Official Neal Morse Appreciation Thread

[ShadowWalker]

Neal has unfortunately lost a lot of money from me personally over the years due to his website frequently not performing properly.  I don't bother ordering directly from Radiant anymore simply because the site is so screwed up.

Yep. I tried to join the Inner Circle thing yesterday and the site wouldn't advance past a certain point. Was going to try again today, but the site wouldn't let me log in. The first response I got from the website contact info was useless. Oh well. Someone else will get my money...

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

MP broke two drumheads on the same night but he dealt with that like a pro! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTOFyHQvsD4&feature=youtu.be

[Mindflux]

Just FYI the Momentum Live Bluray set is back on Radiant records.
 

[KevShmev]

And still only available if you buy the three live CDs (which I do not want).  Damn.   

[Mindflux]

And still only available if you buy the three live CDs (which I do not want).  Damn.

Sorry..

This is uber cheap right now too:

https://www.radiantrecords.com/products/167-transatlantic-live-in-europe-2-cd-set-audio.aspx

[The Letter M]

Finished all vocals on TA4 yesterday! Sang 2 covers and a short heartfelt track.  Running ruffs this am then on to a new writing project!

Recent tweet from Neal, and it looks like he's already working on something new AFTER TA4...so soon!!! I wonder what it will be. I doubt it'll be a solo album, so who knows...any guesses?

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

Hey guys,
  I love Neal's work in TA, Spock's Beard and his solo Momentum material.  I want to get into his back catalog a bit. But I'm very sensitive about about getting too preachy with lyrics.

  What can you suggest that won't make me want to hurl the disc out my car window? 

[KevShmev]

Hey guys,
  I love Neal's work in TA, Spock's Beard and his solo Momentum material.  I want to get into his back catalog a bit. But I'm very sensitive about about getting too preachy with lyrics.

  What can you suggest that won't make me want to hurl the disc out my car window?

? (Question Mark album)
Testimony Two
One

Have fun.

[Mindflux]

Slacker Radio has an interesting Neal Morse whoopsie.



Not even the right track either...

[Mindflux]

Neal Tweeted more about working on TA4 today...
 

[The Letter M]

Neal Tweeted more about working on TA4 today...
 

There should be a Transatlantic thread for all TA news somewhere around here.

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

Neal Tweeted more about working on TA4 today...
 

There should be a Transatlantic thread for all TA news somewhere around here.

-Marc.

Meh, it was a Neal tweet. I felt it was ok to be here.

[kirksnosehair]

Wait, hasn't it been more than a week since the last Neal Morse album?


He should have a new solo album out any day now, right? 

[Mindflux]

He should have a new solo album out any day now, right? 

You missed it. It came out last tuesday.

 

[Mindflux]

Can someone tell me a bit about Inner Circle? Is it worth $144 a year? 

I mean, for that much I'd think being part of the inner circle should maybe at least get you free shipping on Radiant Record orders as well? 

Would love to hear the Whirlwind Demos and the "What wasn't on FC" or whatever.

[The Letter M]

Can someone tell me a bit about Inner Circle? Is it worth $144 a year? 

I mean, for that much I'd think being part of the inner circle should maybe at least get you free shipping on Radiant Record orders as well? 

Would love to hear the Whirlwind Demos and the "What wasn't on FC" or whatever.

Is it really $144? I thought it was only $120... at least when *I* joined, it was only $10/mo, which I still pay.

And I think they're worth it, also for discounts on past IC stuff, like great live sets from past tours, DVD Documentaries, Demos, etc. It's kind of like is YtseJam Records had a subscription service. Sure, you only get one item every 2 months, but sometimes Neal throws in a 2-CD set or 2-DVD set as one item, so it can really surprise you! I've been a member for about 2 years now and have a dozen cool things, as well as a dozen more from purchasing back catalog stuff. It's totally worth it if you absolutely LOVE Neal and all of his work, from solo to TA to FC and more!

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

Is it really $144? I thought it was only $120... at least when *I* joined, it was only $10/mo, which I still pay.

And I think they're worth it, also for discounts on past IC stuff, like great live sets from past tours, DVD Documentaries, Demos, etc. It's kind of like is YtseJam Records had a subscription service. Sure, you only get one item every 2 months, but sometimes Neal throws in a 2-CD set or 2-DVD set as one item, so it can really surprise you! I've been a member for about 2 years now and have a dozen cool things, as well as a dozen more from purchasing back catalog stuff. It's totally worth it if you absolutely LOVE Neal and all of his work, from solo to TA to FC and more!

-Marc.

It's $12/mo for US, $14/mo for International. 

So 12*12 = 144 since I'm stateside.

What sort of discounts on the past catalog? I see they are almost all listed as $10 bucks (though you cannot buy them unless an IC member).

Thanks

[The Letter M]

Is it really $144? I thought it was only $120... at least when *I* joined, it was only $10/mo, which I still pay.

And I think they're worth it, also for discounts on past IC stuff, like great live sets from past tours, DVD Documentaries, Demos, etc. It's kind of like is YtseJam Records had a subscription service. Sure, you only get one item every 2 months, but sometimes Neal throws in a 2-CD set or 2-DVD set as one item, so it can really surprise you! I've been a member for about 2 years now and have a dozen cool things, as well as a dozen more from purchasing back catalog stuff. It's totally worth it if you absolutely LOVE Neal and all of his work, from solo to TA to FC and more!

-Marc.

It's $12/mo for US, $14/mo for International. 

So 12*12 = 144 since I'm stateside.

What sort of discounts on the past catalog? I see they are almost all listed as $10 bucks (though you cannot buy them unless an IC member).

Thanks

Hmm well I think I remember they've had some sales in the past before for IC members on purchasing past IC albums. I remember they had them down to $8 a piece before, which was quite a steal for some of them!

Like I said, if you're a big Neal Morse fan, it's totally worth it if you can afford it, especially for the back catalog stuff!

-Marc.

[Nick]

You know, I would normally consider his Inner Circle to be a fair price and a cool deal, but it loses its luster a tad when the market is already so full of Neal Morse related things. I get all the official stuff he's on and that is hard enough, and expensive enough to keep up with as is.

[KevShmev]

I agree with that.  Paying that much just to hear demos or songs that weren't deemed good enough for the Flying Colors album sure ain't worth it.

[Mindflux]

20% off orders 60 or more trough Sunday on radiantrecords.com

[Mindflux]

Ok broke down and joined IC. That way I can get 20% off any IC CD's I want before Sunday ends.

Can anyone suggest any that really stand out that are worth having?  I was thinking the Whirlwind demos: https://www.radiantrecords.com/products/387-inner-circle-cd-whirlwind-demos-january-2012.aspx

and one (or both) of the FC ones:

https://www.radiantrecords.com/products/400-inner-circle-cd-not-for-flying-colors-may-2012.aspx
https://www.radiantrecords.com/products/416-inner-circle-cd-island-of-the-lost-keyboards-november-2012.aspx

But open to suggestions!

[ronnibran]

Not For Flying Colors I thought was "meh."  The Island of Lost Keyboards I thought was really good, I like it quite a bit better than the actual Flying Colors album.  The Whirlwind demos is one of my favorite inner circle releases.

My favorites, off the top of my head:  Whirlwind demos, samples of Jesus Christ: The Exorcist, Flevo Festival DVD, making of One DVD pt 1 and pt 2, Neal Morse in the 80's and 90's, and From the Cutting Room Floor.  The first two on this list are the top two, the rest are in no particular order.  I tend to like the cd's better than the dvds.  Just don't have time to watch the dvd's but can listen to the cds while I work.

Neal tweeted that the next release will be Neal Morse in the 90's.  Can't wait for this one, as I liked the last one that was doing something similar.

[Mosh]

Listening to Sola Scriptura for the first time and loving it. Can't believe I haven't checked out his solo stuff til now. What else is good?

[Mladen]

Yeah, I decided to check out Sola scriptura at last as well, and I've been spinning it quite a bit this week. I'm sure I'll listen to all the other solo releases of his as soon as possible, the stuff gets me going as much as Transatlantic and Spock's beard do.

[bosk1]

Listening to Sola Scriptura for the first time and loving it. Can't believe I haven't checked out his solo stuff til now. What else is good?

One is my favorite, but SS is a close second.

[wasteland]

Listening to Sola Scriptura for the first time and loving it. Can't believe I haven't checked out his solo stuff til now. What else is good?

One is my favorite, but SS is a close second.

No love for Question Mark? 

[bosk1]

Nope.  Just not a good album at all, especially by Neal Morse standards. 

[wasteland]

Nope.  Just not a good album at all, especially by Neal Morse standards.

I'm surprised, considering the album is normally at or near the top of many fan's ranks, including mine. Well, it's fine, at least you like Sola Scriptura!

[Big Hath]

I'm going to agree somewhat with bosky here.  Although I can enjoy ? and have it in my regular album rotation, I find it isn't in the same ballpark as SS and especially One.

[KevShmev]

? blows Sola Scriptura out of the water, and is a little bit better than One as well.  Testimony Two is the only Neal solo album as good or better than ?. 

[ytserush]

I appreciate Neal for almost ALWAYS sending out pre-orders sometimes weeks before the release date.

[j]

One and ? are my favorites, but I haven't listened to Morse in awhile, and I haven't heard any of his more recent output including Testimony 2.

But as I've probably said before, while I consider SS one of his weaker efforts, The Door is pretty good, and the guitar solo at the end of it is one of the most stupid awesome solos I've ever heard.

-J

[hefdaddy42]

One and ? are my favorites

Me too, by far.

[Scrub206]

Momentum still is not sitting right with me I can't get into it no matter how hard I try. Oh well, that's 1 out of the ... many he has?