FLYING COLORS TO RELEASE SECOND NATURE VIA MUSIC THEORIES / MASCOT LABEL GROUP ON SEPTEMBER 29 IN EUROPE / UK AND THE 30TH IN NORTH AMERICA
TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER!
Morse, Portnoy, LaRue, McPherson and Morse announce special brief tour to commence October 2 in
Los Angeles with shows planned for Chicago, Philadelphia, Spain, Italy, Netherlands,
Germany, Switzerland, England and France
Rotterdam, Netherlands --- Mascot Label Group and Flying Colors have announced a September 29 release date in Europe and the U.K. for the band's SECOND NATURE album via the Music Theories label. The critics were united in acknowledging the eponymously titled debut album from Flying Colors among the most fascinating releases of 2012. Teaming the talents of such heavyweight names as Deep Purple/Dixie Dregs/ex-Kansas guitarist Steve Morse, drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, Spock’s Beard and a prolific solo artist), bass player Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and more) with a comparatively new talent, pop singer/songwriter Casey McPherson, the band challenged conventional wisdom about combining virtuoso music and melodic songwriting. Or, as the quintet’s modus operandi was once memorably defined by Executive Producer Bill Evans, ‘crafting new-fashioned music the old-fashioned way’.
The mission was to team a pool of virtuoso players, a pop singer/songwriter, and the right producer—to create sophisticated music that was accessible. Over 100 singer/songwriters were considered for the role. Portnoy pitched the idea of approaching McPherson, a member of the group Alpha Rev, whose 2010 album called ‘New Morning’ dominated the Billboard Top Ten for 17 weeks. McPherson went on to prove the ‘x factor’ that elevated Flying Colors above the norm.
The UK’s Classic Rock magazine hailed the band’s debut as “fearless”, praising its “Journey-sized choruses” and referencing artists as diverse as The Beatles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Doors, Muse and even Frank Sinatra. In late 2012, the band toured the United States and Europe, dazzling fans with Flying Colors originals and selections from the catalogues of the five members. The chemistry can be heard on ‘Live In Europe’, a Number #1-charting Blu-ray, DVD, CD and vinyl package recorded and shot in Tilburg, Holland.
Schedules allowing, the protagonists had always viewed Flying Colors as a genuine band as opposed to a mere side project, and quietly yet purposefully they began writing a second studio album. From the first writing session to final delivery of the masters in July 2014, the process took almost a year and half, albeit in four distinct stages: writing
sessions via Skype in January/February 2013, another burst of writing and recording at Neal Morse’s house in Nashville, a trip to Portnoy’s home that spawned five additional songs, and finally individual recording/arrangement throughout the spring of 2014.
“The first album was very much a blind date,” Mike Portnoy explains. “Although we already had ‘Team Dregs’ of Steve/Dave and ‘Team Transatlantic’ of myself/Neal, it was the first time that the five of us – seven if you include Bill Evans and Peter Collins – had collaborated together as a group. This time there was an existing chemistry, we had not only the prior experiences of making the debut album but also the 2012 tour as well.”
Sporting stunning artwork from the legendary designer Hugh Syme (Rush, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Whitesnake) and bookended by two tracks of truly epic stature – ‘Open Up Your Eyes’ and the multiple-part ‘Cosmic Symphony’ – the album is every bit as breathtaking as the debut. Portnoy stresses that the music’s proggier path was “not conscious at all.” The drummer continues: “Direction was never even discussed. We just did what we do. I think perhaps not having a producer to ‘trim the fat’ possibly led to the songs breathing and expanding a bit more.” Perhaps Steve Morse sums things up best with the statement: “This is an album full of many layers. The more you listen, the more you can hear. It’s an album to keep listening to.”
VIEW THE ALBUM TRAILER HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IDyGrc1Z8kThe complete track list is as follows:
Flying Colors – Second Nature
1. Open Up Your Eyes (12.24)
2. Mask Machine (6.06)
3. Bombs Away (5.03)
4. The Fury Of My Love (5.10)
5. A Place In Your World (6.25)
6. Lost Without You (4.46)
7. One Love Forever (7.17)
8. Peaceful Harbor (7.01)
9. Cosmic Symphony (11.46)
I. Still Life Of The World
II. Searching For The Air
III. Pound For Pound
Flying Colors will tour from October 2-14, across the United States, Europe and the UK.
Portnoy comments on the tour: "We're happy to say that we've carved out some time in October to play as many shows as we can in the only window we currently have collectively available. We will try to geographically hit as much ground as we can in America and Europe in that window.
I look at Flying Colors LIVE as something that is not to be taken for granted and expected to always happen. It's something that is very special and unique and should be embraced as such.Because of our situation, it's safe to suggest to people to try to come to us if we can't come to you!
FLYING COLORS - 2014 TOUR DATES:
10/02 Los Angeles, CA - James Armstrong Theater
10/03 Chicago, IL - Arcada Theater
10/04 Philadelphia, PA - Keswick Theater
10/07 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
10/08 Milan, Italy - Milan Live Club
10/09 Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
10/11 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
10/12 Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
10/13 London, England - Islington Assembly Hall
10/14 Paris, France - Alhambra
Special Guests for the US shows will be BEND SINISTER
Special Guests for Europe/UK will be JOHN WESLEY
Second Nature Pre-order Purchase Links:
MASCOT LINKS
Main page/splash page -
http://flyingcolorsmusic.comLP + T-shirt bundle -
http://bit.ly/1AubduYCD + T-shirt bundle -
http://bit.ly/1nDzg5rLP -
http://bit.ly/1pB7eEnCD -
http://bit.ly/1pok4ILRADIANT LINKS:
http://www.radiantrecords.com/products/503...ond-nature.aspxSTANDARD EDITION
DigiPack CD
* Beautiful DigiPack CD with 24-page booklet.
* Gorgeous artwork by legendary album designer Hugh Syme.
2LP
*180 gram vinyl set including a downloadcard, good for one MP3 download of the album.
2LP + DigiPack CD Bundle - combined for one low price!
* Beautiful DigiPack CD with 24-page booklet.
* Gorgeous artwork by legendary album designer Hugh Syme.
*180 gram vinyl set including a downloadcard, good for one MP3 download of the album.
Отсюда -
http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2897785.aspxОблога мне оч.нравится. %-)
Второй трек уже поинтереснее, посмотрим что будет дальше!