Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.rock.progressive
Titolo: [Spock's Beard] pantomima? Tutto ciò mi ricorda qu alcosa...

The progressive rock band Spock's Beard has announced that
    drummer Nick D'Virgilio will step from behind his kit and
    become the group's new lead vocalist. He will play drums
    on Spock's Beard's studio albums and occas ionally live, but
&nb sp;   primarily a touring drummer will be used for all future
    concert dates.
    D'Virgilio, guitarist/cellist Alan Morse, keyboardist Ryo
    Okumoto and bass guitarist Dave Meros decided to continue
    the band and move forward after the departure of vocalist/
    keyboardist/guitarist Neal Morse in October 2002.
    "I'm taking all that practice I got by singing background
    vocals and bringing it out front," says D'Virgilio. "I am
    still playing drums on the recordings and will also play
    live some, but yes I am doing the Phil Collins and Dave
    Grohl drummer-to-frontman thing."
    Spock's Beard has also just signed with InsideOut Music
    America. The band records for InsideOut in Germany, now
    it has joined with the North American arm of the company.
    A new studio album is targeted for release in June 2003,
    and it will be Spock's Beard's first with D'Virgilio as
    the frontman.
    "It has definitely been a strange time in the band's history,
    but life is always full of surprises so why should music be
    any different? Neal leaving the band was one of those
    surprises, but after the shock wore off the four of us
    knew we wanted to keep this thing going. And that is just
    what we are doing," D'Virgilio says. "We are in the studio
    cutting a brand new Spock's Beard record to hopefully be
    released in June with touring to follow in the not too
    distant future."
    The band is recording at Lawnmower and Garden Supply
    Studios, its longtime st udio home. Once again, Spock's
    Beard is working with engineer/mixer Richard Mouser, who
    has collaborated with the band ever since 1997's 'The
    Kindness of Strangers.'
    "The music the band is writing is still very Beard-like,
    so don't be worried. Just be prepared to rock. The whole
    band, along with a couple of friends, is contributing their
    writing skills and it is turning out great. We have a
    21-minute-long 'epic,' we have in-your-face head bangin'
    and just all kinds of fun stuff," says D'Virgilio.
    "We have joined with InsideOut Music America and are now,
    along with InsideOut in Germany, back with all the people
    and friends that gave Spock's Beard our start. We are very
    excited to see what the fut ure holds for us."
 
         Peppe
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L'avevo previsto.
Mica sarà colpa dei batteristi avere una voce decente, no?
E hanno il senso del ritmo molto più accentuato rispetto gli altri
strumentisti. Si adattano meglio.
Gabriele
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