◇ image via WikipediaBlue October
Blue October is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of U2, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews Band, People In Planes and Megaforce Records. 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 The Parlotones, Jimmy Gnecco and Yellowcard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Blue October, reaching back through U2 and forward to The Parlotones. 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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Blue October connections
Blue October grew out of U2, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews Band and People In Planes, shares an orbit with Lifehouse, The Airborne Toxic Event, Shinedown and Black Lab, went on to shape The Parlotones, Jimmy Gnecco and Yellowcard. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Blue October
Sounds and acts that shaped Blue October.
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