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Principally recorded at Woodcliff Studios, Sherman Oaks, California in January 1996.

This 2004 Special Edition of BEWARE OF DARKNESS includes bonus tracks and expanded packaging.

Beware of Darkness, the follow-up to California prog unit Spock's Beard's underground hit debut, The Light, is a complete exercise in MORE. Using George Harrison's beautiful song (but Leon Russell's version of it) as a take-off point, the band uses a full-blown choir, thundering guitars, and Neal Morse's growling vocal to create another valid and moving version of the tune. Beware of Darkness as an album is more "song-oriented" than its predecessor. It contains eight tunes instead of four and the longest, the closing "Time Has Come," is a mere 16 minutes, while the shortest, "Chatauqua," is a mere 2:49! In addition, the band's scope widened here; aside from references to Yes, King Crimson, and early Genesis, listeners can also hear elements of Gentle Giant, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Pat Metheny in the mix, too. However, all of them are subservient to Spock's Beard's tough, aggressively driven rock & roll approach. In many ways it goes beyond The Light, particularly because of its construction-like songwriting approach on "The Doorway," a tune written before anything on the band's debut album, where classically precise pianos give way to monstrously plodding basslines and knotty little synth riffs introduce those propulsive guitars and huge organ swells with a delicate vocal floating above it all. The overall feel of the disc is more abrupt and shape-shifting than violently dreamy like The Light, and it works without a hitch. While the sheer wildness of The Light may be preferable to this set, the overall sophistication in composition and the recording quality are quite noteworthy. This might not be the place to start with Spock's Beard, but it is certainly a place to go once the introduction has been made. ~ Thom Jurek

Spock's Beard: Neal Morse (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bouzouki, piano, synthesizers); Alan Morse (electric guitar, cello, background vocals); Dave Meros (electric & fretless basses); Ryo Okumoto (Hammond organ, Mellotron); Nick D'Virgilio (drums, percussion, background vocals).

Additional personnel: John Woodhouse, Britt Bacon (guitar); Wanda Houston , Molly Pasutti (background vocals); Kevin Gilbert.

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Progressive
Label Metal Blade
Orig Year 1996
All Time Sales Rank   9078  
CD Universe Part number 6709979
Catalog number 14493
Discs 1
Release Date Apr 27, 2004
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Engineer Frank Rosato
Personnel Neal Morse - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bouzouki, piano, synthesizers
Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, background vocals
Alan Morse - electric guitar, cello, background vocals
Dave Meros - electric & fretless basses
Ryo Okumoto - Hammond organ, Mellotron

Also: Kevin Gilbert, Wanda Houston, Molly Pasutti, Britt Bacon, John Woodhouse
Additional Info Bonus Tracks; Special Edition
Spock's Beard Beware Of Darkness Songs


Spock's Beard Beware Of Darkness Album Track Listing



1.Beware of Darkness  
2.Thoughts  
3.Doorway, The
4.Chatauqua
5.Walking on the Wind  
6.Waste Away  
7.Time Has Come  
8.Doorway, The - (home demo)
9.Beware of Darkness - (home demo)  
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3 stars So-So
Very "Yes-like" but without the distinctive voice of Jon Anderson. Enjoyable, but not memorable.
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