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    Posted: February 01 2008 at 14:53

While I am a big fan of Mr. Morse, I understand that plenty of people find him "annoying."  If that is you, what is it about him (or his music) that annoys you?



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Last option for me, I think he is awesome, even in spite of his religious leanings.
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Points: 2819 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 15:11
He is awesome. I personally just don't care about his view on religion or anybody else's.
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I like him, my only problem is that he is a tad derivative, but there are far worse offenders that make music

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Neal is awesome for sure, I like all the works by Spock's Beard and Transatlantic, and suppose his solo albums are quite good as well.
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Points: 8238 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 15:31
Morse just doesn't make bad albums.  And, more often than not, he makes masterpieces.
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Points: 16983 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 15:40
Actually, after I posted this I remembered that Admin does not like these kinds of threads.  Out of respect for them I retract my comments and will suppress my Morse opinions.  Carry on Morsies. 


Edited by Finnforest - February 01 2008 at 16:57
...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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Neal Morse doesn't annoy me, though his music rather has.

I listened to it in order to broaden the scope of my musical knowledge and experience (I want to be well-rounded in Prog circles) but didn't listen enough  get excessively annoyed (I'm no masochist).  His music grates on me in a  number of ways.  I have yet to find anything he's been involved with that I like, or don't dislike, I think.  That doesn't mean to say that I couldn't find anything I would like that he's been involved in.

 Incidentally, perhaps you should have had an "All of the above" poll option right above the "Other" option. Wink


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He's worse than Roger Waters. He's so eccentric and cheesy.
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Other....for "all of the above." 
 
But that's such a great song!  Tongue
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he's an idol to me, and probably likewise to a lot of other musicians. he's awesome, no doubt about it.
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Originally posted by proglil49 proglil49 wrote:

He's worse than Roger Waters. He's so eccentric and cheesy.


are you implying Roger Waters is bad? Angry


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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

To be fair though, I've only heard Spocks Beard.
 
Just out of curiosity, which album(s)?
 
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Perhaps Transatlantic is completely different and I would like that better. 
 
Transatlantic is different, but not "completely different."  It is often described as Spock's Beard mixed with the Flower Kings as Morse and Stolt are the primary composers of the Transatlantic material.
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Where's the "all of the above" option? Cool
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^^ meaning that you think he's too cheesy, too derivative, too religious, too AOR/pop, his voice is boring and grating at the same time, other, AND he's awesome?

Personally, I think he's awesome; he's made some of the catchiest, most epic music ever.
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Not annoying: simply wonderful .  Clap
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Points: 16983 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 17:00
Originally posted by Lofcaudio Lofcaudio wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

To be fair though, I've only heard Spocks Beard.
 
Just out of curiosity, which album(s)?
 
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Perhaps Transatlantic is completely different and I would like that better. 
 
Transatlantic is different, but not "completely different."  It is often described as Spock's Beard mixed with the Flower Kings as Morse and Stolt are the primary composers of the Transatlantic material.


Sorry man, see edited post above.  Cheers! Smile
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Sorry man, see edited post above.  Cheers! Smile
 
In my opinion, this is far from being a negative thread.  This isn't a worst song, artist, album, etc. type of deal.  Surely you can see the distinction as we discuss one of today's more influential artists in the prog scene.  Morse is a fascinating case (as evidenced by the responses so far) in that he has a polarizing effect upon people as most either love him or detest him.  I'd just like to see if there is a primary reason for people's dissatisfaction with Morse's music or if it is a number of different things that attribute to their disdain.  If this were to deteriorate into a hate pile-on, then this thread/poll should be locked, removed whatever as it would no longer have any redeeming value.


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I really love his music, and yes i mean as a solo artist. And, guess what, the religious thing makes the music even better for me.
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When he's listening to his ipod he tends to sing along out of tune, which is particularly annoying on public transport. And it's infuriating when he claims it's not his turn to take the newspapers to the recycling bank even though the house rota is on the kitchen door and he sees it every day. So yes, Neal Morse definitely annoys me sometimes, but we all have our faults.
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