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Posted: December 04 2009 at 09:00 |
 Repner wrote:
On that note, I wonder how he feels about portraying the "first man on Earth" on Ayreons Universal Migrator 1: The Dream Sequencer album.
Would he accept that role if he was offered it today?
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I have wondered about that. It was before his conversion, so it's hard to say. He actually wrote some of the lyrics to that track as well, which is even more interesting. I suspect he wouldn't consider singing something like that now, but who knows really.
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Posted: December 03 2009 at 14:53 |
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On that note, I wonder how he feels about portraying the "first man on Earth" on Ayreons Universal Migrator 1: The Dream Sequencer album.
Would he accept that role if he was offered it today?
Edited by Repner - December 03 2009 at 14:56
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Posted: December 03 2009 at 09:36 |
M27Barney wrote:
infandous wrote:
Well, I haven't posted here yet, so I will now 
I'm not a religious person, but I love Sola Scriptura and ?. His other solo albums don't do a lot for me, though I've never heard the first two or Testimony. I don't like Snow much at all (gave it 2 stars), nor do I like Day For Night much, but the other Spock's albums are all good. V and Beware Of Darkness are great albums, and my favorites by them.
The new TA is decent. I didn't like it much at first, but it has grown on me over time and it's in the mid to upper 3 star range for me. I'm not a huge fan of TA to be honest, though back when SMPTe came out I thought it was the greatest thing ever. I've change that view, though I still consider that one a 4 star album, and Bridge a 3 star album. Still, the Whirlwind is their most consistent and varied album yet, and sounds the most like a real collaboration. I find the lyrics more than tolerable, although the final section veers dangerously close to the kind of Morse lyrics I don't care for at all.
My main gripe with Neal lyrically isn't so much the content, but the fact that he keeps on singing about the same thing. Probably why Sola Scriptura is my favorite, since it has a bit of a story that isn't completely focused on the fall/redemption thing that has been his only "concept" since Snow (I suppose the new album is different for not being a concept album, but aside from 3 songs I find it mostly terrible).
Anyway, I acknowledge that Neal writes great music and is a great musician. I like the majority of his output and find some of it to be amazingly good.
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I hope that Stolte will collaborate with him and do a 2 disc spectacular based on the beauty of evolution and the simplicity of it's basic idea (non random natural selection working on random mutation).
I love the fact that since I am here and alive - not a single one of my predecessors died before passing on their genes - everybody who lives is at the end of a long line of life's winners and thats a far more hair-raising fact than the made up "miracles" in the bible.......... |
I think that album is highly unlikely, and I think you are off topic (but I agree with you, nonetheless)
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Posted: December 03 2009 at 08:00 |
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Just in case nobody's mentioned in so far, "Cover to Cover " is pretty good.
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Posted: December 03 2009 at 07:19 |
infandous wrote:
Well, I haven't posted here yet, so I will now
I'm not a religious person, but I love Sola Scriptura and ?. His other solo albums don't do a lot for me, though I've never heard the first two or Testimony. I don't like Snow much at all (gave it 2 stars), nor do I like Day For Night much, but the other Spock's albums are all good. V and Beware Of Darkness are great albums, and my favorites by them.
The new TA is decent. I didn't like it much at first, but it has grown on me over time and it's in the mid to upper 3 star range for me. I'm not a huge fan of TA to be honest, though back when SMPTe came out I thought it was the greatest thing ever. I've change that view, though I still consider that one a 4 star album, and Bridge a 3 star album. Still, the Whirlwind is their most consistent and varied album yet, and sounds the most like a real collaboration. I find the lyrics more than tolerable, although the final section veers dangerously close to the kind of Morse lyrics I don't care for at all.
My main gripe with Neal lyrically isn't so much the content, but the fact that he keeps on singing about the same thing. Probably why Sola Scriptura is my favorite, since it has a bit of a story that isn't completely focused on the fall/redemption thing that has been his only "concept" since Snow (I suppose the new album is different for not being a concept album, but aside from 3 songs I find it mostly terrible).
Anyway, I acknowledge that Neal writes great music and is a great musician. I like the majority of his output and find some of it to be amazingly good.
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I hope that Stolte will collaborate with him and do a 2 disc spectacular based on the beauty of evolution and the simplicity of it's basic idea (non random natural selection working on random mutation).
I love the fact that since I am here and alive - not a single one of my predecessors died before passing on their genes - everybody who lives is at the end of a long line of life's winners and thats a far more hair-raising fact than the made up "miracles" in the bible..........
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Posted: December 02 2009 at 13:51 |
Well, I haven't posted here yet, so I will now I'm not a religious person, but I love Sola Scriptura and ?. His other solo albums don't do a lot for me, though I've never heard the first two or Testimony. I don't like Snow much at all (gave it 2 stars), nor do I like Day For Night much, but the other Spock's albums are all good. V and Beware Of Darkness are great albums, and my favorites by them. The new TA is decent. I didn't like it much at first, but it has grown on me over time and it's in the mid to upper 3 star range for me. I'm not a huge fan of TA to be honest, though back when SMPTe came out I thought it was the greatest thing ever. I've change that view, though I still consider that one a 4 star album, and Bridge a 3 star album. Still, the Whirlwind is their most consistent and varied album yet, and sounds the most like a real collaboration. I find the lyrics more than tolerable, although the final section veers dangerously close to the kind of Morse lyrics I don't care for at all. My main gripe with Neal lyrically isn't so much the content, but the fact that he keeps on singing about the same thing. Probably why Sola Scriptura is my favorite, since it has a bit of a story that isn't completely focused on the fall/redemption thing that has been his only "concept" since Snow (I suppose the new album is different for not being a concept album, but aside from 3 songs I find it mostly terrible). Anyway, I acknowledge that Neal writes great music and is a great musician. I like the majority of his output and find some of it to be amazingly good.
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Posted: December 02 2009 at 10:17 |
Rasvamakkara wrote:
Yep, Morse's religious lyrics can sometimes be pretty annoying. I don't mind it in small doses or if it's not terribly preachy, but as you mentioned, the second disc of Testimony can sometimes be too much. That said, I still really like Testimony (and his other solo albums).
Regarding this matter, I was kinda hoping The Whirlwind didn't have religious lyrics. It would have been fun to hear something else from Neal for a change. Fortunately, the lyrics of The Whirlwind aren't preachy, so it's really not a big problem. The main reason I'm hoping he would write non-religious lyrics sometimes is that I love the playful and lighthearted lyrics of the early Spock's Beard songs. God isn't as fun as Senor Valasco.
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see my review of "The Whirlwind" for my personal take on the lyrics.....I think I just about get away with it....
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Posted: December 02 2009 at 07:47 |
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Yep, Morse's religious lyrics can sometimes be pretty annoying. I don't mind it in small doses or if it's not terribly preachy, but as you mentioned, the second disc of Testimony can sometimes be too much. That said, I still really like Testimony (and his other solo albums).
Regarding this matter, I was kinda hoping The Whirlwind didn't have religious lyrics. It would have been fun to hear something else from Neal for a change. Fortunately, the lyrics of The Whirlwind aren't preachy, so it's really not a big problem. The main reason I'm hoping he would write non-religious lyrics sometimes is that I love the playful and lighthearted lyrics of the early Spock's Beard songs. God isn't as fun as Senor Valasco.
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Posted: December 02 2009 at 06:31 |
Finished listening to Testimony - CD1 not too bad....But CD2?
More mentions of Jesus than fookin Billy Graham.
Great musician, I'll concede but an hour in his company would just reinforce my opinion that American schools are failing their children by allowing religious loon-bombs to indoctrinate young minds.
Teach them how lucky they are to be alive....not fookin look forwards to oblivion with a false promise that a sky-fairy will let you into a man-made fictional utopia....
Forza Darwin............
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Posted: November 18 2009 at 15:59 |
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 Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Posted: November 17 2009 at 06:36 |
I think I have bought "Testimony" - not listened to it yet - I also have "Snow" and I don't think I got round to listening to that. I need to retire or win the lottery so that I can catch up with listening to all the cd's I have bought and never listened to................
My mother has become a born-again Christian...I introduced myself to some of her new circle of friends and told them that I was a follower of satan, but only because 666 is my lucky number and that my wife had found a birth mark (in a very private place) that was sort of like the one featured in the Omen films....
and I kept a straight face too................
He's not the Messiah.......He's just a very naughty boy............  |
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Posted: November 17 2009 at 05:49 |
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what can I say about Neal Morse that hasn't been told...
God bless him.
I have every single official work he has put out. Ok, I cannot afford to buy all his demos and stuff...
As for the new Transatlantic album. Might be THE album of 2009. I'll decide in some days. Has to challenge Crack The Skye...
MY RESPECT.
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Posted: November 16 2009 at 11:51 |
Still loving Snow... 
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Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Posted: November 16 2009 at 11:51 |
Still loving The Whirlwind....
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Posted: November 12 2009 at 19:37 |
500 would be a bit much...
Though 30 to 40 wouldn't be bad.
Edited by The Block - November 12 2009 at 19:37
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Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Posted: November 12 2009 at 19:36 |
The Block wrote:
I will pay what ever the price is to get there.
AS long as it isn't extremly high. |
If it's under 500 bucks, I'd find a way to pay for it no matter what... but of course, it won't be more than 30 or 40 bucks probably.
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Posted: November 12 2009 at 19:30 |
I will pay what ever the price is to get there.
AS long as it isn't extremly high. |
Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Posted: November 12 2009 at 19:26 |
^^ If they come to Philly, me and you will have to meet up Brian 
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Posted: November 12 2009 at 19:25 |
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
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Posted: November 12 2009 at 15:59 |
natewait wrote:
^Yeah, I do have the deluxe edition and I got really excited when Mike mentioned touring. Also, I just read this from Mike Portnoy on his forum:
"As most of you know,
it's looking VERY likely that Transatlantic will hit the road with some
shows in support of the newly released reunion album "The
Whirlwind"....it looks like we found a nice little window in mine,
Pete's, Neal's and Roine's schedules to make this happen in the Spring.
So
we are currently looking into doing some select shows in major cities
on both sides of the Atlantic during this period (it will be our first
truly "transatlantic" tour - as we only did the US for SMPTe in 2000
and only did Europe/UK for Bridge Across Forever in 2001)
Details of these shows should start to firm up soon, so stay tuned..."
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