Snow (album) 1046688 224617989 2008-07-09T18:00:05Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Unreferenced|Music Article|date=February 2007}} {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> Name = Snow | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Spock's Beard]] | Cover = Spocks Beard Snow.jpg | Released = August, 2002 | Recorded = [[Lawnmower And Garden Supply]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], [[California|CA]] | Genre = [[Progressive rock]] | Length = 1:43:41 | Label = [[InsideOut Music]]| Producer = [[Neal Morse]] and [[Spock's Beard]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4287gj4r46im link] | Last album = '''''[[V (Spock's Beard album)|V]]'''''<br> (2000) | This album = '''''Snow'''''<br>(2002) | Next album = '''''[[Feel Euphoria]]'''''<br>(2003) | }} '''''Snow''''' is the sixth [[studio album]] of the [[progressive rock]] band [[Spock's Beard]], and the final album with main songwriter and vocalist [[Neal Morse]]. A [[Double album|double-CD]] [[concept album]], ''Snow'' explores similar ground to classic concept albums like [[The Who]]'s ''[[Tommy (rock opera)|Tommy]]'' and ''[[The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway]]'' by [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]. It was released in 2002 on [[InsideOut Music]]. The CDs are done in the [[HDCD]] format. ==Track listing== ===Disc one=== # Made Alive/Overture – 5:32 # Stranger in a Strange Land – 4:29 # Long Time Suffering – 6:03 # Welcome to NYC – 3:32 # Love Beyond Words – 3:24 # The 39th Street Blues (I'm Sick) – 4:05 # Devil's Got My Throat – 7:17 # Open Wide the Flood Gates – 6:14 # Open the Gates Part 2 – 3:02 # Solitary Soul – 7:33 # Wind at My Back – 5:12 ===Disc two=== # Second Overture – 3:47 # 4th of July – 3:11 # I'm the Guy – 4:48 # Reflection – 2:49 # Carie – 3:06 # Looking for Answers – 5:17 # Freak Boy – 2:12 # All Is Vanity – 4:35 # I'm Dying – 5:09 # Freak Boy Part 2 – 3:01 # Devil's Got My Throat Revisited – 1:55 # Snow's Night Out – 2:04 # Ladies and Gentlemen, Mister Ryo Okumoto on the Keyboards – 2:40 # I Will Go – 5:08 # Made Alive Again/Wind at My Back – 8:27 ===Disc three=== The Special Limited Edition of this album contains a third disc, made of acoustic tracks, work-in-progress and covers (like ''South Side Of The Sky'', originally on the [[Yes (Band)|Yes]] album [[Fragile (Yes album)|Fragile]]) # [[South Side of the Sky]] ([[Jon Anderson]]/[[Chris Squire]]) - 9:11 # Good Don't Last/Open Wide the Flood Gates (Live Acoustic) - 11:26 # Working on Devil/Fiddly/Disco - 4:41 # Looking for Answers (Live Acoustic) - 4:59 # Stranger in a Strange Land Demo - 2:34 # 4 O'Clock - 0:24 # Working on Ryo's Solo - 7:42 # Lost Bass Solo - 2:01 # The Light (Live Acoustic) - 6:08 # Working on I Will Go - 2:10 ==The Line-up== ===Regular band=== * [[Neal Morse]] - [[Singer|lead vocals]], piano, all synth, [[acoustic guitar]] * [[Ryo Okumoto]] - hammond and mellotron * [[Dave Meros]] - bass, vocals, French horn * [[Alan Morse]] - [[electric guitar]]s, vocals * [[Nick D'Virgilio]] - drums, percussion, vocals ===Guest musicians=== * [[Chris Carmichael (musician)|Chris Charmichael]] - violin, viola and cello * [[Jim Hoke]] - sax, clarinet and autoharp * [[Neil Rosengarden]] - flugelhorn, trumpet * [[Molly Pasutti]] - [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]] on "Open the Gates Part 2" ==External links== * [http://www.spocksbeard.com/ Official website] * [http://spocksbeard.com/discography/snow.html Plot description from Official Spock's beard Website] * [http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ InsideOut Music] {{Spock's Beard}} [[Category:2002 albums]] [[Category:Concept albums]] [[Category:Double albums]] [[Category:Spock's Beard albums]] [[Category:Rock operas]] [[fi:Snow]]