The First Twenty Years (Spock's Beard album)

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The First Twenty Years
Greatest hits album by Spock's Beard
Released	November 20, 2015 [1]
Recorded	1995–2015
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Metal Blade Radiant Records
Spock's Beard chronology
The Oblivion Particle (2015) The First Twenty Years (2015) Noise Floor (2018)

The First Twenty Years is a compilation album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. The 2-CD and DVD set features tracks from each of the band's first twelve studio albums, as well as one newly recorded song, "Falling for Forever", written by Neal Morse, which features all current and past members of the band (with the exception of original bassist John Ballard, who left prior to the recording of their first album). ^[2] The DVD contains live and archival footage of the band. All tracks have been remastered by Rich Mouser. It was released on November 20, 2015 ^[1]

Falling for Forever was played live in 2016 with all current and past members of the band during the Snow Live concert at Morsefest in Nashville, Tennessee ^[3] and the Night of the Prog festival in Loreley, Germany. ^[4] It was later released in 2017 as part of the Snow Live Blu-ray DVD release. ^[5]

Track listing

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"The Light"	Neal Morse	The Light , 1995	15:33
2.	"Thoughts"	N. Morse	Beware of Darkness , 1996	7:10
3.	"The Doorway"	N. Morse	Beware of Darkness	11:36
4.	"June"	N. Morse	The Kindness of Strangers , 1998	5:30
5.	"Day for Night"	N. Morse	Day for Night , 1999	7:34
6.	"At the End of the Day"	N. Morse	V , 2000	16:28
7.	"Solitary Soul"	Alan Morse, N. Morse	Snow , 2002	7:34
8.	"Wind at My Back"	N. Morse	Snow	5:12

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"The Bottom Line"	Nick D'Virgilio, Stan Ausmus	Feel Euphoria , 2003	7:33
2.	"She Is Everything"	Dave Meros, John Boegehold	Octane , 2005	6:46
3.	"On a Perfect Day"	D'Virgilio, A. Morse, Ausmus, Boegehold	Spock's Beard , 2006	7:46
4.	"Jaws of Heaven"	Meros, Boegehold	X , 2010	16:22
5.	"Waiting for Me"	A. Morse, N. Morse	Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep , 2013	12:36
6.	"Tides of Time"	Ausmus	The Oblivion Particle , 2015	7:46
7.	"Falling for Forever"	N. Morse	Previously unreleased, 2015	20:00

Personnel

• Neal Morse – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synths (Disc 1: all tracks. Disc 2: track 7)
• Alan Morse – guitar, vocals
• Nick D'Virgilio – drums, vocals, guitar, keyboards (Disc 1: all tracks. Disc 2: tracks 1–4, 7)
• Dave Meros – bass, vocals, keyboards
• Ryo Okumoto – keyboards, vocals (all tracks except Disc 1: track 1)
• Jimmy Keegan – drums, vocals (Disc 2: tracks 5–7)
• Ted Leonard – vocals, guitar (Disc 2: tracks 5–7)

References

1. "Spock's Beard: Spock's Beard "The First 20 Years" collection announced!". InsideOut Music . 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
2. "Brave Words Feature" . Retrieved 20 April 2022.
3. Michels, Alexandra. "Spock's Beard – Snow Live". Rock Hard (in German).
4. "Spock's Beard Setlist at Night of the Prog XI".
5. Barrios, Joel (September 22, 2017). "Sppock's Beard – Snow Live CD/DVD/Blu Ray (Album Review)". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved April 1, 2021.