Official Live Bootleg/The Beard is Out There

Infobox Album |
Name = Official Live Bootleg / The Beard is Out There
Type = Live Album
Artist = Spock's Beard


Released = 1996
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 66:17(US) 72:18(EUR)
Label = Metal Blade
Producer = ???
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yxdsyl31xpbb link] |
Last album = "Beware of Darkness" (1996)
This album = "Official Live Bootleg / The Beard is Out There" (1996)
Next album = "The Kindness of Strangers" (1998)

"Official Live Bootleg" is the third album and first live album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was released in 1996, with a European release under the title "The Beard is Out There" in 1998.

The original North American release consisted of the four tracks from the band's debut album "The Light", with the fifth song, "Thoughts" coming from their second album, "Beware of Darkness". The European release added a sixth track coming from the band's rarity collection "From the Vaults".

Track listing

All songs by Neal Morse, except where noted.
# "The Light" (N.Morse / Alan Morse) – 16:19
# "Go The Way You Go" – 12:40
# "Thoughts" – 7:05
# "The Water" – 23:12
# "On The Edge" – 7:01
#* Extra track added to European release
# "Fire / Waste Away" – 6:01

Personnel

*Neal Morse – Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
*Alan Morse – Guitar, backing vocals, cello, mellotron
*Dave Meros – Bass guitar, backing vocals, french horn
*Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, backing vocals
*Ryo Okumoto – Hammond organ, mellotron