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'Blue October' is a rock band originally from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and currently consists of Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals), Jeremy Furstenfeld (drums, percussion), Ryan Delahoussaye(violin/viola, mandolin, piano, vocals), C.B. Hudson (guitar), and Matt Noveskey (bass guitar).

Contents

History

Style

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations and soundtracks

Singles

Promotional

Videography

Timeline

Related artists

References

External links

History

Blue October was formed by lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, his brother, Jeremy, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, later joined by guitarist/vocalist C.B. Hudson and bassist Matt Noveskey. The name reportedly was inspired by Justin's brief stint in a hospital in October.^[1] Managed by Justin and Jeremy's parents under the name "RoDan Entertainment", Blue October released their first album, ''The Answers'', in 1998, a well-received debut which sold over 5,000 copies in Houston alone.^[2] Due to a fan-based connection with the local ABC network television affiliate, Blue October was able to schedule an early-morning news performance — the band's first live television performance.
Blue October caught the attention of the major record labels, and in 1999 was signed to Universal Records for the release of their second album ''Consent to Treatment''. For a variety of reasons, the band was dropped by Universal Records in 2002. Ironically, the band's third album ''History for Sale'' — re-released on Universal, due to larger than expected album sales with label Brando Records — is largely a response to the control the label placed on the group during the ''Consent to Treatment'' production process.^[3]
Blue October received a larger audience as their single "Calling You", featured on the ''American Wedding'' movie soundtrack, began to get radio play in Dallas, Texas. The band was invited to play at a large radio produced annual concert known as Edgefest. Later hits off of ''History for Sale'' included "Inner Glow" and "Razorblade". However, "Calling You" remained the group's largest mainstream success until their 2006 single "Hate Me", which peaked at number two on ''Billboard's'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The music video for "Hate Me" debuted on VH1, later making a splash at number thirteen on VH1's user-controlled video countdown show ''VSpot Top 20 Countdown''; it eventually peaked at number twelve for the week ending on May 5, 2006.
The band's latest album, entitled ''Foiled'', was released on April 4, 2006. The band made their network television premiere on April 14, 2006, performing "Hate Me", the first single from ''Foiled'' on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. They appeared on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' on June 28, 2006. "Into the Ocean", the second single from the album impacted radio on July 17, 2006 and the video for the song debuted at number three on VH1's ''VSpot Top 20 Countdown'' during the show's final week of 2006, and reached the number one spot in mid-February 2007.
As a result of reaching a new audience that Blue October has found with its ''Foiled'' album, Blue October has recently undergone an expansion of its tour locations. Originally restricted to Texas and parts of the Midwest and Southwest United States, Blue October is now touring major locations covering the entire United States, in addition to adding locations in Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Philippines to their schedule. On November 14, 2006 Blue October opened for the Rolling Stones in Boise, Idaho. The latest single from the band is "She's My Ride Home" which they performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on April 25, 2007.

Style

Some of the band's melancholic songs exhibit vocals similar to those of Peter Gabriel.^[4] On their more upbeat songs, they have been likened to U2 and sometimes Pink Floyd.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

★ 1998 ''The Answers'' (independent release)

★ 2000 ''Consent to Treatment'' (independent release)

★ 2003 ''History For Sale'' (independent release)

★ 2006 ''Foiled''

Live albums

★ 2004 ''Argue With a Tree

★ 2007 ''Teach Your Baby Well Live''

Compilations and soundtracks

★ '' (2000) - The single "James" is the twelfth track on this sampler album.

★ ''Local Licks Live 13'': (2002) - Blue October contributes the live track "Ugly Side" (from the then forthcoming ''History for Sale'' album) to this compilation released through Austin radio station KLBJ-FM. Procedes from the sale of the album benefited Austin Victims of Domestic Violence Emergency Fund.

★ ''American Wedding'' (2003) - The single "Calling You" is the fifteenth track on this soundtrack album. In the movie ''American Wedding'', "Calling You" can be heard somewhat muted in a bar scene playing on a jukebox. Many fans consider the inclusion of "Calling You" in the soundtrack to be the beginning of Blue October's move towards a bigger national airplay and recognition.

★ '' (2004) - A compilation disc released in stores in the Kansas City / Lawrence area by the radio station 97.3 KZPL "The Planet." KZPL recorded these shows and put together two separate albums of the best performances from such notable artists as Ben Harper, The Jayhawks, Melissa Ethridge and Maroon 5. The disc includes an acoustic version of Blue October's "Calling You."

★ '' (2005) - A concert CD from the September 18, 2005 Hurricane Benefit concert held at the Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas. It was produced by Disc Live and the local 102.1 KDGE radio station. It is a two CD set which includes songs by Texas artists Zayra Alvarez, South FM, The Burden Brothers and others who played the concert. The Blue October tracks "Calling You" and "Inner Glow" are included. Proceeds from the sale of the album go to the Red Cross.

★ ''Now That's What I Call Music! 20'' (2005) - The live performance of "18th Floor Balcony" from the ''Argue with a Tree'' concert DVD appeared on a limited edition promotional DVD included in a run of 20,000 copies.

★ ''Saw III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2006) - Blue October's "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" is track seven on this soundtrack for the horror movie ''Saw III''.

★ '' (2006) - A live acoustic version of Blue October's single "Hate Me" is track three on this compilation produced by Tampa Radio station WSUN.

Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. Modern Rock	U.S. Main- stream Rock	U.S. Pop 100	Adult Top 40	Hot Digital Songs	VH1 VSpot Top 20 Countdown	Album
2000	"Breakfast After 10"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	''Consent to Treatment''
2000	"HRSA"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	''Consent to Treatment''
2000	"James"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	''Consent to Treatment''
2003	"Calling You"	-	-	-	-	35	-	-	''History for Sale''
2006	"Hate Me"	31	2	21	18	14	34	13	''Foiled''
2006	"Into the Ocean"	53	20	-	47	10	20	1	''Foiled''
2007	"She's My Ride Home"	-	66	-	-	-	-	-	''Foiled''

Currently active on charts. These are the peak chart positions.

Promotional

★ ''Hate Me Acoustic'' was a promotional CD included with the Foiled family pack.

★ ''Foiled Again'' was a 3-track promotional CD given away to customers who purchased ''Foiled'' at Best Buy stores in 2006. It includes the acoustic version of "Hate Me" as well as live acoustic versions of "Razorblade" and "Into the Ocean".

★ "Foiled for the Last Time" is a promotional package featuring ''Foiled'' and the ''Live at Stubb's'' CD.

Videography

★ "Calling You", a music video first shown in 2003 on MTV2's ''Subterranean''. The video was also released as a promotional DVD that was available at Blue October concerts.

★ ''Argue With a Tree'', recorded live on June 4, 2004 at Lakewood Theater (Dallas, Texas) and released as a DVD on February 22, 2005

★ "Razorblade", a music video featured as an extra on the ''Argue with a Tree'' DVD

★ "Hate Me", a music video that premiered March 23, 2006 on Yahoo! and entered rotation on VH1 March 27, 2006

★ "Into the Ocean", a music video that premiered November 28, 2006 on VH1.com

Timeline

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★ Canvas

★ Julian Mandrake

★ Imogen Heap

★ The Last Wish

★ Zayra Alvarez

References

1. http://www.themusicedge.com/moxie/news/featartist/blue-october-yielding-mor.shtml
2. Blue October Biography
3. Blue October: History for Sale
4. [1]
5. [2]

External links

;Official sites

★ Blue October

★

★ Official Blue October Street Team on Fancorps.com

★ Blue October at WikiMusicGuide
;News and media

★ Blue October Interview

★ The Austin Chronicle: Draw the Line

★ MTV News: Cockroaches, Porn, Voices Fill Blue October Singer's Brain

★ Fuse: Blue October: A Day in Photos

★ Blue October Videos

★ Blue October Artist Commentary

★ TuneLab Music Interview With Justin Furstenfeld
;Fansites and photogalleries

★ Argue With a Tree

★ Blue October Lyrics

★ Canadian Fan Site

★ German Fan Site