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'Day for Night',like any Spock's Beard album, is literally crammed with moments of sublime invention and beauty. Although this album took longer to grow on me than any of the other Beard albums, there is enough fantastic material on here to instantly merit the highest rating. The bands signature sound is intact, as is the format of the album laid down on previous releases, with an extended track and a mellower ballad both complementing the usual range of melodic, catchy and spectacularly executed pop influenced prog Neal Morse churns out so effectively.
The title track is an instant classic, and is probably among the strongest cuts on offer here. Spectacular vocal harmonies towards the end of this song only hint at what is to be attempted on 'Gibberish', a delicate and in places plain odd song, with the bands vocal talents being showcased in their entirety for what seems like the first time. 'Skin' completes an impressive opening trio, and this song posseses the most single potential, unleashing the kind of infectious and epic chorus only Neal Morse can produce. The albums strongest moment is certainly the obligatory concluding epic, the poweful 'The Healing Colours of Sound'. Although the song is split into seperate tracks on the CD (I agree wholeheartedly with Lord_Chimp's comment on this matter) the suite achieves continuity and a sustained texture very well. Its not the bands best extended track (see 'At The End of the Day' or 'The Light'), but 'The healing Colours' is another compelling addition to a back catalogue that is frightningly unblemished. Other highlights arrive with 'The Gypsy' and 'Cant get it Wrong', the only full band composition here.
A number of reviewers have commented on the lyrics, dismissing them as weak or ridiculous. While I dont think Morse is the best lyricist around today, I fell the lyrics work as an extension of the music, contributing to the overall texture of the song. Also, anyone trying to analyse the lyrics of a song called, um, 'Gibberish' really needs to take a more objective standpoint.
Once again a classic release form Spock's Beard, 'Day For Night' comes highly recommended.

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Spocks beard es un gran grupo de rock progresivo, aunque algunos, por ahí lo cataloguen de pop; tiene un estilo muy propio que se ha establecido con el tiempo. Cabe destacar la gran técnica de este grupo a la hora de utilizar los contratiempos, cosa que no hacen en el pop, sino en el exquisito rock que nos muestra SB.
Este album en particular es, a mi juicio otra de las obras maestras de SB, después de Kidness of Stragers, me vuelven a sorprnder con la magnifica voz de Neal Morse, poniendo fuerza y armonía a cada uno de los temas de Day For Night.
Realmente lo aconsejo y le doy mis 5 estrellas, se lo merecen los SB, pasando por su mejor tiempo musical.

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Good stuff.
I must admit: I'm intrigued. This is the first Spock's Beard CD I've heard, and I'm quite taken with it. According to the reviews below, I should find it disappointing, not moving and lacking cohesion. I'm happy to report that none of that is true. There are a couple of songs that strike me as a little too mainstream-poppy (but certainly not boy-bandy!), but overall this a CD that has a real nice feel and flow to it. Some of it, no, most of it really blows me away. Beautiful vocals, splendid somewhat restrained instrumentation, excellent songwriting. And not a spot of filler! Judging from other reviews, this is their least succesful album, so I'm eager to get the rest of their work. One of the most pleasant discoveries of the past couple of years. These guys are too damn good to remain under the radar for too much longer.