Neal Morse Band

Show was set to run from 8-10:45 but they ended 25 minutes early? These were pretty expensive tickets to have the show cut short!

The Neal Morse Band brought their Similitude of a Dream concert to the Delmar Hall in St. Louis and were outstanding! The tightest band I've ever seen. They are genuinely nice guys and I had the opportunity to meet them before the show. The music was world class with great songs and lyrics. Neal played both guitar and keyboards and the band blew me away with their amazing talents. I cannot wait to see them again!

I've been to quite a few concerts in my life but this was absolutely the best ever. The band played their recent masterpiece album "Similitude of a Dream" in it's entirety- my wife & I were blown away. They are unbelievably good musicians, who relate well with their audience and Neil Morse's song writing, IMO, is up there with Lennon & McCartney (no, I'm not using hyperbole). They are arguably the best symphonic prog rock band out there right now. Wish I could get to "Morsefest 2017" in Tennessee next week but have other commitments. Next year for sure!

The best concert I've ever been too and I've been going to concerts since the 70s...

the Neil Morse band! Fantastic prog rock! Excellent musicianship - mesmerizing vocal harmonies; hypnotic musical interludes! Also, the house of Blues is an awesome venue -intimate - not a bad seat in the house!

I'm having difficulty finding the correct words that would describe how good these guys are without being cliché. Their album "Similtude of a Dream" takes us on a journey both in song and music. There's musical moments influenced by classic (before The Neal Morse Band) Neal Morse, Styx, The Beatles, Dream Theater, and any southern gospel you've ever heard. I added Dream Theater not just because of Mike Portnoy's thunder on the drum set. The instrumental track "The Battle" is just as good, if not better, than any of Dream Theater's instrumentals. The more amazing thing about this journey is that with all the twists and turns, it all fits together. There's a coherence within this album with musical phrases and riffs that come back around at one point or another. As great as they are instrumentally, I haven't even mentioned their vocals yet. There's times when all five members are called upon for vocal duty. Eric and Bill even do some lead vocals, which I wished that Eric would do more as I believe he's the strongest singer in the band. Not to compare with TNMB with Dream Theater again, but...here's where I believe TNMB outshines DT. With DT, James Labrie does all the lead vocals with a little background vocals by John Petrucci. TNMB has 3 VERY strong singers, along with Mike Portnoy and Randy George to help out when needed too. On to Delmar Hall itself.....We sat in the first row of the 2nd tier. Absolutely perfect seats. From our seats, we had a comfortable view of the entire stage. While it wasn't the kind of show where we are standing the whole time, we could even stay seated and have a great view even when the people on the floor level were standing. The sound was loud enough to be a prog rock concert, but my ears didn't feel tired when it was over. I actually could understand the song lyrics better live than listening to the album in my car. If you haven't heard of TNMB before, give this album and their previous album "The Grand Experiment" a chance. You will find no mainstream music here. What you will find is variety and musical perfection. Before I forget, I also must mention the song lyrics themselves. There is no trash here. There is no mud and yuk. Neal Morse has a Christian background and his lyrics naturally reflect that. It is refreshing to hear something with a positive message and no hidden agenda. I already cannot wait for the next time they are in town.

Neal Morse was great. They played all of their new album Similitude of a Dream which is fantastic. I just wish they would have played at least one of their older numbers as an encore in addition to the double album Time constraints of the venue I suppose.