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Snow

a Studio Release
Release Year:
2002
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Added To Proggnosis on: 02 Oct 2002

Track Listing 

    CD-1
  1. Made Alive/Overture (5:32)
  2. Stranger in a Strange Land (4:29)
  3. Long Time Suffering (6:03)
  4. Welcome to NYC (3:32)
  5. Love Beyond Words (3:24)
  6. The 39th Street Blues (I'm Sick) (4:05)
  7. Devil's Got My Throat (7:17)
  8. Open Wide the Flood Gates (6:14)
  9. Open the Gates Pt. 2 (3:02)
  10. Solitary Soul (7:33)
  11. Wind at My Back (5:12)
    CD-2
  1. Second Overture (3:47)
  2. 4th of July (3:11)
  3. I'm the Guy (4:48)
  4. Reflection (2:49)
  5. Carie (3:06)
  6. Looking for Answers (5:17)
  7. Freak Boy (2:12)
  8. All Is Vanity (4:35)
  9. I'm Dying (5:09)
  10. Freak Boy Pt. 2 (3:01)
  11. Devil's Got My Throat Revisited (1:55)
  12. Snow's Night Out (2:04)
  13. Ladies and Gentleman, Mister Ryo Okumoto on the Keyboards (2:40)
  14. I Will Go (5:08)
  15. Made Alive Again/Wind at My Back (8:27)
    BONUS DISC:
    on limited edition
  1. Southside of the Sky (9:11)
  2. Good Don't Last
    Open Wide the Flood gates (Live Acoustic) (11:26)
  3. Working on Devil
    Fiddly
    Disco (4:41)
  4. Looking For Answers (Live Acoustic) (4:59)
  5. Stranger Demo (2:34)
  6. 4 O'Clock (:24)
  7. Working on Ryo's Solo (7:42)
  8. Lost Bass solo (2:01)
  9. The Light (Live Acoustic) (6:08)
  10. Working on I will Go (2:10)

Performer Credits  


Neal Morse
lead vocals, piano, all synth, acoustic guitar
Ryo Okumoto
hammond and mellotron
Dave Meros
bass, vocals, French horn
Alan Morse
electric guitars, vocals
Nick D'Virgilio
drums, percussion, vocals
Guests
    Chris Carmichael
    violin, viola and cello
    Jim Hoke
    sax, clarinet and autoharp
    Neil Rosengarden
    flugelhorn, trumpet
    Molly Pasutti
    backing vocals ‘Open the gates part 2'

Reviews


review by: MJBradyThis long awaited, and highly anticipated 2 cd set from the modern progressive rock troop known as Spocks Beard is based on a concept, a story of a strange and peculiar child with a devine purpose. Now after reading into the story, I must admit the concept seems to be based on the movie Powder, which has a lot of character similarities, and the story lines are very paralleled. Story aside, Powder was a good movie, and well worth applying to a concept cd, yet the reason to like Spock's Beard is for the bands music, and their continuing efforts to keep the name of progressive rock alive and well. The first thing I notice about this cd, is how much like Spock's Beard the band sounds, as redundant as that comment is, it is mean't to imply that this band has a distinctive sound that is exclusivly their own. Much like their contemporaries Echolyn & The Flowerkings, Spock's Beard has become a band with an inescapable sound, and also like those two bands, are able to provide new and inventive music with each sucessive release. It seemed as if the band had gone into a hibernation of sorts, having had an absence of studio material for two years. But listening to this cd, and the fact that it is a 2 cd concept recording, provides the reason why the band was in waiting, as this music has a purpose beyond the status quo, or recording contracts. As a progressive rock fan, this is the kind of music that feeds your need for all things progressive, a good story on which to base a concept on, music that sways from mood to mood, as if to orchestrate a theme to a imaginary movie. Great musicians that are committed to the grand sonic design, following the lead of their bands visionary in Neal Morse. As is always the case, Spock's Beard cds should be digested slowly, hastily forming an opinion on the bands music with superficial listens, only implies an impatient listener. This music aims to captivate your undivided attention, only when the listener employs such intent on grasping all that lies within each Spock's Beard cd, is when you will 'get' them. It's taken many listens to attempt a review of this potpourri of progressive rock enchantment. Those not familiar with Spocks' should know that the band is capable of genre crossing, mood swings, and grand inventiveness. They seem to have been musically influenced by some of the more notorious vintage progrock bands like - Gentle Giant, Early King Crimson, Yes, Elp, but oddly have injected equal parts of Sgt. Pepper's era Beatles, particularly in the vocals area. The synthesis of these many influencial parts makes for a band that can be appreciated by old and new prog fans alike. And the pop sensibilities of the vocals, can reach even beyond the progressive community as well. This album has many surprises, unless you already a Spock's Beard fan, how they manage to incorporate such ambitious compositions and orchestrations, and maintain the continuity of the cds theme is extraordinary.

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