :lol Looking forward to it!
They're a complete 180 from Haken but if I remember correctly, you're a fan of many different types of music. No one is more surprised than me that I'll be pre-ordering the album later this month :lol
I'm making it sound like I don't like Haken. I do. But I'm definitely more of a casual fan than I ought to be. On paper, anyway!
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Jeez, I didn't see this thread until just now and it's already one of the dumbest of the year. :lol :lol
Anyway, interesting project. Should be a bit different from the usual Neal material.
I think that's uncalled for. What's so dumb about discussing this?
I'm fine with this name, but only because I find many names newer supergroups think of a little silly/weird. The Fringe, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Nova Collective, even Sons Of Apollo. My personal "highlight" is United Progressive Fraternity. If they can't come up with anything better I'd rather they just name the group after their last names.
Anyway I'm excited for this project! I was hoping NDV and NM would make some music together again. The inclusion of Ross makes this even cooler :coolio
You're making our point if you think those names are stupid. You still knew them because of the music.
Yep. And how good or band name is can often change based on how good the music is. Can you imagine if the internet had been around in 1968 when Yes broke? "How boring of a band name"-type comments would have taken place early and often, but because they became a good classic rock and great progressive rock band, it became a good, if not great, band name. The music is what matters the most.
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The question that really matters is whether track 1 will be an Overture.
You and I both know the answer to that question.
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The question that really matters is whether track 1 will be an Overture.
You and I both know the answer to that question.
:lol
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Although it also would have been fun if they called it Three Separate Gorillas.
Good call...
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I kind of like just giving it the surname treatment. Band names are really kind of just about marketing and branding right? This is just three guys making music, they aren’t trying to be the next cool big thing. Does it even really need a name?
Surname treatment is a good marketing. These are familiar names.
Furthermore, this is already traditional in prog, fusion etc.
Bozzio Levin Stevens
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Emerson Lake & Palmer
etc
I dislike those names too, and I could care less about their music (ELP has a few decent tunes, but that's it for me) because those bands are one of those bands where it sounds good on paper, but the results are less than desired, to my tastes. It's like the lack of a creative band name = lack of creative music. Then you have a band like Vital Tech Tones, which is another super group that came up with a more creative name for themselves. Not so coincidentally, the music they made is way more interesting.
ELP isn't creative? :lol
Love Beach was a pretty creative way to kill the band. ;)
In The Hot Seat Seat was a lot more creative way to kill them.
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Any more news on this? Sounding like it could be a Crosby Stills and Nash fusion on steroids.
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Only what NM shared on his latest IC newsletter.
He shared how the thing came to be. And how he got RJ on board.
D'VIRGILIO, MORSE & JENNINGS
I've been wanting to talk to you guys about this for months and months! This is the project I've been excited for but couldn't talk about. So, now that I can talk about it, what do I want to say?
Well, I hope you guys enjoy the record... that's it.
No, of course I'm kidding. :-)
In 2020, I started writing a lot of songs (I know that's very shocking.) A lot of these songs sounded like they wanted three-part harmony – kind of like a Crosby, Stills & Nash kind of thing. I was listening to quite a bit of that sort of music, actually, and thinking, man, it'd be cool to make a record like that.
I remember in October 2020 being at Jayda and Brandon's when they were moving into their new place in Colorado Springs, and I wrote a song called "What You Leave Behind". It seemed like it'd be a nice three-part harmony/acoustic guitar song, sort of along the lines of a "Helplessly Hoping" (except not nearly as good, of course!)
I started thinking about who I could do a project like this with and of course, Nick D'Virgilio came to mind immediately. But the question was who would be the good third vocalist/artist? And I was thinking of it along the lines of who is a good singer/songwriter in their own right, so to speak, in the same way that Crosby, Stills & Nash was.
I thought a while and then I think we were doing promos for Transatlantic and Ross Jennings was involved in one of them. I think he interviewed Mike about the album, if I remember correctly. Anyway, I thought of Ross and I wondered, oh, I wonder how he'd be – what a great guy, what a great voice, I wonder if he'd be interested? I contacted him without really knowing if he was even into that kind of music, and he said very excitedly, "Yes! I love that kind of stuff. I would love to do that."
So, the first thing I did was have a conversation with him. Now we're into February or March of 2021, and long story short, Inside Out got behind it, we started sending songs to each other and everyone was a big "yes" about it. We started sharing files and recording it in March and April and I believe Jerry Guidroz did the mixes in May. His mixes sound really, really good. What happened is we submitted a certain amount of songs to each other and we picked what we thought was the best out of those. It was really cool and a good feeling from the start.
One of the funny things that happened was I was talking to Bill Hubaeur about the project and he said, "Yeah, that sounds interesting! How's the vocal blend?"
I said, "What?"
He said, "How's the vocal blend?"
I said, "Well... I haven't actually heard all three of us sing together yet."
He said, "Well, that's the whole thing"
Nick had done everything else but his vocals until the very end, so all I had heard was him singing on his songs, me singing on my songs, and Ross singing on his songs. I had heard Ross and I sing together and I had sung on Nick's, but I hadn't heard all three of us sing together until after the deal was signed, and it was pretty close to the end of the process. But I believe it was "What You Leave Behind" that I pulled up, and I immediately knew, OK, yeah we've got the magic! But it was very instinctive and I didn't really know until the end how good it was going to be!
So, that's the secret project I've been working on, off and on all through the spring. I'm definitely excited about it and wish it could come out sooner! I keep bugging the label to get things out sooner! Why do we have to wait so long?! It just bogs down the creative juices... but anyway, I won't complain. I'm very happy about it.
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First teaser!
https://youtu.be/_dPfKVcE5Dc
And here's the blurb that Neal just posted on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/12101716415/posts/10160064314066416/?substory_index=0).
Heads up everyone that pre-sale of the D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings album, Troika, kicks off at www.radiantrecords.com on Friday December 3rd.
We will have a fantastic gold double vinyl exclusive at Radiant, so make sure you’re first out of the blocks when pre-orders begin!
Check out this teaser trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPfKVcE5Dc&fbclid=IwAR0FWZSpKbQbbLQE4WZ-OCDZHvlzN-BxY4u7hp-t2BMAbFYuRToPgEqYEg0
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/fr/cp0/e15/q65/261636148_10160064314056416_4643595216178656160_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=da1649&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=o7PczYBwi_UAX-1gWnJ&tn=NxOtTxdiZxPkzHAL&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=55766b027d2c001121eb25446d50ed54&oe=61AAAC0E)
-Marc.
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That sounded great!
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Very brief preview, but I will say that is quite a pleasant sound the three of them make together. Excitement level raised.
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I actually know who these people are now.
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That sounded great!
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I actually know who these people are now.
:lol
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Sounds awesome! Will definitely be picking this up.
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I'll wait for a 'single'.
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Sounds really good, and I’m definitely interested in hearing more.
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This sounds right up my alley, their voices harmonise really well.
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I get that recording things remotely, especially during pandemice/lockdown times, is the way most music is getting done these days, but it still seems strange to me that bands can record entire albums without ever being in the same physical space at any point. I guess that when I think of a band, part of it includes the members of the band actually playing together. Just jamming, getting to know each other musically, that sort of thing. If it's a band that's been together for years already, that part probably isn't as necessary, but Neal specifically stated that he formed this group because he was thinking of three-part vocal harmonies, then they write and record an entire album without hearing how the three-part vocals actually sound.
Blah blah blah... Get off my lawn!
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I get that recording things remotely, especially during pandemice/lockdown times, is the way most music is getting done these days, but it still seems strange to me that bands can record entire albums without ever being in the same physical space at any point. I guess that when I think of a band, part of it includes the members of the band actually playing together. Just jamming, getting to know each other musically, that sort of thing. If it's a band that's been together for years already, that part probably isn't as necessary, but Neal specifically stated that he formed this group because he was thinking of three-part vocal harmonies, then they write and record an entire album without hearing how the three-part vocals actually sound.
Blah blah blah... Get off my lawn!
I hear you completely, being a musician myself as well. I recall a video of Caligula's Horse rehearsing a song from their last album (Rise Radiant, which I didn't enjoy at all) and they mentioned that it was the first time they ever played the song together. How in the hell do you write music and record it without ever playing it together to test out how it works? No wonder the album was balls, they had never even played the thing before!
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From Burning Shed (https://burningshed.com/store/InsideOutMusic):
Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train), Neal Morse (Transatlantic) and Ross Jennings (Haken) combine their immense talents on Troika.
The album began with Neal Morse writing some acoustic songs he thought would be enhanced by strong vocal harmonies. After reuniting with former Spock's Beard bandmate Nick D'Virgilio, the duo specifically sought out Ross Jennings to complete the trio (all of whom contributed material to the project).
Limited CD with bonus track.
1 Everything I Am 5:43
2 Julia 6:07
3 You Set My Soul On Fire 3:22
4 One Time Less 4:53
5 Another Trip Around The Sun 4:39
6 A Change Is Gonna Come 4:24
7 If I Could 4:02
8 King For A Day 5:47
9 Second Hand Sons 4:43
10 My Guardian 3:43
11 What You Leave Behind 4:16
12 Julia Alternative Version 8:19
Pre-Orders at Radiant begin at 10am EST (in 46 minutes or so).
-Marc.
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I'll wait for a 'single'.
Today, the band is also sharing the album’s first single “Julia”. You can watch the video by Christian Rios here:
https://youtu.be/Y31eVTnMIxI
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I'm watching the live premiere and am really liking it. The harmonies are on point.
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Ross had this to say about the track:
"With my original demo clocking in at around the 8-minute mark and possibly leaning too close to 'prog epic' than the singer/songwriter vibe we were attempting to present on this record, Neal arranged my lengthy ballad into something more concise, in-keeping with the album’s essence and writing in a powerful new chorus in the process!
“This one was all about the 3-part vocal harmony interplay and ‘pull-at-the-heartstring’ lyrics which deals with themes of regret and forgiveness in the context of a broken father-daughter relationship.”
- Ross Jennings
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https://www.nealmorse.com/product/dvirgilio-morse-jennings-troika/
Radiant exclusive: first 100 pre-orders receive a set of three signed polaroids of Nick, Neal, and Ross!
Just placed my order with Radiant! And I just listening to the new sing, VERY good stuff! I love how seamlessly their voices blend together so well!
Edit - so Neal's site doesn't mention the bonus track or the CD being a Limited Edition like at Burning Shed, so I ahead and ordered from BS as well, so I guess I'll have 2 copies of Troika. Maybe if I get the signed polaroids, I'll frame them with the album I get from Radiant.
Edit 2 - apparently I am blind and Radiant's item description states the CD is a Limited edition version with bonus track, right at the top, just not listed in the actual tracklisting like at Burning Shed. Ah well, I guess I'll have 2 copies of Troika, maybe I'll gift one to a friend.
-Marc.
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Never ordering a new release from Radiant again after the shitshow that was I&D, but dig the first single.
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I'll wait for a 'single'.
Today, the band is also sharing the album’s first single “Julia”. You can watch the video by Christian Rios here:
https://youtu.be/Y31eVTnMIxI
Oh, this is fantastic in every way. And it's a Ross composition (which I had no idea what to expect from him). I am really excited for this now. So pumped to hear Nick and Neal singing together again, and Ross blends right in. Also, Nick is such a ham!
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I'm not listening to any singles as always, but reading the positive comments on the new single has me hyped up :)
Also, HOF, I'd like to know what exactly a ham is :lol
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I'm not listening to any singles as always, but reading the positive comments on the new single has me hyped up :)
Also, HOF, I'd like to know what exactly a ham is :lol
It’s an acting term for someone who overacts and ends up being unintentionally comical. Usually it’s applied to people who kind of act dramatic for a laugh. Nick just has a way of expressing himself while singing that is a bit exuberant, but you know it’s said in love!
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Very enjoyable. Those are A-level harmonies. Quite a beautiful song.
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Ross had this to say about the track:
"With my original demo clocking in at around the 8-minute mark and possibly leaning too close to 'prog epic' than the singer/songwriter vibe we were attempting to present on this record, Neal arranged my lengthy ballad into something more concise, in-keeping with the album’s essence and writing in a powerful new chorus in the process!
“This one was all about the 3-part vocal harmony interplay and ‘pull-at-the-heartstring’ lyrics which deals with themes of regret and forgiveness in the context of a broken father-daughter relationship.”
- Ross Jennings
I quite liked this, but the chorus was the weakest part imo :D
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I love it - the song sounds awesome. Love how their voices blend. And yes, Nick is "hamming it up" a bit with the facial expressions and the tambourine. I'm assuming it's Nick playing the drums and Neal on piano and keyboards? For those of you holding off on watching the video, it just shows Neal and Ross playing guitars and Nick with a tambourine in parts - but there's a lot more going on instrumentally than that.
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I love it - the song sounds awesome. Love how their voices blend. And yes, Nick is "hamming it up" a bit with the facial expressions and the tambourine. I'm assuming it's Nick playing the drums and Neal on piano and keyboards? For those of you holding off on watching the video, it just shows Neal and Ross playing guitars and Nick with a tambourine in parts - but there's a lot more going on instrumentally than that.
The song strikes a really nice balance between being a stripped down singer/songwriter affair but it still has some nice changes and instrumentation. It's not super proggy, but it's not boring either. Just a really well executed song.
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This reminds me of a prog version of The Thorns. Mathew Sweet, Pete Droge & Shawn Mullings. 3 part harmonies with all 3 singing leads. Melodic. I dig it a lot.
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I get that recording things remotely, especially during pandemice/lockdown times, is the way most music is getting done these days, but it still seems strange to me that bands can record entire albums without ever being in the same physical space at any point. I guess that when I think of a band, part of it includes the members of the band actually playing together. Just jamming, getting to know each other musically, that sort of thing. If it's a band that's been together for years already, that part probably isn't as necessary, but Neal specifically stated that he formed this group because he was thinking of three-part vocal harmonies, then they write and record an entire album without hearing how the three-part vocals actually sound.
Blah blah blah... Get off my lawn!
I hear you completely, being a musician myself as well. I recall a video of Caligula's Horse rehearsing a song from their last album (Rise Radiant, which I didn't enjoy at all) and they mentioned that it was the first time they ever played the song together. How in the hell do you write music and record it without ever playing it together to test out how it works? No wonder the album was balls, they had never even played the thing before!
That album was such a let down after In Contact.
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I dig the single!
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Well, that's a first. After following the group on Spotify, they now have 1 monthly listener. It's me!
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Well, that's a first. After following the group on Spotify, they now have 1 monthly listener. It's me!
The one, the only!
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This started out good enough, but it gets super strong by the end of it! The latter third of the track is killer!
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Never ordering a new release from Radiant again after the shitshow that was I&D, but dig the first single.
:tup
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I just listened to the single. It's nice. :)
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Nice song, with some killer harmonies. I think the part at the end could have been left off, to make it a perfect 4-minute pop song, but those prog guys can never help themselves. :lol I am sure the whole album will be nice.
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Help me out, folks. The phrase “ocean winds blow on the land” is also from another song, I’m thinking either another Neal Morse tune or something from Big Big Train, but I can’t place it.
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Help me out, folks. The phrase “ocean winds blow on the land” is also from another song, I’m thinking either another Neal Morse tune or something from Big Big Train, but I can’t place it.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
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Help me out, folks. The phrase “ocean winds blow on the land” is also from another song, I’m thinking either another Neal Morse tune or something from Big Big Train, but I can’t place it.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Oh, good call! That’s definitely where the phrase comes from but also not what I thought it would be. I wonder if there is another.
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I think the part at the end could have been left off, to make it a perfect 4-minute pop song, but those prog guys can never help themselves. :lol
I thought the exact same thing! :lol
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I think the part at the end could have been left off, to make it a perfect 4-minute pop song, but those prog guys can never help themselves. :lol
I thought the exact same thing! :lol
Yeah, but the harmony on that section is really killer.
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I think the part at the end could have been left off, to make it a perfect 4-minute pop song, but those prog guys can never help themselves. :lol
I thought the exact same thing! :lol
What's funnier is that this version of "Julia" is the SHORT version! Ross' original version is over 8 minutes long and is the bonus track on the album.
To he fair, "Julia" is the longest song on the album with others averaging around 4 minutes.
-Marc.
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Knowing all of that makes this the perfect single to release now. The harmonies are great and we know they can write a good song, but we also know that they can stretch out sometimes. It all points towards the album being potentially really good.
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a very pleasant single
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They really missed a trick by not calling this band Spockroach King.
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I get that recording things remotely, especially during pandemice/lockdown times, is the way most music is getting done these days, but it still seems strange to me that bands can record entire albums without ever being in the same physical space at any point. I guess that when I think of a band, part of it includes the members of the band actually playing together. Just jamming, getting to know each other musically, that sort of thing. If it's a band that's been together for years already, that part probably isn't as necessary, but Neal specifically stated that he formed this group because he was thinking of three-part vocal harmonies, then they write and record an entire album without hearing how the three-part vocals actually sound.
Blah blah blah... Get off my lawn!
I think that's part of the music making. But yeah, i can see the front lawn from my window.
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Guys, if you are hesitant to get this record, make yourself a favor, pre order it now, this thing blows! (Same for the new Big Big Train album) :hefdaddy
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Guys, if you are hesitant to get this record, make yourself a favor, pre order it now, this thing blows! (Same for the new Big Big Train album) :hefdaddy
I've never heard anyone saying "this things blows" as a compliment. :rollin It's usually taken as a pejorative remark about something, e.g. "I got the off-brand food item at the grocery store and it tasted horrible - it really blows."
Well, if it IS good, I'm glad you think so! Cannot wait to hear it!
-Marc.
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Primus sucks! :lol
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Guys, if you are hesitant to get this record, make yourself a favor, pre order it now, this thing blows! (Same for the new Big Big Train album) :hefdaddy
I've never heard anyone saying "this things blows" as a compliment. :rollin It's usually taken as a pejorative remark about something, e.g. "I got the off-brand food item at the grocery store and it tasted horrible - it really blows."
Well, if it IS good, I'm glad you think so! Cannot wait to hear it!
-Marc.
I apologize, I miss used it as a GOOD thing, I need to keep learning English. Thanks!
But yeah, the album is REALLY good, and Julia is the weaker track of the album IMO
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Guys, if you are hesitant to get this record, make yourself a favor, pre order it now, this thing blows! (Same for the new Big Big Train album) :hefdaddy
Great to hear! I'll definitely be picking up both.
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Sounds awesome! I guess I'm one of the few in the "I like Ross" club.
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Today, the band are pleased to share the new video from the album’s second single and opening track “Everything I Am”, directed by Christian Rios.
https://youtu.be/I04cDyVbTbM
Neal Morse had this to say about the track:
“A long time ago my parents allowed my brothers and I to go see the “Woodstock” movie in the theater. It was rated R and that was kind of a big deal at the time. I was rather overwhelmed with all the great music in that film and one of the groups that I fell in love with and stayed in love with was Crosby, Stills and Nash. You can definitely hear their influence in this song as the vocal blend that we got I believe almost gets to that level!
“I wrote this song one morning when my wife was having a bad day and it’s about how no matter what happens our lives are fully intertwined no matter what. “
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That's a nice song! :tup
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Very enjoyable single! The more I hear, the more I'm anticipating this album!
-Marc.
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I really liked the new single. Looking forward to this album.
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Another nice song for sure. We might have to create a new category for Neal with this lol. I guess this song is closest to his singer songwriter stuff, but it's a band effort, not a solo record. The first single had a hint of prog. I guess we'll have to wait and see how the rest of the album is.
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Check out Nick D’Virgilio, Neal Morse, and Ross Jennings talk about their collaboration and debut album Troika, out on February 25, 2022.
https://youtu.be/uGh82jhf7-c
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Love the two tracks I've heard so far.
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Check out Nick D’Virgilio, Neal Morse, and Ross Jennings talk about their collaboration and debut album Troika, out on February 25, 2022.
https://youtu.be/uGh82jhf7-c
Nice! Really looking forward to this album.
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The band have now released the video from the album’s third single “You Set My Soul On Fire”, directed by Christian Rios.
https://youtu.be/NZ5b_xgIZh0
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This is my least favourite of the three singles.
Really enjoy the first two but find this a bit cringey to be honest.
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This is my least favourite of the three singles.
Really enjoy the first two but find this a bit cringey to be honest.
I liked it a lot (love Nick’s voice), but it feels like more of a solo vocal performance than the other tracks do.
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Got my CD in the mail today from Laser CD. About to give it a first listen.
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On music there’s a bonus track for Julia.
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On music there’s a bonus track for Julia.
This is on the CD as well. It appears to be Ross’ original arrangement of the song, which is kind of cool to see how they reshaped the album version. There are things I like about Ross’ arrangement, but I do think they improved it in the final version.
I’ve really enjoyed this album, even if there are a few tracks that will probably always be skips. Some of the lyrics are pretty clunky as well, but it’s really just a showcase for their vocal harmonies so it doesn’t really bother me. It sounds phenomenal. I was surprised that Rich Mouser didn’t mix it. Never heard of Jerry Guidroz, but he did an amazing job mixing it. There are a few rockier tunes towards the end which were a nice change of pace. King for a Day is an especially fun rocker with just killer harmonies.
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As much as I love the first two tracks, I do have to say the lyrics are what possibly brings it down a bit. The third single seemed a bit overly cheesy. But it’s true that their vocal harmonies really steal the show.
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Only really had it on in the background to be totally honest but it has the feel of something I don’t need to own. I will stream it now and again but not sure I will be buying the cd.
It’s not bad or anything, just not that great either. When Neal does all these amazing melodic pop moments in his prog songs, I always think he’d be a great pop writer but unfortunately it doesn’t seem to translate that way. I haven’t got into his non-prog related stuff at all. This is probably the best of them though.
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I’ve really enjoyed this album, even if there are a few tracks that will probably always be skips. Some of the lyrics are pretty clunky as well, but it’s really just a showcase for their vocal harmonies so it doesn’t really bother me. It sounds phenomenal. I was surprised that Rich Mouser didn’t mix it. Never heard of Jerry Guidroz, but he did an amazing job mixing it. There are a few rockier tunes towards the end which were a nice change of pace. King for a Day is an especially fun rocker with just killer harmonies.
Agreed with all this. I liked it on first listen but after a few more, I'm loving it more than I thought I would. The vocal arrangements and performance are just lovely.
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My hot take - I couldn’t make it through the album, but I think that is more that this isn’t what I’m looking for musically, despite the fact that I should love the hell out of this. I’m sure I’ll come back to it when I am done digesting everything else I have bought in the last month.
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This album gives me strong Crosby, Stills, and Nash vibes. Mainly in how they utilize their voices to harmonize and how they are calm, acoustic type of songs. I am enjoying it.
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listening to it now for the first time (yeah I 'm late) I'm on track #3 and yeah this is CSN (sometimes Y) 1000% I like it a lot so far but I can totally understand someone being put off by how much of "rip off", for lack of a better term, this is.
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listening to it now for the first time (yeah I 'm late) I'm on track #3 and yeah this is CSN (sometimes Y) 1000% I like it a lot so far but I can totally understand someone being put off by how much of "rip off", for lack of a better term, this is.
To be honest, I don't know enough about CSN to really compare. I've heard some of their songs and have a mental image of what they sound like, but it wouldn't bother me if they sang straight covers because I wouldn't know the difference.
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I'm up to King For Day now and the songs rock a little harder but still has a lot of that vibe. To be fair my first impression might be overstating a little bit, after all CSN didn't invent vocal harmonies or anything but still, it sounds very similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGT0P0XJRFM
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I'm up to King For Day now and the songs rock a little harder but still has a lot of that vibe. To be fair my first impression might be overstating a little bit, after all CSN didn't invent vocal harmonies or anything but still, it sounds very similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGT0P0XJRFM
Of course, the explicit goal was to make songs that sound like CSN, so it should have been expected.
I do know the song in that video. Probably know more of their music than I realize!
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listening to it now for the first time (yeah I 'm late) I'm on track #3 and yeah this is CSN (sometimes Y) 1000% I like it a lot so far but I can totally understand someone being put off by how much of "rip off", for lack of a better term, this is.
Who's put off? I haven't seen anyone on the internet say that.
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listening to it now for the first time (yeah I 'm late) I'm on track #3 and yeah this is CSN (sometimes Y) 1000% I like it a lot so far but I can totally understand someone being put off by how much of "rip off", for lack of a better term, this is.
Who's put off? I haven't seen anyone on the internet say that.
didn’t mean to imply there was, it was just an off the cuff first impression. Overall I liked it a lot! :tup
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Ah got it. I think of it as a tip of the hat.
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Album is growing on me quite a bit. There’s still some songs I’m not crazy about but I definitely like more songs than I don’t like. King For A Day is is probably a favourite right now and, considering I’m not a Haken fan, Ross is probably my favourite part of the album. I really enjoy the alternative version of Julia too. The album version is a better put together song but the alternate version has lots of stuff I like in it and it is different enough that I like listening to both songs.
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listening to it now for the first time (yeah I 'm late) I'm on track #3 and yeah this is CSN (sometimes Y) 1000% I like it a lot so far but I can totally understand someone being put off by how much of "rip off", for lack of a better term, this is.
To be honest, I don't know enough about CSN to really compare. I've heard some of their songs and have a mental image of what they sound like, but it wouldn't bother me if they sang straight covers because I wouldn't know the difference.
HOF, may I recommend their album "CSN" to you? It's not their best known or most successful one, but it's my favorite of theirs. A classic American late 70s blockbuster album (would put it in a row with albums like Rumors, Hotel California or Aja), perfectly produced and performed, with great songs and vocal arrangements. It also lead me to David Crosby's fantastic later output (2014-now) which I also highly recommend.
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listening to it now for the first time (yeah I 'm late) I'm on track #3 and yeah this is CSN (sometimes Y) 1000% I like it a lot so far but I can totally understand someone being put off by how much of "rip off", for lack of a better term, this is.
To be honest, I don't know enough about CSN to really compare. I've heard some of their songs and have a mental image of what they sound like, but it wouldn't bother me if they sang straight covers because I wouldn't know the difference.
HOF, may I recommend their album "CSN" to you? It's not their best known or most successful one, but it's my favorite of theirs. A classic American late 70s blockbuster album (would put it in a row with albums like Rumors, Hotel California or Aja), perfectly produced and performed, with great songs and vocal arrangements. It also lead me to David Crosby's fantastic later output (2014-now) which I also highly recommend.
I’ll have to check it out!
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I enjoyed the album more than I thought I would. Neal's stuff on it reminds me of Life and times, which is one of my favorite albums of the last five years, while Nick's tracks give me strong Octave vibes. One time less, Second hand sons and If I could are the highlights for me. Their voices do go together very nicely, I am sure they are just as surprised by that.
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listening to it now for the first time (yeah I 'm late) I'm on track #3 and yeah this is CSN (sometimes Y) 1000% I like it a lot so far but I can totally understand someone being put off by how much of "rip off", for lack of a better term, this is.
To be honest, I don't know enough about CSN to really compare. I've heard some of their songs and have a mental image of what they sound like, but it wouldn't bother me if they sang straight covers because I wouldn't know the difference.
HOF, may I recommend their album "CSN" to you? It's not their best known or most successful one, but it's my favorite of theirs. A classic American late 70s blockbuster album (would put it in a row with albums like Rumors, Hotel California or Aja), perfectly produced and performed, with great songs and vocal arrangements. It also lead me to David Crosby's fantastic later output (2014-now) which I also highly recommend.
I second the nomination for the "CSN" album. To me, that's their final form. The early albums were great, but as the band matured they tried out some different things yet it all still came together and sounded like CSN. And their harmonies here are absolutely unrivaled anywhere in rock. So tight.
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Blind-bought the album and I love it. I gotta say I definitely prefer the alternative version of Julia over the official version. In fact the alternative version is probably my favorite song on the whole album.
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Blind-bought the album and I love it. I gotta say I definitely prefer the alternative version of Julia over the official version. In fact the alternative version is probably my favorite song on the whole album.
Any word on a potential tour?
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Blind-bought the album and I love it. I gotta say I definitely prefer the alternative version of Julia over the official version. In fact the alternative version is probably my favorite song on the whole album.
Any word on a potential tour?
None as of yet, though the three of them finally did meet in person on CTTE and even took a picture together. I think they would like to do some shows together, but Neal's busy with NMB and Transatlantic this summer, NDV is gearing up for BBT this fall, and Ross is busy with Haken. I think they could probably fit some shows in in the winter or early next year, but it's still a ways off. I could see them doing a second album and THEN wanting to do a tour together, but that all depends on what their respective home-bands are doing at the time as well.
-Marc.
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Blind-bought the album and I love it. I gotta say I definitely prefer the alternative version of Julia over the official version. In fact the alternative version is probably my favorite song on the whole album.
Any word on a potential tour?
None as of yet, though the three of them finally did meet in person on CTTE and even took a picture together. I think they would like to do some shows together, but Neal's busy with NMB and Transatlantic this summer, NDV is gearing up for BBT this fall, and Ross is busy with Haken. I think they could probably fit some shows in in the winter or early next year, but it's still a ways off. I could see them doing a second album and THEN wanting to do a tour together, but that all depends on what their respective home-bands are doing at the time as well.
-Marc.
I listened to Nick on Neal's podcast recently and they both said if it were to happen, festivals or a cruise would be the likely scenario. Of course at that point they did not know how the album would be received. I can say I know how it was received either. I like it, but I have no idea how many others did.
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I gave this a few spins last week. Good summer evening record. I would say about half of it is very good and the other half is pretty solid. It does seem like most of the best songs are early on, so it is pretty front loaded. Not something I will listen to often, but will be a nice occasional evening listen.
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Blind-bought the album and I love it. I gotta say I definitely prefer the alternative version of Julia over the official version. In fact the alternative version is probably my favorite song on the whole album.
Any word on a potential tour?
None as of yet, though the three of them finally did meet in person on CTTE and even took a picture together. I think they would like to do some shows together, but Neal's busy with NMB and Transatlantic this summer, NDV is gearing up for BBT this fall, and Ross is busy with Haken. I think they could probably fit some shows in in the winter or early next year, but it's still a ways off. I could see them doing a second album and THEN wanting to do a tour together, but that all depends on what their respective home-bands are doing at the time as well.
-Marc.
I listened to Nick on Neal's podcast recently and they both said if it were to happen, festivals or a cruise would be the likely scenario. Of course at that point they did not know how the album would be received. I can say I know how it was received either. I like it, but I have no idea how many others did.
I feel like the comments I’ve seen on social media and here have been pretty overwhelmingly positive, but not sure if that means there is enough fan interest to support a tour. Would think Neal could get enough of his fans to show up for a run of shows. Maybe if he ever does a Morsefest again they could do something then.
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I'd love to see them do a small tour together, and they could fill the set out with some of Ross' songs from his recent solo album, and NDV from his last solo album Invisible. And of course, some of Neal's stuff from like Life & Times, and they could put together a solid 2 hour set.
-Marc.
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I'd love to see them do a small tour together, and they could fill the set out with some of Ross' songs from his recent solo album, and NDV from his last solo album Invisible. And of course, some of Neal's stuff from like Life & Times, and they could put together a solid 2 hour set.
-Marc.
Sounds like a viable option if some time or desire could be carved out for a tour.
Neil's Life's and Times Tour was a very low key but very enjoyable affair.
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As per NM a follow-up album is in discussion now.
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Great, I really enjoyed Troika.
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Same here. :tup
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Completely missed this but I'll check out the album tomorrow.
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Nice! Was just listening to Troika on a drive this past weekend.
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Just wrapping my first listen and it's good, better than I expected considering I don't really care of any of the invidiuals work. I think with a second album it'd be nice to have a little bit more variety but solid effort.
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Nice! Was just listening to Troika on a drive this past weekend.
I popped this in a few weeks back myself. Always an enjoyable low key listen.
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According to the latest Neal Morse Inner Circle newsletter, it looks like there's a new DMJ album coming!
NEW DMJ ALBUM
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Nick, Ross and I are discussing making a new record and already sending around demos to each other. I had some thoughts, sketches and complete songs for the trio that I wrote on the bus and during days off on the NMB tour earlier this year. Some of them were pretty good, so I demoed up some of those and sent them to the guys.
Very excited to do that and we're hopefully going to be able to do some shows at some point in our illustrious careers. We'll keep praying about that and I wanted to let you know that that was something to look forward to.
Can't wait to hear what they have cooking!
-Marc.
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According to the latest Neal Morse Inner Circle newsletter, it looks like there's a new DMJ album coming!
NEW DMJ ALBUM
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Nick, Ross and I are discussing making a new record and already sending around demos to each other. I had some thoughts, sketches and complete songs for the trio that I wrote on the bus and during days off on the NMB tour earlier this year. Some of them were pretty good, so I demoed up some of those and sent them to the guys.
Very excited to do that and we're hopefully going to be able to do some shows at some point in our illustrious careers. We'll keep praying about that and I wanted to let you know that that was something to look forward to.
Can't wait to hear what they have cooking!
-Marc.
Even though I knew what thread this was posted in, I looked at “new DMJ album” for several minutes before I realized it stood for D’Virgilio, Morse, Jennings. :facepalm:
Definitely excited to see what they come up with for a follow up though!
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According to the latest Neal Morse Inner Circle newsletter, it looks like there's a new DMJ album coming!
NEW DMJ ALBUM
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Nick, Ross and I are discussing making a new record and already sending around demos to each other. I had some thoughts, sketches and complete songs for the trio that I wrote on the bus and during days off on the NMB tour earlier this year. Some of them were pretty good, so I demoed up some of those and sent them to the guys.
Very excited to do that and we're hopefully going to be able to do some shows at some point in our illustrious careers. We'll keep praying about that and I wanted to let you know that that was something to look forward to.
Can't wait to hear what they have cooking!
-Marc.
Even though I knew what thread this was posted in, I looked at “new DMJ album” for several minutes before I realized it stood for D’Virgilio, Morse, Jennings. :facepalm:
Definitely excited to see what they come up with for a follow up though!
Yeah, "DMJ" doesn't quite have the same ring as "ELP", does it? :lol
-Marc.
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According to the latest Neal Morse Inner Circle newsletter, it looks like there's a new DMJ album coming!
NEW DMJ ALBUM
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Nick, Ross and I are discussing making a new record and already sending around demos to each other. I had some thoughts, sketches and complete songs for the trio that I wrote on the bus and during days off on the NMB tour earlier this year. Some of them were pretty good, so I demoed up some of those and sent them to the guys.
Very excited to do that and we're hopefully going to be able to do some shows at some point in our illustrious careers. We'll keep praying about that and I wanted to let you know that that was something to look forward to.
Can't wait to hear what they have cooking!
-Marc.
Even though I knew what thread this was posted in, I looked at “new DMJ album” for several minutes before I realized it stood for D’Virgilio, Morse, Jennings. :facepalm:
Definitely excited to see what they come up with for a follow up though!
Yeah, "DMJ" doesn't quite have the same ring as "ELP", does it? :lol
-Marc.
All I could think of was TMJ.
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Yeah, "DMJ" doesn't quite have the same ring as "ELP", does it? :lol
Electric Light Potato?
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Yeah, "DMJ" doesn't quite have the same ring as "ELP", does it? :lol
Electric Light Potato?
Electric Light Porkestra - the All Swine ELO Cover Band.
-Marc.
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Edible Leaf Products?
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From Neal's Inner Circle Newsletter:
We are now actively working on each other's music and sending tracks back and forth and this is also a very exciting thing that I'm trying to balance. It's hard when there's so many cool things to work on and you know you need to get them all done.
With all that Neal is working on this year, I don't think this will come out this year, but if it does, I'll be happy!!
-Marc.
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From Neal's Inner Circle Newsletter:
We are now actively working on each other's music and sending tracks back and forth and this is also a very exciting thing that I'm trying to balance. It's hard when there's so many cool things to work on and you know you need to get them all done.
With all that Neal is working on this year, I don't think this will come out this year, but if it does, I'll be happy!!
-Marc.
Probably best if they take their time anyway. I'm guessing Ross is gonna be pretty with Haken touring, and Nick has BBT commitments from around May onward, so we'll probably just have to be patient.
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From Neal's Inner Circle Newsletter:
We are now actively working on each other's music and sending tracks back and forth and this is also a very exciting thing that I'm trying to balance. It's hard when there's so many cool things to work on and you know you need to get them all done.
With all that Neal is working on this year, I don't think this will come out this year, but if it does, I'll be happy!!
-Marc.
Probably best if they take their time anyway. I'm guessing Ross is gonna be pretty with Haken touring, and Nick has BBT commitments from around May onward, so we'll probably just have to be patient.
Ross is *always* pretty, with or without Haken. ;)
But yeah, I bet the next DMJ album will be slow in the making.
-Marc.
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Neal's newest Inner Circle newsletter has given an update on the new DMJ album:
There’s a new trio album and Jerry’s going to be mixing that soon, as well. He’s actually in the middle of it. That will be coming out in the fall, so just want to make sure you guys all know the cool stuff that’s in the pipeline.
-Marc.
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That's fantastic. I really enjoyed the first one.
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That's fantastic. I really enjoyed the first one.
Yeah, me too.
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Sounds great! Hope they move the ball a bit.
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From Neal's Facebook:
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings had quite a day yesterday! We only had 6 hours together, and we managed to shoot publicity photos, 2 music videos, and 1 song live in the room - which is actually the first time the 3 of us have sung together in person! Amazing! Thanks to all!
I'm still not super excited by this release/band overall, but will give the new album a try whenever it gets released.
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From Neal's Facebook:
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings had quite a day yesterday! We only had 6 hours together, and we managed to shoot publicity photos, 2 music videos, and 1 song live in the room - which is actually the first time the 3 of us have sung together in person! Amazing! Thanks to all!
I'm still not super excited by this release/band overall, but will give the new album a try whenever it gets released.
Nice! I guess they had time with Haken in the US to do something. I know Nick is booked solid between Mr. Big and Big Big Train the rest of the year, so glad they could fit this in.
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Wow, this is great news!
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From Neal's Facebook:
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings had quite a day yesterday! We only had 6 hours together, and we managed to shoot publicity photos, 2 music videos, and 1 song live in the room - which is actually the first time the 3 of us have sung together in person! Amazing! Thanks to all!
I'm still not super excited by this release/band overall, but will give the new album a try whenever it gets released.
Nice! I guess they had time with Haken in the US to do something. I know Nick is booked solid between Mr. Big and Big Big Train the rest of the year, so glad they could fit this in.
The last Haken gig was on Saturday night so looks like Ross either snuck this in before they flew back, or possibly stayed an extra day. Very cool either way, I loved the first album.
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Neal posted some photos over on Facebook as well. Looking forward to this!
https://www.facebook.com/100044525675682/posts/pfbid02vZCyCy6sQnkUTBcfq7KKUN76FqeUvyZBuLk8EiUGaNvuk34557MEtuzTh15E6NXAl/?app=fbl
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Cool!
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From Neal's June IC Newsletter:
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah! I just this morning saw the final artwork (or almost-final) and I gotta say, Joel Barrios really did a great job on the artwork on this one and as I mentioned, we shot music videos in Nashville. The guys came in and we went in the studio and filmed a couple songs and they came out really, really good. They're gonna be released I think in September and October. I believe the album is coming out in October but anyway, yeah I'm excited about that.
It's a really cool sounding album and the artwork’s really cool, too. I think you guys are gonna dig it.
Looks like we've got an October release date coming, nothing specific yet though, and not even a title, but they did shoot two music videos together last month! Cannot wait to hear what these guys have cooked up!
-Marc.
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From Neal's June IC Newsletter:
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah! I just this morning saw the final artwork (or almost-final) and I gotta say, Joel Barrios really did a great job on the artwork on this one and as I mentioned, we shot music videos in Nashville. The guys came in and we went in the studio and filmed a couple songs and they came out really, really good. They're gonna be released I think in September and October. I believe the album is coming out in October but anyway, yeah I'm excited about that.
It's a really cool sounding album and the artwork’s really cool, too. I think you guys are gonna dig it.
Looks like we've got an October release date coming, nothing specific yet though, and not even a title, but they did shoot two music videos together last month! Cannot wait to hear what these guys have cooked up!
-Marc.
Nice! Suddenly the end of the year is filling up with releases from DMJ, TFK, and David Longdon.
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I'll be interested in hearing this album. Funny enough I think Ross and Neal are the worst part of their respective bands (not performance wise but their voices really don't do anything for me) but I really enjoyed the first album.
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I am looking forward to this album more than the Joseph thing.
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I'll be interested in hearing this album. Funny enough I think Ross and Neal are the worst part of their respective bands (not performance wise but their voices really don't do anything for me) but I really enjoyed the first album.
IMO Ross has really improved and Fauna is his best vocal performance to date. Looking forward to this release for sure!
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From Neal's June IC Newsletter:
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah! I just this morning saw the final artwork (or almost-final) and I gotta say, Joel Barrios really did a great job on the artwork on this one and as I mentioned, we shot music videos in Nashville. The guys came in and we went in the studio and filmed a couple songs and they came out really, really good. They're gonna be released I think in September and October. I believe the album is coming out in October but anyway, yeah I'm excited about that.
It's a really cool sounding album and the artwork’s really cool, too. I think you guys are gonna dig it.
Looks like we've got an October release date coming, nothing specific yet though, and not even a title, but they did shoot two music videos together last month! Cannot wait to hear what these guys have cooked up!
-Marc.
Stars above light our path, Only darkness envelops us. Promises we keep, Holding on to each other in fear. Our hearts beat as one, Moments slipping like sand. On the precipice of time, Reaching out for the truth. Eternity awaits, in silence.
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Summer's heat still clings as a hazy memory, yet leaves begin their painted journey toward the ground, their transformation declaring the passing of time. Our thoughts, once as free as the radiant sun, now retreat into the quiet shadows of introspection. Progress made is progress earned, like a second step on a journey of a thousand. Hope pulses in our veins, a flame kept alive aMidst the uncertainty. Over mountains high and valleys low, we travel, charting our own paths. Our story is not written in the stars, but in the sands of time, each grain a fleeting moment. Resilient we remain, standing tall against the storm. Even in the silence, our echoes ripple through eternity.
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Alright my turn
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EDIT: forgot one
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I said it two times, I don’t know how you don’t get it.
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Looks like someone has some insight into the lyrics for the upcoming tracks. Those would be a mouthful to sing, though, not a single rhyme in there. :lol
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Looks like someone has some insight into the lyrics for the upcoming tracks. Those would be a mouthful to sing, though, not a single rhyme in there. :lol
No, is not about lyrics
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Looks like someone has some insight into the lyrics for the upcoming tracks. Those would be a mouthful to sing, though, not a single rhyme in there. :lol
If sung by Jon Anderson, they might sound great!
-Marc.
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Summer's heat still clings as a hazy memory, yet leaves begin their painted journey toward the ground, their transformation declaring the passing of time. Our thoughts, once as free as the radiant sun, now retreat into the quiet shadows of introspection. Progress made is progress earned, like a second step on a journey of a thousand. Hope pulses in our veins, a flame kept alive amidst the uncertainty. Over mountains high and valleys low, we travel, charting our own paths. Our story is not written in the stars, but in the sands of time, each grain a fleeting moment. Resilient we remain, standing tall against the storm. Even in the silence, our echoes ripple through eternity.
DM&J, the concept album? :P
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Summer's heat still clings as a hazy memory, yet leaves begin their painted journey toward the ground, their transformation declaring the passing of time. Our thoughts, once as free as the radiant sun, now retreat into the quiet shadows of introspection. Progress made is progress earned, like a second step on a journey of a thousand. Hope pulses in our veins, a flame kept alive aMidst the uncertainty. Over mountains high and valleys low, we travel, charting our own paths. Our story is not written in the stars, but in the sands of time, each grain a fleeting moment. Resilient we remain, standing tall against the storm. Even in the silence, our echoes ripple through eternity.
DM&J, the concept album? :P
It has to do with the album :omg:
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Oh I see. All the capitalized letters in his post spell SOPHMORE (you’re missing an O :P)
Is that the title of the next album?
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Oh I see. All the capitalized letters in his post spell SOPHMORE (you’re missing an O :P)
Is that the title of the next album?
Looks like it's "SOPHMOORE", although it should be "sophomore".
-Marc.
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Confirmed: Kevin Moore joining the band.
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Confirmed: Kevin Moore joining the band.
That's DOCTOR Kevin Moore!
-Marc.
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Details about SOPHOMORE
Three titans of progressive rock, Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB) & Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) joined forces in 2021 for their “Troika” album, a record that saw them exploring their love of more acoustic-led music and three-part vocal harmonies. Now the band are extremely pleased to reveal the follow-up, aptly titled “Sophomore”, will be released 10th November 2023.
Fans can pre-save the first single ‘Anywhere The Wind Blows’, out September 8th 2023, and get the chance to submit their favorite song from their own ‘sophomore’ year at school for inclusion on a future playlist. Head HERE (https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/dvirgilio-morse-jennings-anywherethewindblows_presave/) to find out how.
The three musicians began trading song ideas in late 2022, before choosing 10 of those to record in January 2023. “I think there was always a plan in the back of everybody’s minds about doing a second one. We just got the conversation started and then started checking out some tunes. There were a lot of songs that were a little less fleshed out than with the first album, but once we got the ball rolling, it kind of went really fast”, says Nick D’Virgilio.
For the three members, this group serves as something different for all of them. Morse explains, “I’ve never been part of a group that was like this one. Most people know I’m a big CSN fan and I love Yes’s three-part harmonies and The Beatles as well. My dad was a choir director, so harmonies are in my blood! DMJ is a special group that is its own unique cup of tea and has such a nice flavor. Great blend. The main thing for me is to be working on good songs; it doesn’t matter to me who writes them or necessarily that much about styles. If the songs are good, then I’m all about it.”
Jennings agrees, “I’m a huge fan of country and folk music, I love the three-part harmony style. As a vocalist known for progressive metal releases, prior to forming the band I could never have predicted that I’d be considered to be part of a group making music like this. It’s still mind-blowing to me since I’d never officially recorded and released any music of this genre to prove that I can do it. Making these records with Nick and Neal has been such a pleasant and rewarding experience. It’s funny how things work out sometimes!”
For the first time since the band formed, the trio got together in person for the making of a few videos for the album (the first of which will premiere on September 8th). It also marked the first time they sang together in person, D’Virgilio explains. “Since we were there, we decided to try a little live performance. We’ve never sang together before in person, but it came together very quickly. It’s a very natural thing and I think bodes well for us getting out there on the road and hopefully doing some live shows.”
Look out for more information in the coming weeks.
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Cool. The first album wasn’t the best thing ever - I’d much rather see these guys do some kind of prog supergroup - but I definitely enjoyed it. And I’ll 100% try to see them live. Hopefully we hear soon about dates and locations.
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Excellent! I loved the first album and can't wait for the new release!
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Anything with Nick and Neal is always going to excite me. Looking forward to this one.
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Tour would be nice.
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https://nealmorse.com/product/dvirgilio-morse-jennings-sophomore/?attribute_pa_format=cd
Now available to pre-order at Radiant. Also at Burning Shed.
-Marc.
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https://nealmorse.com/product/dvirgilio-morse-jennings-sophomore/?attribute_pa_format=cd
Now available to pre-order at Radiant. Also at Burning Shed.
-Marc.
Video for "Anywhere The Wind Blows" out now (also can stream on Spotify, Amazon, etc.).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSLKOQ-JPMs
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The new album is also available for review
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https://nealmorse.com/product/dvirgilio-morse-jennings-sophomore/?attribute_pa_format=cd
Now available to pre-order at Radiant. Also at Burning Shed.
-Marc.
Video for "Anywhere The Wind Blows" out now (also can stream on Spotify, Amazon, etc.).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSLKOQ-JPMs
Thought it was a Toyota commercial until Neal started singing.
Nice song, though.
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Anyone here wants to co-host an interview with Ross regarding the upcoming album?
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New song/video. Really like this one.
https://youtu.be/RyW0iMu-_lU?si=sxfoGbSBkcwj4JYB
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I liked the new single!
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This track is awesome!
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Anyone here wants to co-host an interview with Ross regarding the upcoming album?
You guys have questions for Ross, I have an interview with him in about 6 hours.
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Are there any plans for another solo album? I really enjoyed his debut.
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Anyone here wants to co-host an interview with Ross regarding the upcoming album?
You guys have questions for Ross, I have an interview with him in about 6 hours.
Are they (Haken) planning to record a live album for next year's tour? What about Restoration pt. 2?
Plans for a new Novena album?
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Here's our interview with Ross Jennings:
https://lotsofmuzik.com/ross-jennings-from-haken-discusses-the-new-album-sophomore-by-dvirgilio-morse-and-jennings-and-a-lot-more/
:metal
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Well what an unexpected surprise - Radiant has sent me a shipping number for my copy of Sophomore, so it looks like they're getting ready to ship the CDs out soon. I'll be super excited if I get it a week early/by this weekend!
-Marc.
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I've seen people posting on FB that they have received their orders
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I got my shipping email from Radiant yesterday while at work.
Honestly, while their pre-order process and server capacity is an issue, I've generally had a good experience with getting the orders early. I can only think of once where they were really delayed. Every other time I get it like a week early minimum.
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Even though I got my CD in the mail a few days ago, I am finally giving the new album a spin and I'm really loving it so far. It feels more diverse and adventurous than the first, but still keeping in the same styles and spirit of the first album. The guys really flex their musical muscles here in terms of good songwriting with lots of great melodies and catchy choruses. It'll definitely take repeated listens to really dig into but it's leaving me with really positive first impressions!
-Marc.
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It is a very good album. Normally this style bores me about half-way through, but the guys got enough variety and energy in here to keep it popping. I guess my overall impression is that this album is more melancholy than the previous, but I'm not convinced that is accurate at all
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The album is out today, I haven't had a chance to listen yet.
I like the booklet pics though :lol
https://i.discogs.com/MSwKy4SomIOre_auTSG0OTxI6xVADnuvaP1UGf9fQn4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:548/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI4Nzgx/MDU2LTE2OTkxMzA2/NzktMTAxOS5qcGVn.jpeg (https://i.discogs.com/MSwKy4SomIOre_auTSG0OTxI6xVADnuvaP1UGf9fQn4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:548/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI4Nzgx/MDU2LTE2OTkxMzA2/NzktMTAxOS5qcGVn.jpeg)
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Almost halfway through my first listen of the new album. Really, really good so far.
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I’m not done yet, but this is outstanding.
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Only one listen-through so far, but this might be better than the first album.
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The guys playing The Weary One live at Neal's when they got together earlier this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxE56DaKZQo
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Only one listen-through so far, but this might be better than the first album.
Oh snap! Gotta play that sometime today then.
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It is really really good. I think what helps is it is a little more full band than the debut. A little more electric guitar, bass, and keys, and a lot more NDV drumming (there's an amazing little atmospheric bit at the end of "Weighs Me Down" where the drums come in and it's just magic).
Something I've been thinking for a while (and maybe even said here before), but this album reinforces it, with regard to how I feel about Neal's music since he split from Spock's Beard, I've decided:
Neal Morse with NDV > Neal Morse with MP
I think there is just a different vibe when Neal and Nick are together that doesn't show up so much in the more proggy, frenetic stuff he's done with MP. There are certainly amazing moments with Mike in TA and FC and here and there in Neal's solo career, but I think he's a bit more song writing focused when he plays with Nick.
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I'll check this out based on the positive response.I seemed to like the debut less and less with each listen.
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Su h a great CSN vibe. I love it.
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Don’t know if it was intentional or not, but “Walking on Water” has a strong resemblance to Yes’s “Yours is No Disgrace” (and maybe a little bit of “Roundabout”). Really like that one though.
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Enjoying this quite a bit. Very good followup to the debut album. It sounds like the guys want to possibly do some shows (NDV mentioned this in an interview) and probably another album after that. Good stuff!
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The new album is just as pleasant of a listen as the debut was. It's music to play in the background and relax to, with catchy melodies occasionally kicking in. The singles are actually the highlights in my opinion, Tiny little fires and Anywhere the wind blows in particular.
Another clear standout is Mama, which not only introduces some elements of rock, but it reminds me of something Nick would write for Spock's Beard during the Octane era. It's also a cool track for three guys to sing, they sound like kids singing about their mom. ;D
Neither the debut nor the new one would make my top ten lists of their respective years, but still, this will be a cool project to follow should they decide to continue. Also, I really wouldn't mind seeing these guys in concert.
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Also, I really wouldn't mind seeing these guys in concert.
I second that.
Very nice album, just like the first one.
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Also looks like there will be a DMJ appearance on the cruise!
https://www.facebook.com/100044525675682/posts/pfbid0VxY1tSHShT4bjK9ESuK2P7v2MjPDw2mvj7JRcVRJZunbHJqoauXCjTaqR2mkVqTGl/
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I actually finally picked this up last week. Did not really enjoy it other than 3-4 songs. Definitely liked the first one more which isn't saying much.
Not sure if I just burned out on Neal or if my tastes have changed, but I haven't loved anything he's put out or been involved with since the Great Adventure.
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I was there for the DMJ performance tonight at Casey’s benefit concert, and it was very, very cool. It was a small, but at max capacity, room - maybe 50 to 100 people. The guys sounded just as good live as they do on the album, if not better due to the live energy. It was actually shocking how well their vocals blended in-person. Rich Mouser was up front mixing and it showed.
They did Everything I Am, Linger at the Edge of My Memory, and Julia - one of each of the members’ songs (Neal, Nick and Ross respectively). Ross actually mentioned tonight that Julia is a fictional story about a father and daughter, which makes sense as I’d always thought a romantic relationship (my default assumption) didn’t entirely fit with the lyrics.
There were other performances by Casey, Steve Morse, Neal+MP, which were all awesome, but without a doubt DMJ was the standout part of the evening. It was killer - maybe my favorite show of the cruise so far, despite it just being three songs. :D
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I was there for the DMJ performance tonight at Casey’s benefit concert, and it was very, very cool. It was a small, but at max capacity, room - maybe 50 to 100 people. The guys sounded just as good live as they do on the album, if not better due to the live energy. It was actually shocking how well their vocals blended in-person. Rich Mouser was up front mixing and it showed.
They did Everything I Am, Linger at the Edge of My Memory, and Julia - one of each of the members’ songs (Neal, Nick and Ross respectively). Ross actually mentioned tonight that Julia is a fictional story about a father and daughter, which makes sense as I’d always thought a romantic relationship (my default assumption) didn’t entirely fit with the lyrics.
There were other performances by Casey, Steve Morse, Neal+MP, which were all awesome, but without a doubt DMJ was the standout part of the evening. It was killer - maybe my favorite show of the cruise so far, despite it just being three songs. :D
Very cool! Glad they got to play together, and glad you got to see it!
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I was there for the DMJ performance tonight at Casey’s benefit concert, and it was very, very cool. It was a small, but at max capacity, room - maybe 50 to 100 people. The guys sounded just as good live as they do on the album, if not better due to the live energy. It was actually shocking how well their vocals blended in-person. Rich Mouser was up front mixing and it showed.
They did Everything I Am, Linger at the Edge of My Memory, and Julia - one of each of the members’ songs (Neal, Nick and Ross respectively). Ross actually mentioned tonight that Julia is a fictional story about a father and daughter, which makes sense as I’d always thought a romantic relationship (my default assumption) didn’t entirely fit with the lyrics.
There were other performances by Casey, Steve Morse, Neal+MP, which were all awesome, but without a doubt DMJ was the standout part of the evening. It was killer - maybe my favorite show of the cruise so far, despite it just being three songs. :D
WOW, glad to hear!
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Here's a short video I took!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExDjOchR5TE
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Here's a short video I took!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExDjOchR5TE
Awesome! Guess that's all there's likely to be live.
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I think they've expressed interest in trying to figure out timing and logistics for a tour. If nothing else, they'll likely all continue to be on CttE with their respective bands and have opportunities for stuff like this.