Neal Morse - Testimony Live Review

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(More customer reviews)As a Spock's Beard and Transatlantic fan, I was curious when Testimony the CD came out. I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you liked the CD, you'll absolutely love the DVD. The layered, textured sound is brought to the stage in a masterful way in this DVD. Supported by a superb group of musicians (including the phenomenal Mike Portnoy of the progressive band Dream Theater), Neal Morse sings his "testimony" detailing how he went through the rock and roll thing and other adventures to a saving faith in Jesus. The music is beautiful and the lyrics are straight from the heart. His eight man ensemble includes an electric cello player, a saxophone player, Portnoy, Morse, a bassist, another keyboardist, a guitar player, and a gentelman who plays the guitar, mandolin, violin and flute. The overall effect is astounding. There is also a one hour home video documentary of the tour. What I found most touching was Neal's candid sharing of his faith and how his daughter's medical condition brought him to his faith. He openly discusses his faith in Christ and how it has changed his life. It is refreshing to see his unapologetic proclamation of what God has done for him in his life and how he now wants to share that with others. The DVD has outstanding musicianship, great mutiple camera angles and an uplifting message. If you like progressive rock and want to see how one man's spiritual quest brought him peace, this DVD will be something you'll watch again and again.

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TRACK LISTINGS01.The Land Of The Beginning Again02.Overture No. 103.California Nights04.Colder In The Sun05.Sleeping Jesus06.Interlude07.The Prince Of The Power Of The Air08.The Promise09.Wasted Life10.Overture No. 211.Break Of Day12.Power In The Air13.Somber Days14.Long Story15.It's All I Can Do16.Transformation17.Ready To Try18.Sing It High19.Moving In My Heart20.I Am Willing21.In The Middle22.The Storm Before The Calm23.Oh, To Feel Him24.God's Theme25.Overture No. 326.Rejoice27.Oh Lord My God28.God's Theme 229.The Land Of The Beginning Again DVD 2:01.We All Need Some Light02.The Light03.Stranger In Your Soul04.Tour Documentary

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The Whirlwind Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the super deluxe version with the extra CD and the Making of DVD.
First of all, Bridge Across Forever is one of my fave CD's and Stranger in Your Soul is one of my favorite prog songs.
The Whirlwind CD is very good, and, compared to the other two Transatlantic CD's, is more consistent throughout. Bridge and SMTPe had some weak areas (Temple of the Gods).
One of the things that really stands out on the Whirlwind is the bass and guitar. The fairly well known rumors of grumbling by Roine and Pete over Bridge (and Roine's re-release of his own mix as proof) are not necessary here. The bass is strong with excellent tone! (I actually envy this bass tone). Roine's guitar parts are well executed with good tone, unlike the spacey wah-fest filler from Bridge.
The lyrics are overall very good. Some of Neal's vocals as usual are borderline too high; will be difficult to do live.
My favorite songs are The Wind Blew Them All Away, Rose Colored Glasses, EverMore, and the Finale. Although this is one big song it fits together nicely and some stand up on their own well.
This would be 5 stars.
The bonus CD (CD2) is hit and miss. The first four songs are new, but I really don't like any of them. Lenny Johnson has an interesting feel but it really doesn't go anywhere. For Such a Time is basically like I Can Only Imagine and would play well on Contemporary Christian (CCM) charts. Since I don't like candy-coated CCM, this is not necessarily a good thing.
These songs wouldn't be all that bad, but the Giant Hogweed song is SO GOOD that it makes these look like less than filler. The Giant Hogweed song has interesting parts, dynamics, funny vocals, and a great, fun feel. This song is 5 stars. The CD, however, is about 3 stars.
The Making of DVD is the usual. Not bad but about 15-20 minutes of interesting content in 90 minute DVD.


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2009 release from the Prog Rock supergroup featuring Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse of Spock's Beard, Marillion's Pete Trewavas and Roine Stolt from the Flower Kings.With The Whirlwind, Transatlantic has pulled out all the stops! Their first two albums expanded the boundaries of Progressive Rock with songs like 'Stranger In Your Soul' that span some 30 minutes. Then, nine years later the band comes back with a walloping triumphant record that is one piece of music sprawling over 78 minutes in length! This is unprecedented, and the sheer brilliance of it is that it flows like a Progressive Rock symphony, taking the listener from shadow to glory and back again. What a tremendous whirlwind of music this is!--This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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Whirld Tour 2010-Live in London Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the best live set I've experienced. All the epics are here, plus the ballads. It's pointless to identify "highlights" because the whole thing is one big highlight. It was designed to be that way, or at least that's how it comes across. All the guys give standout performances, but Neal Morse really, really shines. His voice has somehow gotten smoother and just generally better since the previous Live in Europe release (which is in itself an awesome live set). He hits almost all the "high" notes from the studio recordings. Not to take away from the other guys, because everyone turns in their personal best live vocal performance to my ears.
This group of guys is special, and this live set is proof of that. In the liner notes Roine tips his hat to Neal's belief that there's more going on here than just good tunes. There's definitely something more; something to feel.
Bridge Across Forever (the song) is a personal standout. Neal and Roine together really exemplifies what makes this group unique. As a matter of fact, for my taste, Transatlantic is the best thing any one of the members has ever done. That says a lot, considering the collective works of Mike, Neal, Roine, and Pete.
I recommend this as highly as I possibly can.

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2010 three CD live release from the Progressive Rock band formed by Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy and Spock's Beard's Neil Morse. Includes a three and« hour set list on three CDs.

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Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London (2010) Review

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(More customer reviews)The picture quality on this dvd is excellent, the music is always good with this supergroup. There's a lot of material here,a 3 hours show, 2 hours behind the scene where we can see Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy played the first role with some good laughs at times. The special treat of this DVD is the extra song in the bonus; "Return of the Giant Hogweed" played with no other than Steve Hackett. My only complaint about this double DVD is the 5.1 sound. There's not much sound to create the surround sound. It's often use to hear the crowd, sometimes the sounds of Daniel Gildelow instruments, and the sounds coming in the rear speakers are too low.
It's the best Transatlantic's DVD and a must for the fans of the band and for any prog rock lovers!

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3 ½ hour set list features Live Performances of:*The Whirlwind*All of The Above*We All Need Some Light*Duel With The Devil*Bridge Across Forever*Stranger In Your SoulDVD includes live set + 2 hours behind the scenes tour documentary, a truly fascinating and humorous look at the band in their own words!

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