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Jesus Christ The Exorcist
''Jesus Christ the Exorcist'' (full title: ''Jesus Christ the Exorcist: A Progressive Rock Musical by Neal Morse'') is the tenth progressive rock studio album by American vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist Neal Morse, released on June 14, 2019. It is a rock opera based on the Gospels and inspired by ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. It features several guest performers, including Ted Leonard, Nick D'Virgilio and Morse's son Wil. The album was released as a double CD version, a triple vinyl version and on streaming platforms. On September 10, 2018, a promotional video with audio snippets featuring all guest vocalists was released. On March 20, 2019, a video for the song "Get Behind Me Satan" featuring Leonard on vocals was released. It was debuted live in 2018. Background and recording The first draft of the musical dates back to 2008, when a friend of Morse called him, said he had watched ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and that somebody ought to do a new rock opera based on Jesus' life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Morse
Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful. In 1999, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and drummer Mike Portnoy, together with Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Marillion's Pete Trewavas they formed the super-group Transatlantic. In 2002, Neal Morse became a born again Christian, left Spock's Beard and began a Christian rock solo career, releasing many progressive rock concept albums about his new religious faith. In the meantime, he continued to play with Transatlantic and formed three new bands with Portnoy, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors and The Neal Morse Band. Biography Band career Morse grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles as one of four children. His father was a choral director. Morse started to play the piano at the age of five and started to learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
