Octane (album)

Octane
Studio album by Spock's Beard
Released January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Recorded 2005
Genre Progressive rock
Length 55:49
Label InsideOut
Producer Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard chronology
Feel Euphoria
(2003)Feel Euphoria2003
Octane
(2005)
Gluttons for Punishment
(2005)Gluttons for Punishment2005

Octane is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard, released on 25 January 2005. The first seven tracks form a complete piece of work, "A Flash Before My Eyes", that tells the story of a man involved in a car accident who relives his memories in the moments following the crash.[1]

A special edition release contained a second disc which contained five new tracks, outtakes from "A Flash Before My Eyes" and a video documenting the making of the album.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Rock Hard[5]

Octane has received generally average reviews since its release.[3][4][5]

Track listing

Octane
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Flash Before My Eyes"

  • I. "The Ballet of the Impact" (5:34)
    • a). "Prelude to the Past"
    • b). "The Ultimate Quiet"
    • c). "A Blizzard of My Memories"
  • II. "I Wouldn't Let It Go" (4:53)
  • III. "Surfing Down the Avalanche" (3:43)
  • IV. "She is Everything" (6:46)
    • a). "Strange What You Remember"
    • b). "Works of Forever"
  • V. "Climbing Up That Hill" (3:31)
  • VI. "Letting Go" (1:52)
  • VII. "Of the Beauty of It All" (4:53)
    • a). "If I Could Paint a Picture"
    • b). "Into the Great Unknowable"
Dave Meros, John Boegehold, Alan Morse, Nick D'Virgilio, Ryo Okumoto31:12
2."NWC"D'Virgilio4:16
3."There Was a Time"Morse, Boegehold4:58
4."The Planet's Hum"D'Virgilio, Morse, Stan Ausmus4:42
5."Watching the Tide"D'Virgilio5:07
6."As Long as We Ride"D'Virgilio, Morse, Boegehold5:34
Total length:55:49
Special Edition Bonus Disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When She's Gone"D'Virgilio, Meros, Boegehold5:41
2."Follow Me to Sleep"D'Virgilio, Boegehold5:39
3."Game Face"D'Virgilio, Okumoto4:10
4."Broken Promise Land"Morse, Boegehold4:45
5."Listening to the Sky"Okumoto3:08
6."Someday I'll Be Found" (String quartet, Flash #2) 1:04
7."I Was Never Lost" (Background vocals, Flash #2) 1:09
8."Paint Me a Picture" (Pipe organ outtake from Flash) 1:29
9."The Formulation of Octane" (Video)  

Sources:[6]

Personnel

Spock's Beard
Additional musicians
Additional credits

References

  1. "Octane". Spock's Beard. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. "SPOCK'S BEARD - High Octane Update". Bravewords. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Octane - Spock's Beard". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 Ling, Dave (February 2005). "Spock's Beard 'Octane'". Classic Rock. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 91. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. 1 2 Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. Octane (booklet). Spock's Beard. InsideOut Music. 2005. IOMCD 198.
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