Flying Colors Release Live Video Of ‘Kayla’
6th August 2020 0 By John DeauxAhead of the release of their brand new live album, âThird Stage: Live in London,â out on 18th September via Music Theories Recordings, Supergroup Flying Colors have unveiled the stunning live performance of the track ‘Kayla’.Â
Speaking about the video, singer/guitarist Casey McPherson explains âOne of my favorite rock anthems we’ve written. Steve’s melodic epic solos get me everytime on this tune. Maybe it’s to the daughter, the mother, the wife, the friend, but in all, encouraging and celebrating the beauty and power of femininity!â.
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âThird Stage: Live in Londonâ was filmed during the bands 2019 US and European tour and the footage captures the exhilarating sold-out final night, on the 14th December at the iconic Grade II Listed, Shepherdâs Bush Empire, London. The album will be released on several formats including, Orange transparent 3LP, Blu-ray, digitally, 2CD/DVD and a 40-page Earbook which includes 5 discs; 2CD album, 2DVDs and a Blu-ray. The Blu-ray and DVDs in the Earbook also include bonus material of music videos and concert footage of their Morsefest 2019 performance in Cross Plains, Tennessee.Â
When you combine the calibre of supergroup musicians – guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, ex-Kansas), drummer Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater, Transatlantic), keyboardist/vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex Spock’s Beard, and a prolific solo artist in his own right), bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, ex-Joe Satriani), and powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev, The Sea Within) â the results are going to be lightning in a bottle.
The sight of LaRue and Portnoy bouncing off one another is a gloriously effortless sight to behold, whilst the wizardry of Neal Morse throughout is hypnotic. The band flit nimble-fingered through complex yet musical treasure-trove of accessible and sophisticated pop songs, jazz-fusion, progressive-rock and multi-layered vocals from Macpherson, Neal Morse and Portnoy – giving the band added dimensions, many can only dream of. âKaylaâ lights up the room and makes the 100-year-old theatre feel like the most intimate of settings.
Their latest studio album âThird Degreeâ had only been released two months previously, and songs from that record make up just under half to the nightâs setlist with the rest of the songs coming from the 2012 self-titled Billboard Top 10 debut and 2014s worldwide Top 10, âSecond Nature.â Backed with a HD projector screen, the five take the stage in the darkness amidst a rumble of applause and immediately groove into opener âBlue Ocean,â and from the outset, their technical virtuosity, joyous melodies and reflective lyricism wash over the crowd proving to be the cornerstones of the Flying Colors sound. Â
Talking about walking out on the stage, McPherson recalls; âI remember how I felt right before the show in London. I was excited because my oldest daughter and her grandmother was there, whom I love dearly, and felt like I had the show, down by then. It’s always a good feeling to take the stage when the material is ingrained enough to just let go and let it out!â
âThird Stage: Live In Londonâ captures the band in all their uncompromising glory, five musicians that when they come together prove that they have a special and breath-taking connection. In the words of Mr. Portnoy, itâs the ârarest of all sightings,â but what a sight to behold.Â
Track Listing
CD1:
1. Blue Ocean
2. A Place In Your World
3. The Loss Inside
4. More
5. Kayla
6. Geronimo
7. You Are Not Alone
8. Forever In A Daze
9. Love Letter
CD 2:
1. Peaceful Harbor
2. Crawl
3. Infinite Fire
4. Cosmic Symphony
5. The Storm
6. Mask Mac
Also check out Mask MachineÂ
And the album trailer
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