Sola Scriptura (album)
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| Released | February 26, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock[1] | |||
| Length | 75:59 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Radiant Records | |||
| Producer | Neal Morse | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Sola Scriptura (Latin for "by scripture alone") is a 2007 Christian progressive rock concept album by multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse (his sixth studio album) about the life of the German theologian Martin Luther.
Performers on the record include Morse (vocals, keyboards, and guitar), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater as of 2010) on drums, Randy George (Ajalon) on bass guitar, and Paul Gilbert (Racer X and Mr. Big) on guitar on the tracks "Upon the Door," "Do You Know My Name?" and "Two Down, One to Go."
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Neal Morse.
| No. | Title | Parts | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Door" |
| 29:14 |
| 2. | "The Conflict" |
| 25:00 |
| 3. | "Heaven in My Heart" | 5:11 | |
| 4. | "The Conclusion" |
| 16:34 |
Critical reception
[edit]In 2018, Sola Scriptura was ranked number 2 all time in the Neal Morse discography behind The Similitude of a Dream.[3]
Personnel
[edit]Band
[edit]- Neal Morse - keyboards, guitars, vocals
- Mike Portnoy - drums
- Randy George - bass
Special Guest
[edit]- Paul Gilbert - lead guitar in "Upon the Door" and "Do You Know My Name?", flamenco guitar in "Two Down, One to Go"
Additional Musicians
[edit]- Chris Carmichael - violin, viola, electric violin
- Michael Thurman - French horn
- Rachel Rigdon - violin
- Hannah Vanderpool - cello
- Debbie Bresee - background vocals
- Richard Morse - background vocals
- April Zachary - background vocals
- Wade Browne - background vocals
- Joey Pippin - background vocals
- Amy Pippin - background vocals
- Revonna Cooper - background vocals
- Wil Henderson - additional vocals
Technical personnel
- Rich Mouser - mixing
References
[edit]- ^ Ezell, Brice (February 15, 2012). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s". PopMatters. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Sola Scriptura - Neal Morse | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Prog Report Ranking – Neal Morse Albums". February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
