X (Spock's Beard album)

Studio album by Spock's Beard

Released

May 2010

Recorded

2009 - 2010 at The Mouse House in Altadena, California and Clear Lake Audio in North Hollywood, California

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

79:49

Label

Mascot

Producer

Spock's Beard

Spock's Beard chronology

Live
(2008)

X
(2010)

Live at High Voltage Festival
(2011)

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

X is the tenth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Similar to what Marillion did for Anoraknophobia, the album was funded by pre-orders of a limited edition of the album before the album was recorded. Those who ordered the album's "Ultra Package" had their names listed in the CD booklet and included as part of the track "Their Names Escape Me", which is exclusive to the limited edition. The album was released independently in May 2010. A retail and digital release with Mascot Records was released in August 2010.^[2] This album is the last studio album recorded with former drummer and vocalist Nick D'Virgilio, who left the band on November 18, 2011 to focus on other commitments.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Edge of the In-Between"	John Boegehold	Dave Meros	10:30
2.	"The Emperor's Clothes"	Alan Morse	A. Morse, Neal Morse, Larry Kutcher	6:01
3.	"Kamikaze"	Instrumental	Ryo Okumoto	4:15
4.	"From the Darkness I. The Darkness II. Chance Meeting (add lyrics by A. Morse) III. On My Own IV. Start Over Again"	Nick D'Virgilio	D'Virgilio	16:53
5.	"The Quiet House"	Boegehold	Meros	9:13
6.	"Their Names Escape Me"	Boegehold	Boegehold, Meros	8:51
7.	"The Man Behind the Curtain"	A. Morse	A. Morse, Stan Ausmus	7:44
8.	"Jaws of Heaven I. "Homesick for the Ashes" II. "Words of War" III. "Deep in the Wondering" IV. "Whole Again""	Boegehold	Meros, Boegehold	16:22

The above track listing is for the special edition. There are a few changes with the standard edition:

"The Emperor's Clothes" and "Kamikaze" are swapped over in the track listing.
"From the Darkness" is 17:09.
"Their Names Escape Me" is not included.

Personnel

Nick D'Virgilio – lead and backing vocals, drums, additional guitars
Alan Morse – guitars, backing vocals
Ryo Okumoto – keyboards
Dave Meros – bass guitar, backing vocals, additional keyboards

Additional personnel

Stan Ausmus - songwriting
John Boegehold – additional keyboards, guitar, vocals, songwriting
Jimmy Keegan – backing vocals

Production

Rich Mouser – recording, mixing, mastering

References

↑ Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard". issue 281. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ "SPOCK'S BEARD NOW SIGNED WITH MASCOT RECORDS". June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.