Foiled
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2006 |
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2005 |
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| Label (s) | Universal Records / Brando Records | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
14th |
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running time |
about 66 minutes |
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Studio (s) |
Sound Art Studios / Stomp Box Studios |
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Foiled is Blue October's fourth studio album , reaching platinum with 1.3 million records sold in the US and Canada . It was produced between spring and summer 2005 and released on April 4, 2006 under Universal Records and Brando Records . The album consists of 14 songs and was featured on the Billboard Top 200 charts and the Billboard Rock Albums charts, where it ranked 29th and 8th, respectively. Five singles were released for the album, including the two successful singles Hate Me and Into the Ocean .
Publications
5 singles were released for the album. The most successful single releases were Hate Me and Into The Ocean , which are listed in several Billboard charts. Hate Me, according to SWR3, is called the single with which the band made their international breakthrough, including in Germany . The fifth single, Calling You (Remix) , was already part of the premium edition that the band released in 2007 under the name Foiled for the Last Time . Other singles are She's My Ride Home and X Amount Of Words .
production
The album was produced during the summer of 2005 and contains mostly older songs by the band and the singer . Furstenfeld wrote Hate Me and Into The Ocean when he lived in Los Angeles . At that time he was producing some demos for this album. The album should initially be called Beyond the Sadness and be released on October 11, 2005 . Later the album would be called Living Just to Watch It All Go By . Dan Furstenfeld, the father of Jeremy and Justin Furstenfeld, ultimately called the album Foiled . In 2007, two spin-offs were produced with Foiled Again and Foiled for the Last Time .
Tracklist
- 1. You Make Me Smile - 4:21
- 2. She's My Ride Home - 4:41
- 3. Into the Ocean - 3:59
- 4. What If We Could - 4:03
- 5. Hate Me - 6:20
- 6. Let It Go - 4:03
- 7. Congratulations ( feat.Imogen Heap ) - 4:01
- 8. Overweight - 4:24
- 9. X Amount of Words - 4:14
- 10. Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek - 4:32
- 11. Sound of Pulling Heaven Down - 4:42
- 12. Everlasting Friend - 4:05
- 13th 18th Floor Balcony - 4:32
- 14. Independently Happy - 4:55
- 15. Chameleon Boy - 5:49
Topic (examples)
The best known songs on the album are Hate Me and Into The Ocean . The latter celebrates the suicide of a young man after he has lost his great love. The first two verses of the song contain the man's dream in which he tries to escape death and wants help with it. The third stanza reports that the young man only dreamed and wants to die because his love has left in reality.
Hate Me begins with a phone call from the singer's mother saying that she is nervous about his tense state and wanted to see how he was doing. Then the first verse begins, in which it says that the singer tries not to think about her, but these thoughts become lodged in his thoughts like cockroaches. Then the singer addresses the mother indirectly, in which he asks her if she would never call him again to tell him that she loves him so that he will be happy. In the chorus the singer says that she should hate him for all that he has never done for her. In the second stanza he thanks his mother who helped him to get rid of his addiction.
occupation
- Justin Furstenfeld - vocals , guitar , producer
- Jeremy Furstenfeld - drums
- CB Hudson - guitar
- Matt Noveskey - bass guitar
- Ryan Delahoussaye - violin
- Sarah Donaldson - cello
- Zayra Alvarez - vocals in the song "Into the Ocean" (Track 3)
- Imogen Heap - vocals in the song "Congratulations" (Track 7)
- Kirk Baxley - vocals on the song "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" (Track 10)
- Jose Alcantar - producer, mixing
- David Castell - producer, mixing
- Phil Kaffel - Mixing
- Patrick Leonard - producer, mixing
- Michael Perfitt - Mixing
- Chick Reed - producer, mixing
- Joe Spix - design
- Paul Oakenfold - Mixing
- Carmen Rizzo - Mixing
Special
- With 1.3 million records sold, this is the band's best-selling album.
- The album went platinum in Canada and the US.
- Hate Me is the single through which the band finally made their breakthrough in Europe.
- The music video for the song Hate Me was number 1 on the VH1 video charts for weeks
- The song Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek is included in the soundtrack to the horror film Saw III .
- The song Into The Ocean has been featured in several feature films and series, such as Moonlight , Jericho - The attack , The Sopranos and Numbers - The logic of crime
- Other songs from the album that appear in films and series are 18th Floor Balcony , Congratulations and Hate Me
- Foiled Again is a spin-off of the album and contains 3 songs. This CD got buyers who ordered the original album from Best Store.
- Hate Me Acoustic is another promotion CD that includes the spin-off Foiled Again as a "Family Pack".
criticism
Allmusic wrote that the album is better than the previous album History for Sale and that the band's loyal fans would not be disappointed, as the time span between both releases is three years. The critic is of the opinion that you cancomparesome songs with those of Linkin Park and that the albumcan keep upwith the latest releases from Nickelback or Alter Bridge .
Sputnikmusic even went a step further and compared the album to releases from post-grunge bands such as Genesis , The Mars Volta and The Smiths . The critic also writes that it was thanks to the song Hate Me alone that the album achieved platinum status within just three weeks.
IGN describes that the album lacks musical influences of its genre and that the singer's voice does not require additional background singers, which, according to critics, was unfortunately the case in this album. In addition, the critic is of the opinion that the only musician who exuded the most power and strength was the singer himself. What the critic doesn't criticize the band negatively is that, in his opinion, the band jumps from genre to genre. For example, the music style changes from song to song, sometimes rock , then metal , then dance and then country again , which makes the album varied, according to the critic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for February 2007
- ↑ Blue October's Foiled Charts
- ↑ Blue October Biography ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on SWR3.de
- ↑ Review on AllMusic Guide
- ^ Review of Sputnikmusic
- ↑ Criticism ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on IGN Music
