Day for Night
Spock's Beard · 1999
65 min · 14 tracks · progressive metal · progressive rock
Sophisticated progressive rock merges complex arrangements with emotional depth and lyrical storytelling.
Why this album works
'Day for Night' received positive reviews upon release, praised for its ambitious musicality and intricate compositions. This album marked a high point in Spock's Beard's career, helping them gain wider recognition within the progressive rock scene and influencing several bands that followed.
- Best for
- dynamic journey with varied pacing emotional depth in storytelling wave-like shifts in intensity
- Context
- Released in 1999, 'Day for Night' is Spock's Beard's fourth studio album, following the critically acclaimed 'The Kindness of Strangers'. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying their place within the progressive rock genre, showcasing a maturity in songwriting and composition that reflected their growth since their debut.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Tool· Opeth· Porcupine Tree
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Day for Night 7:34
- 2 Gibberish Standout 4:18
- 3 Skin 4:01
- 4 The Distance to the Sun Standout 5:12
- 5 Crack the Big Sky Standout 9:51
- 6 The Gypsy 7:29
- 7 Can’t Get It Wrong 4:13
- 8 The Healing Colors of Sound, Part 1 2:22
- 9 My Shoes 4:16
- 10 Mommy Comes Back 4:50
- 11 Lay It Down 3:17
- 12 The Healing Colors of Sound, Part 2 3:16
- 13 My Shoes (revisited) 3:58
- 14 Urban Noise 0:41
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