Momentum is the ninth progressive rock album by Neal Morse, released in September 2012. The album features Mike Portnoy on drums and Randy George on bass. The title track "Momentum" was released in late July 2012, along with a music video. Guests include Eric Gillette and Bill Hubauer who would later found The Neal Morse Band with Morse, Portnoy and George.
"Thoughts" is the fifth part of a cross-album suite, with other parts being featured on the Spock's Beard albums Beware of Darkness and V. "Afterthoughts", the third part of the cycle, was released on Spock's Beard's 2013 album Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep. As of the spring of 2020, there is no official release of a fourth part of the "Thoughts" cycle.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Momentum"
6:25
2.
"Thoughts (Part 5)"
7:51
3.
"Smoke and Mirrors"
4:38
4.
"Weathering Sky"
4:15
5.
"Freak"
4:29
6.
"World Without End"
I. "Introduction" II. "Never Pass Away" III. "Losing Your Soul" IV. "The Mystery" V. "Some Kind of Yesterday VI. "Never Pass Away (Reprise)"
