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someone_else 
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 Posted: December 15 2008 at 04:37 |
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Most of what I have heard of his solo stuff is very good indeed. However, some people show a certain dislike of his explicitly christian lyrics. I don't: I can recommend Sola Scriptura.
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 06:35 |
Too cheesy: Yes. Too derivative: not necessarily. Too religious: Too preachy, I would say. Too AOR: Definitely. His voice is boring: Perhaps. 
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 07:38 |
OK. I have to admit that he is quite preachy. But if he's going to provide a 1741 Jonathan Edwards sermon with a good and fitting musical background, I'll be very interested...
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 09:03 |
Probably veering away from the actual topic a bit, but I've been wondering about his voice:
He's done a lorryload of covers and it always surprises me how much he can sound like other singers when doing these, with surprising range and phrasing, really chameleon-like. Listen to his bonus tracks or the 'Cover to Cover' album as a whole.
But when he sings his original stuff, he reverts back to his 'normal' voice, which although being good, is fairly unremarkable. This is weird, he shows he could be doing so much better, why do you think he's holding back so much?
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 22:54 |
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All except too religious, and him being awesome.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Luke. J
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 00:41 |
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I don't have any problems with him stating religion in his works, but the way he does it kept me away from his recent efforts. It just becomes, to say it with the words of this poll, too cheesy for me.
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progrules
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 04:25 |
Good Poll this because this thing is on my mind for quite some time now and here's my chance to say something about it. I think, and I stated this many times, Neal Morse is one of the best composers of the last 20 years or so. He showed this already in Spocks Beard and Transatlantic and now he is certainly also doing this in his solo carreer.
But even though I often say that lyrics don't actually matter to me I find myself getting annoyed by Neal's lyrics and this is strictly for the religious content of them. So I voted: he is too religious.
In the end I'm very ambivalent about his solo carreer. I think he made some excellent albums where the musical compositions are concerned but his lyrics spoil a lot for me. Too bad ....
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Roj
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 04:33 |
^ Hi Henk, how's things?
I agree with you on SB and Transatlantic, I think they're both great (prefer TFK though  ). I know nothing of Neal's solo stuff though, so really can't comment.
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progrules
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 10:54 |
 Roj M30 wrote:
^ Hi Henk, how's things?
I agree with you on SB and Transatlantic, I think they're both great (prefer TFK though ). I know nothing of Neal's solo stuff though, so really can't comment. |
I'm great, thanks. Saw you did the Stardust we are review (5*, now we're talking !). But let's respect the thread here. This is about Neal Morse here and after all I said I still respect him a lot.
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Drew
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 10:57 |
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How could someone be annoying if they are following their heart??
He is AWESOME.
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 01:22 |
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Yes, he's starting to annoy me for being too religious. I thinks "Sola Scriptura" is a 5 star album and I have "?", whihc is OK, but I don't feel like buying more of his music. I don't need tales about tales....
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el böthy
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 10:54 |
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He might be a bit cheesy, too religious and whatever... but that doesn´t annoy me... maybe cause I don´t listen to his music jejejeje
Edited by el böthy - December 17 2008 at 11:04
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Alberto Muñoz
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:30 |
Not Outstanding but Annoy? never...
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Posted: December 20 2008 at 08:34 |
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Neal Morse annoys the heck out of me sometimes with his over-the-top religious talk.
Still, he's truly a musical genius, and I appreciate him as such. Question mark is one of my top albums.
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J-Man
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Posted: December 20 2008 at 09:47 |
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Neal Morse is awesome!!!!
The only album where he got really cheesy and it bothered me was ? Live.
Other than that, there's nothing wrong with Neal Morse.
Great songwriter, great underrated voice, and proficient on every instrument.
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Posted: December 20 2008 at 12:32 |
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Not since I got that restraining order.
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"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.
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J-Man
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Posted: December 20 2008 at 19:26 |
proglil49 wrote:
He's worse than Roger Waters. He's so eccentric and cheesy. |
Hey neither of them are that cheesy!! FYI: Your avatar of Dream Theater: they are friends with Neal Morse.
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J-Man
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Posted: December 20 2008 at 19:27 |
Drew wrote:
How could someone be annoying if they are following their heart??
He is AWESOME.
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Damn straight.
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: December 20 2008 at 23:07 |
Drew wrote:
How could someone be annoying if they are following their heart?? |
It's really not very hard...The most infuriating people are not the ones who are trying.
I dislike him for all of the above, except I don't mind his religion. Even though he's a heretic Protestant. ;-)
Edited by Henry Plainview - December 20 2008 at 23:08
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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kjprogger
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Posted: March 03 2009 at 01:05 |
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Neal is nothing but pure genius. The religious aspect to his music makes me like it even more. Sola Sciptura is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.
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