The Oblivion Particle

The Oblivion Particle
The Oblivion Particle
Studio album by Spock's Beard
Released	August 21, 2015
Recorded	2015
Studio	The Mouse House, Los Angeles, California, US;; Jimmy Branly's Studio, Burbank, California, US;
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	65:50 (Standard edition); 72:04 (Special edition)
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Rich Mouser, Alan Morse and John Boegehold
Spock's Beard chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	^[1]
The Prog Report	Positive^[2]
Metal Temple	^[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 edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tides of Time"	Stan Ausmus	7:45
2.	"Minion"	Ted Leonard	6:53
3.	"Hell's Not Enough"	Leonard	6:23
4.	"Bennett Built a Time Machine"	John Boegehold	6:52
5.	"Get Out While You Can"	Boegehold	4:55
6.	"A Better Way to Fly"	Boegehold	8:57
7.	"The Center Line"	Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto	7:05
8.	"To Be Free Again"	Boegehold	10:24
9.	"Disappear"	Boegehold	6:36
Total length:			65:50

Special edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Iron Man" (Black Sabbath cover)	Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward	6:14

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

David Ragsdale - violin on "Disappear"
Nick D'Virgilio - drums on "Iron Man"^[6]

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

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	133
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	78
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	51

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.

[classicrock_review-1] Lester, Paul (31 July 2015). "Spock's Beard: The Oblivion Particle". Classic Rock. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[progreport_review-2] "Spock's Beard - The Oblivion Particle CD Review". The Prog Report. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[metaltemple_review-3] Webb, Nick (27 August 2015). "Spock's Beard - The Oblivion Particle review". Metal Temple. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

[insideout_announcement-4] "INSIDE OUT MUSIC - Spock's Beard: : announce new album 'The Oblivion Particle'; European tour scheduled". InsideOut Music. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[insideout_pressrelease-5] "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.

[Spock's_Beard_Discography-6] "The Oblivion Particle". Spock's Beard. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[ac_Flanders_Spock's_Beard-7] "Ultratop.be – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

[ac_Wallonia_Spock's_Beard-8] "Ultratop.be – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

[ac_Netherlands_Spock's_Beard-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

[ac_Germany4_Spock's_Beard-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

[ac_Switzerland_Spock's_Beard-11] "Swisscharts.com – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

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v t e Spock's Beard
Alan Morse Dave Meros Ryo Okumoto Ted Leonard Neal Morse Nick D'Virgilio John Ballard Jimmy Keegan
Studio albums	The Light Beware of Darkness The Kindness of Strangers Day for Night V Snow Feel Euphoria Octane Spock's Beard X Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep The Oblivion Particle Noise Floor
Compilation albums	From the Vault The First Twenty Years
Live albums	Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There There and Here Gluttons for Punishment Live Live at High Voltage Festival
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