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{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = The Light
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| name = The Light
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| cover =
| Artist = [[Spock's Beard]]
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| Album = [[The Light (Spock's Beard album)|The Light]]
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| artist = [[Spock's Beard]]
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| album = [[The Light (Spock's Beard album)|The Light]]
| Released = {{Start date|1995}}
| released = {{Start date|1995}}
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| Genre = [[Progressive rock]]
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| Length = {{Duration|m=15|s=32}}
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| genre = [[Progressive rock]]
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| length = {{Duration|m=15|s=32}}
| Label = [[Metal Blade]]
| Producer =
| label = [[Metal Blade]], Radiant Records
| Tracks =
| writer = [[Neal Morse]], [[Alan Morse]]
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| track_no = 1
| next = "Go the Way You Go"
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r354358 |title=The Light - Spock's Beard &#124; AllMusic |first=Thom |last=Jurek |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=22 August 2011}}</ref>
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'''''The Light''''' is a song by the [[United States of America|American]] [[progressive rock]] group [[Spock's Beard]]. It is the first track on their debut album, [[The Light (Spock's Beard album)|The Light]]. It is arguably the most well known song by the band. It's also the band's most played song.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}


"'''The Light'''" is a song by the American [[progressive rock]] group [[Spock's Beard]]. It is the first track on their debut album, [[The Light (Spock's Beard album)|''The Light'']]. It is one of the most well known songs by the band and was ranked as the second best Modern Prog Song of the 1990-2015 period by The Prog Report in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 50 Modern Prog Songs 1990-2015 |url=https://progreport.com/top-50-prog-songs-1990-2015/5/ |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> It is one of the band's most played songs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spock's Beard Setlist Stats |url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/spocks-beard-5bd6b3ac.html |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>
== Live Appearances ==


*[[Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There]]
== Live appearances ==
* ''[[Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There]]''
* ''Live at the Whisky and NEARfest''
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*[[From the Vault (Spock's Beard album)|From the Vault]]
* ''Don't Try This at Home''
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*[[Gluttons for Punishment]]
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* ''[[From the Vault (Spock's Beard album)|From the Vault]]''
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*[[Live at High Voltage Festival]]
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* ''[[Gluttons for Punishment]]''
* ''[[There and Here]]''
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* ''[[Live at High Voltage Festival]]''
* ''Live at Sea''


== Structure ==
== Structure ==
All sections written by [[Neal Morse]] unless noted.
#*I. The Dream
#*I. The Dream (0:00–0:48)
#*II. One Man ([[Alan Morse]], Neal Morse)
#*II. One Man ([[Alan Morse]], Neal Morse) (0:48–5:14)
#*III. Garden People
#*III. Garden People (5:14–6:46)
#*IV. Look Straight into the Light
#*V. The Man in the Mountain
#*IV. Look Straight into the Light (6:46–9:05)
#*V. The Man in the Mountain (9:05–11:10)
#*VI. Señor Valasco's Mystic Voodoo Love Dance
#*VI. Señor Valasco's Mystic Voodoo Love Dance (11:10–12:46)
#*VII. The Return of the Horrible Catfish Man
#*VII. The Return of the Horrible Catfish Man (12:46–14:36)
#*VIII. The Dream
#*VIII. The Dream (14:36–15:32)


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Dave Meros]] - bass
*[[Dave Meros]] - bass
*[[Nick D'Virgilio]] - drums, vocals
*[[Nick D'Virgilio]] - drums, vocals

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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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{{Spock's Beard}}


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Latest revision as of 22:50, 2 September 2022

"The Light"
Song by Spock's Beard
from the album The Light
Released1995 (1995)
GenreProgressive rock
Length15:32
LabelMetal Blade, Radiant Records
Songwriter(s)Neal Morse, Alan Morse

"The Light" is a song by the American progressive rock group Spock's Beard. It is the first track on their debut album, The Light. It is one of the most well known songs by the band and was ranked as the second best Modern Prog Song of the 1990-2015 period by The Prog Report in 2017.[1] It is one of the band's most played songs.[2]

Live appearances

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Structure

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All sections written by Neal Morse unless noted.

    • I. The Dream (0:00–0:48)
    • II. One Man (Alan Morse, Neal Morse) (0:48–5:14)
    • III. Garden People (5:14–6:46)
    • IV. Look Straight into the Light (6:46–9:05)
    • V. The Man in the Mountain (9:05–11:10)
    • VI. Señor Valasco's Mystic Voodoo Love Dance (11:10–12:46)
    • VII. The Return of the Horrible Catfish Man (12:46–14:36)
    • VIII. The Dream (14:36–15:32)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Top 50 Modern Prog Songs 1990-2015". Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Spock's Beard Setlist Stats". Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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