Which Spock’s beard?

Hmm, prolly V, or The Light, or Snow, aagh, its so difficult, I'm gonna say V, then get Snow after that

 Thanks guys,

 Maani's reveiw has convinced me, though V and Snow seem equaly promising, i cant wait to hear an impressive debut by the beard.  

I recommend you buy something from a better band. 

Edited by chorus of one

sigod wrote: chorus of one wrote: I recommend you buy something from a better band.  Oooh, dems fightin words chorus

 

Sid Smith in a Krimson diary entry about  3 weeks ago, drew a metaphor which I'm attracted to, with respect to 2nd, 3rd and xth generation progressive rock bands - and note in his piece he was drawing the metaphor wrt  Gentle Giant!

Smith stated that when listening to recent prog bands, there was always a risk of hearing their antecedents. However, given time, with further exposure to some of these bands and he could hear the changes, the evolution, what they were bringing new to that particular style of prog. He liken these bands to seedlings, and a gardener having taken the parent plant (of earlier sounds  as the roots, trunk, trunk, branches, leaves and twigs),  shredded (pun?) them into a mulch. I took from this the idea: you could bearly recognise the original source but having spread the mulch over the ground it would initially protect the saplings, and then fertilise them - some eventually growing into strong healthy trees (well, shrubs anyway)!

Taking Smith's analogy, I've  been tempted to apply it to Spocks Beard and would suggest the mulching machine has not been working as effectively as it could, regularly spewing out unshredded pieces of roots, branches and trunks, amongst the heap of tiny pieces. Further, large branches have been grafted on the Spocks Beard sapling trunk from elsewhere, becoming set and growing vigorously! As an old fart, walking through this forest of prog trees, I find as I approach Beard, I keep  tripping up over the unshredded roots (e.g. from Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant, nay even Deep Purple - for instance along the Snowy path), which younger and mor einnocent listeners with more agile legs would leap over and not even notice. Kindness of Strangers, is the only path I found  to Spock which is free of large lumps, and instead consists of the best fine mulch.

And all the best rhubarb grows in horse dung.......................................

 

 

after listening to all my spocks beard albums i would say any album they are brillaint!

vaportrail wrote:  Hi everyone  I got Beware of Darkness a week ago and its pretty awesome, which one should be my next choice?  Anyone know ofn any other bands with the same Yes-ish Sound?  Thanks!

since you think that Beware Of Darkness is pretty awesome get The Kindness of Strangers next. I think you will like that as well.

I first heard Spock's Beard through a sampler tape they had sent my brother for the bands appearing at that years Los Angeles Progfest. I believe that was 1995. Anyway, the moment I heard the song "The Light", I was blown away. In their show they performed the whole "The Light" album as well as the song "Thoughts". Again I was just amazed at this band. Not too often do I like US prog bands but this one really grabbed me. Unfortunately for my tastes, everything after "Kindness Of Strangers" was not up to the high quality of their first three albums. So to answer your question, grab "The Light" next. Also pick up Transatlantic "SMPTe", which is better than all the SB albums except "The Light".

Bridge Across Forever is SOOOO much better than SMPTe, if you;re gonna get a Transatlantic album, get Brisge Across Forever, its a masterpiece

I'm liking "Octane" at the moment.

vaportrail wrote: Chris Stainton wrote: Also pick up Transatlantic "SMPTe", which is better than all the SB albums except "The Light". Just listening to Transatlantic- Mystery Train, Its fantastic. Sounds a bit like Conspiracy (Chris Squire, Billy Sherwood)

I have to agree that Transatlantic is a step above most of the SB discography. Bridge before SMPTe.