years_active article_title past_members background genre origin name
1989 & ndash ; 1995 the last wish
 justin hammond leital molad brady hammond furstenfeld amy immel katie hartzog michelle trautwein greg group_or_band rock houston , texas the last wish
the last wish

the last wish was a rock band from houston , texas , noted for being the first band of blue october frontman justin furstenfeld .
ryan delahoussaye of blue october played with the last wish at a couple shows , but he was never a member of the band .
song writing collaboration was often shared by greg hammond , amy immel and justin furstenfeld .
the members of the band attended bellaire high school , and hspva , and the group was started while the members were students .
the group built a strong fanbase in houston , where they played several sold out shows at houston venues such as zelda 's , fitzgerald 's , toads tavern , last concert café , café artiste , mcgonigel 's mucky duck , and the abyss .
furstenfeld left the group in 1995 while they were working on their third album .
furstenfeld still plays last wish songs during his solo shows , and blue october has played last wish songs on occasion .
the band released two albums , and a vinyl single which included the songs `` black orchid '' , `` go on '' and `` goodbye '' .
`` black orchid '' later appeared on blue october 's album the answers .
a third album was in the works , but the band broke up before it was finished .
