Neal Morse
Encyclopedia
Neal Morse is an American
multi-instrumentalist
and progressive rock
composer based in Nashville, Tennessee
.
of Los Angeles
as one of four children. His sister is now a teacher in the Walnut Creek School District. His father was a choral director. Morse started to play the piano
at the age of five and started to learn to play the guitar
soon after that. During his twenties he wrote two musicals (Hit Man
and Homeland), did some session jobs, tried to get a deal as a singer/songwriter
in Los Angeles, and recorded a few country and western demos with his brother Richard.
for several years, busking
and playing in small clubs. On his return to the U.S.
he formed the band Spock's Beard
with his brother Alan
. Their first album, The Light (1995), was moderately successful. Spock's Beard would soon become one of the more successful progressive rock
bands of the late nineties (along with Dream Theater
, Porcupine Tree
, and The Flower Kings
).
's Mike Portnoy
, Flower Kings' Roine Stolt
and Marillion
's Pete Trewavas
to form the supergroup Transatlantic
, with which he has so far released three studio albums, SMPT:e
, Bridge Across Forever
, The Whirlwind
and three live albums, Live In America, Live in Europe
, and Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London
, helped live by the guest artist Daniel Gildenlöw
, from Pain of Salvation
.
of Kansas
and Mike Portnoy
. One part of his conversion to Christianity, omitted from Testimony but described in full on Testimony Live, was that his daughter Jayda had been diagnosed as having a hole in her heart that required open-heart surgery. However, before Jayda was given surgery the hole disappeared following a church service in which Morse's wife and others prayed for God's healing.
On May 18, 2003, Morse also took part in Portnoy's Yellow Matter Custard
, a Beatles
cover band, which later released a double-CD and DVD.
In 2004, Morse wrote and recorded a new concept album featuring Portnoy and Randy George (on bass guitar). Guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy
made a guest appearance on guitar and vocals. The album, titled One
, is about man's relationship with God from his Christian
perspective and was released on November 2, 2004.
In 2005, Morse released two non-prog Christian albums. In January, Morse recorded Lead Me Lord
with the Christian Gospel Temple Choir, his children, and his friends. Morse wrote about half of the tracks. This was released in February and is available for a donation. In July, Morse released God Won't Give Up
, which was written around the Snow period. This is a pop album similar to It's Not Too Late
, but with Christian lyrics.
In the summer of 2005, a member of his church approached Morse to tell him that he should make an album based on the tabernacle and that he should keep it a secret. Morse mentioned that he was working on a secret project before he had written a note or was convinced that he should do the project, and mentioning it during a radio interview created enough buzz to convince him to make the album. There was a contest on his message board to guess the participants, theme, and meaning of the album based on a series of clues. The secret project was finally revealed to be ? (also known as The Question Mark album, rumoured to be influenced in title by The White Album) and is about the tabernacle in the wilderness and the tabernacle of the heart. The studio band is Neal, Mike Portnoy, and Randy George with guests Mark Leniger, Alan Morse
, Roine Stolt
, Steve Hackett
, and Jordan Rudess
.
In 2006, Morse issued Cover to Cover, a collection of cover versions by himself, Mike Portnoy, and Randy George recorded during the production of ?, One and Testimony, proving that despite the new focus of his solo career Morse wasn't completely averse to tackling songs with non-religious themes.
In early 2007, Morse released his next Christian Progressive rock album entitled Sola Scriptura
, which is a concept album detailing the life and struggles of the German theologian Martin Luther
, and corruption within the medieval Church. Mike Portnoy and Randy George once again teamed up with Morse for this album, and were also joined by guest musician Paul Gilbert (of Racer X
and Mr. Big
) who played guitar parts for a few of the songs from the album.
Immediately following the release of Sola Scriptura, Morse released an acoustic folk album entitled "Songs from the Highway
".
The studio album, Lifeline
, was released on September 30, 2008. Morse was once again joined by Portnoy and George, only four months after the release of the Sola Scriptura live DVD.
The latest live album, So Many Roads, recorded with his European band, was released on June 30, 2009.
The latest studio album, Testimony 2
, was released May 23, 2011.
Neal has touring bands for Europe and the US. His European band is: Collin Leijenaar
(drums, music director), Paul Bielatowicz (guitars), Elisa Krijgsman (guitars), Wilco van Esschoten (bass guitar), Jessica Koomen (vocals, keys, percussion), Henk Doest (keys).
s I band. They also released the concert film Live at the Coachhouse.
In 2000, Morse provided vocals for the song "The First Man On Earth" on The Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer
, one of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's
Ayreon
albums. Neal Morse tracks have also appeared on the CPR Volume 1 (2004), CPR Volume 2, and The Tsunami Projekt
anthologies. Morse was also participated in recording the ProgAID single "All Around The World". The profits for both The Tsunami Projekt and the ProgAID single were donated for victims' relief from the 2004 Asian Tsunami
. Morse has been a guest musician on several 2005 albums, including Ajalon
's Threshold Of Eternity, Roine Stolt
's Wallstreet Voodoo
, Salem Hill
's Mimi's Magic Moment, and Mark Leniger's Walk on Water. Morse was one of several musical guests to appear on Dream Theater
's 2007 album Systematic Chaos
, on the song "Repentance". These guests were recorded apologizing to important people in their lives for wrongdoings committed in the past. Morse provided vocals for the first track on Jordan Rudess
' tribute album
The Road Home
.
for complete discography
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
and progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
composer based in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
.
Background
Morse grew up in the San Fernando ValleySan Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
as one of four children. His sister is now a teacher in the Walnut Creek School District. His father was a choral director. Morse started to play the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
at the age of five and started to learn to play the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
soon after that. During his twenties he wrote two musicals (Hit Man
Hit Man (album)
Hit Man: A Musical by Neal Morse was first started in the early 1990s. It includes demo material from the first recordings in Oxnard, California.Two record moguls make a bet, one saying he can "make a band famous that doesn't even exist"...
and Homeland), did some session jobs, tried to get a deal as a singer/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
in Los Angeles, and recorded a few country and western demos with his brother Richard.
With Spock's Beard
After about ten years, Morse grew tired of the Los Angeles music scene and traveled through EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
for several years, busking
Busking
Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles...
and playing in small clubs. On his return to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
he formed the band Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Alan plays electric guitar...
with his brother Alan
Alan Morse
Alan Morse is a guitarist for the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He is the brother of Neal Morse, who left the band in 2002. Morse is married to Kathryn Morse and has two children, Julia and John. He has recorded with many artists including Chad & Jeremy, Spencer Davis, Neal Morse, and Ryo...
. Their first album, The Light (1995), was moderately successful. Spock's Beard would soon become one of the more successful progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
bands of the late nineties (along with Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
, Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree is a progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is difficult to categorise, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven...
, and The Flower Kings
The Flower Kings
The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock group. Formed in August 1994 by veteran guitarist Roine Stolt as a touring band to support his solo album The Flower King, the band stayed together after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in rock music...
).
With Transatlantic
While Morse was with Spock's Beard, he also released two solo albums which contain mostly straightforward rock music. In 1999, Neal joined Dream TheaterDream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
's Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, as well as the temporary drummer for the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold. Known for his drumming prowess and technical...
, Flower Kings' Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer.A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward...
and Marillion
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
's Pete Trewavas
Pete Trewavas
Pete Trewavas is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnett, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist.Although he was born in Middlesbrough, Trewavas spent much of his childhood in the Buckinghamshire town of...
to form the supergroup Transatlantic
Transatlantic (band)
Transatlantic is a progressive rock supergroup consisting of Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings, Pete Trewavas of Marillion, Mike Portnoy formerly of Dream Theater and Neal Morse formerly of Spock's Beard. They formed in 1999 as a side project to their full time bands until 2002...
, with which he has so far released three studio albums, SMPT:e
SMPT:e
-Limited edition bonus disc:-Personnel:Transatlantic*Neal Morse — Vocals, keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Electric Guitar*Mike Portnoy — Drums, Backing Vocals...
, Bridge Across Forever
Bridge Across Forever
-Limited edition bonus disc:-Personnel:Transatlantic*Pete Trewavas — Warwick Bass, Taurus Bass Pedals and Vocals*Mike Portnoy — Drums and Vocals*Roine Stolt — Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Mellotron, Additional Keyboards and Percussion...
, The Whirlwind
The Whirlwind
-Special edition bonus disc:*Note - "Soul Sacrifice" ends at 8:38, followed by silence and a hidden track.-Personnel:Transatlantic*Neal Morse — keyboards, acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocals*Mike Portnoy — drums and vocals...
and three live albums, Live In America, Live in Europe
Live in Europe (Transatlantic album)
Live in Europe is the second live album by the progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic. Released in 2003, it documents the November 12, 2001 show by the band at the 013 Club, Tilburg, Netherlands. The show was also filmed and released on DVD with a bonus disc featuring additional performances...
, and Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London
Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London
Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London is the third live album by the progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic. Released in 2010, it documents the May 21, 2010 show by the band at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England...
, helped live by the guest artist Daniel Gildenlöw
Daniel Gildenlöw
Daniel Gildenlöw is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for Pain of Salvation, a Swedish progressive metal band. In the band, he is the main songwriter, lead guitar player, and the mastermind behind each album's concept...
, from Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense...
.
Solo career
Morse became a born again Christian in 2002. He left both Spock's Beard and Transatlantic immediately following the release of the Spock's Beard album Snow, since he felt a calling to make his personal faith more prominent in his recorded output and felt that this would not be possible or appropriate in a band context. The period leading to this decision is described on the solo album Testimony (2003), an epic, introspective composition which features Kerry LivgrenKerry Livgren
Kerry Allen Livgren is an American musician and songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the 1970s progressive rock band, Kansas.-Biography:...
of Kansas
Kansas (band)
Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on Album-Oriented Rock charts, and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"...
and Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, as well as the temporary drummer for the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold. Known for his drumming prowess and technical...
. One part of his conversion to Christianity, omitted from Testimony but described in full on Testimony Live, was that his daughter Jayda had been diagnosed as having a hole in her heart that required open-heart surgery. However, before Jayda was given surgery the hole disappeared following a church service in which Morse's wife and others prayed for God's healing.
On May 18, 2003, Morse also took part in Portnoy's Yellow Matter Custard
Yellow Matter Custard
Yellow Matter Custard is a Beatles tribute supergroup consisting of Mike Portnoy , Neal Morse , Paul Gilbert , Matt Bissonette...
, a Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
cover band, which later released a double-CD and DVD.
In 2004, Morse wrote and recorded a new concept album featuring Portnoy and Randy George (on bass guitar). Guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...
made a guest appearance on guitar and vocals. The album, titled One
One (Neal Morse album)
-Bonus CD :-Restored Tracklist:Two tracks on the bonus CD were cut from the album and another bonus track was recorded but not part of the original sequence...
, is about man's relationship with God from his Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
perspective and was released on November 2, 2004.
In 2005, Morse released two non-prog Christian albums. In January, Morse recorded Lead Me Lord
Lead Me Lord (album)
Lead Me Lord is a Christian worship album by Neal Morse. It was recorded in January 2005 and released in August 2005...
with the Christian Gospel Temple Choir, his children, and his friends. Morse wrote about half of the tracks. This was released in February and is available for a donation. In July, Morse released God Won't Give Up
God Won't Give Up (album)
God Won't Give Up is a Christian rock album by Neal Morse.-Track listing:#"I Sing My Love" - 3:48#"His Mercy Endureth" - 4:10#"King Of Love" - 3:36#"The Crossroads" - 5:27#"Save My Life Tonight" - 4:22#"Love Like You" - 3:04#"Mountain" - 4:03...
, which was written around the Snow period. This is a pop album similar to It's Not Too Late
It's Not Too Late (album)
It's Not Too Late is the second solo album from Neal Morse.-Track listing:# "It's Not Too Late" – 6:26# "All The Young Girls Cry" – 4:59# "Leah" – 4:02# "The Angels Will Remember" – 4:33# "So Long Goodbye Blues" – 4:39# "The Change" – 4:40...
, but with Christian lyrics.
In the summer of 2005, a member of his church approached Morse to tell him that he should make an album based on the tabernacle and that he should keep it a secret. Morse mentioned that he was working on a secret project before he had written a note or was convinced that he should do the project, and mentioning it during a radio interview created enough buzz to convince him to make the album. There was a contest on his message board to guess the participants, theme, and meaning of the album based on a series of clues. The secret project was finally revealed to be ? (also known as The Question Mark album, rumoured to be influenced in title by The White Album) and is about the tabernacle in the wilderness and the tabernacle of the heart. The studio band is Neal, Mike Portnoy, and Randy George with guests Mark Leniger, Alan Morse
Alan Morse
Alan Morse is a guitarist for the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He is the brother of Neal Morse, who left the band in 2002. Morse is married to Kathryn Morse and has two children, Julia and John. He has recorded with many artists including Chad & Jeremy, Spencer Davis, Neal Morse, and Ryo...
, Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer.A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward...
, Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...
, and Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess is an American keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment.-Biography:...
.
In 2006, Morse issued Cover to Cover, a collection of cover versions by himself, Mike Portnoy, and Randy George recorded during the production of ?, One and Testimony, proving that despite the new focus of his solo career Morse wasn't completely averse to tackling songs with non-religious themes.
In early 2007, Morse released his next Christian Progressive rock album entitled Sola Scriptura
Sola Scriptura (album)
-Band:* Neal Morse - keyboards, guitars, vocals* Mike Portnoy - drums* Randy George - bass-Special Guest:* Paul Gilbert - lead guitar in "Upon the Door" and "Do You Know My Name?", flamenco guitar in "Two Down, One To Go"-Additional Musicians:...
, which is a concept album detailing the life and struggles of the German theologian Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
, and corruption within the medieval Church. Mike Portnoy and Randy George once again teamed up with Morse for this album, and were also joined by guest musician Paul Gilbert (of Racer X
Racer X
Racer X is an American heavy metal band formed in 1985 in Los Angeles, California. The group has gone through numerous lineup changes, including a hiatus, with founders guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Juan Alderete being the sole constant members.- 1980s :...
and Mr. Big
Mr. Big (band)
Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...
) who played guitar parts for a few of the songs from the album.
Immediately following the release of Sola Scriptura, Morse released an acoustic folk album entitled "Songs from the Highway
Songs from the Highway
Songs From The Highway is an album by Neal Morse. This album contains 12 Christian folk rock songs with Neal Morse on vocals and acoustic guitar...
".
The studio album, Lifeline
Lifeline (Neal Morse album)
-Bonus disc :A special edition was released with a CD of bonus material, including covers of four "pretty cool songs by pretty uncool bands" as well as two original songs...
, was released on September 30, 2008. Morse was once again joined by Portnoy and George, only four months after the release of the Sola Scriptura live DVD.
The latest live album, So Many Roads, recorded with his European band, was released on June 30, 2009.
The latest studio album, Testimony 2
Testimony 2 (album)
-Disc Two :-Disc Three :-Personnel:* Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, synth, piano, organ, vocals* Mike Portnoy - drums* Randy George - bass-Additional Musicians:* Steve Morse - guitar solo on "Seeds Of Gold"...
, was released May 23, 2011.
Neal has touring bands for Europe and the US. His European band is: Collin Leijenaar
Collin Leijenaar
Collin Leijenaar is a drummer living in the Netherlands. During his 23-year career, Leijenaar has played in many bands and projects.-Neal Morse:...
(drums, music director), Paul Bielatowicz (guitars), Elisa Krijgsman (guitars), Wilco van Esschoten (bass guitar), Jessica Koomen (vocals, keys, percussion), Henk Doest (keys).
Guest appearances
In 1997 he became a member of Eric BurdonEric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
s I band. They also released the concert film Live at the Coachhouse.
In 2000, Morse provided vocals for the song "The First Man On Earth" on The Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer
Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer
Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer is a progressive rock album released in 2000 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen, and is the fourth album of his Ayreon project....
, one of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Arjen Anthony "Oswold Jr." Lucassen is a progressive metal/rock composer, singer and musician from the Netherlands, best known for his long-running progressive opera project titled Ayreon....
Ayreon
Ayreon
Ayreon is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen.Ayreon's musical style derives mostly from heavy metal and progressive rock, but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica...
albums. Neal Morse tracks have also appeared on the CPR Volume 1 (2004), CPR Volume 2, and The Tsunami Projekt
The Tsunami Projekt
The Tsunami Projekt was a one-off music compilation CD which was created in early 2005, specifically to aid the people devastated by the Tsunami that struck Asia in December 2004. This "CD Project as Benefit" was conceived and created by the online community of progressive music fans and artists at...
anthologies. Morse was also participated in recording the ProgAID single "All Around The World". The profits for both The Tsunami Projekt and the ProgAID single were donated for victims' relief from the 2004 Asian Tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
. Morse has been a guest musician on several 2005 albums, including Ajalon
Ajalon (band)
Ajalon is a Christian progressive rock trio from Seattle. Their name is taken from the Bible , loosely meaning "Grace in the midst of the fire".-History:Ajalon was started in 1994 by Wil Henderson, Randy George and Dan Lile...
's Threshold Of Eternity, Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer.A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward...
's Wallstreet Voodoo
Wallstreet Voodoo
Wallstreet Voodoo is a blues album made by Roine Stolt .The album was released November 11, 2005.-Disc one:# "The Observer" – 11:05# "Head Above Water" – 5:25# "Dirt" – 8:15...
, Salem Hill
Salem Hill
Salem Hill is an American progressive rock band based in the Nashville, Tennessee area.-Members:* Michael Dearing: vocals, guitars, keys* Carl Groves: vocals, guitars, keys* Patrick Henry: vocals, bass* Kevin Thomas: vocals, drums-Discography:...
's Mimi's Magic Moment, and Mark Leniger's Walk on Water. Morse was one of several musical guests to appear on Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
's 2007 album Systematic Chaos
Systematic Chaos
Systematic Chaos is the ninth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released on June 4, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 5, 2007 in the United States, Systematic Chaos was the band's first release through Roadrunner Records, which was sold to their previous label...
, on the song "Repentance". These guests were recorded apologizing to important people in their lives for wrongdoings committed in the past. Morse provided vocals for the first track on Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess is an American keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment.-Biography:...
' tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
The Road Home
The Road Home (Jordan Rudess album)
The Road Home is a cover album by Jordan Rudess. It was released on September 12, 2007.Rudess's arrangements of these classic prog tracks include many sections that were not in the original songs, especially solos...
.
Interviews
Christianity Today InterviewDiscography
See Neal Morse discographyNeal Morse discography
-With Spock's Beard:* The Light * Beware of Darkness * The Kindness of Strangers * Day for Night * V * Snow -With Transatlantic:* SMPT:e * Bridge Across Forever...
for complete discography
- Neal MorseNeal Morse (album)Neal Morse is the first solo rock album by Neal Morse. Released in 1999.-Track listing:# "Living Out Loud" – 4:31# "Lost Cause" – 5:02# "Landslide" – 5:28# "That Which Doesn't Kill Me" – 4:42# "Everything Is Wrong" – 5:03...
(1999) - Merry Christmas from the Morse FamilyMerry Christmas from the Morse FamilyMerry Christmas From The Morse Family is a collection of tracks Neal Morse wrote and recorded between 1984 and 2000 in his home studio. Morse had recorded the Christmas songs each year to send to friends and family as Christmas gifts...
(2000) - It's Not Too LateIt's Not Too Late (album)It's Not Too Late is the second solo album from Neal Morse.-Track listing:# "It's Not Too Late" – 6:26# "All The Young Girls Cry" – 4:59# "Leah" – 4:02# "The Angels Will Remember" – 4:33# "So Long Goodbye Blues" – 4:39# "The Change" – 4:40...
(2002) - Testimony (2003)
- OneOne (Neal Morse album)-Bonus CD :-Restored Tracklist:Two tracks on the bonus CD were cut from the album and another bonus track was recorded but not part of the original sequence...
(2004) - God Won't Give UpGod Won't Give Up (album)God Won't Give Up is a Christian rock album by Neal Morse.-Track listing:#"I Sing My Love" - 3:48#"His Mercy Endureth" - 4:10#"King Of Love" - 3:36#"The Crossroads" - 5:27#"Save My Life Tonight" - 4:22#"Love Like You" - 3:04#"Mountain" - 4:03...
(2005) - Lead Me Lord (Worship Sessions Volume 1)Lead Me Lord (album)Lead Me Lord is a Christian worship album by Neal Morse. It was recorded in January 2005 and released in August 2005...
(2005) - ? (2005)
- Send the Fire (Worship Sessions Volume 2) (2006)
- Cover to Cover (2006)
- Sola ScripturaSola Scriptura (album)-Band:* Neal Morse - keyboards, guitars, vocals* Mike Portnoy - drums* Randy George - bass-Special Guest:* Paul Gilbert - lead guitar in "Upon the Door" and "Do You Know My Name?", flamenco guitar in "Two Down, One To Go"-Additional Musicians:...
(2007) - Songs from the HighwaySongs from the HighwaySongs From The Highway is an album by Neal Morse. This album contains 12 Christian folk rock songs with Neal Morse on vocals and acoustic guitar...
(2007) - Secret Place (Worship Sessions Volume 3)Secret Place (album)Secret Place is Neal Morse's third album of Contemporary worship music. The songs are all written by Neal Morse except where noted differently.-Track listing:# "Alleluia" – 4:27# "It's My Desire" – 7:54...
(2008) - LifelineLifeline (Neal Morse album)-Bonus disc :A special edition was released with a CD of bonus material, including covers of four "pretty cool songs by pretty uncool bands" as well as two original songs...
(2008) - The River (Worship Sessions Volume 4) (2009)
- Mighty To Save (Worship Sessions Volume 5)Mighty to Save (Neal Morse album)Mighty To Save is Neal Morse's fifth album of Contemporary worship music.-Track listing:# "How He Loves Us"# "Heiliger Geist"# "Mighty To Save"# "Only What You Do For Christ"# "Revelation Song"...
(2010) - Testimony 2Testimony 2 (album)-Disc Two :-Disc Three :-Personnel:* Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, synth, piano, organ, vocals* Mike Portnoy - drums* Randy George - bass-Additional Musicians:* Steve Morse - guitar solo on "Seeds Of Gold"...
(2011)
External links
- [ Allmusic.com: Artist biography]
- Neal Morse official website
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