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Blue October

Blue October is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, U2, Peter Gabriel and Dave Matthews Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Blue October arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lifehouse, The Airborne Toxic Event, Shinedown, Black Lab and Framing Hanley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yellowcard, Jimmy Gnecco and The Parlotones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Blue October, reaching back through Red Hot Chili Peppers and forward to Yellowcard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Blue October is an American rock band originally from Houston, Texas, formed in 1995. It currently consists of founding members singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, and longtime bassist Matt Noveskey.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Blue OctoberRed Hot Chili PeppersPearl JamU2Peter GabrielDave Matthews BandPeople In PlanesBeccaMegaforce RecordsYellowcardJimmy GneccoThe ParlotonesLifehouseThe Airborne Toxic E…ShinedownBlack LabFraming HanleyHinderSick PuppiesBadflower

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Blue October connections

Blue October grew out of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, U2 and Peter Gabriel, shares an orbit with Lifehouse, The Airborne Toxic Event, Shinedown and Black Lab, went on to shape Yellowcard, Jimmy Gnecco and The Parlotones. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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