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Before he became a household name in prog rock, Neal Morse had already played in a handful of bands throughout the 80s and 90s. He’d recorded at least half a dozen albums with the notable Spock’s Beard, and also formed a prog-rock supergroup called Transatlantic with members of Flower Kings, Marillion, and Dream Theater. In fact, Morse’s partnership with famed drummer Mike Portnoy would carry over into several other projects, most notably (for our purposes here) the Neal Morse Band. In 2002, Morse became a born-again Christian, and began writing music with distinctly Christian lyrics and purposes.… Continued →

Neal Morse has released a music video for the track “Heaven Smiled” which you can watch below. The song appears on his new album, titled Songs From November, that releases August 19th. The new album is more singer-songwriter based with mellower tracks as opposed to the progressive rock fans are used to. If you’re never checked out Neal or his several projects including Spock’s Beard you really should.… Continued →