#Third eye blind albums best hits full
Whether you enjoy the song’s lyrical posturing depends on how serious you take Jenkins, who seems to be having fun taking the piss out of whatever critics may throw at him “Now let me see you talk shit!” There’s always been a bit of street subculture and braggadocio in Jenkins’ lyrics, and he has it on full display on Screamer. The opening to the summery “Ways” sounds like a bigger statement for Third Eye Blind‘s current existence “The truth is, I’m just glad I’m here”, as Jenkins tackles the pop/hip hop style chorus with a west coast twang. Even better is “The Kids Are Coming (to Take You Down)”, a powerhouse anthem about a punk rock girl (“She’s got the black ink on her shoulder”) that doubles as a warning to those in power to keep an eye out (“I’m beginning to think we’re getting stronger. The song is a rally cry, and a great start for energizing listeners. The title track and first single “Screamer” opens with an unsettling synthy pop production and kid gang chorus, but once Stephen Jenkins’ vocals come in, the song becomes pure rock urgency, with a propulsive drive and surprisingly airy duet between Jenkins and Sleigh Bells‘ Alexis Krauss. While Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan is being touted as the band’s consigliere on this collection, whatever influences he had are meshed well within these kinetic bangers. With Screamer, 3EB are on the attack, with a collection of songs that sound like classic 3EB but with an adrenaline injection and a few loud moments of creative experimentation. Yet, the group persevered, coming back strong with 2009’s Ursa Major, and proved to the world they are still an extremely viable band and touring act.
While their fans have always been hyper-loyal, things seemed bleak following 2003’s Out of the Vein, which failed to reach the sales peaks of their previous efforts, and came around during a changing of the rock guards. Third Eye Blind certainly didn’t make it out of the 90’s completely unscathed.
0 kommentar(er)
