All photos courtesy of Josh Bassett
Blue October was in town last week on tour in support of their latest record “Approaching Normal.” They swung by the studio before the show to record acoustic versions of 3 songs from both new and old albums. We did their latest single “Say It” as well as a couple of favorites from the past including “Hate Me.” I got to meet these guys years ago while I was working at the Edge 103.9 before their first single broke big. They came by the station and actually played a showcase in the board room for a handful of employees late one friday afternoon. I remember being thoroughly impressed because these guys gave an impassioned performance despite the meager disposition of the board room and the lack of a full audience. Shit like that goes a long way with me. You would have thought that there was 10,000 in the audience by the effort they put in that day. Their single “Hate Me” ended up being huge and I’m always curious to see bands again after they’ve enjoyed some success to see how they’ve changed. The guys came in, remembered playing the show in the board room years ago, and were super cool this time around as well. We got set up and they knocked everything out in one take. It was especially fun to record their fantastic violin/mandolin player…..the tracks came out great for a live performance. I will post audio soon. Blue October’s latest record “Approaching Normal” is currently out on Universal Records and is available everywhere. It’s worth checking out if you have the chance. Find out more about the band here.
