Spock’s Beard – The Oblivion Particle (2015)
The Oblivion Particle finds the band answering the needs of their creations by utilizing the considerable versatility of each member. In addition to Ted Leonard’s soaring vocals and Dave Meros’ distinctive bass, Alan Morse adds autoharp, banjolele, electric sitar and mandolin to his array of instruments, drummer Jimmy Keegan takes over lead vocals on “Bennett Built a Time Machine” and Ryo expands his arsenal of keyboard sounds throughout the album. In addition, virtuoso Kansas violinist David Ragsdale lends his touch to the album’s majestic closer, “Disappear.”
SPOCK'S BEARD
''THE OBLIVION PARTICLE''
AUGUST 21 2015
65:46
1 Tides of Time 07:44
2 Minion 06:52
3 Hell's Not Enough 06:23
4 Bennett Built a Time Machine 06:51
5 Get out While You Can 04:54
6 A Better Way to Fly 08:55
7 The Center Line 07:05
8 To Be Free Again 10:23
9 Disappear 06:35
Ted Leonard - lead vocals, guitars
Alan Morse - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, autoharp, backing vocals
Ryo Okumoto - organ, mellotron, piano, synths, clavinet, vocoder
Dave Meros - bass, backing vocals
Jimmy Keegan - drums/percussion, timpani, backing vocals, lead vocals on 4
David Ragsdale - violin on 9
ABOUT THE ALBUM
Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1993 in Los Angeles who play a brand of progressive rock which draws on influences ranging from classical, pop, rock, jazz/fusion and R&B. Spock’s Beard return with the same lineup for the band’s twelfth album (including vocalist Ted Leonard, also of Transatlantic) for an album that captures the band’s core essence while stretching out into some exciting new avenues. With The Oblivion Particle, Spock’s Beard prove themselves an amazingly compelling band some 20 years after their formation, and one that continues to be a leader in the prog rock field.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by David White
Spock's Beard began in 1992 when brothers Neal (lead vocals) and Al Morse (guitar) teamed up with drummer Nick D'Virgilio. After self-financing their first album, bassist Dave Meros joined, and The Light was recorded in 1994. Consisting of four lengthy songs, this debut album was well received by progressive rock fans, but received little public acclaim. Ryo Okumoto joined in 1995 to play keyboards. In 1996, The Official Bootleg was released, a live performance containing the entire first album plus one song from the upcoming second album. 1996 also saw the band sign with various record labels around the world, in addition to releasing Beware of Darkness, which contains the same style of music, but in shorter pieces (all ten minutes or less, except for the 15-plus-minute last track). Spock's Beard's third studio album, The Kindness of Strangers, was released at the end of 1997; Day for Night followed in 1999 and V was issued a year later. Deciding they had the experience and chops to attempt a concept album, they spent the next few years putting together Snow. The double album revolved around the title character, an albino teenager that could possibly be the messiah. Taking a much more detailed approach to the material, the band had a difficult two years writing the album and was rewarded with a strong promotional push from Metal Blade Records. Following Snow, Neal Morse became a born again Christian and left the band. The remaining members quickly regrouped, however, with D'Virgilio assuming the lead vocal duties and managed to release Feeling Euphoria the following year. 2004 saw the rerelease of their first three albums and in 2005 they delivered both a new studio offering (Ocatane) and Live in 2005: Gluttons for Punishment.
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