The Neal Morse Band - Neal Morse (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals), Randy George (bass), Bill Hubauer (keyboards, vocals), Eric Gillette (guitars, vocals) - recently spoke with Sonic Perspectives about their latest album, The Great Adventure, and the pitfalls of releasing two double albums in a row. Check out the interview below.

Q: From a commercial standpoint, it is not the best decision to have a double album following another one, but at the end of the day, you feel like this was the right thing to do.

Portnoy: "I don't think this band functions based on what's going to be commercially popular or successful. We make music that we feel is going to move the needle and move people and their emotions. Obviously, we're writing 30-minute songs, so yeah, maybe it isn't a commercially good idea to put out two double concept albums in a row, but I think you can't have a more artistically satisfying result. I think we've made the greatest album we could ever dream of making, so that's what it's about for us."

The Great Adventure is available in three formats: a two CD package, two CD/DVD Special Edition featuring behind-the-scenes video clips of the making of the album, and three vinyl LPs. Orders now at Radiant Records’ website.

The Great Adventure tracklisting:

Act I:

Chapter 1
"Overture"
"The Dream Isn’t Over"

Chapter 2
"Welcome To The World"
"A Momentary Change"
"Dark Melody"
"I Got To Run"
"To The River"

Chapter 3
"The Great Adventure"
"Venture In Black"
"Hey Ho Let’s Go"
"Beyond The Borders"

Act II:

Chapter 4
"Overture 2"
"Long Ago"
"The Dream Continues"
"Fighting With Destiny"
"Vanity Fair"

Chapter 5
"Welcome To The World 2"
"The Element Of Fear"
"Child Of Wonder"
"The Great Despair"
"Freedom Calling"
"A Love That Never Dies"

"Vanity Fair" lyric video:

“Welcome To The World 2” video:

"The Great Adventure" video:

"Welcome To The World" lyric video:

The Neal Morse Band will bring The Great Adventure to fans worldwide with a new round of headlining tour dates, which begin February 2nd in Nashville at City Winery. For ticket information and VIP ticket sales go to radiantrecords.com. Check them out at any of the following stops, with more shows to be added in the coming months.

Tour dates:

March
7 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
8 - Whittier, CA - The Whittier Center Theatre
9 - Chandler, AZ - Bogle Theatre (Chandler Center For The Arts)
24 - London, United Kingdom Islington Assembly Hall
25 - Paris, France - The Alhambra
26 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13
27 - Esch /Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal Esch Sur Alzette
29 - Koln, Germany - Kantine
30 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Viften
31 - Goteborg, Sweden - Stora Teatern

April
1 - Stockholm, Sweden - Skandiascenen
3 - Berlin, Germany - Heimathafen
4 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
5 - Leipzig, Germany - Halle d / Werk 2
6 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
7 - Brno, Czech Republic - SONO Music Club
9 - Munich, Germany - Technikum
10 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7 Konzertfabrik
11 - Lyon, France - C.C.O.
12 - Trezzo sull'Adda MI, Italy - Live Club
13 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1
14 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Mon

The Neal Morse Band recently released this video, announcing Morsefest 2019. A message states: "Join us August 30th and 31st, 2019 for another epic event you don't want to miss! More details about the performances coming in the following weeks!"