Post by Alex on Mar 1, 2011 17:57:12 GMT -5
Three Days Grace started as an Indie rock band back in the early 90′s and quickly climbed their way to the top. Consisting of Adam Gontier (Vocalist & Guitarist), Neil Sanderson (Drummer & Backup Vocalist), Brad Walst (Bassist), and finally their latest addition Barry Stock (Lead Guitarist), the band has become well-known in both the United States and their hometown of Toronto, Canada. The song that got them into the business was the single “I Hate Everything About You” off their self-titled album “Three Days Grace”. After Producer heard this song he picked up a pen and signed them on to EMI Music Publishing Canada. Later the band signed with Jive Records. Psyched to finally be signed with a big time music company they quickly set to work on their second album. But during production Adam Gontier was checked into Rehab for Drug and Narcotic use. It’s because of this many across the world deem that the album “One-X” is their best and deepest work. Adam agrees with this because a lot of the songs relate to his experiences with drugs. After making it big with “One-X” they then produced “Life Starts Now”. I personally love this album, it’s a great mix of melodic tones and that heavy rock sound you expect from them. This album is a little more upbeat and contains ‘Happier’ songs. This record has grown and become known faster than any of their previous albums, except maybe “I Hate Everything About You” which is still well-known world-wide.
Breaking it down we’ll start with track one; Bitter Taste. Lyrically this song is average by Three Days Grace’s standards. They have written songs like this in their past albums such as “Gone Forever” from One-X. The lyrics are about a guy who breaks up with a girl and basically forgets about her and just wishes she didn’t exist. Same as “Gone Forever”. But, musically this is a very different and amazing song. The drums are what really make it here. Instead of a lot of songs that sync the guitar to the lyrics, you really see the drums step in and take control of the beat. I feel like this song has a heart, the drums.
Next is the song “Break”. This song was probably the first known off the album as it got the first music video. With paint balls and each member playing in their own room it gave the video a retro feel. Similar to the first this song wasn’t lyrically moving, but it was very upbeat, catchy, and had a message everyone can relate to. That message is wanting to be better, to get to the top. While this was strongly expressed, it’s still very common to Three Days Grace and wasn’t very unique. The guitar made this song though, with short interludes of Barry Stock pouring his soul into the six-stringed instrument the song was taken to the next level. Not to mention the lyrics are synced with the music very well so it’s easy to sing along. Despite the overall regularity of the song, it was very well written.
Breaking it down we’ll start with track one; Bitter Taste. Lyrically this song is average by Three Days Grace’s standards. They have written songs like this in their past albums such as “Gone Forever” from One-X. The lyrics are about a guy who breaks up with a girl and basically forgets about her and just wishes she didn’t exist. Same as “Gone Forever”. But, musically this is a very different and amazing song. The drums are what really make it here. Instead of a lot of songs that sync the guitar to the lyrics, you really see the drums step in and take control of the beat. I feel like this song has a heart, the drums.
Next is the song “Break”. This song was probably the first known off the album as it got the first music video. With paint balls and each member playing in their own room it gave the video a retro feel. Similar to the first this song wasn’t lyrically moving, but it was very upbeat, catchy, and had a message everyone can relate to. That message is wanting to be better, to get to the top. While this was strongly expressed, it’s still very common to Three Days Grace and wasn’t very unique. The guitar made this song though, with short interludes of Barry Stock pouring his soul into the six-stringed instrument the song was taken to the next level. Not to mention the lyrics are synced with the music very well so it’s easy to sing along. Despite the overall regularity of the song, it was very well written.
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