The album is named after the George Harrison song, a cover of which also appears as the record's opener. Morse was about to meet him to remix some songs by the time he was found dead.
Because he was too expensive for them at that time, he only mixed three tracks: "Thoughts", "Walking on the Wind" and "Time Has Come". The band had signed with Inside Out Music and had a recording budget for the first time this prompted them to approach Kevin Gilbert to have him mix some of the songs. In preparation for gigs, Morse realized he wouldn't be able to play all keyboard parts alone, so Ryo Okumoto was invited to join the band. The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records.īeware of Darkness was Spock's Beard's first album to be written as a group The Light, its predecessor, featured mostly songs written by vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist Neal Morse while he was still putting the band together.
"Thoughts", inspired by Gentle Giant, is the first part of a cross-album suite, with follow-up parts being featured on the Spock's Beard album V and the Neal Morse album Momentum. The album features several short songs, in contrast to their debut album The Light which consisted of just four lengthy tracks. The album was named after the song of the same name, originally written and performed by George Harrison. The album was the band's first release following the addition of keyboardist Ryo Okumoto. Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out Thereīeware of Darkness is the second studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard, released in January 1996.
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