Blue October

by MacKenzie Wilson
The Texas indie rock quintet Blue October came together in the late '90s with vocalist/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, violinist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist Matt Noveskey, and lead guitarist Brant Coulter. In 1998, Blue October independently released their debut album, The Answers. The band's catchy modern alternative rock led to 5,000 copies sold in their native Houston alone. Two years later, Blue October made their major-label debut on Universal with Consent to Treatment.
By the time Blue October had prepped for their third album, 2003's History for Sale, guitarist Coulter had left the group and CB Hudson (guitar/vocals) had been added. They had also left Universal for Brando Records. Their first single, "Calling You," was a moderate hit in and around the suburbs of Dallas thanks to its inclusion on the American Wedding soundtrack. Such momentum impressed Universal, thus encouraging Blue October to re-sign with the label once more. The live CD/DVD package Argue with a Tree was released in February 2005, following 18 months of touring. Noveskey briefly left the band, but returned in time to record Blue October's first studio album in three years, Foiled, which was issued in April 2006. Before the band went on tour with Yellowcard in September 2007, Universal Motown Records released Foiled for the Last Time, a two-disc set consisting of a full version of Foiled along with 14 newly recorded songs performed live and several alternative remixes.
Blue October，一支来自美国德州的Indie Rock团体。 成立于90年代后期，成员包括：主唱兼吉他手Justin Furstenfeld，鼓手Jeremy Furstenfeld，小提琴兼键盘 Ryan Delahoussaye，贝思手Matt Noveskey和主吉他手Brant Coulter。 Blue October于1998年发行首张专辑『The Answers』，独特的Indie Rock风格使得『The Answers』这张专辑仅在他们的老家Houston就售出了5,000张，而Blue October也赢得了唱片大厂Universal的赏识而被纳入旗下。然而两年后乐队在Universal旗下发行的第二张专辑『Consent to Treatment』因为全美电台的冷淡反应，让Blue October被迫公司解约。之后Blue October投奔Brando Records唱片公司，而就在乐队准备第三张『History for Sale』专辑之前，主吉他手Brant Coulter离开团体，CB Hudson作为吉他手兼歌手加入了进来。由于第三张专辑『History For Sale』的首支单曲『Calling You』被『美国派3: 美国婚礼』原声带收录中，Blue October再次取得相当不错的成绩，Universal又决定重新和他们签约。接下来贝思手Matt Noveskey暂时离开乐队，Blue October开始长达18个月之久的全美巡回演出，并于2005年2月发行现场专辑『Argue with a Tree』。这张三年之后的录音室专辑『Foiled（冲击）』当然无从拿这张和前两张做比较，但他们随性又不受既有音乐框架限制的声音及乐曲风格，是吸引别人的巨大亮点。从『Foiled』这张专辑，不难看出Blue October两个最大的亮点。首先无疑是主唱Justin Furstenfeld轻微沙哑、绝望又愤怒，有时近乎歇斯底里的唱歌方式；另外一个不容忽视的特点就是他们丰富的曲风和音乐元素。这还要归功于乐队的小提琴兼键盘手Ryan Delahoussaye。从小接受扎实古典音乐教育的Ryan，将他魅力十足的小提琴与曼陀林技巧，完美的与现代摇滚旋律结合在一起