Blue October
More and more the music I hear on the radio disappoints me. Shallow lyrics, unoriginal tunes, all around uninspiring! I get the feeling that the majority of musicians are manufactured, created solely for profit. Every once in a while I stumble across a musician or group that are true artists. One such group is Blue October.
The first song I heard by Blue October was “Calling You”, which was featured in American Pie. I’ll admit this tune did not particularly gab my attention. It wasn’t until I heard “Hate Me’ a couple years later that I really started to follow them. At that time my life was in complete turmoil. A long time battle with personal issues was coming to a head. I could tell that my wife, who was by my side the entire …show more content…
So you can better understand why this song is so meaningful to me I wanted to share the lyrics.
So, now that you have a better understanding why I chose this band, let’s talk about who this band is. The native Texas quintet formed in the mid-90s after the post grunge boom. Vovalist/guitarist Justin Fustenfeld began writing rock songs with the help of his brother, drummer Jeremy Fustenfeld, and violinist Ryan Delahoussave, Bassist Liz Mullaly and lead guitarist Brant Coulter completed the band’s initial lineup. In 1998 Blue October released their independent debut album, The Answer. The band’s post-grunge image led to the sale of 5,000 copies of The Answer in Texas alone. Two years later Blue October replaced Bassist Liz Mullaly with Matt Noveskey and made their major-label debut on Universal with the release of Consent to Treatment. Not long after the release of their second album, guitarist Brant Coulter was replaced CB Hudson (guitar/vocals), and Blue October left Universal and joined Brando Records. 2003 saw the release of their third album, History for Sale. The albums first single, Calling You, was featured in the American Wedding soundtrack. This boosted the popularity of Calling You, which soon …show more content…
“It’s all walks of life: black, white, Asian, Hispanic,” Furstenfeld notes of the devoted fans. “And it’s not just one genre. It’s people who like hip-hop, its people who like rock...” He pauses and laughs. “I don’t really separate them as categories.” On February 13, 2015, the band announced that they were starting work on their 8th studio album via their official twitter feed. Justin has revealed that he has written two new songs entitled "Wake Up" and "Fascinating Drop" but has not stated whether or not he has plans to record and include them on the new album. Recently Furstenfeld released a list of songs being considered for the new album including "Naked" and "Don't Leave," both written with rapper Ray C. Also on the list was "A Skirt Unzipped," which was written for the album "Sway. “He says that he is aiming for a January 2016 release for the album with the first single impacting radio around the Christmas
More and more the music I hear on the radio disappoints me. Shallow lyrics, unoriginal tunes, all around uninspiring! I get the feeling that the majority of musicians are manufactured, created solely for profit. Every once in a while I stumble across a musician or group that are true artists. One such group is Blue October.
The first song I heard by Blue October was “Calling You”, which was featured in American Pie. I’ll admit this tune did not particularly gab my attention. It wasn’t until I heard “Hate Me’ a couple years later that I really started to follow them. At that time my life was in complete turmoil. A long time battle with personal issues was coming to a head. I could tell that my wife, who was by my side the entire …show more content…
So you can better understand why this song is so meaningful to me I wanted to share the lyrics.
So, now that you have a better understanding why I chose this band, let’s talk about who this band is. The native Texas quintet formed in the mid-90s after the post grunge boom. Vovalist/guitarist Justin Fustenfeld began writing rock songs with the help of his brother, drummer Jeremy Fustenfeld, and violinist Ryan Delahoussave, Bassist Liz Mullaly and lead guitarist Brant Coulter completed the band’s initial lineup. In 1998 Blue October released their independent debut album, The Answer. The band’s post-grunge image led to the sale of 5,000 copies of The Answer in Texas alone. Two years later Blue October replaced Bassist Liz Mullaly with Matt Noveskey and made their major-label debut on Universal with the release of Consent to Treatment. Not long after the release of their second album, guitarist Brant Coulter was replaced CB Hudson (guitar/vocals), and Blue October left Universal and joined Brando Records. 2003 saw the release of their third album, History for Sale. The albums first single, Calling You, was featured in the American Wedding soundtrack. This boosted the popularity of Calling You, which soon …show more content…
“It’s all walks of life: black, white, Asian, Hispanic,” Furstenfeld notes of the devoted fans. “And it’s not just one genre. It’s people who like hip-hop, its people who like rock...” He pauses and laughs. “I don’t really separate them as categories.” On February 13, 2015, the band announced that they were starting work on their 8th studio album via their official twitter feed. Justin has revealed that he has written two new songs entitled "Wake Up" and "Fascinating Drop" but has not stated whether or not he has plans to record and include them on the new album. Recently Furstenfeld released a list of songs being considered for the new album including "Naked" and "Don't Leave," both written with rapper Ray C. Also on the list was "A Skirt Unzipped," which was written for the album "Sway. “He says that he is aiming for a January 2016 release for the album with the first single impacting radio around the Christmas