ONE

I have mixed feelings with the solo albums from Mr.Morse. In one side I consideer Neal Morse the progressive man of the century, his work with Spock's Beard and his solo Christian side, are the best that we can hear actually.

Great songs beautiful constructions, superb arrangements and top notch musicians, but I think that Mike Portnoy (his mate in his solo adventure), need to update his drumplaying. He is an amazing drummer, but he tends to play always the same kind of stuff.

I feel tired of hearing aaaalways the same rythms and those "loud as hell" hit to the drums. Why he has to play loud??? he doesn´t need to crash his gear!!!

I actually enjoy "One" as a great piece of progressive music, but i can´t stand the drumplaying.

Anyway this is another master piece from Mr.Morse:

The opening "The Creation" is a superb opening Opus that let some of his most memorable moments.

The other "core track" of the cd (The separated Man) is just a good song until it reaches the end and shows a magnificent side, excellent track.

The other bonus CD shows another side of Neal Morse with some interesting stuff and some covers, but very far from progressive music.

Maybe the style is a bit stuck in the recent past (V and Snow, his latest works with the Beard), but he still offers fresh material and beautiful ideas.

Highly recommended, not as good as his masterwork Testimony, but a cd to have in your collection.