Cover to Cover
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New CD from Neal Morse Due in Feb – plus a covers album from Morse/Portnoy/George
By: Randall LarsonDate: Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Neal Morse (ex-Spocks Beard) has finished his latest progressive rock solo release, featuring an amazing line-up including Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) on drums and Randy George (bass), with the addition of special guest Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) on guitar.
With over 76 minutes of music and scheduled for release on February 26th, Sola Scriptura this will be Neal's 4th progressive rock solo release, following the highly acclaimed albums ?, One, and Testimony.
Track Listing: 01 - The Door [29:14] / i Introduction / ii In The Name Of God / iii All I Ask For / iv Mercy for Sale / v Keep Silent / vi Upon The Door / 02 - The Conflict [25:00] / i Do You know My Name? / ii Party to the Lie / iii Underground / iv Two Down, One to Go / v The Vineyard / vi Already Home / 03 - Heaven in my Heart [5:11] / 04 - The Conclusion [16:34] / i Randy's Jam / ii Long Night's Journey / iii Re-Introduction / iv Come Out Of Her / v Clothed With The Sun / vi In Closing...
Morse, Portnoy and George have also recorded some amazing cover versions of other artists' songs in between their sessions for the first three albums – they were so good they have been compiled onto a new CD called Cover to Cover, which has been released by Radiant Records.
Here’s what Mike Portnoy had to say about Cover to Cover: “It comes down to this: I am a music fan. No matter how old I get or how much success I've had, I will always be that 11 year old kid in the KISS Army jamming along to Who tunes in my bedroom. Because of this, I still LOVE playing covers. I have been able to tap into my Metal and Prog influences choosing covers with DT, but another HUGE side of my inspiration are my Classic Rock influences from the 60's and 70's. For the most part, the guys in DT don't share this same background so I've never been able to cover these classic bands with them. However Neal and Randy totally do share this background, so when choosing
covers with them rather than taking the obvious prog road, we've enjoyed paying tribute to the more retro, pop-oriented side of our shared taste.”
Cover to Cover track listing:
From 2005 ? Sessions
1. Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkeys)
2. Badge (Cream)
3. Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney)
4. Where Do The Children Play (Cat Stevens)
5. I'm The Man (Joe Jackson)
6. Feeling Stronger Everyday (Chicago)
7. Rock And Roll Suicide (David Bowie)
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8. Where The Streets Have No Name (U2)
9. Day After Day (Badfinger)
10. What is Life (George Harrison)
11. I'm Free / Sparks (The Who)
From 2003 Testimony Sessions
12. Tuesday Afternoon (The Moody Blues)
13. Find My Way Back Home (Blind Faith)
www.radiantrecords.com/catalog
official site: www.nealmorse.com/
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