Troika
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Troika is a collaborative album by progressive rock/metal musicians Nick D'Virgilio, Neal Morse and Ross Jennings under the moniker D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings. It was released on 25 February 2022 through InsideOut Music.
The album was announced in September 2021 with the album's first single "Julia" being released on 3 December 2021. Subsequent singles "Everything I Am" and "You Set My Soul On Fire" were released on January 11 2022 and February 8 2022 respectively. The songs "Julia", "Another Trip Around the Sun" and "King for a Day" were penned by Jennings. Basis
Much like A Shadow of My Future Self, The album follows themes of relationships, loss and growing old.
Jennings was later invited to join after interviewing Neal Morse's Transatlantic bandmate Mike Portnoy on Transatlantic's album The Absolute Universe. He was initially invited to just provide vocals, but contributed guitar and songwriting after Morse became aware of Jennings' guitar skill and then upcoming solo album. Tracklist |
| Pos. | Song Title | Length |
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| Total Length: | 59:58 | |
| 1. | "Everything I Am" | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Julia" | 6:07 |
| 3. | "You Set My Soul on Fire" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "One Time Less" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Another Trip Around the Sun" | 4:39 |
| 6. | "A Change is Gonna Come" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "If I Could" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "King For a Day" | 5:47 |
| 9. | "Second Hand Sons" | 4:43 |
| 10. | "My Guardian" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "What You Leave Behind" | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Julia - Alternative Version" (Bonus Track) | 8:19 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Ross Jennings - vocals, lead electric guitar and 6 & 12-string electric guitar, EBow, synth
- Nick D'Virgilio - vocals, drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, flute
- Neal Morse - vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, fretless bass, slide and electric guitars, organ, melodica, electric piano, mandolin
- Tony Levin - bass on "If I Could"
Production and Design
- Neal Morse - production
- Jerry Guidroz - mixing, mastering
- Joel Barrios - artwork and graphic design
- Ross Jennings - cover art concept
- Blacklake - "RJ" logo
Quotes
"Receiving 'The Call' from Neal to participate in this project was somewhat of a prayer answered... As a long time fan of their work, I've been singing along to Neal's & Nick's records for years, so it felt really natural for my voice to slot right in."
-Ross Jennings
"I've known and worked with Neal for over 30 years and I've been a big fan of Ross and the music he makes for a long time. I felt confident right away that this would be a fun project to be a part of. I was so right."-Nick D'Virgilio
"What a great pleasure it's been to work on this album with these amazing artists! It was kind of funny... We had been working on the songs remotely for several months before I finally heard all of us singing together at the same time. The first time I brought the faders up, I knew we had the magic!"-Neal Morse
Gallery
Pictures are courtesy of Discogs.com
>> See full Troika gallery
Vinyl gatefold back
A-Side of the Vinyl LP (Gold)
CD from the Vinyl release
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| Collaborative album by Ross Jennings, Nick D'Virgilio and Neal Morse |
| Released | 25 February 2022 |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Genre | Pop Rock, Folk rock, Acoustic |
| Length | 59:58 |
| Label | InsideOut Music |
| Ross Jennings Chronology |
| Acoustic Shadows (2022) |
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