hodgepodge

1 a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum]

2 a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: patchwork, jumble]

English

Alternative spellings

• hodge-podge

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈhɑdʒˌpɑdʒ/

Noun

1. A collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble.

Quotations

• 1653, Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler

  Man's life is but vain, for 'tis subject to pain, / And sorrow, and short as a bubble; / 'Tis a hodge-podge of business, and money, and care, / And care, and money, and trouble.

Synonyms

farrago, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag

Translations

Hodgepodge is a collection of Neal Morse's demos, live performances, Jam sessions and other things.

Personnel

Band

• Neal Morse - Vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, bass
• (Neal's Dad) - Orchestra director
• Phil Keaggy - Guitar

Track listing

• Disk - Total Time 68:23

1. "Orchestra Piece with no title" – 3:21
2. "Emma (live at Calprog 2004)" – 5:21
3. "The Emperor's New Clothes (Demo)" – 4:27
4. "Baby's in Black (with Phil Keaggy)" – 2:19
5. "Ain't Seen Nothin' Like Me (Live at Calprog 2004)" – 8:43
6. "A Bridge Across Forever (Live at Calprog 2004)" – 4:35
7. "Snow Newscast" – 0:55
8. "Good Don't Last" & "Open Wide the Floodgates (live at Calprog)" – 8:23
9. "If I Fell (with Phil Keaggy)" – 2:41
10. "Chataqua (live at Calprog 2004)" – 3:21
11. "Progressive radio bit" – 2:48
12. "Reunion (Demo)" – 10:01
13. "Jam with Phil Keaggy" – 11:44

Release details

• 2006, USA, Radiant Records, release date 12 July 2006, CD

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