OCTANE

With this album, SPOCK'S BEARD continue to change their sound after Neal Morse left, like they did on 'Feel Euphoria'. But I feel they did a better job on 'Octane': it seems the band are still learning how to write good songs without their former main composer. The result is an album which is more even than its predecessor, mixing good heavier stuff, some folk songs and some prog songs with nice arrangements. Most of the album is pleasant to listen to, but I wouldn't say it's a prog album, rather being a good rock album.