Incoming

Blue October (UK) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2001)
• Original Release Date: May 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A Different Drum
• ASIN: B00005A3HU
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Where I Stand

3. When You Leave

4. Over

5. Safe

6. Force

7. Believe

8. Incoming

9. Now is the Day

10. True to Me

11. Slowburn

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Son of Erasure, December 29, 2005

By 

psychomuse - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Incoming (Audio CD)

Too often, comparisons of synth bands to the old masters (Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, etc.) are made unfairly. Most bands thus compared are given the benefit of the doubt. They rarely live up to the comparison. Usually, these bands make pathetic attempts that come no where close to the creative power of their forefathers. Usually...

Blue October is an exception to this rule. While there is not an original note to be found, Blue October (BO - unfortunate acronym) are the champions of imitation. They DO Erasure. This is no small feat. These are not Erasure covers. These are Erasure songs never heard before. Vince did not write these but if Andy were singing, you'd never know.

The voice is not Andy and that's the give away. Otherwise, this is classic Erasure. Well... son of Erasure.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars High Sugar Content, March 22, 2001

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Morado (cincinnati, ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Incoming (Audio CD)

Blue October shine on their debut with shadows of Erasure looming large. They score big on "When You Leave," "Believe," and "Incoming," which are all sublime examples of what synth-pop should be>>>songs that are catchy, melodic, full of smooth refrains and choruses. Also with the mix a couple of warm ballads to touch the heart in "Safe" and "Slowburn" complimented by a nice Flamenco style guitar riff. A couple instrumentals and mediocre moments slow things down a tad, but overall a good CD, containing all the filter sweeps and exotic bleeps fans of this genre of music love. Since the death of Barney Miller, Blue October have reformed, the new CD is due out soon called Preaching Lies To The Righteous...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, February 28, 2003

By 

Todd Tosti "TT" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Incoming (Audio CD)

There are some CD's that take a while to grow on you. There are others that you know are great from the very first listen. This is one of the latter. The CD is full of some of the most melodic and catchiest synthpop songs you'll hear. The sound is original and emotional. I've heard the band being compared to Erasure, and I suppose that may be one of the closest that a well-known band comes to Blue October's style, but Blue October certainly has a unique sound of its own. After listening to the album, I was left with wanting more immediately. There are also a few CD singles from this album that have some great songs that are not available on the album, which make the CD singles worth picking up too. I highly recommend this album!