The Light (Spock's Beard album)

The Light

Studio album by Spock's Beard

Released

January 1995

Recorded

1994

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

57:03 (Original)
72:21 (Reissue)

Label

Metal Blade
Radiant Records
Giant Electric Pea

Producer

Neal Morse and Spock's Beard

Spock's Beard chronology

The Light
(1995)

Beware of Darkness
(1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rock Hard	^[2]

The Light is the 1995 debut album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. The album features two different covers—one for its domestic release, and one for its European release.^[3] "The Light" has since become Spock's Beard's signature song. The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Neal Morse except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Light" I. "The Dream" II. "One Man" (Alan Morse, N. Morse) III. "Garden People" IV. "Looking Straight into the Light" V. "The Man in the Mountain" VI. "Señor Valasco's Mystic Voodoo Love Dance" VII. "The Return of the Horrible Catfish Man" VIII. "The Dream"	15:32
2.	"Go the Way You Go"	12:07
3.	"The Water" I. "Introduction/The Water" II. "When It All Goes to Hell" III. "A Thief in the Night" IV. "FU/I'm Sorry" V. "The Water (Revisited)" VI. "Runnin' the Race" VII. "Reach for the Sky"	23:10
4.	"On the Edge"	6:14
Total length:		57:03

Bonus track on album reissue
No.	Title	Length
5.	"The Light (Home demo)"	15:18
Total length:		72:21

Personnel

Neal Morse - lead vocals, mellotron, hammond organ, all other keyboards, acoustic & electric guitar
Alan Morse - lead electric guitar, cello, mellotron, vocals
Dave Meros - bass, french horn
Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Molly Pasutti and Wanda Houston - background vocals on "The Water"

Release details

1995, USA, SynPhonic, CD
1998, USA, Metal Blade ?, Release Date 8 September 1998, CD
2001, USA, Giant Electric Pea GEPCD1017, Release Date 30 July 2001, CD
2004, UK, SPV Records SPV08528200, Release Date 22 March 2004, CD
2004, UK, SPV Records SPV08728208, Release Date 17 May 2004, CD (Cover artwork special edition)

References

↑ Jurek, Thom (2011). "The Light - Spock's Beard | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
↑ Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard". issue 115. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ Jan-Jaap de Haan. "Counting Out Time: Spock's Beard - The Light". DPRP. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

Spock's Beard

Alan Morse Dave Meros Ryo Okumoto Ted Leonard Nick D'Virgilio Neal Morse Jimmy Keegan John Ballard

Studio albums	The Light Beware of Darkness The Kindness of Strangers Day for Night V Snow Feel Euphoria Octane Spock's Beard X Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep The Oblivion Particle

Compilation Albums	From the Vault Two Separate Gorillas The First Twenty Years

Live albums	Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There Live at the Whisky and NEARfest Don't Try This at Home There and Here Gluttons for Punishment Live Live at High Voltage Festival The X-Tour Live Live at Sea

Singles	"Skin" "All On a Sunday" "Submerged"

Video	Spock's Beard Home Movie Live at the Whisky The Making of V Don't Try This at Home The Making of Snow Live Live at Sea

Related articles	Spock's Beard discography

Associated acts	Aeon Zen Big Big Train Transatlantic

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