Spock’s Beard – The First Twenty Years

[schema type=”review” name=”Spock’s Beard – The First Twenty Years” description=”Label: InsideOut Music” author=”Sabine van Gameren” pubdate=”2015-11-20″ ]
Prog formation Spock’s Beard has been around for quite some years now. The guys thought it about time to summarize these years in a ‘best of’ album and it is called “The First Twenty Years”.

For the fans it is not always much interesting to see a release like these. But those who did not have a whole large collection on this band may be getting a great overview of this release. Yet on this double album, that clocks over two and a half hours, there is a lot of new to discover. All songs are remastered and it comes with a DVD full of bonus material. This bonus exists out of some material that has never been released before and maybe most interesting, a registration of their concert at Progfest in 1997.
The songs found on the two discs are giving a great overview from what the band has been doing. The different line-ups and the subtle, or not so subtle differences through the years come to light and the remastering makes sure the whole comes together a bit more.

The release will keep you listening for quite a while. A long playtime and many hours of Prog ahead of you. If you want to look deeper into this band this release may be a good one to start with.

Line-Up:
Alan Morse – Guitar, Vocals
Dave Meros – Bass Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Ryo Okumoto – Keyboards, Vocals
Jimmy Keegan – Drums, Vocals
Ted Leonard – Vocals, Guitar
Neal Morse – Vocals, Keyboards
Nick D’Virgilio – Vocals

Tracklist: CD 1 1 The Light 2 Thoughts 3 The Doorway 4 June 5 Day For Night 6 At The End Of The Day 7 Solitary Soul 8 Wind At My Back CD 2 1 The Bottom Line 2 She Is Everything 3 On A Perfect Day 4 Jaws Of Heaven 5 Waiting For Me 6 Tides of Time 7 Falling For Forever

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