Sola Scriptura (album)

Sola Scriptura
Studio album by Neal Morse
Released	February 26, 2007
Genre	Progressive rock, [1] progressive metal
Length	75:59
Label	Metal Blade Radiant Records
Producer	Neal Morse
Neal Morse chronology
With a Little Help from My Friends (2007) Sola Scriptura (2007) Homeland (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Sola Scriptura (Latin for "by scripture alone") is the sixth album by Christian progressive rock multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse. Released in 2007, it is a concept album about the life of the German theologian Martin Luther.

Performers on the record include Morse (vocals, keyboards, and guitar), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) 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

All songs written by Neal Morse.

No.	Title	Parts	Length
1.	"The Door"	"Introduction" "In the Name of God" "All I Ask For" "Mercy for Sale" "Keep Silent" "Upon the Door"	29:14
2.	"The Conflict"	"Do You Know My Name?" "Party to the Lie" "Underground" "Two Down, One to Go" "The Vineyard" "Already Home"	25:00
3.	"Heaven in My Heart"		5:11
4.	"The Conclusion"	"Randy's Jam" "Long Night's Journey" "Re-Introduction" "Come Out of Her" "Clothed with the Sun" "In Closing..."	16:34
Total length:			75:59

Critical reception

In 2018, Prog Report ranked Sola Scriptura #2 all time in the Neal Morse discography behind The Similitude of a Dream . ^[3]

Personnel

Band

• Neal Morse – keyboards, guitars, vocals
• Mike Portnoy – drums
• Randy George – bass

Guest

• Paul Gilbert – lead guitar in "Upon the Door" and "Do You Know My Name?", flamenco guitar in "Two Down, One to Go"

Additional musicians

• 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

1. Ezell, Brice (February 15, 2012). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s". PopMatters . Retrieved August 7, 2015.
2. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Sola Scriptura - Neal Morse | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
3. "Prog Report Ranking – Neal Morse Albums". February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

External links

• kvltsite.com review