Foiled

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Customer reviews

review by: Little Me date: 2009-03-02 rating:
Blue October - Foiled
What an EXCELLENT album! br / br /My first impressions of Blue October were that of a band who played heavy rock music I imagined the whole album was like this, it is not - but that is in no way a bad thing; it shows their flexibility, talent how developed they are. Buy it buy it buy it! br /

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review by: oliv date: 2008-08-08 rating:
Listen to this album
This album is amazing. Two of my favourites are 'Sound of pulling heaven down' and 'hate me'! So emotional. br /I first heard the songs at the Breaking Dawn concert in New York. br /Wow. thats all im gonna say. Wow...

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review by: date: 2007-05-25 rating:
Magnificent - drenched in emotion.
If you like your music to be thoughtful, honest and emotional then Blue October will appeal to you. I first heard them on an online radio station and was immediately interested. I took a risk and bought this CD - wow. I was totally hooked on the passion and rawness of emotion, the lyrics are unashamedly personal without overdoing the sentiment and the music is powerful and evocative. What makes Blue October stand out from the rest is their ability to tackle many styles - clearly they are excellent musicians and they have an epic frontman in Justin. I hope that they come to the UK soon as I would drive through the night to see them, they are a band who would command fierce loyalty, I think, from fans. br /This Cd has so many stand out tracks, opening with the marvellous 'You make me smile' - Yes he does sound like Peter Gabriel but that is no bad thing and his voice is full of the emotion of his lyrics - you know these words matter to him - consequently you are drawn in yourself! Other high points include 'She's my ride home' the huge US hit 'Hate Me' and menacing 'What if we could' - in fact all the tracks are excellent! br /I love this CD, it is now one I cannot live without, because whatever mood I am in I can find something to appeal to me - I can't say that about many other bands. br /Blue October deserve to be huge, hopefully the demons that haunt Justin can be exorcised in his music and he can enjoy the success! Check out 'History for Sale' too, the cd that came before this one - it is also superb! Take a chance - buy this CD - it is fantastic!

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review by: simplygregguk date: 2007-05-01 rating:
Great unknown band!
This band are huge in America and i only eard them by chance on the radio once. The song i heard was 'She's My Ride Home' and it got me hooked to their unique sound. The song they are most famous for is 'Hurt' and that is a song that should make anyone want to buy this album! br / br /Try and listen to any of the songs, if you love them, buy the album!


review by: date: 2007-01-28 rating:
An album for music lovers
I don't like labels. To label a group is to unfairly pigeonhole them, especially when the boundaries between genres is often very vague and blurred. I get the impression that Blue October aren't too worried about labels either. This is an album for those who like music, in all its shapes and forms. br / br /If you're a fan of only one or two particular genres of music, then you'll probably still find at least one or two songs on here you'll like (even love!). But the eclectic nature of Foiled might well turn you off, as Blue October effortlessly run through a wide variety of styles. br / br /It might sound then as if the album is disjointed. On the contrary, the whole thing holds up very well. Despite the disparate musical styles, the lyrical content is fairly similar, providing some sense of commoness. But it is, in my opinion, the vocals which hold the whole thing together. br / br /Justin Furstenfeld sounds remarkably like Peter Gabriel, and it is the constancy of his singing which carries the band across the genres so sucessfully. Because of the similarity in their voices, it is hard not to make comparisons between Blue October and Peter Gabriel, suffice to say that if you like one you probably will like the other. Furstenfeld is, though, a lot more emotive than I've ever heard Gabriel. It would be no hyperbole to say that Furstenfeld's vocals are drenched in emotion. br / br /My only gripe with this album is that the European version of "Foiled" comes with the "bonus" tracks Independently Happy and Chameleon Boy, at the expense of the hidden track at the end of the American release, It's Just Me. I didn't realise this until too late, and I am considering selling my copy and buying the American version. I've not heard It's Just Me, but have only heard how great it is. And while Independently Happy and Chameleon Boy are great tunes (IH is one of my favourite BO songs), they are taken straight from previous albums, "Consent to Treatment" and "History for Sale". Not much of a bonus, in my opinion... br / br /In short, you can't go wrong with this album. I'd suggest buying the American version if you can get it for around the same price. Though you might not have their earlier albums before you buy this album, if you like "Foiled" you'll probably be unable to resist purchasing them, and you'll only end up with two redundant "bonus" tracks, as I have. br /

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