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Preaching Lies to the Righteous

Preaching Lies to the Righteous
From A Different Drum

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Track Listing

  1. Mistakes
  2. All I Need is Now
  3. Stranded
  4. Closer to the Sky than the Sea
  5. I Remember it Too
  6. While Easy Slips Away
  7. Casino
  8. Silent Partner
  9. Venice is Calling
  10. Lust is a Very Dangerous Thing
  11. Leaving This Place
  12. Let the Sandman Descend

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #332424 in Music
  • Released on: 2001-04-17
  • Number of discs: 1

Editorial Reviews

Album Description
This British synthpop duo plays a light, romantic style which appeals greatly to fans of classic bands like Erasure or OMD. The music is soothing and catchy, yet still in the alternative synthpop vein.

Customer Reviews

Good synthpop from the UK5
It's ironic that the country that first originated synthpop claims only a handful of synthpop bands today. Blue October is one of them. If you like music with catchy synth hooks and Erasure-esque melodies, then this cd is for you.

The highlights include I Remember It Too, Casino, and All I Need Is Now. In the latter vocalist Ross Carter uses a variety of vocal styles to drive the song, including resembling George Michael at one point.

Worth noting: please do not confuse this band with the rock band from Texas of the same name. I noticed that Amazon has both bands' cds listed under the same page.

review of a great album5
I love the music of Erasure. I played this album for my wife and she thought it was Erasure. Need i say more nahhhhh.

Bouncing back from tragedy4
Building from the ground up can be difficult in music, synthpop music especially, and is a task made more daunting by having lost a key member from past recordings. Blue October prove to be equal to the task with their second effort, Preaching Lies to the Righteous.
Following the death of member Barney Miller, the band regrouped and resurfaced with an excellent, if more down-tempo follow-up to their Incoming debut.
While the tracks may be in a more mellow vein, there are few low points to this disc.From the opening strains of Mistakes to the final notes of Let the Sandman Descend, this is a solid, well-written, and accessible album. Standout tracks include the above 'Mistakes' (which blends nicely into 'All I Need is Now'), the first single 'Stranded', 'Casino', and 'Leaving This Place'.
Musically similar to Erausre and OMD they may be, but this release shows Blue October have a sound and perspective all their own.