Blue October - Foiled
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Artist: Blue OctoberEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Music Label: Universal/Motown Records
Soundtracks:
- You Make Me Smile
- She's My Ride Home
- Into The Ocean
- What If We Could
- Hate Me
- Let It Go
- Congratulations
- Overweight
- X-Amount Of Words
- Drilled A Wire Through My Check
- Sound Of Pulling Heaven Down
- Everlasting Friend
- 18th Floor Balcony
Music reviews of Foiled
Music Review: An Outstanding Album!
Rating: 4 Stars
So I've heard Foiled, and here's what I think:
You Make Me Smile Subtle bass line, a whispery echo. Hook: CB's guitar chimes the familiar riff. More echoed vocals, which I disliked at first, but don't mind so much....I still think they're unnecessary. The song's got a bouncy danceability to it. The vocals later in the song are great (once they lose the echo). Not quite as soaring as when performed live, but the essence of the song is captured on the album.
She's My Ride Home The best song on the album, perhaps the best song Blue October has ever done. To not make this a single would be a mistake in my opinion. The lyrics have changed since the last time I heard it, they're more morbid, but also uplifting. They tell a metaphorical story of murder, cover-up and successful escape...a kind of Bonnie and Clyde fugitive true love epic. Kill some people, outrun the police, hide the bodies, and now we're safe...watch the sunset, fall in love, and go home. From the first time I heard this song at the soundcheck at T.C.U. (when was that?) I knew it had potential to develop into a hit. It has surpassed all expectations. Sounds like The Cure, which is a good thing.
Into the Ocean This song sounds like it comes straight out of early 80's nu wave (I mean that in the most complimentary way possible). You could sing the chorus to "The Promise" to this song and not miss a beat. A very oceanic feel, with south Pacific percussion, and washy wave sounds in the background, all it needs is a ukulele to complete the ensemble. There's a female voice singing backup, violin of course, and what sounds like a harp (?)
A very fun happy sounding song, with somber lyrics - common for Blue October songs.
A sad violin starts out What if We Could.....then a punky guitar riff building up to the hook. I've always loved this song. What started as a dark acoustic 5591 number about meeting someone and making a connection, but not being able to take it further because you're both committed to other people, is now a hard rocker....and it works. In bits it sounds angry, but seeing it live it was definitely hard and upbeat, but on the album it sounds more upset. Outstanding lyrics of course (You're a superstar in my eyes....look in my eyes).
Hate Me. Good choice for the first single, a solid song. The album version features outstanding U2esque guitar work. It flows seamlessly into Let it Go
Let it Go starts with violin and acoustic guitar.... classical and somber. Reminds me of Everybody Hurts by R.E.M. (only better). During the first verse a piano kicks in. It's a simple song musically...not necessarily sad, but curious reflection about why we make the choices in our lives. Why we choose some paths and not others....why do we feel. Midway through the song the drums kick in and we're treated to harmonica and electric guitar. The vocals are not as intense as they are live, but this it is right on the album. First time I heard it on the album, I thought "they did this one right on."
Congratulations. When I first heard this song on myspace.com I was surprised at the change of direction, it reminded me of Enya (not exactly in the same genre as Blue October). It's a beautiful song which gets into a good groove by the end. The dual vocals are amazing....especially at the end. This is the first song where I think we really get to hear Justin singing full on.
Spanish guitar....squiggly....then acoustic strumming. Ever carried the Weight of Another? This song is a 180 degree change from the mood it had at the 5591 show at the Caucus Club in Austin. It's a happy hip-hoppy song that makes you want to shrug your shoulders, hold out your arms and bounce up and down and sing along. The premise of the song is a great idea to write about - carrying the weight of another...taking on the burdens of others because you love them and they need your strength or else they'll be unable to make it. A strange moment in the song is when Justin is describing beating up a street punk, and all of the sudden out of nowhere some lady sings "Yeah!"
In the spoken word version, the key focus seemed to be to thank Jeremy for saving Justin's life more times than he can count. That bit is shifted to the end of the song, and you'd miss it if you weren't listening closely. I love this song, it makes me feel good inside ) Reminds me of Just Dropped in by Kenny Rogers crossed with Will Smith style hip-hop.
X-Amount of Words. Justronica! If this song doesn't make you want to dance, check your pulse, you might be dead. Reminds me of Moby.
Flows seamlessly into
Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek
I don't recommend releasing this one as a single, I think it would scare away the masses. I like it though, the guitar is cool, and it preserves the dark side of Blue October amongst all these happy love songs. This song starts out deceptively slow, and then an onslaught of heavy metal and screaming. Good stuff. I liked the theory one reviewer had that it's about the devil and angel on your shoulder, connected by a wire. To me there is a Jeckle and Hyde story here (the masochist who's stolen my first name)....like an angel who can snap and do devilish things, or how we wear different masks in different settings (hide your Ugly side)...taken to the extreme it's called schizophrenia. It's great live too.
Somewhere Far Away From Here.....ha ha when I hear the intro to this song, I think of Bill Murray as the Vegas lounge singer on Saturday Night Live singing "Star Wars" Anyhow....the allusion to Somewhere Over The Rainbow is unmistakable. Great lyrics, nice beat. I must disagree with those who say this is the best song on the album, that honor goes to She's My Ride Home. Sound of Pulling Heaven Down is pretty good though....but it doesn't wow me like She's My Ride. It's a song I listen to more for the words than for the music.
Everlasting Friend is the weakest song on the album (there had to be one). It sounds good, but it's just not as memorable as the other songs...it doesn't stick in your head. It's very easy listening....maybe too easy.
18th Floor Balcony - acoustic and perfect. The vocals are very clear (unlike some of the other songs).
It's Just Me, again great voice. This is just Justin and a piano. A well written song. Sounds like it's an original demo, as people can be heard talking in the background, and there's a slight static hiss.
Overall the album is outstanding and broadly eclectic. It's one that you'll want to listen to over and over. All day at work I just keep thinking about these songs. I think the world will eat it up.
Description of Foiled
The Texan rockers build on their guitar and violin-driven sound, setting their pained-yet-hopeful lyrics to moody-yet-catchy tunes with touches of electronica and piano-laced balladry. Includes the hits "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean," plus "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek," "Congratulations" (with Imogen Heap), and more.Texas quintet Blue October has bounced from Houston-based indie darlings to the majors and back twice since their '98 bow. Yet there's little sense they've compromised much of their eclectic, creatively restless ethos in the bargain on this, their fourth studio album (and second major label stint). In the hands of less ambitious musicians, the personally harrowing, perfectly crafted "Hate Me" would have become template for the entire collection; here it's but the most commercially focused of band leader Justin Furstenfeld's eclectic musical obsessions. His taste for early '80s UK New Wave evinces itself in a fondness for lyrical shadows and fleeting sonic echoes of Richard Butler's P-Furs and Peter Gabriel. But it's in the collection's quieter, more reflective songs ("Let It Go" and "Congratulations" turn on Ryan Delahousaye's signature violin phrases; "X Amount of Words" effortlessly morphs through several intriguing techno conceits; "18th Floor Balcony" bristles with an almost neo-classical elegance) where Blue October sets itself a cut above its post-grunge contenders. -- Jerry McCulley
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