Flying Colors release debut album(Morse, Portnoy+)

   Going to add to this now that I've got mine. It's good. Maybe not very proggy, but I really like it. Melodic and strong, the vocalist is great, music sounds like diverse alternative rock, the prog is definitely there, so it should get into the archives, even if just as Prog Related.

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Gallifrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Joined: September 15 2011 Location: Auckland Online Status: Offline Posts: 474	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gallifrey Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Flying Colors release debut album(Morse, Portnoy+) Posted: March 26 2012 at 23:51
	Going to add to this now that I've got mine. It's good. Maybe not very proggy, but I really like it. Melodic and strong, the vocalist is great, music sounds like diverse alternative rock, the prog is definitely there, so it should get into the archives, even if just as Prog Related.
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TheProgtologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Online Status: Offline Posts: 27371	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheProgtologist Report Post Quote Reply Posted: March 27 2012 at 04:08
	They should get into the archives,at least in PR because all the members except MacPherson are in bands in our database. And I dig the album,good stuff.
	Here to stay until Joe Cool raises it for a 2nd time...

Gallifrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Joined: September 15 2011 Location: Auckland Online Status: Offline Posts: 474	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gallifrey Report Post Quote Reply Posted: March 27 2012 at 04:09
	MacPherson sounds great. I'm going to go check out his other stuff, I quite like that sort of heavy alternative rock style.
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darkshade Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Collaborator Jazz Rock/Fusion Team Joined: November 19 2005 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 10342	Post Options Post Reply Quote darkshade Report Post Quote Reply Posted: March 27 2012 at 13:04
	In my opinion, Casey's vocals are no better or worse than Neal Morse's. In fact, the 2 voices blend well on songs where they're both singing (like in Blue Ocean).
	My Last.fm Jazz-rock conspiracy? Zappa and Miles played at the same festivals in the summer of '69 right BEFORE Hot Rats AND Bitches Brew were recorded.

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	What I really like is the interaction between Steve Morse and Neal Morse they do some incredible melodies and harmonies between the keys and the guitar. I would love to hear more of that in something more proggy but this CD is pretty great.
	"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"

catsclaw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Newbie Joined: January 18 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote catsclaw Report Post Quote Reply Posted: April 01 2012 at 21:02
	I can't believe this isn't listed. All but one member is a prog genius. The songs are melodically proggy. Bu because it isn't symphonic or obscure or because they have a sense of pop to them, they are ruled out? Shame on you Progarchives.com. The Beatles are here. This band should be too.

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	I don't really count any as a prog genius actually.
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LiquidEternity Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prog Reviewer Joined: December 07 2007 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 901	Post Options Post Reply Quote LiquidEternity Report Post Quote Reply Posted: April 01 2012 at 22:03
	Depending on your point of view, Neal Morse could count as a prog genius, but at least four of the five members are either actively involved in the prog community or played a viable role in its development. I think. Having heard it, however, as far as I'm concerned... it's plenty darn proggy. It's not pop at all. My friends who like pop hated it. Couldn't differentiate between Flying Colors and Dream Theater. It's just mild prog with good choruses and melodies.


infandous Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Joined: March 23 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1821	Post Options Post Reply Quote infandous Report Post Quote Reply Posted: May 01 2012 at 13:00
	Listening to it now, and it's certainly not pop music, though perhaps that was their aspiration (or inspiration) for some of the tracks. In general though it strikes me as watered down Neal Morse music with a really great guitarist and a lame singer (for my taste, I don't really see what the point was of having him). Not bad, but not something I have any desire to hear again.