Year : 2013
Style : Symphonic Progressive Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 187 mb
Bio:
Spock's Beard are a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career.Alan plays electric guitar. The original line-up consisted of the Morse brothers, along with fellow musicians Nick D'Virgilio and John Ballard (bass).The following year Ballard was replaced by Dave Meros and the band subsequently released their debut album, The Light, in 1995.The quartet were later joined by veteran keyboardist Ryo Okumoto. Neal Morse departed in 2002, with D'Virgilio taking over lead vocals until his departure in 2011. The band currently consists of longstanding members Alan Morse, Dave Meros, and Ryo Okumoto, along with newer members drummer Jimmy Keegan and vocalist Ted Leonard; both of whom had performed in a live capacity with the band previously (Keegan from D'Virgilio's switch to frontman and Leonard in the immediate aftermath of D'Virgilio's departure).The band plays a brand of progressive rock with pop music leanings (drawing much influence from Yes and Genesis). The band is also well known for their intricate multi-part vocal harmonies (such as those found on certain Gentle Giant songs) and use of counterpoint on cuts such as "Gibberish", "Thoughts (Parts I and II)", "A Guy Named Sid Pt.5: Sid's Boy Choir", "Long Time Suffering", "Devil's Got My Throat", "The Healing Colors of Sound, Pt. 2", and "Afterthoughts."
Album:
Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep is the eleventh studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard released on April 2, 2013.It is their first album with new singer Ted Leonard and drummer Jimmy Keegan in place of Nick D'Virgilio, while former member Neal Morse co-wrote two tracks,[3] including "Waiting for Me", on which he plays guitar.In the summer of 2011, Spock's Beard were scheduled to play at the Sweden Rock Festival and High Voltage Festival in Europe. Incumbent singer Nick D'Virgilio was unable to play at the dates, so the band recruited Enchant singer Ted Leonard to fill in for Nick on both shows.On 19 November 2011, Nick officially announced that he had left the band to pursue other projects, including playing for Cirque du Soleil.Later that week, the band announced that Leonard and touring drummer Jimmy Keegan had joined the band full-time as Nick's replacement.On 13 May 2012, the band announced that work had begun on their 11th studio album, tentatively due in the fall of that year On 1 December 2012, the title of the album was revealed as Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep and would be released in April 2013. As with previous albums, a preorder campaign was launched, this time on crowdfunding site Indiegogo, to fund the recording of the album. Contributors to the campaign were entitled to preorder a limited edition of the album that would include a bonus track not present on any other releases.The track listing was announced on the band's Facebook page on 18 January 2013.
Line Up:
Ted Leonard - lead and backing vocals, guitar
Alan Morse - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, pedal & lap steel guitar, mandolin, autoharp
Ryo Okumoto - organ, mellotron, piano, synths, clavinet, vocoder
Dave Meros - bass guitar, backing vocals
Jimmy Keegan - drums and percussion, timpani, backing vocals
Additional musicians:
Stan Ausmus — song co-writer, additional guitar ("The Man You’re Afraid You Are")
John Boegehold — song co-writer, vocoder ("Something Very Strange")
Craig Eastman — violin, viola, hurdy-gurdy ("Waiting for Me", "Down a Burning Road")
Neal Morse — song co-writer, additional guitar ("Waiting for Me")
Production:
Produced by Rich Mouser, Alan Morse and John Boegehold
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Rich Mouser at The Mouse House, Altadena, CA
Additional personnel:
Thomas Ewerhard - graphic design
Alex Solca - photography
John Boegehold - Candid photos
Stan Ausmus - Candid photos
Tracklist:
01. Hiding Out (7:13)
02. I Know Your Secret (7:40)
03. A Treasure Abandoned (8:53)
04. Submerged (4:57)
05. Afterthoughts (6:18)
06. Something Very Strange (8:33)
07. Waiting For Me (12:36)
08. The Man You're Afraid You Are (7:11)
09. Down A Burning Road (6:51)
10. Wish I Were Here (6:33)
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