For those unaware, over the last 38 years Carl Verheyen has released albums under his own name as well as Carl Verheyen Band albums. In his way of thinking, there’s a big difference though.

The delineation rises out of the camaraderie and spirit that comes from weeks and even years on the road. Imagine leaving on a month-long tour and realizing you’re about to have the next 90 meals with each other as you travel the next 9,000 miles together.

If you still good friends after all that, you truly have something special. And thus he believes that brother and sisterhood, plus the shared joy of hearing the music in the air each night makes it a BAND.

His new album Promised Future has 7 original songs that they have road tested before recording, which he believes is a privilege. Rick Davies from Supertramp would always lament that, ...it’s too bad that the record is a demo for the tour, as the music got better and deeper with repeated performances night after night.

Rick was a dear friend and a real mentor to Carl ever since 1985 when he joined Supertramp, and sadly we lost him in 2025. So they recorded an 8-minute version of Take the Long Way Home live in concert and included it along with a song from another of his heroes, the late Jesse Colin Young. Carl actually wrote to Jesse as a teenage guitarist / fanboy, asking if he could play in his band. Amazingly he wrote him back and he still have that letter!

People let your light shine are the beautiful lyrics he left us with, and those within the CVB all felt it was the perfect way to end Promised Future.

1. Every 20 Seconds
2. Promised Future
3. Shallow Harbor
4. Survive
5. Take The Long Way Home
6. Hippie Wedding
7. Hippie Reception
8. Dark Angels
9. Light Shine

The critically acclaimed musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and educator with sixteen albums and two live DVDs released worldwide, Carl opens his new album on the jaunty Every 20 Seconds and the groovy title cut Promised Future and then we are gifted the decadent beauty of Shallow Harbor and the free flowing Survive.

Along next is a live cut of his Supertramp tribute moment within Take The Long Way Home and that is in turn seamlessly backed by the ornately sculpted Hippie Wedding and the resplendent Hippie Reception, the new set rounding out on the rhythmic Dark Angels, coming to a close on the gloriously shimmering Light Shine.

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