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Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard is an American progressive rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1992 by brothers Neal (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Alan Morse (guitars), John Ballard (bass), and Nick D'Virgilio (drums). Ballard was replaced by Dave Meros before the release of their debut album, '' The Light'' (1995), and Ryo Okumoto (keyboards) joined soon after. Neal Morse left the band following the release of their sixth album, ''Snow'' (2002), and D'Virgilio took over as the band's frontman. In 2011, D'Virgilio also left and was replaced by Jimmy Keegan (drums) and Ted Leonard (lead vocals), from '' Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep'' (2013) onwards. As of , the band have released thirteen studio albums and numerous live recordings. Four of their first six albums have featured in the Prog Report's "Top 50 Prog Albums 1990–2015", with ''The Light'' and ''Snow'' featuring in the top ten. History Neal Morse era (1992–2002) Spock's Beard was formed in Los Angeles in 1992 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gluttons For Punishment
''Gluttons for Punishment'', released in 2005, is a double live album by the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was recorded during the band's ''Octane'' tour on March 18, 2005, at Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany; March 20 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland; and March 21 at Substage in Karlsruhe, Germany. It is the first live album released by Spock's Beard since the departure of the former frontman Neal Morse. Track listing Disc one #"Intro" – 1:20 #"The Ballet of the Impact" – 5:50 #"I Wouldn't Let It Go" – 4:47 #"Surfing Down the Avalanche" – 3:53 #"She Is Everything" – 7:06 #"Climbing Up That Hill" – 3:34 #"Letting Go" – 1:20 #"Of the Beauty of It All" – 4:56 #"Harm's Way" – 11:17 #"NWC" – 9:58 Tracks 1-8 are played in sequence and form A Flash Before My Eyes. Disc two #"At the End of the Day" – 16:33 #"The Bottom Line" – 7:40 #"Ryo's Solo" – 5:57 #"Ghosts of Autumn" – 6:49 #"As Long As We Ride" – 8:26 #" The Light" – 19:07 Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep
''Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep'' is the eleventh studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard released on April 2, 2013. It is their first album with new singer Ted Leonard and drummer Jimmy Keegan in place of Nick D'Virgilio, while former member Neal Morse co-wrote two tracks, including "Waiting for Me", on which he plays guitar. Background and recording In the summer of 2011, Spock's Beard were scheduled to play at the Sweden Rock Festival and High Voltage Festival in Europe. Incumbent singer Nick D'Virgilio was unable to play at the dates, so the band recruited Enchant singer Ted Leonard to fill in for Nick on both shows. On 19 November 2011, Nick officially announced that he had left the band to pursue other projects, including playing for Cirque du Soleil. Later that week, the band announced that Leonard and touring drummer Jimmy Keegan had joined the band full-time as Nick's replacement. On 13 May 2012, the band announced that work had begun on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octane (album)
''Octane'' is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard, released on 25 January 2005. The first seven tracks form a complete piece of work, "A Flash Before My Eyes", that tells the story of a man involved in a car accident who relives his memories in the moments following the crash. A special edition release contained a second disc which contained five new tracks, outtakes from "A Flash Before My Eyes" and a video documenting the making of the album. Critical reception With ''Octane'', the band continued on a similar path as ''Feel Euphoria'' with a shift from progressive rock to a more straight-ahead rock sound. As a result, ''Octane'' has received generally average reviews since its release. Track listing Sources: Personnel ;Spock's Beard *Nick D'Virgilio – lead vocals, drums, percussion, loops, electric guitar and acoustic guitar * Alan Morse – guitar, theremin, saw, backing vocals *Ryo Okumoto – keyboards * Dave Meros – bass ;Addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel Euphoria
''Feel Euphoria'' is the seventh studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard released on July 8, 2003. It was the first album the band recorded following the departure of vocalist/songwriter Neal Morse, also the first full-length album to feature drummer Nick D'Virgilio as lead vocalist. It marked the beginning of a more band-oriented era of songwriting, as before Neal Morse had written the bulk of the band's material, now all of the remaining band members wrote for the band, including bass player Dave Meros, who picked up his first songwriting credit in the history of the band (other than full-group credits) on the song "Ghosts of Autumn". Tracks 7 through 12 comprise the suite "A Guy Named Sid". Track listing ;Special edition bonus tracks # "Moth of Many Flames" (Morse, Boegehold) – 2:49 # "From the Messenger" (Okumoto) – 7:25 Critical reception With the departure of Morse, a change in sound was noted by many critics. Sea of Tranquility reported, "Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
InsideOut Records
Inside Out Music is a German progressive rock record label originally based in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles. In 2009, it formed a partnership with Century Media Records and moved its base of operations to Dortmund, also in North Rhine-Westphalia. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music and became its premier label for progressive music. History The label was founded in 1993 by Thomas Waber and Michael Schmitz and started its publications re-issuing albums of new American prog metal acts like Symphony X and Shadow Gallery for the European market and then signing important prog artists like Steve Hackett. Inside Out signed a worldwide distribution contract with the German music company SPV and branched out with the U.S. division InsideOut US, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2009, SPV had to file for bankruptcy, and Inside Out partnered up with Century Media Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Electric Pea
Giant Electric Pea (often abbreviated as GEP) is an independent music label based in London and Berlin. Their releases consist of progressive rock, neo-prog and progressive metal music albums. History Giant Electric Pea was formed in 1992 by Michael Holmes, Thomas Waber (also founder of European independent music labels, Inside Out Music and Superball Music), Laurence Dyer and Martin Orford. The label was originally intended as a vehicle for IQ's 1993 album, 'Ever' but went on to become the first independent music label for progressive rock, quickly establishing itself within the genre by signing new bands such as Spock's Beard, Jadis and Threshold to the label. GEP have also released albums by established artists such as John Wetton and Renaissance. Management Giant Electric Pea is now managed by four directors: * Michael Holmes – CEO, also known for his work with progressive rock band IQ and solo project The Lens. * Rob Aubrey – Technical Director, sound engineer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spock
Spock is a fictional Character (arts), character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. He first appeared in the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' series serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS ''Enterprise'' as science officer and first officer (and Kirk's second-in-command) and later as commanding officer of the vessel. Spock's mixed human–Vulcan (Star Trek), Vulcan heritage serves as an important plot element in many of the character's appearances. Along with Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Dr. Leonard McCoy, Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), he is one of the three central characters in the original ''Star Trek'' series and List of Star Trek films, its films. After retiring from active duty in Starfleet, Spock served as a United Federation of Planets, Federation ambassador, and later became involved in the ill-fated attempt to save Romulus (Star Trek), Romulus from a supernova, leading him to live out the rest of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StarTrek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the series of the same name and became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. Since its creation, the franchise has expanded into various films, television series, video games, novels, and comic books, and it has become one of the most recognizable and highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began with ''Star Trek'' (''The Original Series''), which premiered on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV network. In the US it debuted on September 8, 1966, on NBC. The series followed the voyages of the crew of the starship USS ''Enterprise'', a space exploration vessel built by the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd century, on a mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before". In creating ''Star Trek'', Roddenberry was inspired by C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Original Series
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'' to distinguish the show within the Star Trek, media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way, Milky Way galaxy, 2266–2269. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer and Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Chief Medical Officer Leonard McCoy, Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose: Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship ''Enterprise''. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Norway Productions and Desilu Productions produced the ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
