Flying Colors - Second Nature (2014) mp3@320 {1337x}-kawli

Flying Colors is the talent-ridden supergroup consisting of guitarist Steve Morse, drummer Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, bass player Dave LaRue and the comparatively new talent, pop singer/songwriter Casey McPherson. The band challenged conventional wisdom about combining virtuoso music and melodic songwriting in their new album, Second Nature.

According to drummer Mike Portnoy, the album will benefit from a bigger "chemistry" between members: " The first album was very much a blind date. This time there was an existing chemistry – we not only had the prior experiences of making the debut album, but also the 2012 tour as well. Direction was never discussed; we just did what we do."

Also according to Portnoy, the album was recorded in a Led Zeppelin-ish way, with the members meeting for a couple of days, then carrying on with their other commitments, then going back to record more parts, and so on. The first writing session happened via Skype conversations.

Tracklist:
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

Personnel:
• Steve Morse – lead and rhythm guitar
• Casey McPherson – lead vocals
• Neal Morse – keyboards, vocals
• Dave LaRue – bass guitar
• Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion, vocals
Additional Personnel
• The McCrary Sisters – background vocals on "Peaceful Harbor" and "Cosmic Symphony"
• Chris Carmichael – strings on "The Fury of My Love" and "Peaceful Harbor"
• Shane Borth – strings on "Bombs Away"
• Eric Darken – hand drums on "One Love Forever"


Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3



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