Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There explained

Official Live Bootleg / The Beard is Out There
Type:live
Artist:Spock's Beard
Cover:TheBeardIsOutThere.jpg
Released:1996
Recorded:1995
Genre:Progressive rock
Length:66:17 (US)
72:18 (EUR)
Label:Metal Blade
Radiant Records
Prev Title:Beware of Darkness
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:The Kindness of Strangers
Next Year:1998

Official Live Bootleg is the third album and first live album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was released in 1996, with a European release under the title The Beard Is out There in 1998.

The original North American release consisted of the four tracks from the band's debut album The Light, with the fifth song, "Thoughts" coming from their second album, Beware of Darkness. The European release added a sixth track coming from the band's rarity collection From the Vaults, originally also from Beware of Darkness.

Track listing

All songs by Neal Morse, except where noted.

  1. "The Light" (N. Morse/Alan Morse) – 16:19
  2. "Go the Way You Go" – 12:40
  3. "Thoughts" – 7:05
  4. "The Water" – 23:12
  5. "On the Edge" – 7:01
    • Extra track added to European release
  6. "Fire/Waste Away" – 6:01

Personnel