Octane (album)
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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.
Additional personnel
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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...
, 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.
Disc One
- "A Flash Before My Eyes" – 31:12
- "The Ballet of the Impact" (Dave MerosDave MerosDave Meros , is an American bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard...
, John Boegehold) – 5:34- "Prelude to the Past"
- "The Ultimate Quiet"
- "A Blizzard of My Memories"
- "I Wouldn't Let It Go" (Alan MorseAlan MorseAlan 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...
, Boegehold) – 4:53 - "Surfing Down the Avalanche" (Nick D'VirgilioNick D'VirgilioNick 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...
, Meros, Boegehold) – 3:43 - "She Is Everything" (Meros, Boegehold) – 6:46
- "Strange What You Remember"
- "Words of Forever"
- "Climbing Up That Hill" (Meros, Boegehold) – 3:31
- "Letting Go" (Ryo OkumotoRyo OkumotoRyo 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...
) – 1:52 - "Of the Beauty of It All" (Meros, Boegehold) – 4:53
- "If I Could Paint a Picture"
- "Into the Great Unknowable"
- "The Ballet of the Impact" (Dave Meros
- "NWC" (D'Virgilio) – 4:16
- "There Was a Time" (Morse, Boegehold) – 4:58
- "The Planet's Hum" (D'Virgilio, Morse, Stan Ausmus) – 4:42
- "Watching the Tide" (D'Virgilio) – 5:07
- "As Long As We Ride" (D'Virgilio, Morse, Boegehold) – 5:34
Disc Two (Special Edition Bonus Disc)
- "When She's Gone" (D'Virgilio, Meros, Boegehold) – 5:41
- "Follow Me to Sleep" (D'Virgilio, Boegehold) – 5:39
- "Game Face" (D'Virgilio, Okumoto) – 4:10
- "Broken Promise Land" (Morse, Boegehold) – 4:45
- "Listening to the Sky" (Okumoto) – 3:08
Extras from "A Flash Before My Eyes" - "Someday I'll Be Found" (string quartet, Flash #2) – 1:04
- "I Was Never Lost" (background vocals, Flash #2) – 1:09
- "Paint Me a Picture" (pipe organ outtake from Flash) – 1:29
Video - "The Formulation of Octane"
Personnel
- Nick D'VirgilioNick D'VirgilioNick 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, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, loops, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and acoustic guitar - Alan MorseAlan MorseAlan 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...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, thereminThereminThe theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
, sawMusical sawA musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Ryo OkumotoRyo OkumotoRyo 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...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA 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... - Dave MerosDave MerosDave Meros , is an American bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard...
– Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Additional personnel
- Stan Ausmus – song co-writer
- John Boegehold – song co-writer