Neal Morse Concert - 2004 

 

On October 2, 2004, Hammster Wheel was proud to host the first Michigan solo concert from Neal Morse.

Neal is the former member of progressive rock groups Spock's Beard and Transatlantic.  Neal has been voted one of CCM Magazine's breakout artists of 2004!  England's Classic Rock magazine announced their list of the 100 Greatest Frontmen of Rock. Neal was one of the only indie artists in the list, which covers the entire history of rock up to the present. Anyone who has seen Neal live won't be surprised, of course.  More info on Neal can be found at www.nealmorse.com 

Hammster Wheel would like to thank all those who attended the show, and all the volunteers who helped make the event run smoothly.   We hope to work with you again, soon.    A special thanks to Neal for making it all possible.

Here was the concert details:
Neal Morse - Solo concert
Saturday, October 2, 2004
7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Hope United Methodist Church
2920 South M-37 Highway
Hastings, Michigan  49058-9364

Neal performed solo (without a band), and there was no opening act.    

Here's some of the comments that have been posted:
“I can honestly say that my life has changed after this concert... I've always been pretty serious about believing in god, and Christianity, having grown up catholic, but recently that’s slipped away... But not anymore,, this concert has changed me for the better, and I can feel something growing inside. Thank You Neal for sparking that up... Thanks Once again to everybody that made this night a success. I'll remember it forever.”

“Anyways, I came out of that concert a new man and thinking of things deeply and differently. I think we all did. and I am glad that I have started to pray two months ago. I have accepted finally that god is here in my life and I welcome him and all that he says to me. That night, I felt like he really was speaking to me that he hasn't given up on me and that he is here to be my friend as always. I have been on cloud 100 ever since.  All in all, a great and awesome evening. The best concert I have ever seen.”

“My thanks to the guys that made it happen and to the pastor who allowed the show to be held in his church. It was without a doubt the smallest crowd I've even been part of for a musical event, but that's not a complaint. It was an intimate gathering, well organized and run by folks who obviously loved the music.”

 Here's a picture of Tim Hamm (left)  and Steve Reid (right) and Neal: