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I only wish there were still mainstream bands like this over 10 years later. This is a great album from start to finish with many of Third Eye Blind's biggest hits. Listening to it always puts a smile on my face.
June 1, 2008| | | I've Never Been So Alone...And I've Never Been So Alive | |
It's hard to truly understand how great this album is just by reading reviews, even though many people have given it great ones. I started listening to Third Eye Blind about 10 years ago when I was around eleven. Years before I would adequately understand all the subjects the songs would cover in this album, and I still loved it (the same goes for their follow-up "Blue") And the subjects are expansive; from sex, relationships/breakups, drug abuse/rehabilitation, suicide, regrets, and more. Some songs are definitely up to personal interpretation, but that's just another great thing about this album.
Flash forward to now and I'm still in love with this cd as much as I've always been and I think I appreciate it even more. Even though my tastes have changed in those years, Third Eye Blind is one of the bands I'll never stop liking. And this cd is one of the best in my collection of hundreds of albums. In my opinion, if you've ever heard their radio hits "Semi-Charmed Life", "How's It Going to Be", "Jumper" or even "Graduate", you won't be disappointed by the rest of this album. The non-singles are just that good and that is in no way saying that this album is one dimensional, but every song is so catchy and easy to like.
Can't wait for the recently announced 4th Third Eye Blind album "Ursa Major".
Highlight songs:
It's so hard with an album like this to determine just a few but in my opinion, the songs "The Background", "Motorcycle Drive-By" and "God of Wine" are worth the price of the cd alone.
May 20, 2008I bought this album back in the late 90s like everyone else. I was 12 years old when I first heard "Semi-charmed Life" on MTV. Like most I simply heard an incredibly poppy hook and was drawn in. All these years later I still listen to this album on a monthly basis. It's a shame this band's time in the lime-light was so short lived. Especially since their last release (2003's Out of the Vein) was so phenomenal. But this is the band's origin and also their most triumphant achievement. The songs are literally oozing with artistry and profound lyricism. Even the much lesser known tracks (Burning Man, The Background) would be top-notch tracks on a lesser bands album. Ironically, the singles shine the brightest here. Jenkins' manages to capture genuine (and humanisticly mundane) emotion. Songs like "Jumper" and "How's it Gonna Be" contain verses of profound emotion that swell into anthems of the late 90s generation. They don't make 'em like they used to. Here's the proof.
April 25, 2008Perhaps the bar was set a little too high, because 3EB has never been able to match what they put down here on their first CD. The radio hits are well known, diverse, and well-crafted...however the songs deeper on the disc also merit a listen. This is a very good pop/rock album
April 1, 2008| | | Perfect, even after 11 years | |
I discovered this album when I was 13 years old and thought I was quite the little afficianado. Eleven years later, I know there is so much more wonderful music out there than I will ever experience and relish experiencing the new and innovative. However, there is a special place in my heart that I hold for the music that touched me during those formative years. All of this album, but especially the last 3 songs resonate still with their depth of emotion and beauty of lyric. Two of my favorite lines are: "Summer dies and swells rise/The sun goes down in my eyes/See this rolling wave/Darkly coming to take me Home/And I've never been so alone, and I've never been so alive.", "and the siren's song that is your madness holds a truth I can't erase/all alone on your face" - Just perfect.
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