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Neal Morse and group continue to give us the highest level of music with The Great Adventure Tour. Ranging from hard riffs to melodies to soul lifting the music is truly moving. The musicianship is A1 and I hope the band comes back to this area in light of the poor turn out. Maybe Cirrus radio needs a prog rock channel so more people are exposed to this great music.
There are few things better than the Neal Morse Band live, I never miss a show in my area. I thought that SOAD was going to be very difficult to match however TGA did not disappoint both musically and lyrically. Thanks again NMB please swing by later in the year an bless us again !!
NMB is what you call a “vineyard band”. They taste better with age and they keep growing. Once I got hold of their new record, I immedietly began to wait for tour dates because it was just an incredible masterpiece follow-up to probably the best NMB concept album TSOAD The concert right from the start to finish was mind-blowing and awe-inspiring. The band was so confident and tight. I have to give credit to the sound and light guys- they did a phenomenal job👍🏾 Thank you NMB for offering such rich, beautiful and out of this world music in this time and age when everything seems so shallow and predictable
Best song writer and best prog musicians of our time playing one of the best prog albums ever was truly amazing to see played live....unfortunately playing to almost half empty venue, The Space in Westbury NY.... That was truly disappointing
Great Prog show. Amazing exeacution. Really good sound music mix.
This band is the most talented band I've ever seen in my life. The venue was also very nice.
This was my first show at the Baltimore Soundstage. It was a nice venue to see a show. I was front row for the show. The band started promptly and 8:00 and finished just shy of 10:30 with a brief intermission after about an hour. They are playing their entire new album, The Great Adventure, which is a double album based on the book Pilgrem's Progress. It is a sequel to their last album, based on the same book, and also a double album. The band were ON! It is hard to describe, but they are 5 master musicians all playing at the top of game. It was a very powerful performance and they don't fall short on anything. 4 part harmony with 4 lead vocalists bending perfectly. Encore is a medley of songs from the first 10 albums since Neal went solo after leaving the band Spock's Beard.
I really just discovered the Neal Morse Band in the past year and this was my first time seeing them perform live. It was a great show from a great band. I was at first shocked they were playing such a small venue only to be shocked again that is wasn't sold to capacity with maybe an audience of 300. I enjoyed the intimacy but this band deserves to play to bigger audiences. The band stands out from other prog bands with their vocals. They boast 4 lead singers and harmonize extraordinarily well. I think classic rock fans would enjoy the show as much as the fans of prog rock. There are the prog elements of Yes and Dream Theater that you would expect but also of Kansas, Queen and Styx as well. Neal Morse is at the center, both figuratively and literally, but it truly is a band effort. Neal really plays to the audience while constantly juggling between guitar, keyboards and lead and backing vocals. Neal sings soulfully and he has an uncanny ability to match the tone of the song. He seems to love what he does. My only complaint is that he adds different costume elements throughout the show, I guess to represent different characters in the songs that I have trouble connecting with. I'm sure it's intended add a more artistic element but I just find it a bit distracting. Mike Portnoy is still in top form on the drums and is the 2nd of the 1-2 punch with Morse in playing to the crowd. The other 3 are fantastic players but they could recognize the audience a bit more especially in such an intimate setting. They don't need to showboat but a smile or glimpse up from their instruments to share some joy and energy would play well. In his early 30's Eric Gillette is the youngster in the band but holds his own with incredible guitar playing in a style reminiscent of John Petrucci. He is arguably the best lead singer in the band. Bill Hubauer shares the keyboard leads with Morse and while he brings real heart singing the lead, he really compliments the rest of the band filling the upper register of the harmonies. Randy George is the only non-singer of the band but is a tremendous bass player who brings the goods live. Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy are the hardest working guys in the business constantly putting out quality music through a variety of bands and musical styles. I hope that this lineup continues produce great music and grow in popularity as they really do deserve to play in front of bigger audiences. Check them out!
My wife and were blown away! We were expecting it to be good but not THAT good. I have been to 100's of shows in my life, this one is definitely in the top five!.. It is hard to imagine that that much music could come out five guys in one night, but it happened, I witnessed it for myself!
I've been to quite a few concerts in my life but this was absolutely the best ever. The band played their recent masterpiece album "Similitude of a Dream" in it's entirety- my wife & I were blown away. They are unbelievably good musicians, who relate well with their audience and Neil Morse's song writing, IMO, is up there with Lennon & McCartney (no, I'm not using hyperbole). They are arguably the best symphonic prog rock band out there right now. Wish I could get to "Morsefest 2017" in Tennessee next week but have other commitments. Next year for sure!
The best concert I've ever been too and I've been going to concerts since the 70s...
the Neil Morse band! Fantastic prog rock! Excellent musicianship - mesmerizing vocal harmonies; hypnotic musical interludes! Also, the house of Blues is an awesome venue -intimate - not a bad seat in the house!
Show was set to run from 8-10:45 but they ended 25 minutes early? These were pretty expensive tickets to have the show cut short!
I'm having difficulty finding the correct words that would describe how good these guys are without being cliché. Their album "Similtude of a Dream" takes us on a journey both in song and music. There's musical moments influenced by classic (before The Neal Morse Band) Neal Morse, Styx, The Beatles, Dream Theater, and any southern gospel you've ever heard. I added Dream Theater not just because of Mike Portnoy's thunder on the drum set. The instrumental track "The Battle" is just as good, if not better, than any of Dream Theater's instrumentals. The more amazing thing about this journey is that with all the twists and turns, it all fits together. There's a coherence within this album with musical phrases and riffs that come back around at one point or another. As great as they are instrumentally, I haven't even mentioned their vocals yet. There's times when all five members are called upon for vocal duty. Eric and Bill even do some lead vocals, which I wished that Eric would do more as I believe he's the strongest singer in the band. Not to compare with TNMB with Dream Theater again, but...here's where I believe TNMB outshines DT. With DT, James Labrie does all the lead vocals with a little background vocals by John Petrucci. TNMB has 3 VERY strong singers, along with Mike Portnoy and Randy George to help out when needed too. On to Delmar Hall itself.....We sat in the first row of the 2nd tier. Absolutely perfect seats. From our seats, we had a comfortable view of the entire stage. While it wasn't the kind of show where we are standing the whole time, we could even stay seated and have a great view even when the people on the floor level were standing. The sound was loud enough to be a prog rock concert, but my ears didn't feel tired when it was over. I actually could understand the song lyrics better live than listening to the album in my car. If you haven't heard of TNMB before, give this album and their previous album "The Grand Experiment" a chance. You will find no mainstream music here. What you will find is variety and musical perfection. Before I forget, I also must mention the song lyrics themselves. There is no trash here. There is no mud and yuk. Neal Morse has a Christian background and his lyrics naturally reflect that. It is refreshing to hear something with a positive message and no hidden agenda. I already cannot wait for the next time they are in town.
The Neal Morse Band brought their Similitude of a Dream concert to the Delmar Hall in St. Louis and were outstanding! The tightest band I've ever seen. They are genuinely nice guys and I had the opportunity to meet them before the show. The music was world class with great songs and lyrics. Neal played both guitar and keyboards and the band blew me away with their amazing talents. I cannot wait to see them again!
Neal Morse was great. They played all of their new album Similitude of a Dream which is fantastic. I just wish they would have played at least one of their older numbers as an encore in addition to the double album Time constraints of the venue I suppose.
