Transatlantic in a new guise

What you get here is quite excellent and composed of 5 musicians exception presented in technically brilliant form music. What is clear is that for a pop rock, as amazingly, afforded the first album. 2 years ago, that was new. Designated Progrocker make pop music. That was great. Now they make even a bit of pop music, but by the "loss" of the producers for many years experienced team Neal Morse / Mike Portnoy is at the helm. And they do what they have always done together: prog rock a la Transatlantic. And so various pieces are unique to this genre and these musicians. Steve Morse brings a whole new facet to guitaristic Transatlantic Sound, Dave LaRue plays an entirely different, sometimes much funkier bass as Pete Trewavas. Casey McPherson has to contribute an interesting, warm voice to the whole.
And that is the clear drawback of this album, which is why I "only" 4 stars awarded (it could have been 3 also ...): I do not want to hear again Transatlantic if Flying Colors is on it! The lack of regulatory and braking producers of the first disc you realize, for example, the long stretched outro for the track "One Love Forever". That would have someone who is keen to reduce the pieces on the essentials, certainly not let it pass so. Sometimes, and particularly in the Pop, the following applies: in the short and sweet. And that's why this is no longer a pop rock album, with a single-piece prog rock like the debut, but it's prog rock with pop-shares, as we are used to from Transatlantic.
Whoever Flying Colors sought, is only marginally find them here. Who, ie Morse / Portnoy searches Transatlantic, is another treasure trove here. 3 essential musicians are exchanged or added, what the whole is a different color. But had to be really, Neal ??
Without this whole musical background taking into account, of course, is the great music composed !! Therefore, just 3.5 points, aufgrundet it. 4