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The Mississippi-based quartet 3 Doors Down has only one thing that sets them apart from other hard rock bands: lead vocalist Brad Arnold is also the drummer. The group shops the sounds of Pearl Jam and the Goo Goo Dolls, pointing at what they like, picking it off the shelf and throwing it into the stew. While the music on The Better Life, their debut, sounds overall both competent and confident, the songs themselves are equally uninspired and clichéd. For example, the riff from the track "Loser" is straight out of the Alice In Chains songbook, adding much more cringe-worthy lyrics ("Addiction needs a pacifier, the buzz of this poison is taking me higher"). In fact, most of the lyrics zero in on well-worn rock themes of aggravation, confusion and frustration, feelings that 3 Doors Down will easily coax out of discriminating listeners. --Jason Josephes
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This is truly an amazing album and i would encourage any rock lover to buy this album. I had previously only heard 'Kryptonite' and 'Loser' before I bought the album, but every single song has it's highlights. Songs such as 'Duck and Run' and 'Not Enough' have really cool guitars on them, and really rock! i don't really have a bad thing to say about any of the songs, but one flaw that i saw was that some songs were fairly similar, but that doesn't stop it from being a truly brilliant rock album. Hopefully this will be the first of many great albums by the band, and i really hope they come down to the UK. An album with both strong lyrics and guitars....a must for all rock lovers. Other songs I loved were 'Life of my own' and 'Down Poison'. A couple of mellower tunes in 'Loser' and 'Be like that', but the rest were pure ROCK 'N ROLL!!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this album whilst living in the states. Kryptonite had become a bit of a theme tune for the monotony of the job i was doing, i thought that i may go crazy, at least i had something to sing along too!! I was HOOKED!! the more i heard the more i liked.
Most of the people in england will recognise 'Be like that' from American pie 2, it is a great ballad, full of feeling.
The rest of the album is more rock and i love to play it really loud when driving, it makes me feel GREAT!!
I would recommend this to anyone that likes, creed, nickleback, hoobastank, etc. There are some great tunes on this album and you should not miss it :D
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this cd after hearing the song kryptonite and i have to say i definatly not sorry i did. This is an excellent album and i have not stopped listening to it since i bought it, ive even managed to get all my friends hooked on them too. I would definately recomend this album to anyone who basically likes rock. There sound is something like creed, but also totally different to them, they are unique with catchy songs like kryptonite and loser they cant go wrong. Buy it NOW!!
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Mellow rock
This is not my usual musical taste. I come across the track "Duck and Run" as a soundtrack to a youtube clip, showing the day to day ordeals of US soldiers in Iraq. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2008 by Patrick Mullane
The Number 1 rock band in the world!
Since going on Rugby tour to Canada in 2000 and hearing Kryptonite played there, I came home with this album and I still listen to it on repeat. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2007 by Dave Stone
Standing on the street looking three doors down...
Absolutely brilliant album, really glad I first heard "Kryptonite" as I would have bypassed 3 Doors Down. Read more
Published on 23 May 2006 by B. Trafford
Always good; sometimes great
Missisipi (I think that's right) based band 3 Doors Down may strike you at first to be one of those crappy socalled 'pop-rock' bands along the lines of Busted or McFly. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2005 by J. Stent
What Can I Say?
Wow! What an album, this is my second favourite 3DD album (1st being Another 700 Miles, then 17 Days and Away from the Sun), it also has my favourite ever 3DD song on it,... Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2005 by C E Waddell
good good
Having bought this album after hearing the superb single "be like that" from the american pie dvd i bought the album. Read more
Published on 18 April 2005 by Liam Mason
Amazing
Melodic, great guitars, good lyrics and rocking sound. What more can you ask for?
If you like bands like Vertical Horizon, Love. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2005
The better life? could be worse
This album has some CHUNES!! on it but it also has some stinkers, if this is your 1st 3 doors down album i recomend starting off with their live album "Another 700 Miles". Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2004
one of the best albums!!
this has to be one of the best albums i have ever heard. i bought it onthe strength of hearing "when i'm gone" while travelling america and i amnot disappointed. Read more
Published on 23 April 2004
Worth checking out...
Checked this album out on the strength of kryptonite and be like that, both very good tracks
Perhaps the rest of the album doesn't quite live up to those two, although loser, and... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2004 by Yim
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