duh - Nope, no review needed here. Just wanted to give it another well deserved 5-star rating. Only 613 5-star ratings out of about 700 reviews? This album is so under-appreciated.And to anyone who thinks this is churned out pop and that every song sounds the same, you must be either over 40 years old or still looking for more Nirvana bands. If you claim to really know good, creative music, then how can you not appreciate Kevin Cadogan s unique open chord tunings?
Great Album. - Recently heard a song off this album somewhere that renewed my interest in getting it again. I had it but it somehow got lost. This album is one of those that is consistently good all the way through. Too bad they kinda disappeared.
Among the best 90 s music - I only wish there were still mainstream bands like this over 10 years later. This is a great album from start to finish with many of Third Eye Blind s biggest hits. Listening to it always puts a smile on my face.
I ve Never Been So Alone...And I ve Never Been So Alive - It s hard to truly understand how great this album is just by reading reviews, even though many people have given it great ones. I started listening to Third Eye Blind about 10 years ago when I was around eleven. Years before I would adequately understand all the subjects the songs would cover in this album, and I still loved it (the same goes for their follow-up Blue) And the subjects are expansive, from sex, relationships/breakups, drug abuse/rehabilitation, suicide, regrets, and more. Some songs are definitely up to personal interpretation, but that s just another great thing about this album.Flash forward to now and I m still in love with this cd as much as I ve always been and I think I appreciate it even more. Even though my tastes have changed in those years, Third Eye Blind is one of the bands I ll never stop liking. And this cd is one of the best in my collection of hundreds of albums. In my opinion, if you ve ever heard their radio hits Semi-Charmed Life, How s It Going to Be, Jumper or even Graduate, you won t be disappointed by the rest of this album. The non-singles are just that good and that is in no way saying that this album is one dimensional, but every song is so catchy and easy to like.Can t wait for the recently announced 4th Third Eye Blind album Ursa Major.Highlight songs: It s so hard with an album like this to determine just a few but in my opinion, the songs The Background, Motorcycle Drive-By and God of Wine are worth the price of the cd alone.
Simply incredible music - I bought this album back in the late 90s like everyone else. I was 12 years old when I first heard Semi-charmed Life on MTV. Like most I simply heard an incredibly poppy hook and was drawn in. All these years later I still listen to this album on a monthly basis. It s a shame this band s time in the lime-light was so short lived. Especially since their last release (2003 s Out of the Vein) was so phenomenal. But this is the band s origin and also their most triumphant achievement. The songs are literally oozing with artistry and profound lyricism. Even the much lesser known tracks (Burning Man, The Background) would be top-notch tracks on a lesser bands album. Ironically, the singles shine the brightest here. Jenkins manages to capture genuine (and humanisticly mundane) emotion. Songs like Jumper and How s it Gonna Be contain verses of profound emotion that swell into anthems of the late 90s generation. They don t make em like they used to. Here s the proof.