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Liquid Tension Experiment: Liquid Tension Experiment 2

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On June 15, 1999, “Magna Carta” label released “Liquid Tension Experiment 2”, the second Liquid Tension Experiment studio album. It was recorded October – November 1998, at “Millbrook Sound Studios” in Millbrook, New York, and was produced by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • John Petrucci – guitar
  • Tony Levin – Chapman Stick, bass guitar
  • Jordan Rudess – keyboard
  • Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion
  • Chris Cubeta – engineer
  • Pat Thrall – engineer
  • Spyros Poulos – engineer
  • Kosaku Nakamura – engineer
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Rich Alvy – mixing assistant
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

  1. Acid Rain
  2. Biaxident
  3. 914
  4. Another Dimension
  5. When the Water Breaks
  6. Chewbacca
  7. Liquid Dreams
  8. Hourglass

Neal Morse: Testimony 2

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On May 23, 2011, “Metal Blade” label released “Testimony 2”, the eight Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at Morse’s house in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – vocals, guitars, synth, piano, organ
  • Randy George – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – drums
  • Steve Morse – guitar
  • Paul Bielatowicz – guitar
  • Jim Hoke – saxophones
  • Mark Leniger – saxophone
  • Kenny Barnd – violin
  • Chris Carmichael – violin, viola, cello
  • Eric Brenton – electric violin 
  • Nick D’Virgilio – vocals
  • Alan Morse – vocals
  • Dave Meros – vocals
  • Matthew Ward – backing vocals, soulful wailing
  • Debbie Bressee, April Zachary, Mark Pogue, Mita Pogue – backing vocals
  • Rich Mouser – mixing
  • Jerry Guidroz – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse.

  1. Mercy Street
  2. Overture No. 4
  3. Time Changer
  4. Jayda
  5. Nighttime Collectors
  6. Time Has Come Today
  7. Jesus Blood
  8. The Truth Will Set You Free
  9. Chance of a Lifetime
  10. Jesus Bring Me Home
  11. Road Dog Blues
  12. It’s for You
  13. Crossing Over/ Mercy Street Reprise
  14. Absolute Beginner
  15. Supernatural
  16. Seeds of Gold

The Winery Dogs: Same

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On May 5, 2013, “Loud & Proud Records” label released the self-titled, debut Winery Dogs (The) album. It was recorded August – December 2012, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheenan and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • Richie Kotzen – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, engineer
  • Billy Sheehan – vocals, bass
  • Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Alex Todorov – engineer
  • Albert Alforcea – illustrations
  • Stephen Van Baalen – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheenan and Mike Portnoy.

  1. Elevate
  2. Desire
  3. We Are One
  4. I’m No Angel
  5. The Other Side
  6. You Saved Me
  7. Not Hopeless
  8. One More Time
  9. Damaged
  10. Six Feet Deeper
  11. Time Machine
  12. The Dying
  13. Regret

Transatlantic: The Absolute Universe

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On February 5, 2021, “Inside Out” label released “The Absolute Universe”, the fifth and final Transatlantic studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Pete Trewavas and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, mini Moog, mellotron, acoustic guitars, churango, arrangements
  • Roine Stolt – vocals, acoustic 6 & 12 strings guitars, electric guitar, ukelele, keyboards,  percussion, arrangements
  • Pete Trewavas – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Gideon Klein – viola, cello, string bass
  • Josee Weigand – violin, viola
  • Rich Mouser – mixing
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork
  • Pavel Zhovba – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas.

  1. Overture
  2. Heart Like a Whirlwind
  3. Higher Than the Morning
  4. The Darkness in the Light
  5. Swing High, Swing Low
  6. Bully
  7. Rainbow Sky
  8. Looking for the Light
  9. The World We Used to Know
  10. The Sun Comes Up Today
  11. Love Made a Way (prelude)
  12. Owl Howl
  13. Solitude
  14. Belong
  15. Lonesome Rebel
  16. Looking for the Light (reprise)
  17. The Greatest Story Never Ends
  18. Love Made a Way

Tiles: Pretending 2 Run

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On April 15, 2016, “Laser’s Edge” label released “Pretending 2 Run”, the sixth Tiles studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Terry Brown.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rarick – lead and backing vocals
  • Chris Herin – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, trumpet
  • Jeff Whittle – vocals, bass guitar, fretless bass, keyboards
  • Mike Stern – lead guitar
  • Kim Mitchell – lead guitar
  • Adam Holzman – keyboards
  • Kevin Chown – additional bass
  • Mark Evans – drums, percussion
  • Ian Anderson – flute
  • Mike Portnoy – additional drums
  • Max Portnoy – additional drums
  • Colin Edwin – programming, loops
  • Terry Brown – mixing
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Herin, except where noted.

  1. Pretending to Run – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  2. Shelter in Place
  3. Stonewall
  4. Voir Dire – Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  5. Drops of Rain
  6. Taken by Surprise – lyrics by Chris Herin, music Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle, Mark Evans
  7. Refugium
  8. Small Fire Burning – lyrics by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  9. Midwinter – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  10. Weightless – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  11. Friend of Foe
  12. Battle Weary
  13. Meditatio
  14. Other Arrangements – Adam Holzman
  15. The Disappearing Floor – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Mark Evans
  16. Fait Accompli
  17. Pretending to Run (reprise 1)
  18. Uneasy Truce – Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  19. Pretending to Run (reprise 2)
  20. The View from Here – Adam Holzman
  21. Backsliding

Liquid Tension Experiment: Same

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On March 10, 1998, “Magna Carta Records” label released the self-titled, debut Liquid Tension Experiment album. It was recorded in September 1997, at “Millbrook Sound Studios” in Millbrook, New York, and was produced by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • John Petrucci – guitar
  • Tony Levin – Chapman Stick, bass guitar, electric upright bass
  • Jordan Rudess – keyboard
  • Mike Portnoy – drums
  • Paul Orofino – engineer
  • Kosaku Nakamura – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Rich Alvy – mixing assistant
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

  1. Paradigm Shift
  2. Osmosis
  3. Kindred Spirits
  4. The Stretch
  5. Freedom of Speech
  6. Chris and Kevin’s Excellent Adventure
  7. State of Grace
  8. Universal Mind
  9. Three Minute Warning (part 1)
  10. Three Minute Warning (part 2)
  11. Three Minute Warning (part 3)
  12. Three Minute Warning (part 4)
  13. Three Minute Warning (part 5)

Bigelf: Into the Maelstrom

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On March 3, 2014, “Inside Out Music” label released “Into the Maelstrom”, the fourth Bigelf studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Damon Fox.

Personnel:

  • Damon Fox – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Luis Maldonado – guitar
  • Duffy Snowhill – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – drums
  • Steve Linsley – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Fox.

  1. Incredible Time Machine
  2. Hypersleep
  3. Already Gone
  4. Alien Frequency
  5. The Professor & the Madman
  6. Mr. Harry McQuhae
  7. Vertigod
  8. Control Freak
  9. High
  10. Edge of Oblivion
  11. Theater of Dreams
  12. ITM

Neal Morse: Sola Gratia

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On September 11, 2020, “Inside Out” label released “Sola Gratia”, the eleventh Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded in April 2020, and was produced by Neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse — vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums
  • Eric Gillette — additional guitars
  • Randy George — bass
  • Bill Hubauer — additional keyboards
  • Mike Portnoy — drums
  • Gideon Klein — strings
  • Gabe Klein — strings engineering
  • Rich Mouser – mixing
  • Thomas Ewerhard — cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse.

  1. Preface
  2. Overture
  3. In the name of the Lord
  4. Ballyhoo (The Chosen Ones)
  5. March of the Pharisees
  6. Building a Wall
  7. Sola Intermezzo
  8. Overflow
  9. Warmer Than the Sunshine
  10. Never Change
  11. Seemingly Sincere
  12. The Light on the Road to Damascus
  13. The Glory of the Lord
  14. Now I Can See / The Great Commission

Flying Colors: Third Degree

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On October 4, 2019, “Mascot Label Group” label released “Third Degree”, the third Flying Colors studio album. It was recorded in December 2016, and December 2018, at Steve Morse’s studio in Florida, and was produced by Casey McPherson, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Steve Morse and Dave LaRue.

Personnel:

  • Casey McPherson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Morse – lead guitar
  • Neal Morse – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
  • Dave LaRue – bass guitar
  • Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps
  • Chris Carmichael – strings, string arrangement
  • Jerry Guidroz – recording
  • Brian Moritz – recording
  • Thomas Cuce – recording
  • Matthew Parmenter – recording
  • Rich Mouser – mixing, mastering
  • Bouchra Azizy – additional digital editing
  • Bill Evans – executive producer, HPAR, post-production engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Loss Inside
  2. More
  3. Cadence
  4. Guardian
  5. Last Train Home
  6. Geronimo
  7. You Are Not Alone
  8. Love Letter
  9. Crawl

Dream Theater: Images and Words

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On July 7, 1992, “ATCO” label released “Images and Words”, the second Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded October – December 1991, at “BearTracks Studios” in Suffern, New York; “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by David Prater.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie– lead vocals
  • John Petrucci– guitar, background vocals
  • Kevin Moore– keyboard
  • John Myung– bass
  • Mike Portnoy– drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Jay Beckenstein– soprano saxophone
  • David Prater – mixing
  • Doug Oberkircher – engineer, mixing\
  • Steve Regina – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction

Track listing:

All music by James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Kevin Moore, John Myung and Mike Portnoy, except where noted. “Wait for Sleep” by Kevin Moore.

  1. Pull Me Under – lyrics by Kevin Moore
  2. Another Day – John Petrucci
  3. Take the Time – lyrics by James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Kevin Moore, John Myung, Mike Portnoy
  4. Surrounded – lyrics by Kevin Moore
  5. Metropolis—Part I: ‘The Miracle and the Sleeper – lyrics by John Petrucci
  6. Under a Glass Moon – lyrics by John Petrucci
  7. Wait for Sleep – lyrics by Kevin Moore
  8. Learning to Live – John Myung