The Neal Morse Band have premiered a video for “The Grand Experiment” taken from the self-titled album, which is out on February 16th. View it below.
For the first time ever prog icon Neal Morse came into a recording session with his long-time friend and collaborator Mike Portnoy, Randy George, Bill Hubauer and Eric Gillette.
Neal comments: “I wanted to see what it would be like to create freely in the room with no preconceived notions. It was quite a risk!“
On previous albums, Morse had the entire album written in advance. “I used to be rather paranoid about whether things would turn out in the short space of time we had available… So I would fill all the space in advance!” This album was totally different. “I made a lot of room for the other guys to create and express themselves and the result is outstanding! We wanted to experiment, do something a bit different, and see what everyone is capable of. We found out… In SPADES!“
The results are obvious! This was a “grand experiment” that produced something far beyond anyone’s expectations. The main disc, containing 5 tracks, 2 long prog epics that are sure to be favorites for years to come, as well as 3 shorter songs including the catchy rocking title track The Grand Experiment is sure to blow the minds of all prog fans and appeal to anyone who loves hooky song writing with virtuoso performances from some of the best musicians in the world. The album was mixed by Rich Mouser.
The band will hit the road in Europe next year in support of the album, and the full list of dates can be found below. Swedish progressive-rockers Beardfish will support on all dates, playing music from their forthcoming new album +4626-COMFORTZONE which is due on January 12th, 2015.
Tourdates:
5/03/15 Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
6/03/15 De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
7/03/15 Islington Assembly Hall, London
8/03/15 Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium
9/03/15 Divan du Monde, Paris, France
11/03/15 Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
12/03/15 Alte Seilerei, Mannheim, Germany
13/03/15 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
14/05/15 Matrix, Bochum, Germany
The Neal Morse Band is:
Neal Morse – vocals, guitar and & keyboards
Mike Portnoy – drums
Randy George – bass
Eric Gillette – guitar and vocals
Bill Hubauer – keyboards and vocals
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