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History For Sale (Brando Records) is the crown jewel for one of the most passionate and hardest working bands in the World today. Blue October have spent the past 2 years writing, rehearsing, touring, recording and painting the beautiful portrait that has become the 12 collective songs of their new CD, History For Sale. Beginning with the self-deprecating opener "Ugly Side," this album surgically dissects the mind and memories of songwriter/vocalist Justin Furstenfeld. From the snarling guitar riffs of "Razorblade," through the beautiful and soul touching moments of "Calling You," "Chameleon Boy," and "Amazing," this is an album drenched in honest emotion. The way Justin just puts it all out there; puts his most personal thoughts and feelings out for anyone to hear is both c More... (Submit New Blue October Lyrics) (Submit New Blue October Lyrics) Review about Blue October Wow.. I love them. | Reviewer: Ash ------ About artist/band Blue October They are my musical savior, my atmosphere and my love. Our dog's name is Justin, lol. But I just think that they help one of my family members out a lot. I think she feels like she can relate. They're amazing, and I'm so in love with the music, the lyrics, the sound. It's so peaceful. We own all of the albums, lol. ^.^ Amazing (Acoustic Version is Better) | Reviewer: Zak ------ About the song Hate Me performed by Blue October Okay, what I got out of this song is him trying to recover from being an alcoholic and the hardships of being an alcoholic and recovering from being one as well. That's what I got out of it, and I'm not sure if I'm right. Everything else stops | Reviewer: Maggie ------ About artist/band Blue October Being the mom of a 14 year old, I hear alot of what he listens to so I got to hear Blue October. When a song is playing, all else stops. The emotion, the sound,the words are all so demanding and immediate - they pull you in and you somehow identify with them, even if you are 53.I feel like I am "in" the song and have to feel it, live it. I do not suggest driving while listening to Blue October, the current world goes away and you are in the "other" reality of the raw emotion that we all have deep within our souls and lives. we almost had it all...each other | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Congratulations performed by Blue October I have been married for 2 1/2 years and my college sweetheart finally told me 2 nights ago that the biggest mistake he has ever made is that he didn't speak up before I walked down the aisle...this band plays the music that defines the "almost" relationship we have shared for 6 years now... This song, | Reviewer: Heather ------ About the song Hate Me performed by Blue October This song is amazing, and yes it does seem to have a variety of meanings. I listen to this song every day. I would like to know the actual meaning of this song, I would like to know from the band themselves though. This song says it all... | Reviewer: Still loving z in IA ------ About the song Congratulations performed by Blue October This song reminds me of someone i dated for a while...we didnt really grow up with each other but we knew each other since we were kids. i moved back to the state where it all started to find out he had gotten married and has a baby we started talking again and i told him this song is "us" i didnt know then that him and his wife were trouble with their relationship. thats when we started dating... =-\ Different meanings of this song. | Reviewer: Heather ------ About the song Hate Me performed by Blue October Justin has answered this question in interviews. His answers now tend to be vague because he doesn't want to force an interpretation on anyone, but when the album was new he was much more specific. He wrote this song originally about his ex-girlfriend. It was written to be a "please move on" song to her. While he was working on the song he got the voice-mail from his mom that you hear at the beginning, and realized that he had a lot more people to apologize to than just his ex, so he re-interpreted it as an apology to everyone that he'd put through hard times, including both his ex and his mom especially. Then the video director came up with the "it's too late, mom is dead" interpretation, but if you watch the video, the last scene she's actually alive and they're drinking iced tea together, so a little hint of hope at the end. Long story short, if you are getting different interpretations of this song, it's because it has multiple meanings layered on top of each other. It is first an apology to his ex, second an apology to others he hurt by his behavior, and third as story about losing his mother. Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of my mother, how i lost her.. its just me | Reviewer: tyree ------ About the song It's Just Me performed by Blue October this song also holds deep meaning for me aswell..ive recently come out of a long relationship aswell..and ive come to realise the beauty of everything around me as i pick up the pieces and im thankful that i still have friends that love me..carly..that was her name she helped me grow alot as a person and i know ive showed her alot to..this song helps me alot..and i kno where ever she is now i know shes happy and im happy for her she was my first love and i wont forget that It's Just Me | Reviewer: Bethany ------ About the song It's Just Me performed by Blue October This song has such an incrediby deep meaning for me. I got out of a two year relationship recently with someone that I will always love. He was a part of my life for so so long and I was so wrapped up in his life that I pushed my own to the side. When our relationship ended, I felt as though I'd lost everything. But as I started to pick up the pieces of my life, I realized that I had a family that loved me, friends that cared about me dearly, and so many other things that I'd lost sight of. This song directly captured what I went through. I keep a copy of it in my car and in my binders so that if I get down or start hurting, I can read it and remember that I'm a strong person and I CAN make it on my own. This part especially speaks to me everytime I see it: "I'm gonna feel a peace in me, I'm gonna feel at home. I'm gonna make this cloud above me disappear, be gone. I wanna feel a punch inside, my heart beat on the floor. I don't wanna hurt no more." BO | Reviewer: BO ------ About the song Weaknesses performed by Blue October I've been listening to Blue October since last October! ... And oh gosh I just can't stop listening to them! There isn't one song that I don't like! .. All their songs are awesome. And Justins Voice is just....heavenly!! Love them! New Approach, Same Great Band | Reviewer: keiv ------ About the album Approaching Normal performed by Blue October Approaching Normal. The title of Blue October's new album is both fitting and ironic. Musically it leaves behind the overdubbed vocals, echoes, unnecessary sounds and electronic trickery that drew the ire of some longtime fans after the release of the band's previous album, Foiled. On this effort, the band instead embraces a variety of instruments to produce the necessary sounds that drive their music, and although synthesizers are used on many of the songs, they are employed to complimentary effect. Gone too are the days of Ryan Delahoussaye's violin being the lead instrument, a trend which began with Foiled. Although Delahoussaye is omnipresent on the songs, his strings take on new roles and are used to produce a variety of sounds which provide the supporting textures of the songs. Ryan's mandolin, piano, and voice are also more prominent on this recording. In other respects the music is far from normalized. Blue October is still one of the most eclectic bands producing music today, and the new album is no exception, featuring hard rockers, ballads, pop songs, dance numbers, hip hop, even a lullaby. Lyrically, it can be argued that Justin Furstenfeld's words are the furthest from normal that they have ever been, with two of the songs graphically describing violent fantasies. As Furstenfeld (and thousands of Blue October fans) have discovered, expelling these thoughts from your mind and into creative art, is the best hope for sanity and normalcy. The album begins with “Weight of the World”, a song which showcases the dichotomies between loud and quiet, harsh and soft, frantic and calm (a persistent theme throughout the record). The verses feature Justin peacefully singing with minimal instrumental accompaniment, whilst the choruses are an onslaught of heavy bass and synthesizer. An epic album opener that builds well. “Say It” and “Dirt Room” are the most straight forward rock songs on the album. “Say It” has a good rhythm and gets synthy towards the end and has great drumming too (oh the boom!). You can tell how much fun Justin is having singing it, at one point he yells "wooo!" in between verses. “Dirt Room” features a violin solo reminiscent of Blue October's older material. I'm looking forward to seeing this one live, and I'm also loving the backing vocals (wooo hoooo woooo). “Been Down” is a mellow song driven by violin, piano, and a smooth bass line. We're treated to bells and drums, and towards the end C.B.'s electric guitar emerges. Justin's voice sounds great, and the lyrics are well-crafted “I meant to sympathize... I meant to be a friend... I know apologies won't erase the end... But I learned that moving on is where I must begin... Cuz when our colors mixed we couldn't fix the way they wouldn't blend.” As a breakup song it makes you think, but is also accessible and catchy, reminding me of Johnny Cash's “Ring of Fire”, and Blue October's own “Two A.M. Loveick”, "Let it Go" and "It's Just Me." The song is an instant classic, I can see it appearing in a relationship movie, just after the part where the boy loses the girl. Plucked out on acoustic guitar with backing violin, “My Never” is hushed and romantic. Bass and shimmering symbols kick in midway through the first verse, and there are some spacey sounds and mandolin. The vocals are full and strong on the choruses and almost whispered on the verses. The song is quite slow, and as a fan of the rocking songs that opened the album, I'm afraid I'll get bored with “My Never” faster than most other fans. “Should Be Loved” is my new favorite. Within seconds I'm tapping my feet, and then dancing. This quick-paced retro dance number features heavy use of synthesizers and takes me back to the 80s. You can't help feeling happy and wanting to dance while hearing this song. This is one that will really get the audience moving at the shows. At this point I'm loving the album. We're only halfway through, and already we've traversed a wide range of emotions – love, regret, depression, hatred, elation. “Kangaroo Cry” is slow and serious, and breaks new ground for Blue October by becoming political. A poignant song, it captures the emotions of saying goodbye to a loved one who is about to travel to a place where you can't protect them. “Picking Up Pieces” starts off slow with piano and bass. It's a spoken song that quickly becomes upbeat with marimba and oceanic percussion (much like “Into the Ocean”) and by its midpoint is a dancable tune. “Jump Rope” embodies how I feel about this album. It's a constant up down up down. This song is happy and hippy hoppy (think Bobby Brown's album “Don't Be Cruel”) with violin and rapped lyrics. It gives advice about life's up and downs, and how you've got to keep your head up, and don't be ashamed to cry. “Blue Skies” zooms and soars and has a fun instrumental bridge with keyboard and guitar and clapping. “Blue Does” is a lullaby about how beautiful and amazing Justin's daughter is. You can hear the love and fatherly tenderness in his voice, and midway through the song Ryan joins in on the singing. This song could be confusing to people who don't know Justin has a daughter named Blue. Whilst this song is pretty, again as a fan of the rockers, I must confess I would have preferred to have seen “The Fern” or a heavy version of “It's Just Me” on the album rather than this song. Violin plucking and building suspense, a sense of urgency and uneasiness – like we're driving into war. Vocals are whispered and creepy. “How far will I go?” Justin asks, and then reveals with each successive verse. Gunshots ring out, further emphasizing the brutal anguish of “The End.” Regardless of how you define normal, I doubt Blue October could ever allow themselves to become it, and I doubt their fans would want them to. Blue October thrives on being abnormal and eschewing conventions; this is what makes them unique; this is what makes them a great band. So fear not fans, Blue October may be approaching normal, but they're still far from it. Ex-Boyfriend | Reviewer: Stacy ------ About the song Calling You performed by Blue October So my ex-boyfriend and I have been separated for over a year and he has a new girlfriend (who he was cheating on me with). I have ignored his repeated e-mails and texts since Feb '08 because I wanted him out of my life. Last night (March '09) he sent me a text with the following message: "i thought that the world had lost its sway (its so hard sometimes) then i fell in love with you (then came you) and you took that away" What does that mean? and Why is he still trying to talk to me after over a year?! Deep.Down. | Reviewer: heather ------ About the song Hate Me performed by Blue October ah man,, this reminds me of the guy i loved until he broke my heart, we were so close, i gave up everything to try and convince him not to kill himself, in the end he didnt (thank god) but the just truned around as is now dating his ex, But Remember | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Black Orchid performed by Blue October Upon reading all of your comments I must inform you of something that is probably obvious but you're all forgetting. A) Justin was singing this to his mother, if he can tell this to someone you should too, they'll care and they'll help you and B) Justin wrote this when he was 14 and it's been a long time since then, he felt this way at that time but he didn't commit suicide, he got through it. And from his other songs his life still isn't perfect but it's better so just have hope. variety. | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Hate Me performed by Blue October This song has a variety of meanings. Sure Justin had a reason for it in his own personal life, but I think the song can go so many ways. It hits homes for me when i think about all the times I was depressed and didn't want to carry on but theres that one person that helps you see it through, but they go through so much pain trying to help you that you want them to "hate you" and move on with their life and quit worrying about you so much... Blue October is AWSOME!!!!!!!!!! | Reviewer: Lisa Lou ------ About artist/band Blue October I'm a person who deals with depression. I have taken medications and they seem not to help. I love music. I liked Blue October, but now after reading up on the band I know what they sing about now. I think music is the best therapy for anyone who really appreciate and understand music It hurts so much... | Reviewer: Aaron's mom ------ About the song Hate Me performed by Blue October The first time I heard this song it made me cry. My son played it for me and I thought it was so sad. My son was addicted to Meth, and for 10 years we fought this horrible drug. We tried so hard to help him. I always loved him unconditionally, but 11 months ago my son chose to end his life, he was only 23 years old. The pain is so unbearable at times, I miss him every moment. 11 days before he chose to do what he did, he stood up for Jesus Christ at the "One Step to Freedom, Drug and Alcohol Convention" at our church. We know he's in heaven, it's just that it's so hard to think about the pain he went through while he was here. I will forever miss him. .... | Reviewer: mannie ------ About the song Black Orchid performed by Blue October well i actually read al the reviews u all ppl left.. for the one below me.. i think u need help... ive always felt like that... but somehow i always look for the smalles reason to live my life.. whenever am down dont remember the past but think about ur future in a way where u are happy and enjoying of this wonderful gift u got, life my friend, yes god is not fair sometimes but hey this are just steps to make a huge ladder metaphorically which will lead us to wisdom and elderly, i think that if u just keep pushing a little everyday u will make it.. dont worry bout tomorrow when u cant even solve the present.. i hope u are still alive and for everyone else all this i just told u came from the very bottom of my heart...good luck and enjoy the gift. The truth | Reviewer: Allison ------ About the song Hate Me performed by Blue October Once and for all...this song is NOT about a break-up. And Justin certainly didn't "kill his brother when he was high on heroin." That is retarded. Heroin doesn't even make you crazy or out of your mind. You are still fully conscious of everything that is going on. And in a lot of cases, you are fully functional. You would be surprised who is heroin addicts. I know attorneys who use. Anyway, this song is about HIS MOTHER. And how she helped him through his chronic depression and drug use. In fact, the name "BLUE OCTOBER" was chosen due to Justin's depression and when he was in a facility during October. This song is about his mother...hence the answering machine recording at the beginning of the song. Have you ever seen the video? And NO, his mother is NOT dead, and is NOT dying. The video is simply taking poetic license and playing out the scenario when she does pass away. However, the great thing about music is that it can mean so many different things to different people. So if you relate to the song because of a break-up, then good. That's the beauty of music. It touches people and effects them in different ways. Meeting half way | Reviewer: ladydeeds ------ About the song Sound Of Pulling Heaven Down performed by Blue October Here is a clip on youtube, and how it was originally written. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyNyyuVnojQ&feature=related I really like it. In the clip it talks about the main characters in the movie Twilight. He's a vampire and she's not...but they want to be together. I think this song is about people that can't be together, but they are willing to try and meet half way just to try. You could review the artist/band Blue October in Biography page You could review Blue October album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Blue October song by clicking the song which you like  Download "Blue October" Music | |
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