Blue October - Foiled
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Track List: Foiled
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- You Make Me SmileDownload & Buy
- She's My Ride HomeDownload & Buy
- Into The OceanDownload & Buy
- What If We CouldDownload & Buy
- Hate MeDownload & Buy
- Let It GoDownload & Buy
- CongratulationsDownload & Buy
- OverweightDownload & Buy
- X Amount Of WordsDownload & Buy
- Drilled A Wire Through My CheekDownload & Buy
- Sound Of Pulling Heaven DownDownload & Buy
- Everlasting FriendDownload & Buy
- 18th Floor BalconyDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Foiled
- Release Date:
- 04/04/2006
- Label:
- Umvd Labels
- UPC:
- 602498518571
User Reviews: Foiled
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You make Me Smile
, July 15, 2007Reviewer: abzfire - See all abzfire's reviews -
What's behind the weird cover
, April 1, 2007Reviewer: Hardrockalternative - See all Hardrockalternative's reviewsPros: Into the Ocean, Hate Me, and Overweight
Cons: About half the CD sounds more classical than alternative
Blue October has created a very unique sound, and a very diverse one. One song could be screaming in your ear and the next could be almost sweet. If you're looking for 100% in your face busting eardrums, find something else. Also, a few swear words. Not a parents best choice.
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Pro Reviews: Foiled
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Three years since Blue October's last studio album, Foiled keeps true to the eclectic mix of passionately delivered postgrunge that has built the band a core of loyal fans over the years. And while it's this eclectic quality that allows Blue October to sneak successful singles to the top of modern rock charts, the somewhat challenging nature of their music is also what seems to keep them from really staying in the mainstream spotlight. After all, many of the same people who would eat up the soaring "Hate Me" which was gathering considerable momentum on radio before Foiled's release might not comprehend the rest of the album compared to their copies of the latest from Nickelback and Alter Bridge. They may enjoy the up and down nature from introspective brooding to straightforward rock that appears on "What If We Could," but the album's highlights come in the moments when the band doesn't rely on inyourface tactics to get its point across. The often desolate and anguished nature of Justin Furstenfeld's lyrics complement his aching voice, which still comes off as a selfaware, less pious Ed Kowalczyk, along with Ryan Delahoussaye's affecting violin. As such, while "Hate Me" is the catchy, more formulaic song of the album, his distraught confrontation of the personal selfishness that apparently ruined a past love makes the song work beyond radio accessibility. Sheesh, every jilted girlfriend of a messedup relationship should be so lucky as to have a remorseful guy outwardly admit sentiments like "Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I had made/And like a baby boy I never was a man." The dark "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" explores Furstenfeld's somewhat split personality with a crunchy rap/rock chorus that contrasts the funk guitar of calmer, introspective sections. On the lighter side, "Everlasting Friend" is a warmly executed, pianolaced delight that hints, along with the intimate "18th Floor Balcony," that the often broken frontman still holds hope close. Things get a little hairy, however, on the deviating "X Amount of Words." A New Orderish techno beat leads the song's delivery into realms similar to no, seriously Ciara's "Goodies" with occasional background vocals appearing with a likeness to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington; but at least the sheer weirdness of the song makes it admittedly fun. Overall, Foiled is a multifaceted effort that delivers more than History for Sale and, thus, should delight fans with its arrival. Whether or not the mainstream is now ready for Blue October has yet to be determined. - Corey Apar, All Music Guide |
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The Texas indie rock quintet Blue October is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, violinist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist Matt Noveskey, and lead guitarist Brant Coulter. Blue October's alternative, modern rock...Full Blue October Biography
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Pros: Love It
Cons: No Cons
Love this album, a friend bought for me as a gift and listen to it constantly. Highly recommended.