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The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream (Extended Play Lounge Ep. 18) (Patreon)

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2022-04-15 17:40:04
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2023-06

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Buckle in, y'all...this is a long one! But, it's one of my favorite EPL experiences. I really enjoyed listening to this 2-disc concept album. The NMB has been strong in the polls recently, and now I can see why! I hope you enjoy!

Unlisted Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/699575801/b649bba479

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Anonymous
>>83067115

New Patron here, sorry for the late response ! He often does -1 on his keyboards as well. It means he needs to relearn the songs when he's recording them on the B3 Organ (since it's analog). There's a funny bit of him talking about that on the making of Sola Gratia I believe.

Eric Sundt

Signed up just to listen to the Neal Morse albums on here. Thanks for including this great music!

Sebastian Johansson

When are you going to listen to The Great Adventure?

Itsfun2listen

Lacks any originality, hopefully we move forward now, please. Unwritten credits to; Todd, Kasim, Roger & Willie for providing the music to copy from, don’t forget Squonk by Genesis and Peter Hammill for acoustic guitar techniques

Anonymous

Definitely need to follow up with The Great Adventure. Picks up where this one leaves off.

Anonymous

What a journey, man! So happy to have just finished this EPL, I can’t love enough this album since the day that I first listened to it, traveling from Switzerland to Italy in a train. I have enjoyed new albums as well (meaning in the morse-portnoy multiverse)… but this one… this one is special, and it’s clear you felt it too. Cheers from Argentina (:

Paul

Hi Doug, can I make a suggestion? Neal Morse also made "Jesus Christ, the Exorcist" which is the equal of "Similitude." If I'm not mistaken the whole of the album is available as a series of short(er) videos from a live performance at Morse Fest. That would be a great basis for a Long Play.

Paul

Hi, I've just finished listening to the Long Play which was as informative and interesting as ever.

Paul

Sorry, I sent the last post too soon. As Christian myself (from a British Churches of Christ background) I notice that there is generally a tendency to apologise or back pedal on any overt element of Christianity in lyrics. I think that it is almost impossible to be faithful to "Pilgrim's Progress" without being openly evangelical because this is the whole basis of the story. It's not about someone "finding themselves" it's a story of a man who left his family behind when they would not come with him to escape from the coming judgment of God and leaving his old life behind and enduring hardship and persecution made a journey to the New Jerusalem. This might not accord with many people's ideas, I heve some difficulties with some of his theological beliefs too, but it is an essential part of the book and therefore of any work based on it. I know that you said Neal used the Spark Notes instead of the book but the elements must still be there. many people are no longer familiar with the book so they won't know the background to many parts of it. Christian is carrying a burden on his back which he longs to get ris of so in "So Far Gone" Christian has been tempted from the Straight Path by Mr Worldly Wiseman who tells him that it will be far easier to visit Mr Legality who will rid him of his burden. As he approaches the house on a mountain (Mount Sinai) he fears that it will fall on him and is afraid to go further. Evangelist finds him there and takes him back to the path, away from the Legal Righteousness of the Old Testament. Without knowing the back story it's difficult to understand the words. The album is actually very much cut down and never even reaches the end where Christian and Hopeful cross over the river to arrive at the city. Many of the best parts of the book are not there including Vanity Fair where Christian's companion Faithful is killed, the pilgrims' capture by Giant Despair etc. and the removal of the burden is played down (it falls off Christian's back before Jesus on the cross and rills away into the sepulchre). Also, the idea of the Man in the Iron Cage is that having become apostate, he cannot repent again and be saved. Nevertheless it is a brilliant album and as I said, I'm glad that you reviewed it, I think that it's an important and enjoyable work. Thank you. Incidentally, Christian's wife Christiana and his children become pilgrims themselves. There's a good summary of both of the parts in Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress

Paul Hoyle

Doug....even if you never decide to react to the following albums I mention below, please just listen to them for yourself (but hopefully you do a live reaction video as they are Epic too from Neal). One 2004), The Grand Experiment (2015), Testimony (2003) and especially ? (2005). Enjoy.

Marc Volgers

The reason it's mostly in flat/sharp keys is pretty simple: Neal almost always tunes down his guitars 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb), not sure if he does a -1 on the keyboards.

Marc Volgers
>>82289841

I'm glad Doug has a more open mind and honestly listened and reacted to the music. From a musical point of view it's so well written - which Doug concluded in the end as well. It is extremely hard to write complete original music and of course you will hear influences of other bands in this. But just stating it's copied does no justice to the music.

Marc Volgers

So glad you did this...it's such a masterpiece. The concert in 013 Tilburg (which is available on DVD) I attended was by far the best concert I have ever seen, and I have seen quite a few. It was hard to keep dry eyes at Broken Sky/Long Day. The performance was immaculate but not just a technical achievement, they kept the feeling in the music.

Itsfun2listen
>>82289841

I have a wide collection of music and extensive range recognise copy including bands which get over played. “City in my Head, Utopia, Heaven in my Body, Utopia, it’s Time For Me, For Me to Go”. And this extended lounge play has the base to copy to their hearts content. There is no equal representation because an agenda is pushed, lots of stuff out there doesn’t even get a look in.

Marc Volgers
>>82289841

I just listen to the stuff that interests me and skip what I find less interesting. Doug always has something sensible to say about the music, whether from the viewpoint of me being a fan or as a musician. I have tons of songs/albums I would like to see covered, but I realize he's just one person doing this because he likes it, not just to please me. So sometimes I'm lucky, sometimes not ;-)

Geoff Budd

Loved this! Good to hear there are modern prog-rock bands around still! See the comments about originality - and there was a lot of stuff that sounded like Pink Floyd, Genesis, The Beatles, even ELO! - but all bands have influences! (And one of the other projects that Neal was involved in was a Beatles tribute band.) I also liked Doug's comments at the end. Again lots of bands (especially Genesis) have used religious/belief/deity etc. motives and for me (as an atheist) the theme/lyrics didn't cause me an issue - after all, at the end of the day, it was inspired by a book and (until I Googled Neal) I would never have guessed his faith. Great EPL! Thanks!

Sebastian Johansson

Somewhere around 1 hour you said that it kind of is a full narrative. Mike Portnoy thought so too. Then he and Neal Morse had their biggest fight in their partnership about it - Neal went back into his house and; the next morning he had written two more songs. And the journey keeps going...