Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace - Music & Performance - CD

Three Days Grace has recently appeared with Mudva yne, Default and Theory of a Dead Man, and have sh ared the bill with Nickelback and Jerry Cantrell and Jerry Cantrell at the annual Edgefest Festival in Canada.

Three Days Grace's self-titled debut showcases the simplicity of their music, which is both the band's biggest strength and biggest weakness. The album's taut arrangements and grinding but melodic sound are quintessential alt-metal, suggesting a much poppier, less cerebral Helmet (or among Three Days Grace's contemporaries, Chevelle), and while the production is mostly simple and crunchy, it occasionally delves into Linkin Park-like atmospheres. At its best, the band's focus and adherence to alt-metal's formulas -- coupled with tight songwriting and some unexpectedly pretty choruses -- results in a strong tracks that are more memorable than the work of many of their peers. "I Hate Everything About You" was Three Days Grace's big single and remains the band's best song, gaining most of its power from its directness and bluntness in examining a dysfunctional relationship. Though there's nothing else quite as strong on the rest of the album, "Born Like This," "Just Like You," and "Scared" are also good examples of the band's surprisingly hooky songwriting. However, when the songwriting isn't quite up to par, Three Days Grace's simplicity becomes more generic than focused. The cookie-cutter angst of song titles like "Burn," "Drown," and "Now or Never" and lyrics like "Home"'s "By the time you come home/I'm already stoned/I can hardly wait to leave this place" may tap into the feelings of the band's audience, but they're not especially distinctive. The album's second half falters a bit when compared to the punch of Three Days Grace's first few songs, although the power ballads "Take Me Under" and "Wake Up" show that the band is equally good at (somewhat) quieter songs as well as loud ones. Although this debut is a little uneven, it's also promising. Three Days Grace are definitely one of the most accessible alt-metal bands of the 2000s; they just need to add some more distinctiveness to their sound. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

Performer	Three Days Grace
Music genre	Heavy Metal
Music subgenre	Punk/New Wave
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2003
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	12
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Burn, Just Like You, I Hate Everything About You, Home, Scared, Let You Down, Now or Never, Born Like This, Drown, Wake Up, Take Me Under, Overrated
Record label	Jive
Composer	Three Days Grace
Songwriter	Three Days Grace
Track name	Burn, Just Like You, I Hate Everything About You, Home, Scared, Let You Down, Now or Never, Born Like This, Drown, Wake Up, Take Me Under, Overrated, Dominate, Apologies, Mayday, Kill Me Fast, In Waves, Alienation, Never Ordinary, Deathwish, Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight, In Cold Blood, The Power, Another Relapse
Duration	44 min
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N