PROG ROCK GIANT
N E A L
M O R S E
ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE
With RAY SHASHO
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS:
ROCK STARS & CELEBS
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Neal Morse formed and played in many bands in his youth, learning and mastering several instruments along the way. In 1995, he wrote and recorded with his band Spock’s Beard The Light, an album based firmly in the then unfashionable progressive (‘prog’) rock genre. This album quickly became a modern prog classic and began to bring Neal and the band global recognition.
In 2000, he also joined forces with Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Peter Trewavas (Marillion) and RoineStolt (The Flower Kings) to form Transatlantic, a ‘prog rock supergroup’ that won further acclaim - and yet more fans - across the world. A second supergroup with Portnoy followed - Flying Colors – which also features Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Casey McPherson (Endochine), and Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs), with whom he earned his first #1 international chart position. Forging out on his own in 2003, Neal has made a series of ground-breaking albums, including the widely acclaimed Testimony and Sola Scriptura.
In 2015 he formed The Neal Morse Band, featuring long-time collaborators Mike Portnoy (drums) and Randy George (bass), as well as Bill Hubauer (keyboards) and Eric Gillette (guitar). The band’s first album - The Grand Experiment–showed both a freshness and maturity that was further developed in 2016’s The Similitude Of A Dream. Neal Morse’s latest releases are Innocence and Danger by The Neal Morse Band, The Absolute Universe by Transatlantic and most recent release Troika by D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings.
THE LATEST RELEASE
BY
THE NEAL MORSE BAND
entitled
INNOCENSE & DANGER
BY
TRANSATLANTIC
THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE
FOREVERMORE
THE BRAND-NEW RELEASE
TROIKA
by
D'VIRGILIO
MORSE
JENNINGS
All releases available NOW
at amazon.com
And
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
NEAL MORSE
And RADIANT RECORDS
VISIT
www.nealmorse.com
official website
facebook
twitter
www.instagram.com/neal_morse_official/
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
TRANSATLANTIC
VISIT
Transatlantic official website
https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticMusic/
Transatlantic on facebook
https://twitter.com/transatlantic99
Transatlantic on twitter
www.instagram.com/transatlanticofficial
Transatlantic on instagram
TRANSATLANTIC
THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE
TOUR 2022
North America dates:
April 15th - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theater
April 16th - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theater
April 18th - Quebec City, Quebec - Palais Montcalm
April 19th - Montreal, Quebec - M Telus
April 21st - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theater
April 23rd - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater
April 24th - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
April 29th & 30th - Cross Plains, TN - MorseFest 2022
May 2nd to 7th - Cruise To The Edge 2022
UK/Europe dates:
July 22nd - Sibiu, Romania - ARTmania Festival
July 24th - Cologne, Germany - E Werk
July 25th - Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
July 27th - London, England - O 2 Forum Kentish Town
July 28th - Paris, France – Olympia
NEAL MORSE BAND TOUR 2022
Just finished American tour …
AN EVENING OF INNOCENSE
AND DANGER
Europe 2022
May 28 - Madrid, Spain - Teatro Kapital
May 29 - Barcelona, Spain – Apolo
May 30 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
May 31 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
June 2 - Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
June 3 - London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
June 4 - Paris, France – Trianon
June 5 - Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal
June 7 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
June 8 - Ulm, Germany - Ulmer Zelt
June 9 - Brno, Czech Republic – Sono
June 10 - Krakow, Poland - Studio Club
June 11 - Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
June 13 - Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
June 15 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
June 16 - Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik
June 17 - Oslo, Norway – Cosmopolite
June 18 - Stockholm, Sweden - Lilla Cirkus
DISCOGRAPHY
NEAL MORSE
Studio albums
With Spock's Beard
The Light (1995)
Beware of Darkness (1996)
The Kindness of Strangers (1998)
Day for Night (1999)
V (2000)
Snow (2002)
Singer-songwriter
albums
Neal Morse (1999)
It's Not Too Late (2002)
Songs from the Highway (2007)
Songs from November (2014)
Life & Times (2018)
Prog albums
Testimony (2003)
One (2004)
? (2005)
Sola Scriptura (2007)
Lifeline (2008)
Testimony 2 (2011)
Momentum (2012)
Jesus Christ the Exorcist (2019)
Sola Gratia (2020)
Worship albums
Lead Me Lord (Worship Sessions Volume 1) (2005)
God Won't Give Up (2005)
Send the Fire (Worship Sessions Volume 2) (2006)
Secret Place (Worship Sessions Volume 3) (2008)
The River (Worship Sessions Volume 4) (2009)
Mighty to Save (Worship Sessions Volume 5) (2010)
Get in the Boat (2013)
To God Be the Glory (2016)
Last Minute Christmas Album (2020)
With Transatlantic
SMPT:e (2000)
Bridge Across Forever (2001)
The Whirlwind (2009)
Kaleidoscope (2014)
The Absolute Universe (2021)
With Flying Colors
Flying Colors (2012)
Second Nature (2014)
Third Degree (2019)
With The Neal Morse Band
The Grand Experiment (2015)
The Similitude of a Dream (2016)
The Great Adventure (2019)
Innocence & Danger (2021)
With D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings
Troika (2022)
Live albums
? Live (2007)
So Many Roads: Live in Europe (2009)
Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles (2011)
Live Momentum (2013)
Morsefest 2014 (2015)
Morsefest 2015 (2017)
Live at the Downey Theater 2008 (2019)
Winter Worship Tour 2012 (2019)
Cal Prog 2004 (2019)
Testimony Live 2003 (2019)
3 Rivers Prog Festival 2008 (2019)
Jesus Christ: The Exorcist - Live at Morsefest 2018 (2020)
Life & Times in Milan - June 8th, 2016 (2021)
With The Neal Morse Band
Alive Again (2016)
The Similitude of a Dream: Live in Tilburg 2017 (2018)
Morsefest 2017: Testimony of a Dream (2018)
The Great AdvenTour: Live in Brno 2019 (2020)
Morsefest 2020: Cover to Cover Night (2020)
Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia Premiere (2020)
Morsefest 2019 (2021)
With Spock's Beard
Official Live Bootleg/The Beard is Out There (1996)
Live at the Whisky and NEARfest (1999)
Nick n' Neal Live in Europe: Two Separate Gorillas (2000)
Don't Try This at Home (2000)
Don't Try This @ Home Either (2000)
There & Here (2001)
Europe '98 (2010)
Snow Live (2017)
Offenbach 1-Nov-98 (2019)
Live at the Astoria - Jun 16, 2001 (2021)
With Transatlantic
Live in America (2001)
Live in Europe (2003)
Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London (2010)
More Never is Enough: Live @ Manchester & Tilburg 2010 (2011)
KaLIVEoscope (2014)
With Yellow Matter Custard
One Night in New York City (2003)
One More Night in New York City (2011)
With Flying Colors
Live in Europe (2013)
Second Flight: Live at the Z7 (2015)
Third Stage: Live in London (2020)
Morsefest 2019 (2021)
NEAL MORSE APPEARS
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO:
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BOOK REVIEW
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The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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