The Light
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The Light is the 1995 debut release by American progressive rock
band, Spock's Beard
. The album
features two different covers—one for its domestic release, and one for its Europe
an release.
The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records
.
except where noted.
Bonus track on album reissue
Additional personnel
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band, Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Alan plays electric guitar...
. The album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
features two different covers—one for its domestic release, and one for its Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an release.
The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records
Radiant Records
Radiant Records is an independent record label founded by Neal Morse in 1998. The label serves in a variety of capacities for content, licensing and distribution...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Neal MorseNeal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
except where noted.
- "The Light" – 15:32
- I. The Dream
- II. One Man (Alan MorseAlan MorseAlan Morse is a guitarist for the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He is the brother of Neal Morse, who left the band in 2002. Morse is married to Kathryn Morse and has two children, Julia and John. He has recorded with many artists including Chad & Jeremy, Spencer Davis, Neal Morse, and Ryo...
, Neal Morse) - III. Garden People
- IV. Look 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
- "Go the Way You Go" – 12:07
- "The Water" – 23:10
- 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
- "On the Edge" – 6:14
Bonus track on album reissue
- "The Light (home demo)" – 15:18
Personnel
- Neal MorseNeal MorseNeal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
- lead vocals, keyboards - Alan MorseAlan MorseAlan Morse is a guitarist for the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He is the brother of Neal Morse, who left the band in 2002. Morse is married to Kathryn Morse and has two children, Julia and John. He has recorded with many artists including Chad & Jeremy, Spencer Davis, Neal Morse, and Ryo...
- guitars, cello, vocals - Dave MerosDave MerosDave Meros , is an American bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard...
- bass - Nick D'VirgilioNick D'VirgilioNick D'Virgilio is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist musician, often referred to as NDV, best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the Calling All Stations album...
- drums, vocals
Additional personnel
- Molly Pasutti and Wanda Houston - background vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on "The Water"
Release details
- 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)