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Neal Morse
Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful. In 1999, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and then drummer Mike Portnoy, together with Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Marillion's Pete Trewavas they formed the super-group Transatlantic. In 2002, Neal Morse became a born again Christian, left Spock's Beard and began a Christian rock solo career, releasing many progressive rock concept albums about his new religious faith. In the meantime, he continued to play with Transatlantic and formed three new bands with Portnoy, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors and The Neal Morse Band. Biography Band career Morse grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles as one of four children. His father was a choral director. Morse started to play the piano at the age of five and started to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Nuys, California
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. History In 1909, the Suburban Homes Company – a syndicate led by Hobart Johnstone Whitley, general manager of the board of control, along with Harry Chandler, H. G. Otis, M. H. Sherman and O. F. Brandt – purchased 48,000 acres of the Farming and Milling Company for $2.5 million. Henry E. Huntington extended his Pacific Electric Railway (Red Cars) through the Valley to Owensmouth (now Canoga Park). The Suburban Home Company laid out plans for roads and the towns of Van Nuys, Reseda (Marian) and Canoga Park (Owensmouth). The rural areas were annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1915. The town was founded in 1911 and named for Isaac Newton Van Nuys, a rancher, entrepreneur and one of its developers. It was annexed by Los Angeles on May 22, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s. Marillion's recorded studio output since 1982 is composed of twenty albums and generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original lead singer Fish (singer), Fish in late 1988 and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989. The band achieved eight Top Ten UK albums between 1983 and 1994, including a List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s, number one album in 1985 with ''Misplaced Childhood'', and during the period the band were fronted by Fish they had eleven Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart. They are best known for the 1985 singles "Kayleigh" and "Lavender (Marillion song), Lavender", which reached number two an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Absolute Universe
''The Absolute Universe'' is the fifth and finalhttps://www.loudersound.com/news/mike-portnoy-says-transatlantics-new-live-album-will-be-their-last studio album of the progressive rock Supergroup (music), supergroup Transatlantic (band), Transatlantic, released on February 5, 2021, by Inside Out Music, Inside Out. Announced on November 11, 2020, ''The Absolute Universe'' is a concept album about "the world's struggles in 2020" and it is Transatlantic's first new studio album since 2014's ''Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album), Kaleidoscope''. The album is released in three different formats: a 64-minute abridged version entitled ''The Breath of Life'', a 90-minute extended version entitled ''Forevermore'' and a 96-minute deluxe edition that combines parts of both the abridged and extended versions. With regards to the different albums drummer Mike Portnoy said: The band released three videos in support of the album, "Overture/Reaching for the Sky" on November 20, 2020, "The World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic Album)
''Kaleidoscope'' is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Transatlantic. It was released on January 27, 2014. Background Transatlantic released a music video for the song "Shine" on December 2, 2013. Two weeks later, the band's cover of the Yes song "And You and I", a bonus track on ''Kaleidoscope'', was released on record label Inside Out's SoundCloud page. A video for "Black As the Sky" was released on January 27, 2014, to coincide with the album's release. On September 11, 2014, ''Kaleidoscope'' won 'Album of the Year' at the third annual Progressive Music Awards. Track listing All tracks written and arranged by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, except where noted.''Kaleidoscope'' liner notes. Special edition bonus disc Personnel Transatlantic *Neal Morse — keyboards, acoustic guitars, vocals *Roine Stolt — electric guitars, vocals, percussion, additional keyboards *Pete Trewavas — bass guitar, vocals *Mike Portnoy — drums, v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whirlwind
''The Whirlwind'' is the third studio album by the band Transatlantic, released on October 23, 2009. It is available in three formats: a standard edition, a double disc special edition and a deluxe edition with a 105-minute making-of DVD. The main album, while indexed into twelve tracks, is considered one song. It is represented as one track on the band's third and fourth live album '' Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London'' and '' More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010'' respectively. The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs, which are "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" by Genesis, "A Salty Dog" by Procol Harum, a combination of America's and The Beatles "I Need You" and Santana's "Soul Sacrifice". At the end of the second disc, there is a hidden track by the band, played on ukulele with vocals. The album peaked number 21 in the Top Heatseekers ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge Across Forever
''Bridge Across Forever'' is the second studio album of progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic, released in 2001. For this album, the band attempted to balance each member's contributions more equally, because of criticisms that their first album, '' SMPT:e'', was too dominated by the style of vocalist Neal Morse. Like their first album, ''Bridge Across Forever'' was well received by critics and progressive rock fans, though it had little mainstream popularity. While it is not a concept album, all the lengthy epics share at least one movement with another. Track listing All songs by Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Mike Portnoy, and Pete Trewavas, except where noted. Limited edition bonus disc Note "Stranger in your Soul" ends with a fade-out, however, the ending jam is found after "Stranger in Your Soul", which actually ends at 26:06. At 27:26, there is a hidden track; a continuation of the final section of "Suite Charlotte Pike", picking up where it faded out, followed by vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flower Kings
The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt's touring band to support his third solo album ''The Flower King''. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released over twenty hours of music spread across fifteen studio albums. Their music is similar to early symphonic progressive rock groups such as Yes, marked by sharp dynamic changes, polyrhythms, heavy bass, vocal harmonies, abstract and occasionally nonsensical lyrics, and extended song lengths. History Formation In early 1993, guitarist and singer Roine Stolt had written material for his third solo album ''The Flower King'' and sought for musicians to perform it. He had wanted to release a progressive rock-style album for a while and felt the time was right to pursue the project. The album features Stolt on vocals, guitar, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree are an English rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. During an initial career spanning more than twenty years, they earned critical acclaim from critics and fellow musicians, developed a cult following, and became an influence for new artists. The group carved out a career at a certain distance away from mainstream music, being described by publications such as ''Classic Rock'' and ''PopMatters'' as "the most important band you’d never heard of". The band began as a solo project for Wilson, who initially created all of the band's music himself. By late 1993, however, he wanted to work in a band environment, bringing on frequent collaborators Richard Barbieri as keyboardist, Colin Edwin as bassist, and Chris Maitland as drummer to form the first permanent lineup. With Wilson as lead vocalist and guitarist, this remained the lineup until February 2002, when Maitland left the band and Gavin Harrison was recruited to replace him. Porcupine Tree's e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light (Spock's Beard Album)
''The Light'' is the 1995 debut album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. The album features two different covers—one for its domestic release, and one for its European release. " The Light" has since become Spock's Beard's signature song. The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records. Background and writing In 1991, Morse left the Los Angeles music club life and moved to Nashville, TN. Morse took a motivational weekend course and realized that "I got into music because I loved it and I wanted to do big pieces." Two weeks later, Morse wrote '' The Light'', ''Go the Way You Go'', and ''The Water''. Morse then invited his brother Alan Morse to play along on the demos. The Morse brothers later met drummer Nick D'Virgilio at a bar open jam night and was invited to join the band along with Dave Meros. The title track, '' The Light'', also signals the birth of the "Neal Morse epic", a signature of his longform songwriting that remains to this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music forms including Appalachian, Cajun, Creole, and the cowboy Western music styles of Hawaiian, New Mexico, Red Dirt, Tejano, and Texas country. Country music often consists of ballads and honky-tonk dance tunes with generally simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies often accompanied by string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), banjos, and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. The term ''country music'' gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to '' hillbilly music'', with "country music" being used today to describe many styles and subgenres. It came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeland (Neal Morse Album)
''Homeland'' is an album by Neal Morse. It is a piece that was written for a musical theater production in the early 1990s. Many of the musical themes from this production would later appear on some of the Spock's Beard albums. This is the twelfth release in the Neal Morse Inner Circle series. Band * Neal Morse Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful. ... - Vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, bass Track listing # "Set up for Overture/Son of Mine" # "Overture/Son of Mine" # "Set up for Where Will I Go Now" # "Where Will I Go Now" # "Set up for Lord of the Flies" # "Lord of the Flies" # "Set up for Cut Throat Island/Mother" # "Cut Throat Island" # "Mother" # "Set up for Haiti Rise" # "Haiti Rise" # "Set up for What Do They Know?" # "What Do They Know?" # "Set up for We Will Bett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated areas and the incorporated cities of Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale, Hidden Hills, and San Fernando. The valley is well known for its iconic film studios such as Warner Bros. Studio and Walt Disney Studios. In addition, it is home to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. Geography The San Fernando Valley is about bound by the Santa Susana Mountains to the northwest, the Simi Hills to the west, the Santa Monica Mountains and Chalk Hills to the south, the Verdugo Mountains to the east, and the San Gabriel Mountains to the northeast. The northern Sierra Pelona Mountains, northwestern Topatopa Mountains, southern Santa Ana Mountains, and Downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers can be seen from higher neighborhoods, passes, roads, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
