This is the 4th studioalbum of 'The Beard'. The music of Spock's Beard stands for very creative and indefinite prog rock/metal. The 13 new songs clock 65 minutes. The first pressing of this CD has a bonus track called Hurt.

The titletrack (7:34) is like the whole CD: Nice songs with clear influences from the seventies and eighties, but all put in an end-nineties coat. The tricks they play with the vocals (multiple voices) is striking. The first song has a great guitar/keyboard solo. They keys are very dominant on this (and other CDs). Track 2 (Gibberish) is one of the funniest songs I ever heard: Multiple vocals again and the most strange soundeffects are used. Definitely one of the best songs on this CD! Spock's Beard can write poppy songs (like Can't Get It Wrong) and ballads (like The Distance To The Sun) too. The other songs are just like the first two. Strange and funny sounds combined with great songwriting and 5 great musicians.

I give Day For Night 9,8 out of 10 points!! Definitely on of the best CDs of 1999. And the year has just begun!

The only point of critics is that the bonustrack doesn't fit in the concept of the other songs. This song is much heavier than the other songs. Maybe they could have released is as a single. It is not a bad song but they shouldn't have put it on this CD.

Spock's Beard music is a mix between everything you love with progressive rock. Some are saying that they are just plagiarism, while some are saying that Spock's Beard is the future promise of progressive rock. My opinion is that I don't care whether they are clones or not because I simply love Spock's Beard's music. Their music is a melting pot of a numerous of progressive and symphonic bands that you can't resist to love: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Kansas, King Crimson, Marillion, Pink Floyd, Rush and Yes together with a big amount of Beatles, Eagles and Electric Light Orchestra. Spock's Beard's songs often contains very catchy melodies and choruses, but also complex compositions. Dave Mero's bass playing is reminiscent to Geddy Lee (Rush) and Chris Squire (Yes). Neal Morse's voice is reminiscent to Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra) and Paul McCartney.

¯ "Day for Night" contains a great Hammond intro, and it also has some great Mellotron in it. A great opener with a catchy chorus!
¯ "Gibberish" are showing just how great voices Spock's Beard has. This song is reminiscent to "Thoughts" from their 1996 release "Beware of Darkness", and the Gentle Giant's song "Knots" from the "Octopus" album from 1973. You can also hear some Yes influences. There's also some beautiful Mellotron present. One of the highlights on this CD.
¯ "Skin" is a catchy Pop tune with Beatles and Electric Light Orchestra reminiscences.
¯ "The Distance to the Sun" is a rather average slow ballad with some reminiscences to Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel regarding the vocals. It's almost all acoustic.
¯ "Crack in the Sky" starts off with a tricky drum intro. It is a typical Spock's Beard track with some Jazz-Rock and Yes influences, and it contains great Rickenbacker bass together with some nice Hammond, Mellotron and Organ. The song has a catchy chorus too, and there's also a sax solo done by a man named John Garr. This song is one of the highlights.
¯ "Gypsy" has got a very seventies sound that reminds of Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra and Genesis with lots of Mellotron. This song is very complex with intricate chord progressions. One of the album's highlights.
¯ "Can't Get It Wrong" has got a nice piano and cello opening with a clear Beatles influence as well as Electric Light Orchestra. A nice pop ballad with great vocals!. Once you've heard it, it's hard to get it out of you head.
¯ "The Healing Colours of Sound (Part 1)" is an instrumental track with Genesis influences and Mellotron. One of the album's highlights.
¯ "My Shoes" is a quiet song with some beautiful piano and Hammond, but it's one of the albums weakest tracks although it has a catchy chorus.
¯ "Mommy comes back" is a rather average track even though it's typical Spock's Beard track with great guitar playing and a catchy chorus. Sometimes it reminds a little of "Thoughts" or Pink Floyd.
¯ "Lay it down" is a mellow and beautiful slow ballad that has a nice melody and some Peter Gabriel and Marillion reminiscences.
¯ "The Healing Colours of Sound" has some nice piano playing as well as some Gentle Giant reminiscences. This is one of the highlights on this album.
¯ "My Shoes (Revisited)" has got the theme from "My Shoes" as the title reveals. It also has Mellotron mayhem at the ending. Lovely!
¯ "Hurt" is a bonus track on the European release, written by Dean Chamberlain. It's a real good straight rocker with heavy guitar riffs, but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the album.

The cover artwork could have been taken from a new Rush album as it's reminiscent to Hugh Syme's works. All in all this is a very interesting and varied album that is very typical Spock's Beard, and surely will attract every true Spock's Beard fan. And as usual there's loads of Mellotron. This is one of the top releases this year. Recommended!