Customer Reviews
right back at it
the guys from 3 Doors Down with their self titled release.
Kicking off this release with one of their more in your face, fist pumping songs in "Train" and then followed by the equally poignant and moving "Citizen/Soldier". They keep the music flowing throughout the rest of the cd and with this being a collective band effort in writing and all else. You get the feeling that they really took their time with making this and it shows throughout every song.
It ends with "She Only Wants The World" which is unlike any 3 Doors Down song that i've heard in sometime.
This will be the one that puts the band right back on top of the music charts and in the minds of their fans both old and new. 3 Doors Down is what it's about and others should take notice and recognize.
Improves with each listen
These guys are, in my opinion, the best band of today. They recognize their fans and just give their all and deliver quality in everything they do. It has taken me awhile to really get into this disc. Train just bursts down the track as the opener. Citizen/Soldier is a great song and It's Not My Time just rocks. Numerous songs are rather slow, but sure enough the chorus kicks in and surprisingly the energy level increases. I just enjoy these guys so much.I just liked their prior discs a bit more. Given more spins, I'm sure the rest of the disc will grow on me.
Worth waiting for!
When I first heard the single "It's not my time", I immediately went to my music store to purchase the new CD and it wasn't available. It was worth the wait. I have enjoyed the new CD, especially "Train" and "When it's over". If you like 3 Doors Down, you won't be disappointed.
Their best album since "The Better Life
Never has 3 Doors Down produced a more polished and reflective album. The first five tracks are among the strongest they've ever recorded. From the opening to "Train," it becomes apparent that this album will be heavier and darker than anything previously written. The singles are solid, and there is a great mixture of slow and melodic tracks along with heavier, more fast paced rock. If you're a 3 Doors Down fan, then this is likely the record that you've been waiting for!
3 Doors Down deliver their overall best album to date
3 Doors Down have been a band I've followed since their breakthrough hit "Kryptonite." I've always thought they're a little underrated for their talent, though they have had a good degree of success. Two years or so following "Seventeen Days" (a disappointing album in my opinion), the band returns with their self titled album, an album quite a bit superior to their previous effort. While I'll say right off the bat that I don't think there is any particular song on here that is quite on the same level as my favorite songs by the band (such as "Kryptonite", "When I'm Gone", and "Here Without You"), overall to me this is their best album to date on a song by song basis.
It kicks off with an album highlight, the southern fried rocker, "Train." Lead singer Brad Arnold sings "put me on a train mama" to a background of rollicking guitar riffs. This is set to be the next single, and no doubt will be big on rock radio. "Citizen/Soldier" is a song that was released as a tribute to the National Guard last year, and was not originally planned to be on the album. It's for sure a welcome addition though, as it 's also an album highlight. The lyrics work wonderfully as a thank you to those who risk their lives for their country. The first main single, "It's Not My Time" is next, and it does come the closest to capturing that pop rock magic that "When I'm Gone" and "Kryptonite" were able to achieve. Should be the biggest hit off the album, and a great song to add to their list of pop-rock crossover hits.
The album has a slew of ballads to accompany the head bangers, consisting of "Let Me Be Myself", "It's the Only One You've Got", "Your Arms Feel Like Home", and "She Don't Want the World", which surprisingly are all some of the best songs on the album. My favorite of them would be "It's the Only One You've Got", which has probably the best lyrics of any song they've done to date, the chorus going: "Hide behind your walls of maybe nevers, forgetting that there's something more than just knowing better, your mistakes do not define you now, they tell you who you're not, you've got to live this life you're given like it's the only one you've got."
"Your Arms Feel Like Home" is a love song with hit written all over it, especially when it goes into that classic booming power ballad chorus. Brad Arnold has dubbed "Let Be Myself" his favorite off the album, and it is yet another winner with solid lyrics, although a bit repetitive. "She Don't Want the World" is a song with a darker vibe, and it's one of the most unique songs they've ever done. My personal favorite though is the rockin' rocker, "Give It to Me." The song has an awesome riff laden chorus, and is the song I get stuck in my head the most. This will be huge at rock radio if released. About the only song on the album I've yet to warm up to is "These Days", but just skipping one song is way more than I can say for most albums.
3 Doors down is a great progression of "The Better Life" and "Away From the Sun" albums that made me such a fan of the band. If your a 3DD fan, I doubt you'll be disappointed. 4.5/5 Stars
My Top 5:
1. Give It to Me
2. It's Not My Time
3. Train
4. It's the Only One You've Got
5. Your Arms Feel Like Home
3 Doors Down is back best as ever!!!!!!
I've Liked 3DD since the better life, i've loved all there CDs and i know every fans been waiting for new one. the self titles Awesome!!! the only people that won't like these song's are the ones who compare them to their favorite songs. i promise if you sit down put on those big stereo headphones and just listen you'll love it!!!! theres so much drive and feeling behind theses 12 song's. if you've lived any of the storys in these song's you'll really feel the music and isn't that what good music is? something you feel. i really like all the song's you can tell how hard they worked on it its pure 3DD!!!
So For that Thank You 3 Doors Down!!!
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