I’ve liked Neal Morse’s music from all the way back in the Spock’s Beard days. He’s an amazing musician. Whenever I hear something new from him, I expect it to be progressive rock. Well, other than a few songs, this one isn’t. We’ve included it in the progressive rock section of MSJ because Morse is generally a prog musician. Another thing I expect when I spin a new Neal Morse disc is for it to be great. Well, this didn’t disappoint. There’s not a weak song here. It generally lands in the classic rock, AOR, adult contemporary area, but it’s all good.

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As the horn section leads this in, it’s not what I was expecting. This is less progressive rock and more Steely Dan. It’s also a great catchy number that really rocks. It’s just got such a great groove.

The slide guitar on this brings a bit of a country edge. At times this makes me think of Crosby Stills and Nash. I’m also reminded of America. Either way, this is classy soft rock that’s so magical.

Now, this one would have felt at home, perhaps with a bit different arrangement, on a Spock’s Beard album. It’s very classic rock oriented, but it’s also quite a proggy tune.