Third Eye Blind

Fact Sheet

Musical genre:	Rock, Alternative
Country	USA

Third Eye Blind is an alternative rock band which was begun in the early 1990s. The original members were Stephan Jenkins (singer and electric guitar), Adrian Burley (drums), and Jason Slater (bass guitar). The band's line-up changed several times, and the current line-up is Stephan Jenkins (vocals, guitar), Arion Salazar (bass), Brad Hargreaves (drums), and Tony Fredianelli (guitar).

Third Eye Blind recorded their first demo in 1993. Through a lot of recording, the band finally signed with Elektra Records in June of 1996 after opening a show for Oasis. Third Eye Blind's 14-track self-titled debut album was released on April 8, 1997. Their debut album included the smash hit "Semi-Charmed Life", making their debut album a great success. At the end of 1999 they began writing new material and recorded their 13-track 2nd album Blue, which was released on November 23, 1999. Third Eye Blind took almost 5 years to release their 3rd album, Out of Vein.

A common misconception is that the name of the band is a euphemism for penis. In a recent interview on a radio station, Stephan Jenkins replied that the band's name comes from the idea of a mind's eye that he read about in a book. The other group members liked it and they chose it to be the band's name.

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