Friday, May 31, 2013

Spock's Beard


Artist:  Spock's Beard
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre:  Progressive Rock

Original line-up:

Neal Morse:  Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar
Alan Morse:  Vocals, Guitar
Dave Meros:  Bass, Vocals, Keyboards
Nick D'Virgilio:  Drums, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Spock's Beard are an American Progressive Rock Band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal Morse (Lead Vocals, Keyboards) and Alan Morse (Guitar, Vocals), teamed up with Dave Meros (Bass) and Nick D'Virgilio (Drums).  The band plays Progressive Rock with much influence from Yes and Genesis, also well known for Multi-part Vocal Harmonies.














Title:  Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep  (2013)
Genre:  Progressive Rock
Label:   Inside Out Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Hiding  Out   (7:13)
 2.  I Know Your Secret  (7:40)
 3.  A Treasure Abandoned  (8:53)
 4.  Submerged  (4:57)
 5.  Afterthoughts  (6:08)
 6.  Something Very Strange  (8:23)
 7.  Waiting For Me  12:36)

Disc 2:

Special Edition Bonus Disc:

 1.  The Man You're Afraid You Are  (7:11)
 2.  Down A Burning Road  (6:51)
 3.  Wish I Were Here  (6:33)
 4.  Something Very Strange (Sanctified Remix) (5:09)

Personnel:

Alan Morse:  Guitar, Pedal & Lap Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Autoharp
Dave Meros:  Bass, Backing Voals
Ted Leonard:  Lead Vocals, Guitar
Ryo Okumoto:  Organ, Mellotron, Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Vocoder
Jimmy Keegan:  Drums, Percussion, Timpani, Backing Vocals 

Additional Musicians:

Neal Morse:  Guitar on Track 7
Stan Ausmus:  Guitar on Track 1 (Bonus Disc)
John Boegehold:  Vocoder on Track 6
Craig Eastman:  Violin, Viola, Hurdy Gurdy on Tracks:  7, 2 (Bonus Disc)

Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep is the eleventh studio album by Spock's Beard, was released on April 2, 2013 by Inside Out Music, and it is the first album with new singer Ted Leonard, and Jimmy Keegan (Drums).

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