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3 Doors Down:Seventeen Days

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There are bands like Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth who, after they have a big hit, make a whole album that sounds like that one hit, eventually turning them into one hit (or at best, two-hit) wonders. Then there's 3 Doors Down. After the enormous success of "Here Without You", I expected a very contemporary album from "Seventeen Days." What I got was probably their best album to date! Nothing has changed about their sound. If anything, it's much harder on this album. Just like the first two albums, this one also sticks by the one-ballad policy. But on this one, they stuck it at the end of the album ("Here By Me"). The first single, "Let Me Go", may not be the strongest thing they've put out, although the following track, "Be Somebody", is a personal favourite, and a definite candidate for next single. Seventeen Days still contains the hard songs hardcore 3 Doors fans recognize, such as the album opener, "Right Where I Belong", as well as "Live For Today", "My World", "Father's Son", and "Never Will I Break". The only flaw on this album is the useless appearance by Bob Seger in "Landing On London", since he only sings two lines! Of the two new songs from "700 Miles", only "It's Not Me" was recorded for this album, and is also a good candidate for a single.

For those of you who didn't know (or care), or for those who knew and didn't have the time nor inclincation to pick it up, american rockers 3 Doors Down recently released their 3rd effort, titled "Seventeen Days". If you've been close to a radio or television in the past month I'm sure you've seen and heard their lead-off single, "Let Me Go" (you know, the song that features the video of a stripper with the heart of hold, who tv-geeks might recognize as Nash Bridges' daughter...), but if you're interested in knowing what the rest of the cd has to offer, keep reading. With every band that didn't put out a cd last year gracing us with their presence in 2005, (Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Three days Grace, Nickelback, Our Lady Peace, Hot Hot Heat, to name a few), 3 Doors Down may fall into the mix if you aren't already a fan. However,those who either proudly or secretly enjoy the gener-rock world of Nickelback, Theory of a Deadman, Default, and Thornley, will without a doubt be checking this album out.
It is impossible to dislike "Seventeen Days" if you're a 3 Doors down fan because, well, it's no different from anything you've heard from the band in the past. Any one of the songs on this cd could easily be interchanged with the songs from the band's prior albums, "The Better Life" and "Away From the Sun". This is not to say that it's bad music by any means, but most linsterners prefer to be challenged by new material rather than getting more of the same stuff that you've already heard. There's nothing wrong with developing a sound and sticking with it, but if I play a song off a cd and you can't even tell which one it's off of, I think there's a problem. This album has everything you could possibly ask for from a gener-rock cd: hard hitting rock songs such as "Behind Those Eyes" (my personal favorite), "My World", and "Right Where I Belong". as well as slower, more dramatic tracks like "Be Somebody" and "Landing in London", which features old-time rocker Bob Seger (who's biggest hit is probably "Old Time Rock and Roll", the song that put Tom Cruise in his underwear back in the eighties). The lyrics, vocals, structure, and riffs offer nothing new to listeners who own either of the band's previous cds. However, with it's catchy, listenable, good-to-bang-your-head-to-in-the-car nature, if you happen to have an extra $20 and/or are a 3 Doors Down (or gener-rock) fan, pick up "Seventeen Days" by 3 doors Down. But if you don't own any 3 Doors Down cds at all, "The Better Life" would probably be your best bet. I'm not a big fan of a rating system, all I'm saying is that this is ideal if you're a fan of this type of music, and if not, there's plenty of other good stuff out there for ya.