Flying Colors – Second Nature (Music Theories Recordings/Mascot/ADA/Warner Music)
Second Nature is the latest album by Flying Colors and if you are looking for a well-produced and performed album then you have got it here. The opening track Open Your Eyes has some amazing musicianship, the guitar playing is first rate and the song is well written. The band is a supergroup featuring Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue, Casey McPherson, Neal Morse and Steve Morse. Mask Machine shows off the song writing, vocals and lyrics. Bombs Away add solid song writing vocals and musicianship. The Fury Of My Love is the ballads track off the album the vocals shine as does as the piano playing and musicianship. Songs like Lost Without You are kind of the ballads tracks where the musicianship, song writing and vocals come full force. Highlights the band amazing talent and how each player works together really well and shows off the solid production as well. One Love Forever has kind of European almost celtic tinge to the track and Casey vocals alongside the amazing guitar playing shine here. Cosmic Symphony end of the album well with a three parts to the song and the musicianship and song writing shine here. This is a well-produced album with some legendary players who have made an album worth checking out
