V (Spock's Beard album)

Infobox Album | Name = V
Type = Album
Artist = Spock's Beard


Released = August, 2000
Recorded = May 2000 and June 2000 at Lawnmower and Garden Supply, Pasadena, California
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 62:59
Label = InsideOutMusic
Producer = Spock's Beard Neal Morse
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wjtxlfgekcqo link]
Last album = "Day for Night" (1999)
This album = "V" (2000)
Next album = "Snow" (2002) |

"V" is the fifth studio album of progressive rock band Spock's Beard.

The release of "V" also produced a cd single, this time promoting the track "All on a Sunday". The track itself was re-recorded in 2001 and is slightly different from the album track. Also on the single is an unreleased song called "The Truth", and the music video for "All on a Sunday".

This album is available as a limited edition as well, which contains a 32-page booklet that includes an interview with the band and a personal factsheet on all the band members, as well as a multimedia track showing the band in the studio.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Neal Morse, except where noted.
#"At the End of the Day" – 16:28
#"Revelation" (N. Morse, A. Morse, N. D'Virgilio, R. Okumoto) – 6:05
#"Thoughts (Part II)" (N. Morse, A. Morse) – 4:39
#"All On A Sunday" – 4:04
#"Goodbye to Yesterday" – 4:39
#"The Great Nothing" – 27:02
#*"I: From Nowhere"
#*"II: One Note"
#*"III: Come Up Breathing"
#*"IV: Submerged"
#*"V: Missed Your Calling"
#*"VI: The Great Nothing"

Personnel

*Neal Morse - lead vocals, piano, all synths, acoustic guitar
*Ryo Okumoto - Hammond organ and mellotron
*Dave Meros - bass, stand-up bass, vocals, French horn
*Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, vocals
*Alan Morse - electric guitar, vocals, cello and sampler

Additional musicians

*Katie Hagen - French horn
*Chris Carmichael - Violin, viola and cello
*Kathy Ann Lord - English horn
*Joey Pippin - Trumpet

imilarities to Symphony X's "V"

There is some remarkable similarity with the cover of this album and the cover of Symphony X's album . The latter is also the fifth album of the respective band and was released later in the same year. Both bands perform progressive music and both are signed to InsideOut Music. Also, both albums are nearly as long (their lengths differ by 11 seconds). Both bands have said that these similarities are a complete coincidence.