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- Summary: The third album for the radio-friendly San Francisco-based alt-rockers is almost a concept album about breaking up with Charlize Theron, which--lest you think the band was getting wacky all of a sudden--band leader Stephan Jenkins actually did do recently.
- Record Label: Elektra/Asylum
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Blinded | |
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Just an old friend coming over Now to visit you and That's what I've become I let myself in Though I know I'm not supposed to but I never know when... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 8
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Mixed: 4 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Mostly, it pumps and choogles along at such a clip that there's little time to focus on the shortcomings of individual tracks.
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Too much of... Out of the Vein struggles to scratch its way into your memory banks, hobbled by its own melodic shortcomings.
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To his credit, Jenkins is much more interesting a songwriter when he's wounded, offering candor that's not evident on TEB's first two discs.
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If they can keep this sound and get back the hooks, they'd have something as good as their first two records, but, as it stands, this is their first stumble.
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SpinShows a weakness for arena-rock voguing and Dawson's Creek-dipping melancholia. [Jun 2003, p.108]
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Third Eye Blind are as earnest and energetic as ever but sadly uncatchy.
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BlenderThe group's lite grooves, awful raps and wide-screen choruses are beginning to sound desperate. [#17, p.144]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 2 out of 23
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Jan 31, 2020Crazy this wasn’t bigger for them. It’s got all the poppy 90 riffs you want and memorable choruses. It’s solid from beginning to end.
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KunalMApr 9, 2006Brilliant album, better than Blue and as good if not better than their debut album
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LeonAMay 25, 2008
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ScottMMay 26, 2003This CD impresses me more that i thought it would.
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EdG.Jun 3, 2007
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NathanCJun 1, 2004
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twelve13Oct 27, 2003
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