The Better Life
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 more
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Track Listing: 1. Kryptonite, 2. Loser, 3. Duck and Run, 4. Not Enough, 5. Be Like That, 6. Life of My Own, 7. Better... |
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-11-2008
- One of my all time favorites
This is one of the best albums I've ever had. I can't believe I lost it, along with some others, several years ago, but I loved it so much that I'm finally giving up looking and buying it all over again. More than worth it.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-16-2008
- Still Awesome
If you have heard 3 Doors Down on the radio and are curious about this band, this is a great album to start with, their first. There are so many hits on this album, and even the lesser known songs rock. "Down Poison", "By My Side" and...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-09-2007
- Accessible rock that's rough around the edges
3 Doors Down's 2000 debut "The Better Life" is an appealing album from a band that exudes a lot of potential. While they don't really distance themselves from familiar sounds of lots of 90s alternative rock, they display some good...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-07-2007
- Good introduction to rock
This is the first rock album I owned. It got me into rock at a time when talentless hacks like Limp Bizkit were dominating the airwaves. I, like many others, got into it after hearing the catchy Kryptonite on the radio. Back then I would...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-11-2008
- One of my all time favorites
This is one of the best albums I've ever had. I can't believe I lost it, along with some others, several years ago, but I loved it so much that I'm finally giving up looking and buying it all over again. More than worth it.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-07-2007
- Good introduction to rock
This is the first rock album I owned. It got me into rock at a time when talentless hacks like Limp Bizkit were dominating the airwaves. I, like many others, got into it after hearing the catchy Kryptonite on the radio. Back then I would...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-07-2006
- not as advertised
I love 3 doors down. When I downloaded this c.d. it was not 'the better life'it was 'away from the sun' now I can't return it because its open but I can warn others. It came in 'the better life' case & the c.d. is also marked 'the...
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