For this show, we kicked off with some Late Bloomer songs, as well as the rarely played song The Kind Of Heart, which is probably one that’s less well known as it’s from the Send The Fire album – I dropped this on Wil pretty last minute and he did a great job! Then I’m joined by the guys from The Resonance, and we have some intros to them before we talk through a playback of the title track from the album that was released that day: No Hill For A Climber. So you get to hear about all the various elements that went into that song. 1. Already There 2. To Love You And Be Alive 3. The Kind of Heart 4. The Resonance – introductions 5. No Hill For A Climber playback with commentary
Our usual video and audio team captured every moment of the event, and we are thrilled to announce the release of the Morsefest 2023 collection, featuring the two incredible shows from the U.S. edition. This special release includes performances of Testimony and Testimony 2 in their entirety, along with Spock’s Beard’s The Healing Colors of Sound—performed live for the first time by NMB! Fans will also enjoy other highlights from Testimony 2, including “Seeds of Gold” (a fan favorite) and “Supernatural,” which we previously only played in an unplugged arrangement. Blu-Ray 1 Friday Night Show – Testimony Blu-Ray 2 Saturday Night Show: The Healing Colors of Sound Supernatural Seeds of Gold Testimony 2 Reunion King Jesus
The MF USA 2023 concert include the live debuts of 5 songs from The Dreamer: Joseph – Part 1 which had just been released the previous day, a sing along section of “favorites” from Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. Neal also debuted a song called “The First Man” and “Old MacDonald Had A Farm” (never previously played at Morsefest!), plus his son Wil reprised their duet of “Cradle To The Grave.” Tracklist: The First Man A Million Miles Away Burns Like a Wheel Liar, Liar The Pit Like a Wall Old MacDonald Had a Farm Cradle to the Grave Huggin’ and Chalkin’ We All Need Some Light Wind at My Back Stranger in Your Soul
A video recorded in-store at Tower Records in Nashville just following the launch of the Testimony album. Neal is joined by the majority of the band, who later performed on the Testimony tour – however this show was missing Mike Portnoy, who had other commitments, and so Mark Leniger played the drums. These performances are the public debuts of songs from the album, plus Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic songs. Setlist: Wind At My Back Oh Lord My God The Land of Beginning Again Sleeping Jesus Interlude The Prince of the Power of the Air The Promise Wasted Life Sing It High We All Need Some Light June
Following the release of 2021’s ambitious studio album ‘The Absolute Universe’, progressive[1]rock supergroup Transatlantic present ‘The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia’. A document of the bands triumphant show in Paris, the last night of their tour in support of their most recent studio album, it sees Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt & Pete Trewavas (along with Ted Leonard) performing the entirety of „The Absolute Universe (The Ultimate Version)”, before returning to the stage to perform some of their extensive back catalogue. A night as special as they come, this audio/visual document presents the band at their most majestic. Mixed by Rich Mouser, ‘The Final Flight - Live At L'Olympia’ will be available as a 3CD+Blu-ray Digipak & as a Gatefold 180g 4LP Vinyl with LP-booklet, featuring stunning photos from the evening. The Blu-ray features the entire concert film, plus 5.1 surround sound mix option.
Saturday Night – PREMIERE OF Neal’s SOLA GRATIA plus other great progressive rock from his catalog performed by the NMB and a cast of thousands … well, probably more like 25.
Friday Night – COVER TO COVER NIGHT! Debut of new C2C3 material as well as classics from our cover catalog. Mike, Randy, Eric and Bill will join Neal — plus real horns, string quartet and all the bells and whistles … literally!
This release is a combination of on and off-stage footage from the Spock’s Beard V Tour in the year 2000, together with a representation of the full V tour set list, created from various board tapes and other recordings, representing a full 2+ hour show! Video content: Intro from Neal Video footage from Ludwigsburg show on V Tour 1. The Great Nothing (excerpt) 2. The Water 3. The Doorway 4. The Light 5. June 6. Go The Way You Go (Part 1) 7. Cold Shot 8. Manic Depression 9. Drum Solo 10. Go The Way You Go (Part 2) 11. Encore/ Squonk Backstage footage Bonus track
Really excited to share this month’s Inner Circle release which is the video of the Morsefest 2022 Inner Circle concert featuring songs that I have written for the ‘God’s Smuggler’ project. Those of you who were there will know this was the very first time these songs had been performed live, and I had Matt Smith from Theocracy, plus Julie Harrison and Wil Morse sharing the lead vocals on the tracks. I also explain where the various songs fit into the story, for anyone who isn’t familiar with Brother Andrew’s life story… and we play a few ‘old favorites,’ including ‘Love Has Called My Name’ and a fantastic jam version of ‘Jailbreak,’ where the Klein brothers take things to a whole new level! Tracklist: 1 Love Has Called My Name 2 Life On A Wire 3 Letters 4 Hard Hearted 5 Angel's Sing 6 New World 7 Get Smart And Lose Your Mind 8 The Step Of Yes 9 Jailbreak
Watch NMB as they embark on their first post-lockdown tour supporting the Innocence & Danger album. Watch Neal, Mike, Randy, Eric and Bill as they move from rehearsal, to the tour bus, to the stage, hitting the road with a set full of lots of new material. See them behind the scenes, at soundcheck and on days off. This video was edited by Randy George and features clips from many of the shows on the tour.
As a young musician, Neal’s dream was like many others – to find success in the pop music world. But after years of struggling in the Los Angeles singer-songwriter scene, he realized that this dream would not materialize. Rejecting conventional wisdom, Morse took a courageous step: He about-faced and devoted himself to progressive rock, the music truly in his heart. The obscure and fiercely competitive genre held little chance of commercial success. Undaunted, he formed the quirkily-named Spock’s Beard with his brother, Alan. They recorded The Light with what money they could scrape together. Against all odds, it was a breakout success, sending shockwaves through the small genre’s community. Over the next 10 years, Spock’s Beard released 10 critically acclaimed CDs and 2 DVDs, ascending to the top of the prog world. Neal also released 6 CDs and 3 DVDs with Transatlantic, the heralded prog supergroup comprised of the genre’s best musicians. The proverbial wayward son, Neal had finally found the success he sought. On the outside he seemed to have it all. On the inside, however, something was missing. Morse came to realize that for him, embracing the Christian faith was the fulfillment of his spiritual quest. His walk was at once gradual and sudden – and as with so many, completely unexpected. As he continued, his path increasingly revealed more of what his heart had sought all along. Yet he also began to find his career growing at odds with his faith. The rising spiritual tension and increasing commercial success finally came to a head with the release of Snow (2002), the group’s magnum opus... and swan song with Morse. The extraordinary 2-CD rock opera, composed by Morse, was widely acclaimed as the group’s finest. But it was the end of the era. Neal felt God calling him out of his former musical life and into the unknown. He made the agonizing decision to leave both Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. Despite having finally achieved the success he had long sought, Morse had to begin all over again; musically, emotionally and spiritually.
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