A TRIP TO THE LORELEI PROG FESTIVAL, ST GOARSHAUSEN, GERMANY, JULY 2008
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A TRIP TO THE LORELEI PROG FESTIVAL, ST GOARSHAUSEN, GERMANY, JULY 2008 [5] |
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More photos of The Neal Morse Band |
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The most extraordinary
performance of the weekend was surely that of the Neal Morse Band on Sunday
afternoon. Neal Morse was founder-member, along with his brother Alan, of
Los Angeles-based quirky progressive rock band Spock's Beard, whom I saw in
London a few years back. Neal also played with the globally representative
progressive band Transatlantic, along with Roine Stolt of Flower Kings, Pete
Trewavas of Marillion and Mike Portnoy of Dream Theatre. He had achieved the
success and rock stardom he sought. As stated on his website, to quote: "The
proverbial wayward son, Neal had finally found the success he sought. On the
outside he seemed to have it all. On the inside, however, something was
missing. Morse came to realize that for him, embracing the Christian faith
was the fulfillment of his spiritual quest. Yet he also began to find his
career growing at odds with his faith." Morse's subsequent solo releases,
embraced his new-found Christian beliefs, culminating in the Sola Scripture
and Beyond DVD, released in 2008.
The performance at Lorelei was astounding, the music progressive, the message abundantly clear. A poignant moment came during the encore, when, speaking from heart, he introduced his terminally ill son and performed a duet with him about father and son trying to reach out to and understand one another, given the situation. By his own admission, this wasn't necessarily encore material, yet, to be sure, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. It was an extremely brave testimonial. The band was the same one that featured on the Sola Scripture and Beyond DVD, mostly Dutch musicians, with the exception of the precocious talent of guitarist Paul Belatowicz, who hails from Brighton, England. Paul is also a member of the Carl Palmer Band. |
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Neal Morse, ex frontman of Spock's Beard. |
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Bass player Wilco van Esschoten and Neal Morse rock at the Lorelei. |
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Neal Morse's precociously talented guitarist Paul Bielatowicz hails from Brighton, United Kingdom. |
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Dutch bassist Wilco van Esschoten. |
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Wilco van Esschoten and keyboard player Henk Doest at the rear. |
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Jessica Koomen on vocals & keyboards. |
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| The Neal Morse Band take a bow at the Lorelei - Henk Doest on keyboards, Wilco van Esschoten on bass guitars, Neal Morse on vocals, guitars & keyboards, Collin Leijenaar on drums, Paul Bielatowicz on guitars & vocals and Jessica Koomen on vocals & keyboards. |
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Neal Morse |
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THE LORELEI PROG ROCK FESTIVAL, ST. GOARSHAUSEN, GERMANY - 2008 - [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
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