Feel Euphoria [Limited Edition, Special Edition]

Spock's Beard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition, Special Edition
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B00009RDE1
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,315 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Onomatopoeia

2. The Bottom Line

3. Feel Euphoria

4. Shining Star

5. East Of Eden West Of Memphis

6. Ghosts Of Autumn

7. Intro

8. Same Old Story

9. You Dont Know

10. Judge

11. Sids Boys Choir

12. Change

13. Carry On

14. Moth Of Many Flames (Bonus Track)

15. From The Messenger (Bonus Track)

16. Conspiracy - Conspiracy (Bonus Track)

17. Brand New - Steve Hackett (Bonus Track)

18. Sinking Sand - Enchant (Bonus Track)

19. Melrose Avenue - California Guitar Trio (Bonus Track)

20. Head - OSI (Bonus Track)

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Natural Progression for the Beard, September 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Feel Euphoria (Audio CD)

Like all Beard fans I was bummed out when Neal Morse left. I was expecting a disaster, but was pleasantly surprised by this album. It has its weak moments, but it is a good effort overall. NDV steps up to the challenge of leading the band and does so quite well. The songs for the most part are good. They range from brilliant (The bottom line), to very good (East of Eden..and Ghosts of Autumn) to disappointing (Feel Euphoria). It is more of a band effort than their other studio albums. The playing is, as usual ,top-notch.
I think it is good that the band does not sound like a lesser version of a Neal Morse production. They will get better with their subsequent efforts, but for now this is a nice start,

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finding Their Way w/o Neal, March 2, 2005

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Glenn O. Kirms (Anywhere, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feel Euphoria (Audio CD)

Ok, I waited until Octane came out to give my thoughts on this CD. And to those of you who want Neal back, it doesn't look like he's coming back. After releasing One and just released his 'Worship'CD Volume One, he's making his stand pretty clear. I'd love to see Transatlantic 3, but let's be realistic about the whole situation. Lead singers leave groups and the groups go on. Spock's Beard has a whole different sound. While many dispute this cd as either good or bad it's something you'll have to get used to. I actually like Feel Euphoria better than Octane (which I've reviewed already). Even though I give both 4 stars it's just a matter of personal taste. I believe this cd has more of that progressive feel while Octane almost harkens back to Day For Night with short commercial-type songs. That can be or not be a bad thing for a group. But Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band and labeled as such so, of course, that's what one expects. I think Nick has a fine singing voice, but what's missing from this CD and Octane is Neal's superb song writing and arranging that always pulled everything together so well. Happy listening if you choose to, but don't bash this cd just because you have a pre-conceived notion of what it should sound like. If you want to hear the same thing everytime then pack it up and head for the Top 40 because there's plenty of that junk out there.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable listen, a bit overblown, April 7, 2004

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B. Fields "partridge_41101" (Flatwoods, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feel Euphoria (Audio CD)

First off, I don't own any other records by this band, so I'm not going to go into the whole previous lineup versus Spock's Beard now thing.
What I can say is that for a first time listener this is an enjoyable record, but a bit overblown. I know with prog. rock that kind of comes with the territory, but there have been plenty of bands (Rush, Yes, King Crimson) that have been able to make indulgent musical styles work. Beard doesn't quite pull it off.
The whining keyboard sound is really out-dated and pretentious, as are the various keyboard runs throughout the album.
And the lyrics don't really match the scope of the music. You have this cosmic prog. sound going for ten minutes building up a song and then this guy starts singing about a break-up or something. It just doesn't fit.
Still, some of the tracks are good repeated listens, and this is obviously a very talented band.