While not yet a norm it is genuinely pleasing to see bands succeeding at crowd funding their own creative output. And while it is somewhat curious to see established acts like Spock's Beard - who already have 10 albums to their name - doing it, a successful funding campaign might actually only be mounted when you've got a credible history and a lot of quality material to show for all the years of hard work. For the fan the main question in such a case is: will the 11th album be good enough?   Review by Ivor ››

Spock's Beard chose to call their last album "Spock's Beard", and it's a perfect way to show to the fans that the band is alive and stronger than ever. Even after a long career and after the departure of Neal Morse, the band doesn't...   Review by Jeff ››