The Man's Gone
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One of the major stories in Prog music a few years back was when Neal Morse, the founder of Spock's Beard, and often times described as the king of Progressive Rock, converted to Christianity. What would happen to the genius now?
Well, what happened was that he emerged better than ever. The CD's he's produced and released since then have all been masterpieces of composition and coordination in the progressive realm, and focuses on his new found faith.
Neal has become a student of faith, and has combined his beliefs with his expertise in music. The reviews of his new CD's have all been stellar, with each release being worthy of close inspection at both the lyrical and the musical level.
"The Man's Gone" and "Father of Forgiveness" are from the album "One," which is the Biblical story of man, from creation to redemption. They show both Neal's passion for his faith and his commitment to excellence in his music. "One" is the story of how man deliberately walked away from God to seek his own way. Father of Forgiveness tells of his return, and God's response.
Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, Randy George, and Phil Keaggy accompany Morse on this album.
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Comments (7)
Beautiful tunage for a Sunday night. I am going to have to hear this CD start to finish.
Cool, has a Kings X edge to it.
Nice tunes, thanks for sharing Cap.
RGM- Kings X- Yeah! Love 'em.
MusicRX: Every album pretty much sounds the same, but every album is still great!
Yeah, there's just something about how they do what they do that I find different and refreshing each time I listen to them.
Love me some Phil Keaggy! I'm just noe getting round to this, isn't that sad?
I don't really hear the King's X vibe, on this, have to say. The music isn't too bad. I think if more Christian music were like this rather than the crap that gets shoveled most of the time, they'd have more widespread appeal. As it is, though, truly great Christian music is few and far between.