Dave Meros

FROM NEAL MORSE: This video includes the two final shows I played as a member of Spock’s Beard. They were both acoustic performances to relatively small groups, to promote the SNOW album. This was the only time some of these songs were played by the line up who recorded the album, and I have to say it was a very emotional time for me, knowing that this would be the final time I would play with my brothers in the band. The setlist for each show is slightly different but they include: “The Good Don’t Last,” “Thoughts II,” “Stranger In A Strange Land,” “Open Wide The Floodgates,” “Pride (In The Name Of Love),” “Carie,” “June,” “Looking For Answers,” “Solitary Soul,” “Wind At My Back,” and “The Doorway.”

This concert was recorded live at the Coach House on 17th October 1998. The picture quality and sound are excellent, as are all the camera angles. Eric has a great band who do all the songs full justice and reproduce the original sounds where needed (e.g. on San Franciscan Nights and Spill The Wine)- they are Aynsley Dunbar on drums, Dean Restum on guitar, David Meros on bass and Neal Morse on keyboards and guitar. There are also five interesting interviews with Eric where he talks about the history of some of the featured songs. These fit in very well between some of the songs, but I don't feel they spoil the continuity and they do not interrupt any songs. Eric performs as his fans would expect - plenty of stage presence and integrity and on the whole he sings extremely well with far less shouting than he has done on some other concert occasions.

Spock's Beard Live was recorded at De Boerderij in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands on May 25, 2007.