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Spocks Beard: Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep
By Track review of "Waiting for Me""Waiting for Me" clocks in a little over twelve minutes and is the Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep's lengthiest piece. There's a lot to digest as the rhythm section provides a hearty impetus, coupled with hard-rock riffing, driving keys and swiftly executed chord voicings. Leonard's attainable vocals combine passion, grace, and soaring attributes. And the ensemble fuses serious-minded musicianship with amenable overtones, occasionally projecting a radio-friendly vibe. At times sublime, sparked by Ryo Okumoto's delicate acoustic piano fabrications and guitarist Alan Morse's yearning notes, the group picks up the pace and dashes back into the grand schema with a firestorm and a sense of regality, largely due to Okumoto's majestic synth lines. The intense finale subsides into a divine fadeout, shaded with the sounds of church bells ringing.
With Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep, Spocks Beard links time-honored prog rock characteristics with a distinct flavor and fresh ideas on this gripping studio date.
Personnel
Alan Morse: guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, autoharp, vocals; Dave Meros: bass, vocals; Jimmy Keegan: drums, percussion, timpani, vocals; Ryo Okumoto: organ, mellotron, piano, synths, clavinet, vocoder; Ted Leonard: vocals, guitar.
Album information
Title: Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Inside Out Music
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