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.
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.
Critical reception
With Octane, the band continued on a similar path as Feel Euphoria with a shift from progressive rock to a more straight-ahead rock sound. As a result, Octane has received generally average reviews since its release.
Track listing
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Personnel Spock's Beard Nick D'Virgilio – lead vocals, drums, percussion, loops, electric guitar and acoustic guitar Alan Morse – guitar, theremin, saw, backing vocals Ryo Okumoto – keyboards Dave Meros – bass
Additional musicians Eric Gorfain – violin Daphne Chen – violin Leah Katz – viola Richard Dodd – cello Gina Ballina – French horn Johnnie Corno – French horn Ramón Flores – trumpet
Additional credits Stan Ausmus – songwriting John Boegehold – songwriting, string and horn arrangement Rich Mouser – mixing Jay Frigoletto – mastering Thomas Ewerhard – artwork
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