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THE NEAL MORSE BAND: THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM

Neal Morse

 

Symphonic Prog

4.18 | 507 ratings

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The Jester
4 stars Review # 42. Starting this piece, I should first of all mention that I'm not a fan of Neil Morse. I surely respect him as a composer and musician, I have many of his solo albums, and of his projects as well, but still...

The Similitude of a Dream is the new work of The Neal Morse band, in which many very good musicians are participating, and Mike Portnoy is one of them. The album is available as a double CD, with a total length of almost 105 minutes. It includes 23 tracks, and none of them is more than 10 minutes in length; so no epic this time. The longest song here, is the album's closing piece, the very beautiful Broken Sky / Long Day (Reprise), which is almost 10 minutes long, and one of my most beloved songs.

I am not going to write about each song separately, first of all because the songs are many, but also because I usually put the CD and I listen to it as a whole work, not song by song. Surely there are some songs I like very much, and some of them are the following: Broken sky/Long Day, City of Destruction, Back to the City and The Ways of a Fool, to name a few.

The album is filled with very beautiful melodies (which is my soft spot), many interesting turns, and of course excellent musicianship, not to mention Neil Morse's singing abilities that are adding a lot to the album. The Similitude of a Dream is not an easy album; it needs some time in order to appreciate it. But once you do, it will satisfy you without any doubt. Recommended! 4 stars from me

The Jester | 4/5 |

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