Nick D'Virgilio Leaves Spock's Beard

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   Jimmy should have been a full time member for years now. 

But no surprises I suppose. Glad they repaired the lineyp so quickly. Will be interesting to see where they go from here.

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Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183	Posted: November 21 2011 at 16:36
	Jimmy should have been a full time member for years now. But no surprises I suppose. Glad they repaired the lineyp so quickly. Will be interesting to see where they go from here.
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Roland113 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 30 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Status: Offline Points: 3843	Posted: November 21 2011 at 18:15
	So I listened to my lone Enchant CD on the way home and I'm feeling pretty good about the new lineup. Honestly, I think they've actually upgraded on the vocals. I think that Ted Leonard has a similar but stronger voice than NdV and Jimmie Keegan has been doing a fine job for them on drums for years now. The biggest loss in my mind is the charisma of NdV and the acclaim. Nick is such a great and prolific drummer that he will add a certain amount of respect to any project just by his presence. It will be interesting to see who, if anyone takes on the 'virtuoso' status of the band. My take: Vocals: Upgrade Drums: Push Writing: Upgrade (I mentioned this before, Nick barely wrote anything for X and it was their best in years) Celeb Cred: Downgrade If they can overcome the loss of their 'star' then I think this lineup can go far.
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KirksNoseHair Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: December 05 2008 Location: Norton, MA USA Status: Offline Points: 70	Posted: November 24 2011 at 07:27
	Hey Roland113, I totally agree about the writing. Many of the best tracks they've released since Neal left the band have been written by people who are not even in the band. Now, whether or not the writing will improve from here remains to be seen, but I think having people who are going to actually perform the material doing more of the writing is always a good thing.


dennismoore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: April 19 2011 Location: America Status: Offline Points: 877	Posted: February 07 2012 at 15:39
	Sad to see Nick go, but SB never was able to attrack enough concert goers to make enough to tour. I saw SB in San Fran on Spock's Beard V tour. AMAZING & FANTASTIC show, The Great Nothing live was too good to put into words, but even then WITH Neal Morse they had perhaps 200 peeps in the crowd for the only night in SF (ticket cost only 20 bucks!). Most promoters have left prog dry. It breaks my heart. Best to Nick in the future. I hope that Neal's guesting on the new SB record brings back some of the old magic. All On A Sunday, indeed.
	"Yeah, people are unhappy about that - but you know what, it's still Yes." - Chris Squire

FunkyM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 12 2010 Location: Funkytown Status: Offline Points: 134	Posted: February 11 2012 at 09:40
	Wow, how did I miss this one back in November? It is sad to see NDV leave Spock's Beard, but given the reasons, it's understandable. X was a fantastic album for him to go out on. I am glad to see the band continue and it will be interesting to see how Ted Leonard fits in with the Beard's sound. I own copies of Tug of War and Blink of an Eye and although I don't think I would call them exceptional works, I don't have anything against his vocals. Edited by FunkyM - February 11 2012 at 09:40