The Neal Morse Band The Similitude Of A Dream
RELEASED 11th NOVEMBER 2016
ON RADIANT RECORDS
VIA METAL BLADE RECORDS/SONY
ON RADIANT RECORDS
VIA METAL BLADE RECORDS/SONY
2 CD, TRIPLE VINYL & DIGITAL DOWNLOADPRE-ORDER FROM RADIANT RECORDS
WORLDWIDE TOUR STARTS
15th JANUARY 2017 IN NASHVILLE, TN
15th JANUARY 2017 IN NASHVILLE, TN
NEAL MORSE: LEAD VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, GUITARS
MIKE PORTNOY: DRUMS, VOCALS
RANDY GEORGE: BASS
ERIC GILLETTE: GUITAR, VOCALS
BILL HUBAUER: KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
MIKE PORTNOY: DRUMS, VOCALS
RANDY GEORGE: BASS
ERIC GILLETTE: GUITAR, VOCALS
BILL HUBAUER: KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
Now the current line-up of “The Neal Morse Band”— Morse, Portnoy, bassist Randy George, keyboardist Bill Hubauer and guitarist Eric Gillette - brings forth "The Similitude of a Dream", a concept album to be released 11th November on Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records/SONY. This will be the eighth studio album with Morse, Portnoy and George, and the second as a true collaboration with this current lineup.
Watch the lyric video for the songs: "Long Day" and "Overture" below.
Clocking in at over 100 minutes, this amazing piece of prog storytelling will leave you breathless, exhilarated, amused and fulfilled in a way that only inspired music can. It will be available in various formats: a two CD package, a Special Edition with the two CDs and “The Making of a Dream” DVD, or as three vinyl records along with two CD's.
Together, Morse and Portnoy have launched four bands, but the one that has endured the longest and thus with the most musical output has been The Neal Morse Band. Over the years, Morse, along with Portnoy and George, always assembled musicians as needed to support Neal’s solo music. In 2012, they held auditions to find the musicians needed to fill out the band as a permanent lineup that would write music collectively. Hubauer and Gillette joined the band after three days of auditions. The fivesome went on to release The Grand Experiment in 2014 followed by the Alive Again live DVD/2 CD package in 2015.
The Neal Morse Band (L-R): Eric Gillette, Mike Portnoy, Randy George,
Neal Morse, Bill Hubauer. Photo Credit: © John Zocco
Neal Morse, Bill Hubauer. Photo Credit: © John Zocco
Continues Neal, “At the conclusion of the grueling recording sessions, I remember Mike saying rather prophetically, ‘Boys, I think we just made the album of our careers.’”
"I honestly think this is THE album of my career,” declares Portnoy. “Neal and I have now made 18 studio albums together, and I consider The Similitude of a Dream the absolute creative pinnacle of our collaborations together. I've always had a soft spot for double concept albums such as Pink Floyd's The Wall and The Who's Tommy, and I can bravely say that I think we've created an album here that can sit side by side with those masterpieces. Bold words, I know, but after a career of almost 50 albums, I honestly consider this to be one of the defining works of my career.”
“We weren’t sure we had enough music to make a double CD, and yet it seemed as though the concept and the music wanted to go there,” bassist Randy George continues. “Ultimately, we created so much great music in the sessions that it just had to be a double album! To cap that off, we worked with a pre-imminent classic album cover artist to create painted illustrations of our concept which will grace the booklet!”
The Neal Morse Band tours worldwide almost yearly and continues to grow in popularity, attracting new listeners everywhere they go. The band has toured in North America, Central America, Europe, Israel, Mexico and India. The shows are filled with excited and extremely loyal fans, some which have regularly traveled very long distances to see the band. The band has an extensive catalog of live shows on Blu-Ray and DVD as well.
Their latest round of worldwide tour dates start January 15th, 2017 in Morse’s current hometown of Nashville, TN. More dates will be announced in the coming weeks on the band’s official website.
North American Dates
Jan 15 Nashville, TN – Venue TBAJan 17 Seattle, WA – Triple Door
Jan 18 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
Jan 21 Whittier, CA - Center Theater
Jan 22 Phoenix, AZ – Nesbitt-Elliott Playhouse Theater
Jan 24 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
Jan 25 Dallas, TX – Curtain Club
Jan 27 St Charles, IL – Arcada Theater
Jan 28 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Jan 29 Toronto, ONT – Mod Room
Jan 31 Montreal, QUE – Club Soda
Feb 01 Quebec City, QUE - Salle Jean Paul Tardif
Feb 02 New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
Feb 03 Washington DC – State Theater
Feb 07 – 11 Cruise To the Edge
European Dates
March 22 Barcelona, Spain - ApoloMarch 23 Milan, Italy – Venue TBA
March 24 Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
March 25 Aschaffenburg, Germany – Colo-Saal
March 26 Berlin, Germany – Lido
March 28 Warsaw, Poland - Progresja Music Zone
March 29 Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
March 30 Verviers, Belgium – Spirit of 66
March 31 Cologne, Germany – Stollwerck
April 01 Malmo, Sweden – KB
April 02 Tilburg, Holland – O13
April 04 Luxembourg – Rockhal
April 05 Paris, France – Divan Du Monde
April 06 Birmingham, England – O2 Academy 2
April 07 Glasgow, Scotland - O2 ABC
April 08 Manchester, England - O2 Ritz
April 09 London, England - O2 Islington Academy
Additional Dates
April 12 Tel Aviv, Israel – Havana ClubMay 6th Gettysburg PA - RosFest
And more to be added...
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