Screamer
by Third Eye Blind
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. JuanCarlos_
    Oct 22, 2019
    6
    I've been a huge fan of 3EB since 97. Was listening to them non stop as a kid in high school. First album is within my all-time Top 10. Liked Blue. OOTV was not great, but then Ursa Major started to get me excited again; and Dopamine literally blew my mind again. Sorry but being very candid Screamers should have been released as a 5-song EP (they have many good of those). While II've been a huge fan of 3EB since 97. Was listening to them non stop as a kid in high school. First album is within my all-time Top 10. Liked Blue. OOTV was not great, but then Ursa Major started to get me excited again; and Dopamine literally blew my mind again. Sorry but being very candid Screamers should have been released as a 5-song EP (they have many good of those). While I understand their "being more relaxed-plan less-bring in more people" experiment/ approach, the album lacks depth, textures and real emotions; and lyrically is just not good. Songs as The Kids Are Coming, Walk Like Kings and even Tropic Scorpio or Screamer are not bad, but the rest are not good enough for an album. I miss what they achieved with Dopamine, 18 years after one of the best debut albums ever.… Collapse

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Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Pitchfork
    Oct 18, 2019
    69
    The album’s open-door policy helps keep things fresh, and the band sounds more comfortable in their skin than they have since the ’90s. ... Jenkins’ swaggering vocals remain an acquired taste.
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  2. Exclaim
    Oct 16, 2019
    80
    By opening up their sonic palette, Third Eye Blind has highlighted their sheer strength as a songwriting unit and demonstrated that any path they take, they'll throw themselves into fully and unreservedly. Sounding both fresh and classic, Screamer is a great place for new fans to jump on, or for previously jaded listeners to give one of rock's most underrated groups a fresh shot.
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  3. AllMusic
    Oct 16, 2019
    50
    The music sometimes coheres on an individual track level, but Screamer pushes buttons too hard. All of its strident hooks and big beat confrontation wind up being exhausting: it sounds like a band screaming at you to pay attention for the better part of a half hour.
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