THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS

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This is the 2015 Greatest hits of Spock's Beard, with songs from each and every album they have made to date. The choices made for each album are unsurprising and perfectly chosen. Classic epics like THE LIGHT, THE DOORWAY and AT THE END OF THE DAY are of course all included, and I personally thought they were all improved by the remastering, especially THE LIGHT which is the eldest and had more that could be added.

I, however, got this shipped out to me not for those timeless tracks, but for NEAL MORSE'S new, gorgeously inspired epic, FALLING FOR FOREVER. This 20 minute highly guitar focused epic includes every member of the Beard's history.

The vocal parts are perfect with TED LEONARD really bringing home the delectably crafted melodies. The instrumental jams are a lot of fun, and show typical Spock's tonality. They franticly meander to create all that heavenly tension to be bombastically resolved. You can really see that chemistry between them all here.

Nick's vocals in the middle piece suited the melody so brilliantly! Oh my word what a glorious chord progression that is. How does NEAL MORSE write these things I do not know. This is preceded by a early GENESIS-esque romantic sequence with KAIPA-like guitar accompaniment.

Speaking of middle sections!.. I never realised how fantastic that middle section of AT THE END OF THE DAY is. So glad I had the impetus to listen a little closer!

An interesting album for both newcomers and oldcomers to Spock's Beard!

Peace

BR

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