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The journey of Neal Morse has seen three decades of musical accomplishments, the latest being the inception of The Neal Morse Band. Morse has forged many relationships over the years with his other bands, Spock\u2019s Beard, Flying Colors, and Transatlantic.<\/p>\n
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However, the most compelling and fruitful efforts have been those with drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors, Transatlantic, ex-Dream Theater). Now the current line-up of \u201cThe Neal Morse Band\u201d\u2014 Morse, Portnoy, bassist Randy George, keyboardist Bill Hubauer and guitarist Eric Gillette – brings forth “The Similitude of a Dream”, a concept album to be released 11th November on Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records\/SONY. This will be the eighth studio album with Morse, Portnoy and George, and the second as a true collaboration with this current line-up.<\/p>\n
Anyone who pre-orders the new album will automatically receive two free MP3 tracks. Fans can pre-order \u201cThe Similitude of a Dream\u201d directly from Radiant Records – http:\/\/radiantrecords.com.<\/p>\n
Clocking in at over 100 minutes, this amazing piece of PROG storytelling will leave you breathless, exhilarated, amused and fulfilled in a way that only inspired music can. It will be available in various formats: a two CD package, a Special Edition with the two CDs and \u201cThe Making of a Dream\u201d DVD, or as three vinyl records along with two CD’s. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Watch the official lyric video for the songs – “Long Day” and “Overture” here \u2013 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fbzl46CuPiM<\/p>\n
Together, Morse and Portnoy have launched four bands, but the one that has endured the longest and thus with the most musical output has been The Neal Morse Band. Over the years, Morse, along with Portnoy and George, always assembled musicians as needed to support Neal\u2019s solo music. In 2012, they held auditions to find the musicians needed to fill out the band as a permanent line-up that would write music collectively. Hubauer and Gillette joined the band after three days of auditions. The fivesome went on to release The Grand Experiment in 2014, and the Alive Again live DVD\/2 CD in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Similitude of a Dream\u201d is loosely and sometimes directly based on the book, Pilgrim\u2019s Progress by John Bunyan,\u201d explains Neal Morse. \u201cThe book\u2019s original title was The Pilgrim\u2019s Progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, and was originally published in 1678. The book chronicles the spiritual journey of a man from the City of Destruction to a place of Deliverance. Someone had suggested to me that I do a concept album based on this book, but I kind of forgot about it. Then when I began writing new songs last December, the suggestion came to my mind. I had never read the book, so I Googled the SparkNotes story outline and began to write some little song bits and instrumentals based on what I had read. Those bits combined with the ideas that the other guys brought to the table then miraculously exploded into this double concept album. Funny thing is, this album only really covers about the first 75 or 80 pages. Maybe we should’ve made a five disc collection! Well, we’ll save that for later. Ha.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Album Track Listing:<\/p>\n
Disc 1:<\/p>\n
1. Long Day<\/p>\n
2. Overture<\/p>\n
3. The Dream<\/p>\n
4. City Of Destruction<\/p>\n
5. We Have Got To Go<\/p>\n
6. Makes No Sense<\/p>\n
7. Draw The Line<\/p>\n
8. The Slough<\/p>\n
9. Back To The City<\/p>\n
10. The Ways Of A Fool<\/p>\n
11. So Far Gone<\/p>\n
12. Breath Of Angels<\/p>\n
Disc 2:<\/p>\n
1. Slave To Your Mind<\/p>\n
2. Shortcut to Salvation<\/p>\n
3. The Man in The Iron Cage<\/p>\n
4. The Road Called Home<\/p>\n
5. Sloth<\/p>\n
6. Freedom Song<\/p>\n
7. I’m Running<\/p>\n
8. The Mask<\/p>\n
9. Confrontation<\/p>\n
10. The Battle<\/p>\n
11. Broken Sky \/ Long Day (Reprise)<\/p>\n
The Neal Morse Band tours worldwide almost yearly and continues to grow in popularity, attracting new listeners everywhere they go. The band has toured in North America, Central America, Europe, Israel, Mexico and India. The shows are filled with excited and extremely loyal fans, some which have regularly travelled very long distances to see the band. The band has an extensive catalogue of live shows on Blu-Ray and DVD as well.<\/p>\n
Their latest round of worldwide tour dates start January 15, 2017 in Morse\u2019s current hometown of Nashville, TN. More dates will be announced in the coming weeks on the band\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n
North American Dates<\/p>\n
Jan 15 Nashville, TN \u2013 Venue TBA\u2028<\/p>\n
Jan 17 Seattle, WA \u2013 Triple Door<\/p>\n
Jan 18 San Francisco, CA \u2013 Regency Ballroom<\/p>\n
Jan 21 Whittier, CA – Center Theater\u2028<\/p>\n
Jan 22 Phoenix, AZ \u2013 Nesbitt-Elliott Playhouse Theater\u2028<\/p>\n
Jan 24 Denver, CO \u2013 Oriental Theater<\/p>\n
Jan 25 Dallas, TX \u2013 Curtain Club<\/p>\n
Jan 27 St Charles, IL \u2013 Arcada Theater<\/p>\n
Jan 28 Cleveland, OH \u2013 Beachland Ballroom<\/p>\n
Jan 29 Toronto, ONT \u2013 Mod Room<\/p>\n
Jan 31 Montreal, QUE \u2013 Club Soda<\/p>\n
Feb 01 Quebec City, QUE – Salle Jean Paul Tardif<\/p>\n
Feb 02 New York, NY \u2013 Highline Ballroom<\/p>\n
Feb 03 Washington DC \u2013 State Theater<\/p>\n
Feb 07 \u2013 11 Cruise To the Edge<\/p>\n
European Dates<\/p>\n
March 22 Barcelona, Spain – Apolo<\/p>\n
March 23 Milan, Italy \u2013 Venue TBA\u2028<\/p>\n
March 24 Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7\u2028<\/p>\n
March 25 Aschaffenburg, Germany \u2013 Colo-Saal<\/p>\n
March 26 Berlin, Germany \u2013 Lido<\/p>\n
March 28 Warsaw, Poland – Progresja Music Zone<\/p>\n
March 29 Hamburg, Germany \u2013 Markthalle<\/p>\n
March 30 Verviers, Belgium \u2013 Spirit of 66<\/p>\n
March 31 Cologne, Germany \u2013 Stollwerck<\/p>\n
April 01 Malmo, Sweden \u2013 KB<\/p>\n
April 02 Tilburg, Holland \u2013 O13<\/p>\n
April 04 Luxembourg \u2013 Rockhal<\/p>\n
April 05 Paris, France \u2013 Divan Du Monde<\/p>\n
April 06 Birmingham, England \u2013 O2 Academy 2<\/p>\n
April 07 Glasgow, Scotland – O2 ABC<\/p>\n
April 08 Manchester, England – O2 Ritz<\/p>\n
April 09 London, England – O2 Islington Academy<\/p>\n
Additional Dates<\/p>\n
April 12 Tel Aviv, Israel \u2013 Havana Club<\/p>\n
May 6th Gettysburg PA – RosFest<\/p>\n
Source: www.nealmorseband.com\/<\/p>\n
Photo Credit: \u00a9 John Zocco<\/p>\n
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