Flying Colors EPK - New band of Mike Portnoy, Steve Morse, Casey McPherson, Dave LaRue & Neal Morse

[lelobm]

I WANNA BE CASEY MCPHERSON

[Shady32]

The song in this video sounds great, I'll be looking forward to this album

[MrDrums76]

cant wait to hear it. portnoys been my favorite drummer since 1992 and will always be my favorite.

[immortalsoloist]

AWESOME!!!! 

[LordNikonPL]

Are you kidding me !?!?! Mike Portnoy with Steve Morse And Dave Laroue in band ! thats going to be kickass ! dream cometrue !

[waltervt]

@LordNikonPL Portnoy & Morse were more thatn enough for me...

[MrHedonismbot]

Great Coverartwork! Btw I love Mike's Zappa-hat...

[metaldrummer47]

So your telling me, that a day before the Adren. Mob CD release, I could get to meet MIKE PORTNOY AND THE BAND... then the next day get his CD, then the following week or 2, get the new FC CD? How could March get any better?!?!?! THANK YOU MP!!!

[fabioegoband]

Portnoy looks young a little

[Thystonius]

Like I love Transatlantic, I'm seriously looking forward to this release. Sounds awesome to me

[jo366]

Unless I'm mistaken, this is Mike Portnoy's first real "Rock & Roll" project. It's not too complex, and it's not a cover band.

[danceofeternity3824]

9 people are either beiber fans or Mike Portnoy haters....

[talfasg]

Love Neal, love Mike, so I'm trusting this will be a great project. The little we have heard of the song Kayla sounds fabulous. Can't wait to give this a spin!

[mariangoldenville]

oh my god ! peter collins the old producer of rush! the best progressive album of the year!

[jpworlddrums]

Great Band and fantastic album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anthrmthrfckr]

it's like the seven dragonballs completed and our wish of awesome music has been granted!!! :D

[tonepoet]

I love it best when Mike is playing this kind of music (other than DT). I love his collaborations with Neal, and like Transatlantic, I'm sure this will be pretty kick ass. I'm looking forward to it!!

[zepxdt]

neal morse ....genius

[GraveyGhostTrain]

It's kind of amazing to see one of my inspirations (Mike Portnoy) wearing a shirt that has my last name "Stockton" on it. It just reassures me about my calling with music.

[anurdrums]

This sounds great, and the cover of the album looks awesome.

[tigerhearted87]

I love music....from allll spectrums... and this is what I've been waiting for....yes!

[TheFloriman]

This is gonna be so much better then Adrenaline Mob, Im a big fan of Allen Russel and Mike Portnoy, but i think Adrenaline Mob is to mainstreamish for me. This sounds epic, the singer has abit of a Muse sound to me, I will totally buy this album!

[flyingvboy]

Steve Morse "IS" the Greatest Guitar Player in the world!

[Kyshioku]

Just pre-ordered my t-shirt, CD, and poster combo. Not a fan of Adrenaline Mob, but Flying Colors looks like it's going to be amazing.

[arashikage82]

4:23 Looks like we have an incoming masterpiece

[carlosrdz182]

Every day I expect a leak of 1 song... just 1 song.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@carlosrdz182 There's a full song in Classic Rock magazine…

[carlosrdz182]

@OnlyUnusedUsername What's the name of the song?

[bleedingicon]

Wow, Neal's doing another non-Christian project. Exactly the thing he said god told him not to do when he left Spock's Beard.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@bleedingicon To be fair, that's not what Neal said. With Neal, it's not about being Christian or non-Christian, but simply true to his heart.

[projectgoatse]

@bleedingicon You mad bro? Research the history of Spock's - or I can give you the short version. They were hardcore party people on the road and did pretty much every drink and drug in the book - if you're trying to improve your life / stop being a child, it becomes infinitely harder to do so when you surround yourself with the wrong people. For Neal, I am sure it was a lifestyle choice just as much as a spiritual one.

[MrDreamTheater2]

@projectgoatse Yes, you're correct. They were major coke heads. Portnoy would do coke with them too, even though he obviously wasn't a member.

[razordee91]

Progehr34, I couldn't agree more!!

[ReptileRulesall]

So excited for this, sounds differently awesome!

[DrAtaliba]

Who's the woman by Steve Morse'rs side? 

[SomogyCastle]

@DrAtaliba Mike Portnoy ;)

[ArtifisticA]

is it me or does the first track they play have a Muse..ish sound or similar style to it?

[joelioes]

So mike is playing with people who uses MusicMan Bongo,Ernieball Musicman Signature,and a Korg ??? Hmmmmm...

[jetydosa1]

This kid has a hell of a voice. This band has an actual chance to sell some albums

[Maykelctba]

Flying Colors = the new Beatles?

[ivoasis]

@Maykelctba No, thats Transatlantic XD

[BirwHite]

Awesome..!!! thumbs up if u like they all are legend..STEVE MORSE..!!

[MlKEPORNTOY]

This band totally cops the Spock's Beard meets Radiohead vibe! MP WARRIORS 2012! CARPE DIEM!

[lupine73]

This sounds really freaking cool.

Will def. check this out.

[drummerchris22]

portnoy..... join a death metal band already

[JamKLuB]

Best prog-rock album in 20 Years!!!!!



[H4H0hl]

Great project!!

[xchump]

I need this song right NOW!!!

[1iiiiillllliiiii1]

I hope Mike opens up on the album.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@1iiiiillllliiiii1 He does…he even sings lead on one song…

[Maykelctba]

Is a tama Silverstar on portnoy gear?

[musicforkeyboards]

Great new band!

[MyLifeChanger]

Steve Morse FTW!

[dorianharley]

Who's the blond woman in 4:20??

[Pecanac101]

Man, anticipation is realy an understatement...

[irwin3036able]

Man, Mike Portnoy isnt just a drummer but an artist. We get to see him have one hell of a career in DT. Be this "religious lighter guy" in Transatlantic. Be the " cool nu metal" drummer in A7X. And go old school with A Mob. And now were seeing him in FC. :))) I really hope MP's next project is a collab album with Mikael Akelferdt

[GuitarWholesale]

@irwin3036able

He lost his main band, just because he's a SESSION MUSICIAN

[CodyLikesDT]

@irwin3036able If you think he's actually writing the songs in these bands, you're wrong. I'm not trying to attack MP at all - he's a good dude and a hell of a drummer, but other than writing some lyrics in DT, he hasn't written anything for any of these bands. Maybe you can give him that kinda credit for LTE since most of their writing was just them jamming, but he really isn't the artist in these bands.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@irwin3036able Absolutely. Mike is a great artist before being a great drummer. On Flying Colors, I really got to see this in action. He also works incredibly quickly.

[aakkoin]

@irwin3036able no matter what project, he always plays the same stuff with the same bland feel... honestly, he's not that special... and allegedly a selfish primadonna...

just listen to them sucking each others cocks..

[MrMurens]

Kayyyyylaaaaaa, Kayyyylaaaaa!!!!!

[antonio610]

Steve Morse, huh. Someone's trying to get at John Petrucci.

[dz9109]

@antonio610 lol



[Wickydeviking]

@antonio610 ehm, let me quote Steve;s Wikipedia page as an answer: "He is regularly cited by John Petrucci as a major influence."

[backwardsnamestaken]

@Wickydeviking not just a major influence. John Petrucci has stated that he is his favorite guitarist.

[MrMurens]

Looking so much forward for this album!!! I mean this will be f*cking EPIC!!!

[Doodooma]

thumbs up if Kayla's chorus will kick ass.

[manwiththelowend]

@Doodooma It does. Beautifully ;-)

[danielmj85]

Ok, they do an amazing album... then What?, Neal Morse Return to his full time projects, Steve returns to Deep Purple and the others too, Mike is getting fulled of secondary projects, Without having a FULL TIME BAND, pretty sad.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@danielmj85 Hey, you never know…

[jenko701]

All these guys are Monsters ,This is going to be great .

[lastdaysguitar]

SOOOO cool to see Steve Morse join forces with Neal! I first saw these two in the Dregs and Spocks Beard respectively, and though similar styles, I never dreamed that'd come together. God bless this effort!!!!

[freekwolffiO]

Ten times Wow!!! I heard the whole album and it's just one amazing soundtrip of the highest creative progrock, mixed with fabulous melodies. Tracks like The Storm (my favourite!), Kayla, Everything Changes, Love Is What I am Waiting For are the best poprock I heard since ages. This band is The Beatles of today with a progtwist!! Amazing guitarsolo's of Steve Morse and a true short epic in the Neal More vein: Infinite Fire. Great voice of Casey McPherson. Album of the year!!!!! Hallelujah, amen.

[Zilkoslav]

This music sounds amazingly! You must send some LP's to Czech Republic! I wanna buy one.

[IBJ57]

I wish these guys the best, but Im not a fan of the songwriting...missing that grasping melody. For my tastes anyway! Ill check them out again when the official release comes out.

[hdsjason]

Uh, I heard just a tiny amount of keyboards in the song samples. Why did they bring in a master player like Neal if they were just going to exclude him from the final mix?

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@hdsjason They're plenty of keyboards on the album. But Neal's bigger gifts are songwriting and singing, that's where the magic really happens in FC.

[MlKEPORNTOY]

This band totally cops the Transatlantic meets Muse vibe... MP WARRIORS 2012! CARPE DIEM!

[panhulio]

im here for Portnoy, the other people are cuntZ!!!! ;D

[Progehr34]

@panhulio Lol I'll agree with the first part of your statement, but the second part shows that you have no idea how amazing the other musicians are in the band.

[panhulio]

@Progehr34 oh, i didnt mean the other musicians ))) i ment the other people screamina LaRue and others ))) Im a big fan of steve morse myself tbh ))

[Progehr34]

@panhulio Ahh i see.

[Progehr34]

Holy balls I haven't been this jacked for a new musical project since Beethoven.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@Progehr34 How old are you?

[Progehr34]

@OnlyUnusedUsername 211 years old.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@Progehr34 Well done.

[Progehr34]

@OnlyUnusedUsername Thank you sir.

[ironpurle1]

@Progehr34 damn right!

[acrovader]

I was hoping Steve Morse would return to making music like 'High Tension Wires' album. I like when Steve branches out from shred metal and does the more melodic stuff.

[rodrigodlm]

@acrovader Look for Angelfire Steve Morse here in youtube

[danielvsh]

portnoy looks knackered at 1:31. chap's working like a dog.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@danielvsh It was a long week.

[danielvsh]

@OnlyUnusedUsername Nice. Just make you don't get worn out mate. We need you alive and well.

[danielvsh]

@danielvsh *make sure

[RockinReeseBoyd]

This is going to be great! It's going to be hard to wait!

[RockinReeseBoyd]

Let's get this out there!

[ebasss]

The first seven seconds sounds like magically delicious lucky charm loch ness monster music. Steve the celtic phrase master. Gotta like Steve and SMB.

[kayfray6]

I'm here for the group and the project because if it happens to be the sum of its parts my head will probably explode

[ebasss]

Put comment here. Tell people you don't know your opinions on people and music. ALL OF YOU ARE SPECIAL. Really!

[esemads]

Here for Neal, the prog master... :)

[Hayacafrita]

After Adrenaline Mob hit the wall...

[gummydave3]

I'm here for pie

[mcufre]

I dig the vocals

[yatindimebag]

Im here for every single one of them, I'm here for the music. Any problems?

[whofarded]

i cant wait!! the potential is amazing - just the few audio bites i have heard sound incredible!

[Bass91377]

@whofarded Where else are more clips??? I've listened to this vid about seven times in a row...

[AKtifosi]

why the fuck is everyone sayng : im her for steve morse, or oh im here for neal? what the fuck ? are u retarded??? enjoy music assholes, why all must be a kind of competition in ur minds?? ENJOY GREAT MUSICIANS ! AND LEARN OF THEM!

[7wild3child7]

it sure looks very promising :D

[CodyLikesDT]

Those harmonies from 1:05 to 1:22.. sex.

[FunkShitUp33]

I'm here for Dave LaRue!!!!!! He should be the idol of all bass players!

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@FunkShitUp33 FC's special sauce

[TheGlowWorm]

Wow! Sounds awesome! 

[rodrigoveraguas]

Promete esta agrupación, puros talentos, además hay algo de Beatles en ellos..

[xbgyuri]

awesome ....

[georgemarinmora]

i cant wait!!!



[SASsquads]

love the singing in this track :D cant wait :P

[ytsename]

Sounds great! Neal is the King Midas of Rock and Roll.

[ironpage]

That last song is going to be mind blowing.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@ironpage It was the last one written…three guitars solos, one bass solo and a full-song drum solo in three minutes. Incredibly compact!

[boazvanwi]

100x WOW!!!!

[music88man]

DREAM TEAM :)

[entengungasis]

where can i get a copy of this album?

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@entengungasis Well, you can buy it…

[ShiftyStealthy]

i think i gonna love this band! mike portnoy never dissapoints!

[GuitarSkash]

i'm here for steve morse

[zaakjesvoormekaar]

If Casey can prove himself then this is a perfect band.

[SpartnPride]

Portnoy? Psh. I'm here for Steve and Neal!

[TheMetalcrypt]

@SpartnPride

81 vs 8

Meh, I'm here for Portnoy as well.

[bucoslo]

@SpartnPride idiot

[Eddie147741]

@bucoslo think so

[KyleJPie10]

@SpartnPride Yeah? Well I'm here for them all.

[Aaronmac404]

@SpartnPride I could not agree more. Portnoy is a bonus. The singer also sounds great. Dave LaRue is the fucking man. I'm so looking forward to this!

[AClockworkMaiden666]

This already is better than Adrenaline Mob.

AM was surely a disappointment for me.

[SirRichie94]

I'm so excited about this project, I'm a huge fan of Mike and Neal's music and we can be sure that it will be mindblowing!!

[juanelvenezolano]

This was the kind of project I was waiting from MP, he is in A-Mob because he loves Metal, but he couldn't disappoint us, he knows he has non-metal fans! Thank you Mike Portnoy!

[martijn106]

@juanelvenezolano couldnt agree with you more

[BelowAbsoluteZero]

Indeed. I thought Adrenaline Mob was horrible and I'm a huge SX and DT fan.

[PITBJD]

ESTOU MUITO FELIZ... MUITO FELIZ NAO QUERO VER VC MIKE PURAI ABATIDO... NAONAO VA EM FRENTE CARA ...GOSTEI MUITO DO PROJETO....QUERO VER VC EM 2012 BEM NA PERFORMACE TE AMO...

[SeanAsheOfficial]

I honestly am looking forward to this a TON because I really love Portnoy's feel, and Steve Morse's playing.

[toonimated]

AAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW

(meme)

YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

[MarcosRodriguez1]

from 4:22 on... MIND BLOWING!

[Jareholm]

Sounds abit like Muse meets The Flower Kings, sweet stuff!

[nazzare79]

I'm here for the master Steve Morse, Petrucci's teacher...

[TheNRproject]

yeeeeaaaaaaahhhh ^^

[steviemorse]

...so it's going to be a tribute to Muse? Sounds like it haha. But very excited.

[Rickles]

@steviemorse I certainly hear some muse influence, but to word it like that isn't right.

[Elmaikportnoy]

@steviemorse just in the beginning song, the rest sounds completely different ...... it´s a really interesting project ....

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@Elmaikportnoy Every song is pretty much a different genre…

[kartikc11]

ive been tripping on the album cover... love it

[fazbotguitarguy]

Is this album gonna be prog metal mostly? I love prog metal, and I love when portnoy plays prog metal, and It'd be amazing to see steve morse play some prog metal because it does not seem like his style at all

[ironpage]

@fazbotguitarguy by the looks of it, ts going to be more prog rock/ pop instead of metal.

[kitthehacker]

@fazbotguitarguy Seems like there'll be the occasional metal-ey bit, but it's mostly pop/alt-rock based, with a bit of prog influence.

[fazbotguitarguy]

@kitthehacker bleeeeh, pop is nasty

[kitthehacker]

@fazbotguitarguy Not really. What passes for pop now-adays is nasty, but there's always been a few great bands in the pop/rock community.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@kitthehacker Good description, yeah.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@fazbotguitarguy Not a prog metal album.

[Torqueofficial]

Really nice.

[dmdollinar08]

PSYCHOSANE PSYCHOSANE MUTHAFUCKIN PSYCHOSANE

[JEDSaje15]

im excited!

[rahuul1414]

excited for the whole album, the track starting at 4:22 especially

[anqipiqi]

2:40 Look at Mike :D :3

[Black4bird]

Awesome! Sounds exciting!!

[ironpage]

Watched this three times already, getting ready for a fourth. Cant get enough of this band!

[binary78]

...still not sure I like what I hear. I like Neal, Mike, Steve and Dave. Separately they're all great (and yes I know MP has worked with Neal maaaaany times). That doesn't automatically mean they're great as a band. And I've never heard of Casey so I don't have an opinion about him. This will probably take some getting used to, but I'm still gonna listen a few times before I make up my mind.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@binary78 That's kinda the idea…it (purposefully) isn't like anything you've heard from them before.

[binary78]

@OnlyUnusedUsername Yeah well everyone is praising this judging from what they hear in this clip. I'm just saying I need to hear more to make up my mind if this is good or not.

[OnlyUnusedUsername]

@binary78 I'm working on a sampler…hoping to get it online, soon.

[dummermut]

sounds very exciting!

[TXMusicDrummer]

Been waiting for this project for over a year now. Glad it's finally coming out in March 2012. Great to see Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy again as well as Steve Morse. Loved his guitar work in "Seeds of Gold." And Casey McPherson from Alpha Rev is freakin' cool! Now it's my sincere hope and prayer that Flying Colors will make a Texas tour stop. Keeping the fingers crossed!!!