There is a song called "Calling You" on the soundtrack of American Wedding. Its refrain, when written, seems cheesy. Consider:
I will keep calling you to see
If you're sleeping or you're dreaming
If you're dreaming, are you dreaming of me?
I can't believe you actually picked me...
Yeah, I know. Nothing fancy, kinda' teen pop sounding. Until you roll it out like smooth cream over the instrumental equivalent of a creek lined entirely with smooth, round, gray stones (the kind you'd find in a Japanese rock garden). This is Blue October.
Mind you - Blue October is not a teen band, they are the real thing, a little experimental, pulling the sounds of up-beat traditional European Music and Jazz into a rock framework. They're also from Texas, and from what I hear pretty big on the regional music scene, but they still don't have the recognition they deserve. I've got some leads for you to check their sound, short of the ol' illegal download, of course. Which is illegal.
Of course there is always the old stand-by, hit Amazon and catch samples there ("Calling You" on the American Wedding soundtrack is only labeled by the song title, mind you, but a couple of other albums are also for sale). You can try the Blue October website (http://www.blueoctoberfan.com/) but you aren't going to find much of utility there - gentlemen, c'mon, throw the fans a bone. Their publishing house, Rainmaker Artists(http://www.rainmakerartists.com/) does has two live tunes by the band, including a live version of "Calling You," which is okay, though this version is radically different than the one I personally fell in love with (i.e. the studio cut). Their live version of "Innerglow" holds up much better - in fact it kicks @$$ like it was a sport. Check them out - you won't regret it.
I will keep calling you to see
If you're sleeping or you're dreaming
If you're dreaming, are you dreaming of me?
I can't believe you actually picked me...
Yeah, I know. Nothing fancy, kinda' teen pop sounding. Until you roll it out like smooth cream over the instrumental equivalent of a creek lined entirely with smooth, round, gray stones (the kind you'd find in a Japanese rock garden). This is Blue October.
Mind you - Blue October is not a teen band, they are the real thing, a little experimental, pulling the sounds of up-beat traditional European Music and Jazz into a rock framework. They're also from Texas, and from what I hear pretty big on the regional music scene, but they still don't have the recognition they deserve. I've got some leads for you to check their sound, short of the ol' illegal download, of course. Which is illegal.
Of course there is always the old stand-by, hit Amazon and catch samples there ("Calling You" on the American Wedding soundtrack is only labeled by the song title, mind you, but a couple of other albums are also for sale). You can try the Blue October website (http://www.blueoctoberfan.com/) but you aren't going to find much of utility there - gentlemen, c'mon, throw the fans a bone. Their publishing house, Rainmaker Artists(http://www.rainmakerartists.com/) does has two live tunes by the band, including a live version of "Calling You," which is okay, though this version is radically different than the one I personally fell in love with (i.e. the studio cut). Their live version of "Innerglow" holds up much better - in fact it kicks @$$ like it was a sport. Check them out - you won't regret it.
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