NEAL MORSE & THE RESONANCE: NO HILL FOR A CLIMBER

Neal releases another samey sounding album with some new band mates, The Resonance. The musicianship and recording is top quality as usual but none of the songs, with the exception of "Thief", move me. We have heard these riffs, countless times before. And that's okay for some, but I find it tiresome with Neal's solo work specifically because of the lyrics. Once again he sings about his imaginary friend, and it is especially cringey on "Ever Interceding". As I mentioned earlier I like "Thief"... it has a cool blues vibe and the break at 2:20 sounds a lot like Spock's Beard. The faux horn arrangements towards the end of the song are kind of different.

Anyway, I can't give this release much praise. I rate this for fans only, therefore two stars.