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The Light (Spock's Beard Song)
"The Light" is a song by the American progressive rock group Spock's Beard. It is the first track on their debut album, ''The Light''. It is one of the most well known songs by the band and was ranked as the second best Modern Prog Song of the 1990-2015 period by The Prog Report in 2017. It is one of the band's most played songs. Live appearances * '' Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There'' * ''Live at the Whisky and NEARfest'' * ''Don't Try This at Home'' * '' From the Vault'' * '' Gluttons for Punishment'' * ''There and Here'' * '' Live at High Voltage Festival'' * ''Live at Sea'' Structure All sections written by Neal Morse unless noted. #*I. The Dream (0:00–0:48) #*II. One Man ( Alan Morse, Neal Morse) (0:48–5:14) #*III. Garden People (5:14–6:46) #*IV. Look Straight into the Light (6:46–9:05) #*V. The Man in the Mountain (9:05–11:10) #*VI. Señor Valasco's Mystic Voodoo Love Dance (11:10–12:46) #*VII. The Return of the Horrible Catfish Man (12:46� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light (Spock's Beard Album)
''The Light'' is the 1995 debut album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. The album features two different covers—one for its domestic release, and one for its European release. " The Light" has since become Spock's Beard's signature song. The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records. Background and writing In 1991, Morse left the Los Angeles music club life and moved to Nashville, TN. Morse took a motivational weekend course and realized that "I got into music because I loved it and I wanted to do big pieces." Two weeks later, Morse wrote '' The Light'', ''Go the Way You Go'', and ''The Water''. Morse then invited his brother Alan Morse to play along on the demos. The Morse brothers later met drummer Nick D'Virgilio at a bar open jam night and was invited to join the band along with Dave Meros. The title track, '' The Light'', also signals the birth of the "Neal Morse epic", a signature of his longform songwriting that remains to thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard is an American progressive rock band formed in Los Angeles. The band was formed in 1992 by brothers Neal Morse, Neal (lead vocals, keyboards) and Alan Morse (vocals, guitars), John Ballard (bass) and Nick D'Virgilio (drums). Ballard was replaced by Dave Meros before the release of their debut album, ''The Light (Spock's Beard album), The Light'' (1995), and Ryo Okumoto (keyboards) joined soon after. Neal Morse left the band following the release of their sixth album, ''Snow (Spock's Beard album), Snow'' (2002), and D'Virgilio took over as the band's frontman. In 2011, D'Virgilio also left and was replaced by Jimmy Keegan (drums) and Ted Leonard (lead vocals) from ''Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep'' (2013) onwards. To date, the band have released thirteen studio albums, and numerous live releases. The band, particularly the Neal Morse line-up, are considered to be at the forefront of modern progressive rock music. Four of their first six albums featured in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Songs
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Nick D'Virgilio
Nicholas D'Virgilio (born November 12, 1968), often referred to as NDV, is an American drummer, singer and guitarist, best known as a member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the '' Calling All Stations'' album. He has also done session work with many artists including Tears for Fears and Mystery, and is an official member of Big Big Train. Career D'Virgilio was the drummer in Spock's Beard since the band began in the early 1990s. After Neal Morse left in 2002, D'Virgilio took over on lead vocals and became their frontman during live performances. In this line-up, Spock's Beard subsequently recorded four albums, ''Feel Euphoria'', '' Octane'', the self-titled '' Spock's Beard'', and '' X'', prior to D'Virgilio's departure in 2011. In 1994, D'Virgilio joined Kevin Gilbert's reformed band Giraffe for a one-off performance of the Genesis piece "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" at Progfest '94. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Meros
Dave Meros (born 8 February 1956), is an American bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Meros has also played or recorded with such artists as Gary Myrick, Bobby Kimball of Toto, Simon Phillips, Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders and Big Big Train, and played for Eric Burdon and The Animals from 1990 through the end of 2005, and was the bass player for Iron Butterfly from 2015 through 2021. He was also tour manager for Eric Burdon and has worked as a tour manager for further artists as well. As a bassist, Meros' musical influences are varied, including Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Chris Squire, James Jamerson, Marcus Miller, Francis "Rocco" Prestia of Tower of Power, Chuck Rainey and David Hungate. Early life Dave Meros was born in Salinas, California. He has a Business Degree from U.C. Berkeley with Music Minor. Musical history Meros began studying classical piano at age 9, five years formal training. • Studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At High Voltage Festival
''Live at High Voltage'' is a 2-CD set released by the progressive rock band Spock's Beard recorded by Concert Live. It features the band's complete performance at the UK's High Voltage Festival on one CD, with a second blank CD provided to burn online content onto (which includes an interview and photo gallery). It is notable for featuring Neal Morse joining the band to perform " The Light" and "June". at setlist.fm This marks his second reunion with his former band since his departure following the release of ''Snow'' (2002). Following Nick D'Virgilio's departure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There And Here
''There & Here (From the Vaults, Series 4)'' is a double live album from American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Individual songs were recorded at several shows on the ''V'' tours in Europe, as well as the August 2000 show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. It was released in July 2001 on Radiant Records. Track listing Disc one #" Beware of Darkness" – 6:50 #"Gibberish" – 5:10 #"At the End of the Day" – 16:58 #"Revelation" – 6:45 #"All on a Sunday" – 4:15 #"Thoughts (Part II)" – 5:01 #"Harm's Way" – 12:33 #"Ryo's Solo" – 10:03 Disc two #"The Great Nothing" – 26:38 #"Medley: The Doorway, Mood for a Day, The Light, June" – 19:53 #"Space Truckin'/ Soul Sacrifice" – 4:56 #"Whole Lotta Love/Waste Away" – 12:03 Personnel * Neal Morse – lead and backing vocals, guitar and keyboards * Nick D'Virgilio – drums and backing vocals *Dave Meros – bass guitar and backing vocals *Alan Morse – guitars and backing vocals *Ryo Okumoto – keyboards and back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Vault (Spock's Beard Album)
''From the Vault'' is a compilation album of home demos and unreleased tracks by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Track listing #"Fire/Waste Away" (live) - 6:01 #"The Light" (home demo) - 15:18 #"Excerpts from 'The Doorway" (live) - 8:31 #"The Doorway" (home demo) - 10:26 #"Waste Away" (alternative mix) - 5:26 #"Walking on the Wind" (home demo) - 9:06 #"Go the Way You Go" (home demo) - 12:07 #"Stratus" (bonus track for Japan) #"Into Fire" (bonus track for Japan) Total length: 66:55 Personnel *Neal Morse - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synth *Alan Morse - electric guitars, backing vocals *Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, backing vocals *Dave Meros - bass guitars, backing vocals *Ryo Okumoto Ryo Okumoto (奥本亮, born May 24, 1959) is a Japanese rock keyboardist, best known for his work with progressive rock group Spock's Beard. He joined the band in 1996 and has been a member ever since. When singer and keyboardist Neal Morse w ... - hammond organ, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gluttons For Punishment
''Gluttons for Punishment'', released in 2005, is a double live album by the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was recorded during the band's '' Octane'' tour on March 18, 2005, at Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany; March 20 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland; and March 21 at Substage in Karlsruhe, Germany. It is the first live album released by Spock's Beard since the departure of the former frontman Neal Morse. Track listing Disc one #"Intro" – 1:20 #"The Ballet of the Impact" – 5:50 #"I Wouldn't Let It Go" – 4:47 #"Surfing Down the Avalanche" – 3:53 #"She Is Everything" – 7:06 #"Climbing Up That Hill" – 3:34 #"Letting Go" – 1:20 #"Of the Beauty of It All" – 4:56 #"Harm's Way" – 11:17 #"NWC" – 9:58 Tracks 1-8 are played in sequence and form A Flash Before My Eyes. Disc two #"At the End of the Day" – 16:33 #"The Bottom Line" – 7:40 #"Ryo's Solo" – 5:57 #"Ghosts of Autumn" – 6:49 #"As Long As We Ride" – 8:26 #" The Light" – 19:07 Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its "progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of " art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressive rock is based on fusions of styles, approaches and genres, involving a continuous move between formalism and eclecticism. Due to its historical reception, the scope of progre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
