The Neal Morse Band - Vanity Fair (Official Lyric Video)

[@johnzane4610]

Went to the Keswick last night to see these guys ……. Prog Rock is NOT dead ………… these guys are a combination of early Genesis (w/ Peter Gabriel), Kansas, /STYX, Dream Theater and a little ELP. Go see them if you get the chance; amazing musicianship and vocals !!!

[@grahamehedger4498]

Agreed. Saw them in England last year. Astonishing musicians and Neal is a superlative songwriter/composer. BTW, seeing them in England again in January 2025!

[@atomiclambda]

I love the simple 7/8 in the beginning, the Beatles voices and the zappa vibe in the end. Just beautiful!!! I wonder, Can these guys write a bad song?

[@CTeves97]

dboyzumik1 I’m pretty sure its a 7/4

[@atomiclambda]

@@CTeves97 it depends on the counting but I think you're right, based on the context, my bad

[@Lord9Genesis]

Maybe 8/4, 6/4, 8/4, 6/4 ? (Counting 14 seems more awkward with this beat)

[@appuoliver007]

The beginning of the song is in 7/4 (8/8 + 6/8).

[@grahamehedger4498]

No. They can't!!

[@Aqua-pl8qw]

I think this song is a perfect example of how to share vocal parts. Bill Hubauer really delivers the quirky "cardboard people" part. Reminds me of "the ways of a fool" which may be his best vocal performance. Neal Morse singing the verses is amazing regarding his range and the emotion conveyed there. Eric Gilette probably has the best voice for the chorus regarding his range and him having a very full and young sounding voice. I tried switching up the parts in my head and none of it sounded as amazing as this version.

[@EdiQ1985]

Great song! 😊

[@ValentinTheMad]

Randy's bass is just glorious in the verses

[@RickydeCamargo]

It's everything soooo complicated, lovely, the time signatures, the vocal lives... It's amazing how these guys can put all together and create so many great hype songs.

[@alessandrotaormina8546]

Totally unexpected tune! I love it!

[@simonerattazzi2164]

Anche per me è stata totalmente inaspettata.

[@annalenaguptara7130]

the intro made me smile so much

[@HansGamarra]

Man, got stuck in this song, can't get it out of my head! "Let's go to vanity fair!"

[@tylerobrien7492]

This new album is sounding amazing so far cant wait for the release

[@lutima]

Love it, catchy !!!!! Awesome vocals too, love Erics ! Can't wait...oh wait...only 6 more days !! Yay ! See ya March 26th in Tilburg guys !

[@TCdrummer]

This is pure gold! PURE GOLD!

[@esauhernandez7]

I love!!!!!! What a great song!!!! greetings from El Salvador

[@madinvex1473]

PIZZAZZ- an attractive combination of vitality and glamour. PENTACLE - also spelled and pronounced as pantacle; is a talisman that is used in magical evocation, and is usually made of parchment, paper, or metal upon which a magical design is drawn. (ex. Pentagram) PANTRY - room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table Paraphrase: EXCUSE ME SIR, PERHAPS YOU COULD FIND A PROPER OWNER OR KEEPER TO RETURN BACK THE VITALITY AND GLAMOUR OF YOUR ROOM CONTAINING TALISMAN, MAGICAL TOOLS, TAROTS, GRIMOIRE, AND PENTAGRAM AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS.

[@jonfiala1144]

Great tune! Love Eric's vocals! Fun song, and fun vid, Christian!

[@mikeysplayhouse1971]

What's Christian about it?

[@wiebrenschilstra]

@@mikeysplayhouse1971 Christian Rios made the vid.

[@grahamehedger4498]

And the lyrics reflect the general malaise in people of our modern world.

[@ExeterCityMan]

A touch of 'For the benefit of Mr Kite' Very atmospheric, like George Martin Neal is a musical genius!

[@Peterprog1970]

This is amazing first time hearing it

[@bahritkharakor9257]

Simply love it!..

[@joaopaulocarvalhodt]

Que prog gostoso de se ouvir! BRAZIL tio Morse.

[@chrisalmajose]

Love the Jellyfish vibe!

[@3nails3days1way]

Awesome!

[@99steree]

What a wide range of styles on this album, can't wait to get mine.

[@dreamdrummer1963]

The Beatjes are back!!! Simple but Awesome!!!

[@eennymo]

Absolutely awesome! You have reinvented yourselves again! 😊👍❤️

[@johanbonefaas2988]

Fresh song. refreshing sound. Light. makes me wanna dance. ? is still my favorite because of the inner circle, the storyline and the music is balanced (soft to heavy progrock in balance). Very curious to more new material. So far great material on the TGA album. Thanks. God bless.

[@progxdt]

Another fantastic track. My high hopes are squarely planted for the Great Adventure. No Similitudes here

[@raphaeljorge]

Such a great song!! Totally unexpected tune (in a good way), but a beautiful one with a lot o JOY on it. Looks like Neal's work on the worship albums "Send the Fire" and "Secret Place". LOVE IT!

[@SeaMikado]

Excellent Song!! It's one of my favourites from now on! And I only have a handfull.. 😋 Makes me happy. 😊🎧

[@MassImpact]

You marvelously celebrate God's MANY gifts so evidently given. Keep bringing IT!

[@bodomrrr]

The best thing I've heard for a long time. Very positively gentlemen.

[@wesupchurch5291]

It's very hard to be original!! And Neal has done it again. (Cardboard people) . Awesome.

[@chandresam29]

Wonderfull Song!!! This amazing band writes only masterpieces!!!!

[@cheetosmagazine]

This is too good!! You guys are a hit factory. Can't wait for the entire adventure! CARD-BOARD-PÍ-POL.

[@PakyMN]

Love it!, cant wait for the album release

[@surgicalrecordreviews]

Fantastic stuff!

[@humblefaithful]

Hey, I like this! I'm curious to see if the next song on the album explores some of the characters at the "Fair"? Great job by Christian Rios, Eric, and band!

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

Scott Blondin You can listen to 30 second samples of this entire album on iTunes. Can't purchase yet though; only preorder.

[@fabricelaude5229]

Great, great song !

[@Moshugaani]

Wow, what a surprising fun tune! The single drops so far have been pretty awesome at showcasing the diversity of the album. ;)

[@ernestmartinez4106]

Great song , waiting to buy this great music

[@Ranbleiter7x]

The song has an 'YES' feel.

[@tixximmi1]

Frank just called them Pojama People. Looking forward to the release.

[@pedrorazor2205]

Esto se llama variedad! Tema muy popero, estoy ansioso por escuchar este album! Amazing The Neal Morse Band!

[@martingimenez339]

It's so hard to compose a simple and beautiful song. The Beatles could do that. And now Neal.

[@mikeysplayhouse1971]

Neal could always do that...

[@martingimenez339]

MrTsetso Nope lol...

[@martingimenez339]

Aubrey Rex Yes of course what I meant was "nowadays" like in the last years, modern era like

[@israeltenoriooficial]

So true!

[@ExeterCityMan]

There's a touch of Mr Kite about this.

[@marcilliofagner3335]

Thanks for the music, Neal. I liked it so much that I´m now creating a text comprehension exercise based in this song.

[@ilpoheikkila4773]

Great song!

[@aleffguimaraes]

😍😍😍😍 i love neal morse

[@82mgranados]

Masterpiece, love it.

[@fhdrummer8739]

This song is really amazing! It's actually pretty different from the usual stuff but I still absolutely love it! You've done it again, Neal! You've created yet another masterpiece for the progressive rock community to love!

[@caggt8141]

AWESOME!!!!

[@lykiancoast8719]

Amazing song! Go on, masters!

[@fossitunes]

Styx has returned! Nice recording!

[@Andrey_Yurkoff]

Reminds a liitle of Salisbury hill (even 7/8 time signature in the verse)

[@Tom57159]

I love it

[@viktorvolkorez1987]

Never comment on stuff but this is so friggin cool!!!

[@JeffMcCormack777]

Wow, loving this. As usual, such diversity of songs, and this one is really fun sounding...for such a bad place. :)

[@litteratus5845]

Acho o Morse está ficando mais pop ou hard desde o último disco; mas ele é um ótimo compositor e arranjador. Vamos ver o que virá

[@chillymilly6063]

love it

[@danielcarpineto1475]

You guys will probably be on the next cover of..

[@LionSoundSystemVision]

phenomenal

[@jmd6619]

I love this song! :)

[@inbarrr]

I love that Beatles of these days

[@gwensciora8516]

caught the show at NYCB WESTBURY NY- WAXX TRAXX TO THE MAXX @WUSB.FM !

[@damianfernandez3839]

I can see this as the soundtrack of the next movie based on a John Green's book

[@hugo.vanderlei]

loved!

[@tommy2.0verri69]

Fantastico

[@goodsfoley1]

"Vanity of vanities... all is vanity!"

[@milosgabris3527]

No Spotify again? I'm very sad

[@CTeves97]

The leader of prog has done it again

[@TheBushwooky]

This one definitely didn't hook me like the others have but it sounds like it will fit within the context of the album well.

[@thedreamtheaterfanpageusa]

The Great Adventour: Live in BRNO 2019

[@TheCountofToulouse]

This band has a better collection of well written music than all the garbage that is popular these days.

[@matthewboehm8557]

This is seriously shaping up to be a better album than Similitude!

[@ctgtorres374]

Woooooo ame,lo unico malo es que dura 3 minutos de ahi en fuera es una joya

[@markcrowe8018]

Interesting....happy type song. I totally get idea behind this song... it should be played to the cardboard Kardashian clan

[@novoalexandre1]

Excuse me Sir......... My pantacle what??????????

[@anonimorossoblu192]

My pantacle pantry?!?What?!?;)

[@friedrichkunzmann9272]

what happened to the tempo in the finale? weirdly dragging... nice to find some up-beat fun on this album though!

[@KwanzaaJuice]

Same tempo as the rest of the song. Maybe some slightly off beat hits on some instruments but it's the same speed as the rest of the tune.

[@RequiemAmad]

Are you dragging????

[@ernanijunioroficial]

i see to

[@leandronc]

I heard it too, exactly at 3:24. It could be on purpose because prog rock, but it could be a hiccup on the original file.

[@friedrichkunzmann9272]

nope, definitely dragging, according to my inner metronome as well the actual one @@KwanzaaJuice

[@gkirms]

Neal's best work - Spock's Beard - V & Transatlantic - SMPT:e.

[@joddeurter2448]

Snow

[@gkirms]

@@joddeurter2448 He's been trying to duplicate 'Snow' ever since starting with 'Testimony or so it seems. 'The Similitude of a Dream' and his latest 'The Great Adventure' are prime examples. Not that I don't like Neal. I must since I've been listening to him for quite some time but he really is beginning to become predictable in what he delivers.

[@rodrigoconcha9]

you misspelled "Snow"

[@gkirms]

@@rodrigoconcha9 Please tell us then how you spell 'Snow'?

[@michaeldaquila9908]

Cardboard people...... stand in a field made of grass

[@MattsThe1991]

2:30 sus4 strikes again. Great song

[@Moshugaani]

Might you have a link that explains this ”sus4” issue, please? :-)

[@teunsegersofficial]

The album is full of them ;)

[@Tarkus406]

@@MoshugaaniLook up a "suspended chord" on Wikipedia

[@bikkytoe]

Love the song but what is a "pantacle"? Google can't even help me!

[@mathrocker]

A pentacle (also spelled and pronounced as pantacle in Thelema, following Aleister Crowley, though that spelling ultimately derived from Eliphas Levi)[1] is a talisman that is used in magical evocation, and is usually made of parchment, paper, or metal (although it can be of other materials), upon which a magical design is drawn. Protective symbols may also be included (sometimes on the reverse), a common one being the six-point form of the Seal of Solomon. Pentacles may be pieces of parchment or cloth that are sewn to the chest of one's garment, or they may be flat objects that hang down from one's neck in front of one's torso, or they may be flat objects that are placed flat upon the ground or upon an altar. Pentacles are almost always shaped as disks or flat circles. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentacle

[@gwensciora8516]

A pentacle (also spelled and pronounced as pantacle in Thelema, following Aleister Crowley, though that spelling ultimately derived from Eliphas Levi) is a talisman that is used in magical evocation, and is usually made of parchment, paper, or metal

[@Webi12]

short song

[@mariangoldenville]

Sound more like ELO that The Beatles.

[@andrewgraham7659]

A very appropriate song. Wanting to be someone else, but then its all vain and droven by want only to find we are all falling short.

[@podpoo9]

🤘

[@victorlopes5887]

Hit the sus4, still love it

[@MoviePostersHD]

This is Indie Rock

[@jackalovski1]

how many people are going to refer to this song as 'cardboard people'? maybe put a version of it on itunes called that just in case.

[@deathbedzombie5194]

The worldly follow hollow pursuits of fashion and celebrities to fill something missing in their soul. Nothing ever will make us content without knowing why we chase the gods of this world that fade, die or rust away. Neil Morse understands and that and is why he has a deep down joy in is singing songs of the bigger picture in his life. He knows this life is only temporal so he is looking forward to what is more than just the “stuff” of vanity and what really matters after we die.

[@mikenicholson7465]

I like that we now have the first single off the album that's not decidedly hard rock or prog-metal. Honestly, I have a much stronger preference to beautiful, melodic prog.

[@trampeek25]

[@joaquincastillo2922]

Why is it being compared to the Beatles' style?

[@jacobantony1040]

Am I the only one getting some Tenacious D vibes ?

[@Ch0c0b0]

Jacob Antony yes you are

[@jacobantony1040]

Well thats sad

[@julio-ramos]

cool music from talented musicians but the lyrics... oh that tiring preachy tone, that me (how cool and decent I am) versus the other (they are so corrupt and greedy)...

[@Moshugaani]

I get what you’re saying, and I agree that it can sound preachy. But I think you’re missing the point a little. It’s not that only ”they” the non-Christian ”others” are corrupt and greedy and ”we” the Christians are good and decent, but that *_we all_* have this battle and dichotomy inside us that we’re striving to be great and good but we fall in various ways. But God showed his love in that he came in the person of Christ to save us and so we have someone greater to guide us and carry us even when we fail.

[@julio-ramos]

@@Moshugaani with all respect, this all seems like an empty excercise on racionalization, as I think there is no such thing as a god. To me it sounds like explaining things with elfos and middle earth stories

[@MDC100000]

It's a prog version of Hannah Montana.

[@CurbsideLife]

Is Portnoy still playing with these guys? If so, his talents are wasted in this band IMO.

[@ProgresivePrototipe]

of the worst that has made neal morse..