Neal Morse

As a young musician, Neal’s dream was like many others – to find success in the pop music world. But after years of struggling in the Los Angeles singer-songwriter scene, he realized that this dream would not materialize. Rejecting conventional wisdom, Morse took a courageous step: He about-faced and devoted himself to progressive rock, the music truly in his heart. The obscure and fiercely competitive genre held little chance of commercial success. Undaunted, he formed the quirkily-named Spock’s Beard with his brother, Alan. They recorded The Light with what money they could scrape together. Against all odds, it was a breakout success, sending shockwaves through the small genre’s community. Over the next 10 years, Spock’s Beard released 10 critically acclaimed CDs and 2 DVDs, ascending to the top of the prog world. Neal also released 6 CDs and 3 DVDs with Transatlantic, the heralded prog supergroup comprised of the genre’s best musicians. 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. His walk was at once gradual and sudden – and as with so many, completely unexpected. As he continued, his path increasingly revealed more of what his heart had sought all along. Yet he also began to find his career growing at odds with his faith. The rising spiritual tension and increasing commercial success finally came to a head with the release of Snow (2002), the group’s magnum opus... and swan song with Morse. The extraordinary 2-CD rock opera, composed by Morse, was widely acclaimed as the group’s finest. But it was the end of the era. Neal felt God calling him out of his former musical life and into the unknown. He made the agonizing decision to leave both Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. Despite having finally achieved the success he had long sought, Morse had to begin all over again; musically, emotionally and spiritually.

Cast

Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia

Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House

(Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals)

Spock's Beard: Don't Try This at Home

(Himself (vocals, guitar, keyboards))

Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough

(Himself)

Neal Morse: Testimony Live

(Himself)

Spock's Beard: The Making of Snow

(Himself)

Spock's Beard: The Making of V

(Himself)

Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum

(Himself)

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two

(Himself)

Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia

(Himself)

Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City

(Himself - Keyboards)

Neal Morse: Live Momentum

Neal Morse: Sola Scriptura and Beyond

The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg

Transatlantic: The Making of Breath of Life (Abridged Version)

Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline

The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger

Spock's Beard: Live in Bochum 1998

Spock's Beard: The Early Years Part One

Neal Morse: Live at Tower Records 2003

Spock's Beard: Progfest '97 Raw & Uncut

Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD

Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope

Neal Morse and Friends: A Year in Neal's Life at Morsefest 2019

Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003

The Neal Morse Band - Live In India

Neal Morse and Friends: Live and Acoustic at Morsefest 2015

Neal Morse and Friends: Voices of the Beard Storytellers

Neal Morse and Friends: Songs From God’s Smuggler at Morsefest 2022

Spock’s Beard – Morsefest 2016 Inner Cicle Jam

Neal Morse: Morsefest 2016 Storytellers

Neal Morse: The Dreamer Joseph Part One Commentary

Neal Morse: The Making of ?

Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions

Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology

Neal Morse: One Under Construction

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger

The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary

Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover

Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe

The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment

(Self)

Neal Morse: A Day in the Life

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony

Neal Morse: Live in Seattle with Ajalon

Neal Morse: From the Video Vault

Neal Morse: Live at 3RP

Neal Morse: ? and Beyond Tour

The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream

The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe

The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)

Neal Morse: Commentary on a Dream

Neal Morse: Lifeline Tour

The Making of Flying Colors

Neal Morse: A Whole Nother Trip - Neal's RV Adventure

Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Spock's Beard: In The Year 2000

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia

Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014

Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America

Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021

Morsefest 2019

Transatlantic - Live in Europe

(Himself - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar)

Spock's Beard Live At Sea

(Himself)

Flying Colors: Live in Europe

(Himself - Keyboards, Vocals)

Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles

(Himself)

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope

(Himself - Keyboards)

Morsefest USA 2023: Inner Circle Concert

Morsefest 2014: Testimony

(Himself)

Morsefest 2014: One

(Himself)

Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live

Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – De Boerderij, Holland 2023

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7

(Himself)

Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again

(Himself)

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura

Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live

(Himself - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard)

Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City

(Himself - Keyboards)

Spock's Beard: Snow Live

The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017

(Himself)

Neal Morse - Life and Times Live

(Neal Morse)

Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream

Spock's Beard: Live At The Whisky

Spock's Beard - Don't Try This Anywhere!

(himself)

The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London

The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic

(Himself)

Neal Morse: Jesus Christ the Exorcist - Live at Morsefest 2018

Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe

Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – Brentwood, 2024

Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB

Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest USA 2024 – Inner Circle Show