Ranking the Studio Albums: Spock's Beard

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Sea of Tranquility

Sea of Tranquility

Күн бұрын

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@seanschmidt8408
@seanschmidt8408 4 жыл бұрын
"Snow" is a life-changer. Perfection from start to finish. Not one wasted note. But fave song will always go to "Waste Away". Saw that done live a couple times and singing the chorus with the band was magical.
@brentrusche2056
@brentrusche2056 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed...'Snow' is epic and deserving of their most dense and realized work to date. If fans rank 'The Lamb...' as the best in Genesis' discography, I think 'Snow' is deserving of the same place.
@Inquisitor6321
@Inquisitor6321 4 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of seeing Snow performed live at "Morsefest 2016" in Tennessee. Great show! I also has the privilege of hanging out with the band at the hotel they were staying. They were all cool and down to earth - especially Ryo & Ted. Good times - great memories!
@erotomaniac51
@erotomaniac51 3 жыл бұрын
Snow and V are the best!
@jooree7696
@jooree7696 3 жыл бұрын
@@erotomaniac51 I can agree
@reducecotwo
@reducecotwo 2 жыл бұрын
I was hooked after 'Stranger In A Strange Land.
@scottbivins4051
@scottbivins4051 2 жыл бұрын
Never heard of them Pete. I will give them a try. You are gold as far as you turned me in to HAWKWIND!
@1977tme
@1977tme 4 жыл бұрын
13. Feel Euphoria 12. Octane 11. The Light 10. The Oblivion Particle 9. Spock's Beard 8. Day for Night 7. Beware of Darkness 6. Snow 5. Noise Floor 4. The Kindness of Strangers 3. X 2. Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep 1. V
@gavinsmith9016
@gavinsmith9016 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I just bought my first Spock's Beard album this week. I'm half way through Snow and I'm enjoying it a lot.
@ivozanette7010
@ivozanette7010 4 жыл бұрын
1. Snow 2. The Light 3. V 4. Beware of Darkness 5. Day for Night 6. The Kindness of Strangers 7. Spock's Beard 8. X 9. Brief Nocturnes 10. The Oblivion Particle 11. Noise Floor 12. Octane 14. Feel Euphoria
@Orange_Affinity
@Orange_Affinity 4 жыл бұрын
I love this band but haven't enjoyed the Ted Leonard albums. Perhaps because I never cared for Enchant. Some interesting parallels with Genesis: Both bands had their singer leave and the drummer become the new vocalist Both went from a 5-piece to a 4-piece This happened both times after their 6th album This 6th album was a concept album This 6th album was a double album I think V is my favourite.
@grahamharley4895
@grahamharley4895 11 ай бұрын
Only just discovered these talented guys. Magic. Was with you until half way. Top end I'd put 'Kindness, The Light and Snow'. Snow live is excellent.
@paulayers1111
@paulayers1111 4 жыл бұрын
I’ll just rank the Neal Morse era: 6. Day For Night 5. The Light 4. Snow 3. Beware Of Darkness 2. The Kindness Of Strangers 1. V
@georggabriel7852
@georggabriel7852 3 жыл бұрын
Agree:)
@aweso100
@aweso100 14 күн бұрын
Usually same, though the top three switch around a lot.
@markholmes2357
@markholmes2357 4 жыл бұрын
Great fun! My top 5 would also be ones with Neal Morse. 1) Snow ( Wind at my back part 2) 2) V ( At the end of the day) 3) The kindness of Strangers (Flow) 4) Beware of Darkness (The doorway) 5) Day for night ( The healing colours of sound - suite) I absolutely love the title track of their debut, The Light but not quite so much the rest of it. Most underrated album for me is the self titled Spock's Beard..love the epic As far as the mind can see. Really enjoyed that Pete!
@JonJon-sd1fp
@JonJon-sd1fp 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Pete. I've heard of Spock's Beard but never listened to anything from them until now. After seeing your great album ranking I listened to the Beware of Darkness album on KZbin. I liked it a lot! Heard influences from Yes, Jethro Tull, Crack the Sky and Pink Floyd among others! Will listen to more! Thank you so much!
@ricklabonte6790
@ricklabonte6790 4 жыл бұрын
Great show Pete. Spock's Beard is incredible...My favorite is The Light. Snow is a masterpiece. I owned all Neal's works of SB discography
@mikeomo3235
@mikeomo3235 4 жыл бұрын
Spock's Beard is my fav "Modern" prog/rock band, lost a little something when Neal left but those later albums are still really good.
@masque1313
@masque1313 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this....Spock's Beard is one of my all time favorite bands. I think you pretty much nailed the list. I think the only changes I would have would be for X to be a couple of spots higher. The Oblivion Particle to be a little higher and I would jump Day For Night to the top and bump the others down one spot to make room for it. OK I got to go now, I think I am gonna start at the beginning and listen to all of them!!!!
@chassy
@chassy 3 жыл бұрын
Never heard of them. But I checked them out and love it a lot.
@davidcooper8621
@davidcooper8621 3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this band and found your overview of their work very interesting. Listening to 'Snow'
@RichardW001
@RichardW001 4 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Neal Morse period to the rest. Snow V The Light Beware Of Darkness The Kindness Of Strangers Day For Night X Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep Feel Euphoria Spock's Beard The Oblivion Particle Octane Noise Floor
@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896
@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896 4 жыл бұрын
Don't we all?😂😂
@translatorvoices7091
@translatorvoices7091 3 жыл бұрын
Beware of Darkness, what an album! A piece of modern art!
@srobbins1973
@srobbins1973 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting, Pete!
@gilbertlufc
@gilbertlufc 7 ай бұрын
My mate recommended this band after seeing them at the Brudenell social club in Leeds, UK. Really enjoying discovering their work albeit 25 years after they started.
@timothyhayes8128
@timothyhayes8128 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, Sea of tranquility! Can you please do Neal Morse?? That guy is my favorite! You can't disagree. I really want to see your thoughts (no pun intended) because you're a very good ranker.
@TheProgCorner
@TheProgCorner 3 жыл бұрын
Neal Morse is my favorite artist ever.
@BMR86
@BMR86 6 ай бұрын
earlier this year I first listened to the album X, the opening song The Edge of the in Between got me hooked immediately!
@marcelob4132
@marcelob4132 4 жыл бұрын
1 - The Light 2 - Beware Of Darkness 3 - V 4 - The Kindness Of Strangers 5 - Day For Night 6 - Snow
@Rolf2112
@Rolf2112 4 жыл бұрын
Beloved band. Beware of Darkness and V my favourites. Basically whatever Neil Morse touches turns into gold.
@seaoftranquilityprog
@seaoftranquilityprog 4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! Great songwriter, and I'm a big fan of his vocals.
@mellotronin54
@mellotronin54 Жыл бұрын
Been a fan since the 90's a track appeared on a sampler and it was the shining light on it. So bought the album and then another and another and the DVD's . I have seen them many times in every line up, If they come to the U.K I am there. Seen Morse even more often as he has so many outlets . Genius music re awakened my interest in new Prog /
@drummusicinc4027
@drummusicinc4027 4 жыл бұрын
Agree with your list, Pete. Thanks for turning me on to them months ago.... I dig them a lot.
@PittsburghRocks
@PittsburghRocks 4 жыл бұрын
You should rank the Enchant albums.
@Proggydan
@Proggydan 4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that. I am currently working on posting my own ranking of them soon
@andya2665
@andya2665 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome band
@omnomchomsky
@omnomchomsky 2 жыл бұрын
Who is Enchant?
@mikereiss4216
@mikereiss4216 Жыл бұрын
@@omnomchomsky Imagine a more boring version of Rush.
@RafaelStCruz
@RafaelStCruz Жыл бұрын
Hi there 👊 Some news about SB ? The best neoprog Band ever !!!! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
@ErichToll
@ErichToll 4 жыл бұрын
"Beware of Darkness" is one of the greatest prog albums all time. The Light is also excellent, utterly unique - there's never been an album like it.
@lening9
@lening9 3 жыл бұрын
1) Day for Night 2) The Light 3) Beware of Darkness 4) The Kindness of Strangers 5) V 6) Snow 7) Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep 8) The Oblivion Particle 9) Noise Floor 10) Spock’s Beard 11) X 12) Octane 13) Feel Euphoria
@RickNBacker
@RickNBacker 3 жыл бұрын
I could never get into them. "V" was the only "keeper" album for me and I didn't pay attention to anything they did post-Neal. They always sounded like a band of crack studio musicians who could do a perfect simulation of prog on cue. But I love Neal in Transatlantic and his post-SB solo career, so go figure...
@garymarshall4406
@garymarshall4406 3 жыл бұрын
Love this band in each of their phases. When Neal left I said they should call it a day; I was wrong. 'Feel Euphoria' is a half a good album as they found their feet post Neal. Aside from that, brilliant.
@diannecarpenter7718
@diannecarpenter7718 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your ranking of Spock's Beard. Just listened to them!! They have a great sound. 🎤🎸🎵🥁
@everettl3802
@everettl3802 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic band. These are all good and hard to rank, but today I am going with: 13 The Oblivion Particle 12 Feel Euphoria 11 Octane 10 Spock's Beard 9 Day For Night 8 X 7 Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep 6 Noise Floor 5 Snow 4 The Kindness of Strangers 3 Beware of Darkness 2 The Light 1 V
@adamlosurdo2114
@adamlosurdo2114 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing The Beard, Peter. My list would be close to yours, though the big difference would be Day For Night, which I've always thought is the weakest of their first 6 or 7 albums. I'd have Snow in my top 3, too.
@franckb8279
@franckb8279 4 жыл бұрын
My favourite is Beware of darkness too :-) Love The light too.
@cbn6635
@cbn6635 4 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Ted Leonard, how about an Enchant 'best to worst'? 🤗
@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896
@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896 4 жыл бұрын
Never heard them, what are they all about?
@ravensnhokies
@ravensnhokies 4 жыл бұрын
Enchant are put in a blender Rush, Marillion, Saga, and strong dash of Progmetal. Add a little Journey for color, and top with Kansas Steve Walsh like vocals. My favorite band. Please Pete we need a RTA for Enchant!! And by the way they are still around just very inactive. I think they have some material in demos, just gotta find time to complete it.
@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896
@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896 4 жыл бұрын
@@ravensnhokiesNow that sounds great! Will check them out for sure! Greetings and take care
@ravensnhokies
@ravensnhokies 4 жыл бұрын
@@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896 Id check out their Live at Last concert for a good respresentation of Enchant. The full DVD is on KZbin somewhere.
@jorgealzate7130
@jorgealzate7130 4 жыл бұрын
YES, PLEASE!! Enchant is my favorite band of all time.
@Lunarsight
@Lunarsight 4 жыл бұрын
One thing I'll say about Octane - I do think it's a pretty good album. It has perhaps one of the strongest openings of any Spock's Beard release. The band is firing on all cylinders on that first track, drawing you into the perspective of whoever is behind the wheel of the car. The rest of the album is consistently at least B-grade material. It's really a testament to SB as a band to say it's one of their 'less good' albums.
@dt1978
@dt1978 4 жыл бұрын
I only own V. Blew my mind. Superb talent, excellent craftsmanship & chops. Overt elements of Beatles, Genesis, Gentle Giant etc. Long, expansive epics, heavy rockers, bits of post-psychedelia, but VERY accessible. This is musical music, if that makes any sense. And yes, overabundance of gorgeous hooks and melodies, it's ridiculous. Worth exploring for those who aren't too proud...
@ErichToll
@ErichToll 4 жыл бұрын
Pete: please rank IQ, Marillion and Magellan!
@ModernDayWarrior2112
@ModernDayWarrior2112 4 жыл бұрын
Erich Toll I believe he’s done Marillion already.
@gwts1171
@gwts1171 4 жыл бұрын
I really only know three of their albums well enough to rate. I like them, just haven't heard a lot. 3) Snow 2) Beware Of Darkness 1) The Light Thanks, Pete! Edit: After watching, I'm going to check out those newer albums with Ted singing, for sure.
@thecapn5428
@thecapn5428 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair, stepping away from the context of Neal Morse Beard, which was always a combination of brilliant and hit or miss, yet still beloved and imprinted deeply in our brains for all time, the new Ted Leonard stuff is freaking great, and in particular I find Noise Floor to be brilliant, with Breathe Another Day one of the best prog rock songs I have heard in years.
@fierovalentine8326
@fierovalentine8326 4 жыл бұрын
Saw them waaaay back opening for DT. Fan ever since. Neal Morse is melodic genius.
@julianmiller7855
@julianmiller7855 4 жыл бұрын
I am stuck in the 70s and hadn't heard of them before lockdown. Really liked what I heard. Thank you for this journey of musical discovery.
@nikolastefanov1737
@nikolastefanov1737 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting countdown, would love to see your take on The Tangent's catalogue. Pretty familiar for fans of The Flower Kings.
@florisbackx1744
@florisbackx1744 Жыл бұрын
My 1st Spock album I heard was Kindness of Strangers and nothing will be able to ever get that of my Number 1 spot. Even if it was just for nostalgic reasons.I never got over Neill Morse leaving the band. The singer song writer vibe he gave to the band in combination with his rock vocals to me really grounded the band. As the dude would say it, 'it really tied the room together' ; ). It's one of the thing that made it stand out in the prog scene at the time. It isn't just classic prog, it is also takes a lot of cues from other traditional heroes like Crosby Still Nash and Young. Plus... It really has some hard hitting tracks! The distorted base and and hard hitting drums make it sound huge and that is coming from a kid who was only listning to Metal and punk at that time.
@WarhawkBeyond2040
@WarhawkBeyond2040 3 жыл бұрын
The Neal Morse era of Spock's Beard is still to this day the band's best music they have ever made with him and he is a very multi talented musician / singer and songwriter, the NDV stuff is okay but a bit normal for me, I have really enjoyed the recent albums with Ted Leonard and he's got an amazing voice, Snow for me is a Spock's Beard prog masterpiece
@MRB16th
@MRB16th 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact - Nick D'Virgilio played drums on the Genesis album Calling All Stations (while it has some solid material, this album unfortunately was a mess).
@63mckenzie
@63mckenzie 4 жыл бұрын
I loved their version of George Harrison's Beware of Darkness. It's my fav album of theirs too.
@chuckkaras9729
@chuckkaras9729 3 жыл бұрын
The epic "The Light" is so so memorable for me! I saw Neal Morse do it in Pittsburgh live with the band...fantastic!
@JazzzRockFuzion
@JazzzRockFuzion 4 жыл бұрын
I was a huge SB fan back in high school (circa 2001); saw them open for Dream Theater and was blown away. “V” is probably by favorite out of the ‘OG Neal Morse era’. I really tried to get into “Snow”, but I felt it was too Rock-Opera, not proggy enough. Also taken in context with where Neal was heading - abruptly quitting the band and going Christian rock - it’s almost like he was trying to mold the band into his new personal vision with the whole ‘messiah’ tale...pretty egocentric IMHO. I was excited for the post-Neal material and gave “Feel Euphoria” a few spins when it released...but it was immediately obvious that there was a lot missing in the writing and vibe. I’ve never listened to anything subsequent. Sounds like I need to dive back in - particularly to the Ted Leonard material!
@peterichards3261
@peterichards3261 4 жыл бұрын
Great ranking Pete although I would have put V at number 3 simply because of The Great Nothing one of the most beautiful epic songs ever recorded. The ending still gives me shivers. As mentioned in a comment below how about an Enchant album ranking? Keep up the excellent work. Love this channel
@rushdream
@rushdream 4 жыл бұрын
Never hear of these guys....until 1995...since then, I am a big fan! Thanks for the ranking Pete!
@thomasbeck2934
@thomasbeck2934 4 жыл бұрын
Need to do a ranking of Glass Hammer
@johnmichaelwilliams6694
@johnmichaelwilliams6694 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Pete, for a great introduction to this group. I had heard of them but never listened so while I was waiting for the ads to pass on KZbin before your show, I listened to them on another channel - randomly picking Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep. Liked what I had time to hear so I will be listening to more of that and your top 6 as a starter. This is why your show is so great - new music for me though old music for you and many others on this board. Thanks again!
@lazarossamaras4427
@lazarossamaras4427 4 жыл бұрын
Love the show I love Spock's and all their contemporaries since the 90s. Great to see people love them. My top 5 1. Beware of darkness 2. V 3. Snow 4. The kindness of strangers 5. Day for night but all are good for me
@vinnynatale3733
@vinnynatale3733 2 жыл бұрын
I wish all of these albums were on Spotify :((
@dferris7767
@dferris7767 4 жыл бұрын
Pete, Thanks for the list. I've always been curious about the albums by Spock's Beard. I only own the V album and Snow. A friends had given me a copy of V years ago and I loved it. I started following Neal's musical projects with Mike Portnoy and enjoyed them all. Then, I started looking into Nick D'Virgilio's past work and saw him do a video for a reunion show he did with SB and they did the Snow album in it's entirety. So, I ordered a copy of that one. Love the channel and your passion for music. Keep it going.
@Rhubba
@Rhubba 4 жыл бұрын
A terrific band which I've had the pleasure seeing live 3 times. Once with Neal, once with Nick and once with Nick and Ted who duetted on "The Doorway". The audience joked with Ted because of his resemblance to Matt LeBlanc and when he was talking to the audience someone yelled "how YOU doin'?" Not only are they great musicians, they're good showmen as well who win the audience over.
@KansasRocker
@KansasRocker 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for introducing me to this band. Love Ted Leonard's voice on the newer albums. Reminds me a little of Steve Walsh. Great music!
@garym.3113
@garym.3113 4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed ever album that Shocks beard have ever released.Honestly think they have never made a bad album 😎
@Northernlightshow
@Northernlightshow 3 жыл бұрын
I love Spock's Beard. Seen them a few times in the UK, sadly (except the High Voltage festival reunion) not with Neal. 3 great singers with Ted, VDV and Neal singing some amazing songs. Once met Ryo after a show in Manchester (UK) and he's a crazy as he is on stage. Brilliant stuffed a great review but my 1 & 2 are "Snow" at #1 and "V" at 2.
@mshelton5036
@mshelton5036 3 жыл бұрын
5 is my favorite it's so up beat "YES" like, Beware of Darkness is #2, If "Thoughts" is GG Snow and the light is like Peter Gabriel's Genesis you are right. Great band!
@markusseiter3034
@markusseiter3034 4 жыл бұрын
My Faves are Beware....Kindness...and Day for Night!!! I'm a big fan of Ted Leonard too, so i hope for a Enchant Ranking!!!
@nickentros
@nickentros 2 жыл бұрын
I love Spock’s beads but I stick with Nick and Neal, the 3rd guy doesn’t do it for me
@rock_tscharlz
@rock_tscharlz 4 жыл бұрын
Waited so long for this Ranking. Great job, Pete.
@Lunarsight
@Lunarsight 4 жыл бұрын
Posting before even watching the video - curious how my list ranks against yours : 13) Feel Euphoria 12) Day For Night 11) Brief Nocturnes & Dreamless Sleep 10) Octane 9) Spock's Beard 8) The Oblivion Particle 7) Noise Floor (with Cutting Room EP included, otherwise it swaps places with Oblivion Particle) 6) The Kindness Of Strangers 5) X 4) Snow 3) The Light 2) V 1) Beware The Darkness
@progmanjum
@progmanjum 3 жыл бұрын
As you named songs I was like "oh that's my favorite". Next list of songs "oh that's my favorite"
@kevintremblay1211
@kevintremblay1211 4 жыл бұрын
Loved you did this one, My top 2 are V and Snow, thanks for talking Spocks Beard I been with them since the start.
@connollyc
@connollyc 4 жыл бұрын
"They have 13 albums" I love these guys, but I didn't realize they had that many. Where have I been...
@augustfrisk1784
@augustfrisk1784 4 жыл бұрын
Old stuff the best for me. But there is a hidden gem on their newer albums which is fantastic called Bennet built a time machine.
@michaelbeaule1966
@michaelbeaule1966 4 жыл бұрын
Haven’t heard many of their albums, but Snow is amazing. Beware of Darkness is also a damn good listen!
@BrianRobson188
@BrianRobson188 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Pete. I stopped listening at Octane, but you've encouraged me to go and give their more recent stuff a listen.
@simonwithers4941
@simonwithers4941 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Pete...will you be reviewing the music of the band Big Big Train? Love your take on LP rankings.
@littlestevey4172
@littlestevey4172 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!! Was waiting for this !! Thank you! I just started getting into them, but need to listen to more of their albums. This helps me figure out what to buy next!
@MrMusic193
@MrMusic193 4 жыл бұрын
They are one of the few bands that have long songs that keep you interested throughout the whole song
@JeffMcCormack777
@JeffMcCormack777 4 жыл бұрын
I too, am a huge SB fan, and even a bigger Neal Morse fan. Love this run down. I would have the Neal years in the top too. Great stuff. You probably already know, but Neal Morse has continued the "Thoughts" series on his solo stuff.
@paulayers1111
@paulayers1111 4 жыл бұрын
LOVE this band😃
@EixtremeDrummer
@EixtremeDrummer 4 жыл бұрын
Harm's Way made me get goosebumps
@andytudor6517
@andytudor6517 4 жыл бұрын
Great ranking and love your videos. Got into these shortly after dream theatre and porcupine tree who i saw on the scenes tour - all in sheffield. Worked with some older guys and caught local gigs of older uk bands and other prog staples like tull, gong , jan Ackerman (focus), wakeman, carl palmer (elp). I'd throw some newer prog at them (including flower kings so cant wait for that) and they got me into the above plus yes, genesis, marillion (seen them too briliant) and of course the mighty floyd. Snow was my 1st album proper although I'd heard bits and pieces of the older albums (downloaded on Napster in those days). I still go back to that. Enjoyed the 2 post post morse albums way more than you but thats only cos I was into them at that time. Plus the 1st 2 Morse albums before i gave up on him. Keep up the superb content. I love all genres and watch all the ranking series. Would love to see gong, wasp, roger waters, def leppard, springsteen, crimson, megadeth. Uve covered all my other favourites - especially enjoyed queensryche as I'd given up on them years ago so that was useful. Plus Alice cooper as I didnt know which older albums to tackle! Sorry it's long. Its lock down. I'm p****** and I love the content - thanks.
@IzzyTush
@IzzyTush 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this but you could have added "The Beard is out there", their official bootleg. It's the one i got into the band with. It's a great live album, with very powerful performances of their entire 1st album and some very nice excerpts of their 2nd one. It's very odd to discover a band through a live album, but it worked on me. I think the performance of "The Light" on this album is really the ultimate one.
@seaoftranquilityprog
@seaoftranquilityprog 3 жыл бұрын
I don't include live albums...these are studio album rankings only
@IzzyTush
@IzzyTush 3 жыл бұрын
@@seaoftranquilityprog Sure, i understand. But i was just advising for this other high quality album which is a good one to start with in my opinion.
@AJgeartalk
@AJgeartalk 3 жыл бұрын
My rankings are as follows: Neal Morse Period- Day For Night Snow V The Kindness of Strangers The Light Beware of Darkness Post Neal Morse Period- Octane Spock's Beard Brief Nocturnes & Dreamless Sleep Noise Floor The Oblivion Particle Feel Euphoria
@duncandavies1966
@duncandavies1966 4 жыл бұрын
My Top 3: 1. V 2. The Light 3. Snow
@iainholmes2735
@iainholmes2735 4 жыл бұрын
OK. As a lockdown project I'm gonna broaden my artistic & musical horizons. Iain. Herts. UK
@bmboldt
@bmboldt 4 жыл бұрын
I really like all of their eras. They are all good.
@KellenFredricksen
@KellenFredricksen 2 жыл бұрын
Just listened to Noise Floor, 10/10 it’s got everything
@BanniNL1
@BanniNL1 4 жыл бұрын
You are the dooooorrrrrrrr..........
@jesusarielgonzalez7775
@jesusarielgonzalez7775 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pete Im new to Spock's Beard. The first time I heard the song The Light I was simply amazed, what a monster of a song, it got everything
@sambates490
@sambates490 4 жыл бұрын
Was closing in on 40 when I finally found a Spock's Beard CD at a Best Buy in Little Rock, Arkansas. I had been seeing their name pop up on message boards in mid-nineties, but always struggled with buying stuff I had never heard. Day before a long vacation drive, I found The Kindness of Strangers at my local Best Buy and took a chance and was blown away immediately. Grew up on all the classic Prog bands, but they had mostly disappeared by then and out of nowhere, Spock's Beard/Neal Morse comes along and these past years have so incredibly rich with Prog and all the sub-genres of Prog...revived by mainly the Mighty Beard! Thanks for bringing some additional attention to this amazing band...great ranking as well!
@Cr8Tron
@Cr8Tron 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this Pete!! Spock's Beard brings back so many great memories!! Back in '99 I really got really into them for a while (along with discovering iQ, the Flower Kings, and Porcupine Tree)...and up until Neal left, I was becoming one of those fans that the band members started recognizing, lol. I can recall seeing them at least three times (along with seeing Neal fronting Transatlantic in '00). Pretty sure that that was it. But the concerts all occurred within a single year, making my face fresh in their random-access memories. I remember having a lot of great conversations with the guys (including their manager; this guy who went by the name "Christmas"). The bassist (Dave Meros) was usually the most talkative, and would always love to discuss some of the harder-edge rock/metal we were both into, along with talking about his enthusiasm he had working with Eric Burdon (The Animals), whom he was also playing for at the time. One time I even got to put on the hero hat, and save one of Ryo's vintage synth modules, before it slammed onto the concrete from four feet high, after a roadie didn't see the bump while wheeling out the short-platformed dolly Ryo's gear was stacked on!! 😂 I kinda fell out of the loop after Neal left. Not so much because of any loss in interest, but rather because of being at the age when I needed to start focusing more on how I was going to make my own musical endeavors into some sort of "career". As for how I'd rank the six Neal-era albums, I think categorically of them all as being a series of three different pairs (two less-accessible albums, two more-accessible, and finally two conceptual ones). I'd probably pick V over Snow, definitely Day for Night over The Kindness of Strangers, and then *perhaps* The Light over Beware of Darkness? (Tough call on those first two albums, as they're very similar, and were both part of my initial experience of hearing SB.) As for which of the three categories I'm drawn to most, it's definitely not the more-accessible two (even though I'd agree about Day for Night being an exceptionally-balanced prog/pop thing, that just somehow works for the most part). The first two vs. last two just depends on whether or not I'm in the mood for conceptual records. But I think I find myself leaning more towards the less-conceptual as I age.
@perhenninghagen3782
@perhenninghagen3782 4 жыл бұрын
Great underrated band. Wonderful musicians, even tho i miss Neal Morse songwriting nowadays. Thanks Pete, for pulling these guys up. They deserve it. How about doing the same for Threshold ? Another wonderful band.
@aweso100
@aweso100 14 күн бұрын
I agree the Neal era was best, but I don't really get the love for the Leonard era. Brief Nocturnes got all this praise like "THEY'RE BACK" but I think they're just good. I agree that the NDV-led era is a mixed bag, but X is one of their best, way better than anything after in my opinion. And I never got the disdain for Feel Euphoria. The middle era is bookended by two of their best albums! The title track, The Bottom Line, and Shining Star are all so great! Guy Named Sid is... alright.
@Justbeingjosh
@Justbeingjosh 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this as a huge SB fan. I think you are dead on with the Nick and Ted era. I would definitely rate V and Snow ahead of Kindness of Strangers and Day For Night (Although Day For Night is probably my favorite song) I think at V and Snow they were at their peak. It’s tough for me to decide if I like BOD better than The Light. For the earlier albums I would say: The Light BOD V Snow Day For Night Kindness of Strangers Overall I loved this video!!! Thanks for sharing your appreciation for such an amazing band.
@ronnelson1979
@ronnelson1979 4 жыл бұрын
Man I wore out the Snow album when it first came out. Still love it the most of their albums, barely beats V and Octane for me.
@Kalprog
@Kalprog 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Pete for covering yet another one of my favorite bands. Personally for me they have never released a subpar album and ranking them would be impossible. Modern American Prog is in fine hands with this band no matter what the lineup is. Without a doubt one of the best bands you will ever see live as well. The level of musicianship is mind boggling and almost inhuman. A perfect combination of all the styles of Prog that afficianados love with pop sensibility that mainstream should embrace but yet again fail to get. Its their loss.
@filmsforfred
@filmsforfred 4 жыл бұрын
Stopped listening to Spock’s Beard with the departure of Neal Morse. Thanks for the info...going to revisit.
@gorancabrajic3240
@gorancabrajic3240 4 жыл бұрын
1. Beware of Darkness (1996) 2. The Kindness of Strangers (1998) 3. The Light (1995) 4. Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013) 5. The Oblivion Particle (2015) 6. Noise Floor (2018) 7. V (2000) 8. Snow (2002) 9. Day for Night (1999) 10. X (2010) 11. Spock's Beard (2006) 12. Octane (2005) 13. Feel Euphoria (2003)
@stellaspoochpitfeaturingro3522
@stellaspoochpitfeaturingro3522 11 ай бұрын
The Beard was great in the 90s and early 2000s!!!! And a side note I used to really love your channel, and I know it's really sad that we are in this place, but you kind of came off as a giant liberal that probably voted for Joe and to be fair there is no such thing as a Biden supporter, there is only Trump haters and what do you know the very thing all the people said Trump was going to do, Joe is doing ,WW3, HORRIBLE ECONOMY, GAS PRICES, GROCERY PRICES ETC.ETC.
@kammer38
@kammer38 4 ай бұрын
I don't agree with this list, X should be ranked WAY higher than it is. IMHO it is in the top 3 beard albums if not #1. Octane should be higher too, you guys are putting way to much into Neals albums, I didn't like Snow all that much.
@dougmcauliffe2253
@dougmcauliffe2253 4 жыл бұрын
Snow Live, I'm hardly a morse fan, but that live album is incredible. I dig The Light, V, X and Brief Nocturnes.
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