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Blue October: Argue with a Tree...

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Label: Universal Records
Released: 2004.06.04
Time:
 57:46 / 65:13
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ***....... (3/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.blueoctober.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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CD 1

[1] Retarded Disfigured Clown (Intro) / Amnesia – 4:59
[2] Independently Happy – 5:25
[3] H.R.S.A. – 4:33
[4] Drop – 4:24
[5] Sexual Powertrip – 3:41
[6] Clumsy Card House – 4:07
[7] Blue Sunshine – 6:13
[8] Balance Beam – 4:01
[9] Quiet Mind – 4:23
[10] Inner Glow – 4:17
[11] Ugly Side – 5:11
[12] Black Orchid – 6:32

CD 2

[1] For My Brother – 6:22
[2] Breakfast After 10 – 5:17
[3] Calling You – 4:15
[4] Italian Radio – 4:22
[5] Somebody – 4:25
[6] Razorblade – 4:37
[7] Chameleon Boy – 6:52
[8] James – 6:13
[9] Amazing – 6:30
[10] Weight of the World – 4:03
[11] PRN – 5:20
[12] Come in Closer* – 5:12
[13] The Sound of Pulling Heaven Down – 1:45


* - featuring guest vocalist Zayra Alvarez

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Justin Furstenfeld - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Jeremy Furstenfeld - Drums, Backing Vocals
C.B. Hudson - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Ryan Delahoussaye - Violin, Mandolin, Keyboard, Backing Vocals
Piper Skih - Bass Guitar, Midi Pedals, Backing Vocals

Zayra Alvarez - Vocals

Paul J. Armstrong - Camera Operator
Michael Cain - Executive Producer
David Castell - Production, Mixing, Audio Engineering, Sound Design
David Jack Daniels - Mixing
Edward P. Harris - Editing
Chuck Hatcher - Photography
Rick Kirkham - Camera Operator
Mike Swinford - Executive Producer

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Argue with a Tree... is the first live CD/DVD by Blue October, and their fourth CD overall. The title of the album is a lyric in the song "Weight of the World". The album was recorded live on June 4, 2004, at Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Texas, and released as a double CD and DVD in the United States in 2004 by Brando/Universal Records. The set includes live versions of songs from all of Blue October's studio albums, as well as the unreleased track "PRN." It is the only Blue October release to feature bass guitarist Piper Skih.



Recorded in their home state (but not their hometown of Houston) in 2004, Argue with a Tree... captures Texas rockers Blue October during an exuberant performance in front of a very enthusiastic Dallas crowd. In addition to being a live album, the two-disc set could also serve as a greatest-hits or career retrospective of sorts -- its sprawling playlist contains numbers from Answers, Consent to Treatment, and History for Sale, and the collection here represents enough of the band's material and sound to appeal to dedicated fans and newcomers alike. Argue with a Tree... is further helped along by a crisp recording that keeps the band front and center throughout, clear from troubles such as reverb or audience noise during songs. All of this works to Blue October's advantage, as it helps to highlight some fine performances from the band, particularly violinist Ryan Delahoussaye and guitarist Brant Coulter. While the two mostly concentrate on weaving understated, evocative accents into their songs, they do let loose at times, particularly when trading solos during "Italian Radio." Later on, Delahoussaye is granted a particularly impressive solo with the song "PRN," which he performs near the end of the album's second disc. Despite these many positive aspects, however, there are a few sticking points present on Argue with a Tree.... Throughout the album, vocalist Justin Furstenfeld's vocals border on aggressive and overwrought, at times sounding more spoken (or shouted) than sung, as on "Independently Happy" and "Calling You." Also, by presenting the entire concert instead of trimming it down to the strongest numbers, Argue with a Tree... begins dragging even before the conclusion of the first half. There's no doubt that the show itself was a success, judging from the cheers of the audience between songs, but the energy of the concert doesn't translate onto the album, and the initial energy from the opening tracks isn't sustained for long. While its breadth is ambitious, the album soon becomes overburdened; by the time Furstenfeld concludes the show with a haunting a cappella piece, it feels as if the music has lasted for a few days, not a few hours.

Katherine Fulton - All Music Guide
 

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