CD review: 3 Doors Down
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Rock
3 Doors Down “3 Doors Down” (Universal Republic Records)
Like many rock bands to emerge in the 1990s, 3 Doors Down has modified its sound since the nu-metal scene has gone out of fashion.
The Mississippi band’s self-titled fourth album doesn’t boast a rousing rocker like the hit “Kryptonite,” and it comes across as overly safe and bland. But the group avoids the homogenized sound many of its modern rock counterparts have adopted.
The disc starts strong with the grinding, Southern-tinged “Train” and the stirring but not schmaltzy National Guard tribute “Citizen/Soldier.”
Brad Arnold’s vocals are plaintive without becoming whiny, and his voice is showcased on the earnest ballad “Your Arms Feel Like Home” and the heartbreaker “She Don’t Want the World.”
The first single, “It’s Not My Time,” has enough interesting guitar changeups to qualify as a solid rock anthem.
But the band’s trademark brooding sound proves too gloomy and oppressive for empowerment songs “It’s the Only One You Got” and “Let Me Be Myself.”
As for the rest of the 12-song disc, too many of the tracks just blur together, with no distinctive features.
- BAM
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3 Doors Down is an album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on May 20, 2008.[1][2] “It’s Not My Time” was the first single from the album and was released in February 2008. It can be heard on the band’s MySpace site. Another song on the album, “Citizen/Soldier” was released in 2007 as a tribute to the National Guard.[3] The album became the band’s second consecutive #1 album on the Billboard 200, debuting at #1 with first week sales of 154,000.[4] It has sold 330,227 copies in the U.S. as of its fifth week of release.
Track listing
1. “Train” – 3:10
2. “Citizen/Soldier” – 3:52
3. “It’s Not My Time” – 4:01
4. “Let Me Be Myself” – 3:48
5. “Pages” – 3:47
6. “It’s the Only One You’ve Got” – 4:23
7. “Give It to Me” – 3:21
8. “These Days” – 3:39
9. “Your Arms Feel Like Home” – 3:44
10. “Runaway” – 3:24
11. “When It’s Over” – 4:18
12. “She Don’t Want the World” – 4:03
Bonus tracks
1. “Feet in the Water” (Best Buy Exclusive) – 4:34
2. “Who Are You” (Best Buy Exclusive) – 3:08
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