Gluttons for Punishment, released in 2005, is a double live album

Live album

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 by the progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band Spock's Beard

Spock's Beard

Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Alan plays electric guitar...

. It was recorded during the band's Octane

Octane (album)

Octane is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard, released in 2005. The first seven tracks form the multi-part epic "A Flash Before My Eyes".A Special Edition release contained a second disc with more music and a video....

tour on March 18, 2005 at Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg

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, Germany

Germany

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; March 20 at Z7, Pratteln

Pratteln

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, Switzerland

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; and March 21 at Substage, Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

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, Germany. It is also the first live album released by Spock's Beard since the departure of former frontman Neal Morse

Neal Morse

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Disc one

1. "Intro" – 1:20
2. "The Ballet of the Impact" – 5:50
3. "I Wouldn't Let it Go" – 4:47
4. "Surfing Down the Avalanche" – 3:53
5. "She is Everything" – 7:06
6. "Climbing Up That Hill" – 3:34
7. "Letting Go" – 1:20
8. "Of the Beauty of It All" – 4:56
9. "Harm's Way" – 11:17
10. "NWC" – 9:58

Disc two

1. "At the End of the Day" – 16:33
2. "The Bottom Line" – 7:40
3. "Ryo's Solo" – 5:57
4. "Ghosts of Autumn" – 6:49
5. "As Long As We Ride" – 8:26
6. "The Light" – 19:07

Personnel

• Nick D'Virgilio
  Nick D'Virgilio
  Nick D'Virgilio is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist musician, often referred to as NDV, best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the Calling All Stations album...
  
   - lead vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Ryo Okumoto
  Ryo Okumoto
  Ryo Okumoto is a rock keyboardist, best known for his work with progressive rock group Spock's Beard. He joined the band in 1996 and has been a member ever since. When singer and keyboardist Neal Morse was in the band, Ryo played Hammond Organ and Mellotron on the albums...
  
   - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , vocals
• Alan Morse
  Alan Morse
  Alan Morse is a guitarist for the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He is the brother of Neal Morse, who left the band in 2002. Morse is married to Kathryn Morse and has two children, Julia and John. He has recorded with many artists including Chad & Jeremy, Spencer Davis, Neal Morse, and Ryo...
  
   - guitars, vocals
• Dave Meros
  Dave Meros
  Dave Meros , is an American bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard...
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals

Additional personnel

• Jimmy Keegan
  Jimmy Keegan
  Jimmy Keegan is a drummer. He has played with artists such as Santana, as the drummer on the song "Primavera" on Santana's hit album Supernatural and with John Waite, and is the current drummer for the Progressive rock band Spock's Beard, having replaced original drummer Nick D'Virgilio in November...
  
  - drums, percussion, vocals