Clearly the best post-Neal Album and worthy of being named among the biggest SB-Albums!!!! I've loved these guys from the very beginning and I think I will ever do so!
Totally LOVE this! Brand new discovery 4 me just now via a friend who passed this on to me. LOVE from a prog rock fan since the 70's! They DEF have their OWN sound, but...I also mean this as a huge compliment when I say that they bring Crack The Sky to mind, plus Gentle Giant during the acapella parts. This is FAB! Gotta catch them LIVE!
AWESOME song, and great video! Really hope this (and the first two "Thoughts" songs get played on the upcoming tour! That would be great! KEEP ON SPROCKING!!! -M.
Brief Nocturns is one of those endless rotaion records at my place. IMHO it is with this album that at last they gained back the same musical quality of the early stuff when Neal Morse was still in the band.
I think Spock's Beard is done recording new music (but never say never). However - check out Pattern-Seeking Animals is sort of the follow-on project and worth a listen
Afterthoughts is credited to Alan Morse, Neal Morse and Ted Leonard in the sleeve credits for Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep. Perhaps the sequence is indicative of percentage of contribution... or maybe it's just alphabetical order by first name. It would be shocking if Neal was the primary composer of Afterthoughts. Maybe Neal is included since the song is dirivative of Neal's preceding composition. Such is the result of brevity. It creates more questions than it answers, so we're left to decide whether to have thoughts or brain silence.
While I love every incarnation of Spock's and somewhat prefer Neal's compositions and musical quirks, I think the post-Neal lyrics are much better! And Ted brings even more maturity to the band along with his own style. Can't wait for The Oblivion Particle!
It's so cool that Neal was able to contribute to the writing on this album. This song is pure Neal in terms of composition, but they totally nailed it without him playing. Ted hits a home-run with the vocals.
I had just discovered the fact of this album, as I made the mistake - the gross error in judgment - in failing to follow more closely Spock's Beard news. I mean to correct this; I mean to go out and grab this album.
Wow! I've never seen a 'lyric video' before! It's quite amazing (besides the pumping boat with this every-pedophiles-dream inside...) At the end it even made me feel dizzy, I almost got sick ^^ I wish they would come up with something like this for every great song they do :)
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Clearly the best post-Neal Album and worthy of being named among the biggest SB-Albums!!!! I've loved these guys from the very beginning and I think I will ever do so!
Man, this song is so insanely cool!!!!
The vocals remember Gentle Giant good times
I came here to post the exact same thing! Amazing stuff!
Favorite song from a stellar album.
Totally LOVE this! Brand new discovery 4 me just now via a friend who passed this on to me. LOVE from a prog rock fan since the 70's! They DEF have their OWN sound, but...I also mean this as a huge compliment when I say that they bring Crack The Sky to mind, plus Gentle Giant during the acapella parts. This is FAB! Gotta catch them LIVE!
Ted Leonard makes a very good work as the new lead vocals...BRAVO !
This song is CRazy good, holy shit.
I LOVE their choice of the new vocalist! Already loved Leonard's voice on the Enchant albums! Go, Beard, go!!
THEY ARE AWESOME,IS LIKE YES MEETS DREAM THEATER!!!LONG LIVE SPOCK' BEARD,I'M LONG TIME FAN...!!!!
The spirit of Bearded spocket spinning musical coolness! LOVE IT👍
Yep... going out to buy this album this week.
Excellent. Bravo! Fantastic trip through this epic!
OMG an autoharp???? YES!!! Love the groove here of the main riff, and the octaves
Love the Gentle Giant interlude!!!! Ted Leonard sounds great!
Awesome album, looking forward to seeing them in May
Great songs
Love the simultaneous vocal counterpoints, very "Spockbeardly throughtful"!
Great they are back =D
Feels like a return to some earlier SB vibes... very happy to hear this.
Afterthoughts Is A Beautiful Great Straight Up Rock Song And Fantastic Wonderful Masterpiece By SPOCK'S BEARD.
AWESOME song, and great video! Really hope this (and the first two "Thoughts" songs get played on the upcoming tour! That would be great! KEEP ON SPROCKING!!!
-M.
Some great production on this album
Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep Is An Absolutely Excellent Great Rock Album And Fantastic Wonderful Masterpiece By SPOCK'S BEARD.
Ted,,,, ROCKS!!!!
I love it!
Love it, just love it.
Great music...Whaou !
Brief Nocturns is one of those endless rotaion records at my place. IMHO it is with this album that at last they gained back the same musical quality of the early stuff when Neal Morse was still in the band.
Sounds like the days of old with a more updated vibe! Long live prog!
Reminds me of Gentle Giant with a touch of Crack the Sky. Fucking brilliant band!!
I'm late to this party (2024). Hope it's not over.
I think Spock's Beard is done recording new music (but never say never). However - check out Pattern-Seeking Animals is sort of the follow-on project and worth a listen
Thanx for the tip. I will
Some real gems on this album, and i havent heard the full thing yet... it's a 12 song album.
this disc is a groundbreaker and an acheivement.
Afterthoughts is credited to Alan Morse, Neal Morse and Ted Leonard in the sleeve credits for Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep. Perhaps the sequence is indicative of percentage of contribution... or maybe it's just alphabetical order by first name. It would be shocking if Neal was the primary composer of Afterthoughts. Maybe Neal is included since the song is dirivative of Neal's preceding composition. Such is the result of brevity. It creates more questions than it answers, so we're left to decide whether to have thoughts or brain silence.
While I love every incarnation of Spock's and somewhat prefer Neal's compositions and musical quirks, I think the post-Neal lyrics are much better!
And Ted brings even more maturity to the band along with his own style.
Can't wait for The Oblivion Particle!
It's so cool that Neal was able to contribute to the writing on this album. This song is pure Neal in terms of composition, but they totally nailed it without him playing. Ted hits a home-run with the vocals.
Yes. I get this.
Thanks DeadwingDork
I almost wet my pants when I found out Ted was singing with Spock's.
Here may 12th ^^
18th may will be awesome :-)
To be better a festival here with District 97 , Beardfish , and Simon Collin's band Sound of Contact ....
100 % awesomeness 100% beardness :-)
Yeah same here :D Sound of Contact is a new artist. Do you know whos the singer?:D
City boy! :O)
Sb top prog band
So is this thoughts pt 3?
I had just discovered the fact of this album, as I made the mistake - the gross error in judgment - in failing to follow more closely Spock's Beard news. I mean to correct this; I mean to go out and grab this album.
Wow! I've never seen a 'lyric video' before! It's quite amazing (besides the pumping boat with this every-pedophiles-dream inside...)
At the end it even made me feel dizzy, I almost got sick ^^
I wish they would come up with something like this for every great song they do :)
May I have more Jello please?
A bit of the song is similar to "Gibberish"
Why do I hear Gentle Giant? This is good Music
i like sb but this song is very much like gentle giants school days from the three friends album
here because of Deadwingdork
all is well in this song except the selected synths
did you invent the technique of nasal vocal with zero impact
no where as talented as Giant vocals no where near Dereks