Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There

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.

Official Live Bootleg / The Beard is Out There
Live album by Spock's Beard
Released	1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	66:17 (US) 72:18 (EUR)
Label	Metal Blade Radiant Records
Spock's Beard chronology
Beware of Darkness (1996) Official Live Bootleg / The Beard is Out There (1996) The Kindness of Strangers (1998)

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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

• Neal Morse – Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Alan Morse – Guitar, backing vocals, cello, mellotron
• Dave Meros – Bass guitar, backing vocals, french horn
• Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Ryo Okumoto – Hammond organ, mellotron