The Better Life by 3 Doors Down
3 Doors Down: The Better Life
The Mississippi-based quartet 3 Doors Down has only one thing that sets
them apart from other hard rock bands: lead vocalist Brad Arnold is also
the drummer. The group shops the sounds of Pearl Jam and the Goo Goo
Dolls, pointing at what they like, picking it off the shelf, and throwing it into
the stew. While the music on The Better Life, their debut, sounds overall
both competent and confident, the songs themselves are equally
uninspired and clichéd. For example, the riff from the track Loser is
straight out of the Alice in Chains songbook, adding much more cringe-
worthy lyrics (Addiction needs a pacifier, the buzz of this poison is taking
me higher). In fact, most of the lyrics zero in on well-worn rock themes of
aggravation, confusion, and frustration, feelings that 3 Doors Down will
easily coax out of discriminating listeners. --Jason Josephes
If you have heard 3 Doors Down on the radio and are curious about this
band, this is a great album to start with, their first. There are so many hits
on this album, and even the lesser known songs rock. Down Poison, By
My Side and Smack are probably my favorite songs of the lesser known on
the list. Overall, this album is great. I love the song Be Like That.
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