~~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...
Martin Luther, (10 November, 1483 - 18 February, 1546) was a German monk, theologian, university professor, Father of Protestantism, and church reformer whose ideas influenced the Protestant Reformation and is credited with changing the course of Western civilization through his beliefs and his stand for them.Neal Morse (Spocks Beard, Transatlantic) created the concept Prog Rock CD "Sola Script...
I cannot tell a lie. (well, I can, but I won't) I'm very partial to Neal Morse's prog CD's and DVD's. If you're familiar with the ones he's done, then you know he uses Mike Portnoy of Dream theater fame, and Randy George, as well as guest appearances by such folks as Steve Hackett (Genesis) and Paul Gilbert. (Mr. Big)Not sure who's on the drums and guitar in this video, and since I don't feel l...
One thing I've always been aware of, or concerned about, was the lack of Christians in the music business. As a music lover AND a Christian, I didn't want to be segregated into listening to the old hymns. I loved, and still do love, rock music. Then a few years back, Christians started making their own scene in the public eye through artists like Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. But that just me...
My copy of Neal's latest CD, Sola Scriptura arrived yesterday, but I waited till this morning to play it on my 40 minute drive to work.As everyone here knows, there's no real way to communicate music outside of music itself except perhaps by degrees of enthusiasm and recommendation. And so, my brothers and sisters, I hereby enthuse and recommend that you give this one a good listen, preferably ...