Spock’s Beard in Nuremberg, 10/10/2005 - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I just got back home ... wow, my ears are still ringing.

This concert was just like I expected ... they are a very strong band, with and without Neal.

It was an evening with Spock's Beard - no support act. Spock's Beard are Dave Meros, Ryu Okumoto, Alan Morse, Nick D'Virgilio ... and Jimmy Keegan, who supports Nick on the drums. In fact they had two drumsets on the stage and often played simultaneously ... and of course they did a drum solo together.

Nick is really a good front man ... he switched between playing the drums (and not singing), singing and playing the guitar ... it was an electric guitar with piezo pickups, and he used the piezos (acoustic guitar sound) most of the time.

Alan - well, before I comment on the music let me say that he wore a absolutely weird rainbow colored shirt with freaked out interference patterns, shiny black trousers and black sunglasses - he looked just INSANE. His guitar playing was amazing ... he was using the same guitar that he played on the "Don't Try This at Home" DVD (the one with "Mellotron" printed above the pickups), and a nice Les Paul copy. If you're a guitarist and don't know Alan ... check him out, he has an absolutely unique style. He uses fingerpicking for EVERYTHING, and and gypsy-like strumming with the index finger.

Ryu had four keyboards - a Yamaha and a Korg to the left, a Hammond and a Moog to the right. And he made good use of them ...

The setlist ... well, I don't remember each song, but they started with the first half of Octane. Then they played some old songs - At the End of the Day, Strange World, Harm's Way, Go the Way You Go, ... then they did a short acoustic break with Carry On from Feel Euphoria and the acoustic interlude they also played on the DVD. Then they played some more songs from Octane. Unfortunately they only played one song as an encore ... fortunately it was The Light.

A wonderful experience ... it was worth every cent.

Edited by MikeEnRegalia

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MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21179	Topic: Spock’s Beard in Nuremberg, 10/10/2005 Posted: October 10 2005 at 19:55
	^ Jody: To be honest: I prefer the Morse songs ... their newer stuff is more AOR/Hard Rock. It's very entertaining, but next to songs like The Light or Go the Way You Go they just seem a little pale. ^ robertplantowns: That all happened a long time ago ... Nuremberg is a city like any other.
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robertplantowns Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Status: Offline Points: 333	Posted: October 10 2005 at 19:19
	Going to a concert in Nuremberg? That's a historically and morally loaded place, not sure if I could attend a concert there.

TheProgtologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802	Posted: October 10 2005 at 19:13
	Sounds cool Mike,I have heard bits and pieces of their new live cd,and while I am not a fan of post-Neal SB,I have to admit what I heard sounded pretty good.


MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21179	Posted: October 10 2005 at 18:53
	I just got back home ... wow, my ears are still ringing. This concert was just like I expected ... they are a very strong band, with and without Neal. It was an evening with Spock's Beard - no support act. Spock's Beard are Dave Meros, Ryu Okumoto, Alan Morse, Nick D'Virgilio ... and Jimmy Keegan, who supports Nick on the drums. In fact they had two drumsets on the stage and often played simultaneously ... and of course they did a drum solo together. Nick is really a good front man ... he switched between playing the drums (and not singing), singing and playing the guitar ... it was an electric guitar with piezo pickups, and he used the piezos (acoustic guitar sound) most of the time. Alan - well, before I comment on the music let me say that he wore a absolutely weird rainbow colored shirt with freaked out interference patterns, shiny black trousers and black sunglasses - he looked just INSANE. His guitar playing was amazing ... he was using the same guitar that he played on the "Don't Try This at Home" DVD (the one with "Mellotron" printed above the pickups), and a nice Les Paul copy. If you're a guitarist and don't know Alan ... check him out, he has an absolutely unique style. He uses fingerpicking for EVERYTHING, and and gypsy-like strumming with the index finger. Ryu had four keyboards - a Yamaha and a Korg to the left, a Hammond and a Moog to the right. And he made good use of them ... The setlist ... well, I don't remember each song, but they started with the first half of Octane. Then they played some old songs - At the End of the Day, Strange World, Harm's Way, Go the Way You Go, ... then they did a short acoustic break with Carry On from Feel Euphoria and the acoustic interlude they also played on the DVD. Then they played some more songs from Octane. Unfortunately they only played one song as an encore ... fortunately it was The Light. A wonderful experience ... it was worth every cent. Edited by MikeEnRegalia
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