3 Doors Down - The Better Life
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Free Music Notes for The Better Life
Free Music Review: Good Debut Album
Hit: 3 Stars
Three doors down exploded with a pretty good Debut album. Everyone knew the hits Kryponite and Loser, but the disc continued to be quite solid until near the end of it. Still a good performance and a good CD.My top 5:
Kryptonite
Loser
Be like that
Duck and Run
Better Life
Free Music Review: an ok debut
Hit: 3 Stars
For the most part, I do like 3 doors down, or else I wouldn't still be listening to their music. But the fact remains is that the debut album "The Better Life" really doesn't provide a great all around cd. The best song in my opinion is "Duck and Run." A fast upbeat rock and roll song that stand amongst the other tracks. "Kyrponite" which made the band famous is probably my 2nd favorite song, and obviously a fan fav among many.
"Be Like That" which appeared on some American Pie soundtrack is the only song that slows down the pace of the music. It as if it almost doesn't fit on this album. A good analogy with this is with "Good Riddance" on Green Day's "Nimrod" album. However, it does hold it's own. "Loser" a song that literally is self-esteem demoralizer is somewhat between that of "Be Like That" and all the rest of the songs. It is my 4th fav behind the 3 mentioned.
Now comes the blah...
What gives this album only 3 stars is the fact that they had to heavily rely on their singles to carry the load, similar to Bush's debut in "Sixteen Stone." Although that may not be bad to the average music fan, it is devastating to the avid music listener in search of good songs not played on the radio, which is me. I burn for good songs that no one really ever hears besides the true fan...and "The Better Life" just didnt' have that.
"Not Enough", "Life on My Own", "Better Life", "Down Poison", "By My Side", "Smack", and "So I Need You" really just sound the same in a sense. This array of repeated sounds is similar to Caroline's Spine, "Monsoon" and Default's "The Fallout". Its not that I don't like the songs, it's just that I wish that there was more substance to some of the songs. Sadly enough, my favorite "Duck and Run" fits in this category, but it's been crammed so much in my head that I like it more than the others.
Three Doors Down is a good band, as they show in their sophomore release in "Away From the Sun" but the first one was just average.
Free Music Review: Garbage, rubbish.
Hit: 1 Stars
This is music for the small minded masses of middle America. Nothing new, horrible fake sounding production, no dynamics, hookless hooks, embarrasing lyrics, half a$$ed "heaviness", annoying southern drawl. This is a terrible, terrible band. You have to live in a cultural vacuum to be able to tolerate listening to this drivel.Free Music Review: i have to agree
Hit: 4 Stars
this really is an awesome cd! sure its kinda old but really good they have a lot of talent! their starting to get a lil more coverage i think..and i know they deserve itFree Music Review: I didn't know
Hit: 5 Stars
One day I was in the Fred Meyer electronic section, I wandered over to the music. Soon I saw 'The Better Life' by 3 Doors Down, I had no clue who they were or what their music was like, but I was bored and wanted to listen to something new, after all I had the money, so I bought it. When I got home I put it in my stereo and started listening, and since then I was hooked. Later I found out that a lot of my friends thought it was awesome, that's when I resolved to talk about music with my friends more often, cause maybed just maybe, they'll recommend something just as good as this to me, or maybe better...if that's possible^^ It's worth your money, trust me...