Hey guys, I have returned to the blog to review another album! Since I don't see any upcoming anniversaries or occasions to review certain albums, I'll just review a free choice album, which I might actually do pretty often on here. For the first one of these, I picked hard rock band Three Days Grace's self-titled debut album to review because it's a really cool album I think I'll really enjoy digging more into. So let's get started!
INTRODUCTION
Three Days Grace is the debut album of Canadian rockers Three Days Grace. It was released on July 22, 2003, and has been certified platinum in both Canada and the U.S. The three singles from this album are, in order, "I Hate Everything About You", "Just Like You", and "Home", with the former being their breakout hit. All three of these songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100, although none of them made the top 50 on that chart. They also peaked at numbers 2, 1, and 7, respectively, on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and at numbers 1, 1, and 6, respectively, on Canada's rock songs chart. Pretty good for their debut album, right? Well, let's see why.
REVIEW
In my opinion, this album can be classified with three different sub-genres: Post-grunge, alternative metal, and emo rock. That's because all three of these music styles can be heard on the album pretty prominently. And that's the first thing I enjoy about this album. Because often times, albums are just classified with one genre. For example, when you think of Ariana Grande's album My Everything, the only genre that really comes to mind (at least for me) is pop, with no other subgenres. But that's not the case with Three Days Grace. It has a mix of rock sub-genres that makes it sound really good. I'm not saying that every song possesses elements of all of these genres, but the album as a whole definitely does.
As far as the singles go, I think that a mostly good job was done picking those. "I Hate Everything About You" works best as the lead single in my opinion, and if I had the option to change that I wouldn't. I'm glad that "Home" was a single as well, because I think it represents the album's emo side the best. "Just Like You" is a good single choice as well, although it's not the best of them. But I think that with an album as stacked as this one, three singles isn't enough. Personally, I would've released "I Hate Everything About You" as the lead single, then "Home", then something like "Burn", then "Just Like You". But I won't complain that it wasn't done that way, because at least "I Hate Everything About You" was still the lead single and "Home" was still a single, period.
As for the album as a whole, the alternative metal theme isn't something I'm used to hearing, so a switch-up in my listening habits for that was certainly nice. I can see why someone wouldn't like this album, though, because harder rock is certainly not for everyone. But then again, this album is also proof that not every song or album out there is lighter pop, rap, or country music, and that harder stuff does exist and people do enjoy it. I do not know why, but this album is just so satisfying to listen to, and it's perfect for any occasion in my life. The mixing of themes, the hard guitars, the hard vocals, the fact that there are no weird skits or 10-minute long songs with hidden tracks, you know, all of it is so good to me. Just one or two sentences can't really justify that, so let's look at each song and see that way.
TRACK-BY-TRACK REVIEWS
1. "Burn"
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I actually really enjoy this one! It's the perfect song to start off the album in my opinion.
2. "Just Like You"
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: Cool choice for a single in my opinion. I think the chorus can stick pretty easily, which is what got me into this song.
3. "I Hate Everything About You"
Rating: 10/10
Comments: This was the song that got me into Three Days Grace, so I obviously enjoy it quite a bit. I like how it starts off with not too many instruments, builds up slightly, then goes right into that super hard chorus. Very satisfying to me.
4. "Home"
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I don't know why but this just sounds so...good. I don't know if it's the heavy guitars or the fun yelling or what, it's just a really enjoyable listen for me all-around.
5. "Scared"
Rating: 10/10
Comments: This sounds to me like the start of the bridge to the One-X era. The more uptempo vibe and the catchy riffs really grab my attention here.
6. "Let You Down"
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: This is a pretty cool and catchy song, but I personally prefer "Let You Down" by NF.
7. "Now or Never"
Rating: 9/10
Comments: Something feels missing here. I don't know what or why, but that's just the way it is. Still a good song, however.
8. "Born Like This"
Rating: 10/10
Comments: That guitar in the background tho.
9. "Drown"
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: None
10. "Wake Up"
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: The chorus seems all in place for some reason. Good job on that I guess.
11. "Take Me Under"
Rating: 10/10
Comments: Really hooky chorus here. Draws me into the song like most great choruses do.
12. "Overrated"
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: I remember this song getting into my head after I listened to the album a time or two, which is pretty cool. But I feel like it could have a little more to it.
ALBUM RANKDOWN
1. "I Hate Everything About You"
2. "Home"
3. "Burn"
4. "Scared"
5. "Take Me Under"
6. "Born Like This"
7. "Overrated"
8. "Just Like You"
9. "Let You Down"
10. "Wake Up"
11. "Drown"
12. "Now or Never"
OVERALL SCORE
116.5/120 = 9.7/10 = 0.97083333 = 97.083333%
FINAL WORDS
In short, this was a very enjoyable listen for me! The hard rock sound here clicks with me perfectly. But just a reminder: Just because I love the album doesn't mean you will, because hard rock certainly isn't for everyone. But if you think you want to see what real hard rock sounds like, then you can listen to the album on Spotify here or on YouTube here.
And that wraps up this review! Thank you for stopping by, because I really appreciate that. Also, before I sign off, I need suggestions! Suggestions for albums or charts to review will certainly do, and if you request and idea that gets featured in a post, I will shout you out in that post. If you have those, then don't be afraid to hit me up in the comments here or in my Discord DMs (@! Slayer69 !#8631), because it will do you way more good than harm! So yeah, thanks for reading and have an amazing rest of your day and week! :)
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