2015 studio album by Spock's Beard
The Oblivion Particle |
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Studio album by Spock's Beard |
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Released | August 21, 2015 |
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Recorded | 2015 |
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Studio | - The Mouse House, Los Angeles, California, US;
- Jimmy Branly's Studio, Burbank, California, US
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Genre | Progressive rock |
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Length | 65:50 (Standard edition) 72:04 (Special edition) |
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Label | InsideOut Music |
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Producer | Rich Mouser, Alan Morse and John Boegehold |
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Spock's Beard chronology |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Classic Rock | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [1] |
The Prog Report | Positive[2] |
Metal Temple | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) [3] |
The Oblivion Particle is the twelfth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was released on August 21, 2015.[4][5] It was the last album with drummer Jimmy Keegan, who left the band in October 2016 for personal reasons. This album also features Nick D'Virgilio on one track as a guest musician. Only 3 songs on the album feature writing credits to the band members themselves, with the rest being credited to longtime collaborators Stan Ausmus and John Boegehold.
Track listing
Standard editionNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tides of Time" | Stan Ausmus | 7:45 |
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2. | "Minion" | Ted Leonard | 6:53 |
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3. | "Hell's Not Enough" | Leonard | 6:23 |
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4. | "Bennett Built a Time Machine" | John Boegehold | 6:52 |
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5. | "Get Out While You Can" | Boegehold | 4:55 |
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6. | "A Better Way to Fly" | Boegehold | 8:57 |
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7. | "The Center Line" | Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto | 7:05 |
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8. | "To Be Free Again" | Boegehold | 10:24 |
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9. | "Disappear" | Boegehold | 6:36 |
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Total length: | 65:50 |
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Special edition bonus trackNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Iron Man" (Black Sabbath cover) | Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | 6:14 |
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Personnel
Spock's Beard
- Ted Leonard - lead vocals, guitars, additional tracks and overdubs recording
- Alan Morse - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, autoharp, backing vocals, producing, additional tracks and overdubs recording
- Ryo Okumoto - organ, mellotron, piano, synths, clavinet, vocoder, additional tracks and overdubs recording
- Dave Meros - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Iron Man",[6] additional tracks and overdubs recording
- Jimmy Keegan - drums/percussion, timpani, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Bennett Built a Time Machine"[6]
Additional musicians
Production
- John Boegehold - concept, producing, Candid Studio photos
- Rich Mouser - producing, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Jeff Fox - second engineering
- Jeff Silverman - Alan's studio engineering
- John Morse - Alan's studio engineering
- Jimmy Branly - Jimmy's percussion engineering
- Additional personnel
- Thomas Ewerhard - cover artwork, graphic design
- Alex Solca - band photography
- Stan Ausmus - Candid Studio photos
Charts
References
- ^ Lester, Paul (31 July 2015). "Spock's Beard: The Oblivion Particle". Classic Rock. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Spock's Beard - The Oblivion Particle CD Review". The Prog Report. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Webb, Nick (27 August 2015). "Spock's Beard - The Oblivion Particle review". Metal Temple. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "INSIDE OUT MUSIC - Spock's Beard: : announce new album 'The Oblivion Particle'; European tour scheduled". InsideOut Music. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "INSIDE OUT MUSIC - Spock's Beard: : Spock's Beard reveal release date and album art for 'The Oblivion Particle'". InsideOut Music. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "The Oblivion Particle". Spock's Beard. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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