Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind

Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
1997
Rock
Elektra

1. Losing A Whole Year
2. Narcolepsy
3. Semi-Charmed Life
4. Jumper
5. Graduate
6. How's It Going To Be
7. Thanks A Lot
8. Burning Man
9. Good For You
10. London
11. I Want You
12. The Background
13. Motorcycle Drive By
14. God Of Wine
(Also included is a 320x320 album cover .jpeg)

Visions of you on a motorcycle drive by
The cigarette ash flies in your eyes, and you don't mind, you smile
And say the world doesn't fit with you
I don't believe you, you're so serene
Careening through the universe, your axis on a tilt, youre guiltless and free
I hope you take a piece of me with you

"Motorcycle Drive-By"

Third Eye Blind (the album) is a gem of an album by what seems to be your standard, cookie-cutter, 90's pop band. But this is one of those rare hit albums that is incredibly consistent with it's album-only tracks, but still manages to pull a whopping 5 chart-topping singles from it. (2 of them being number 1 hits, at that) Unfortunately, the band's career slowly spiraled down from this point, putting out a decent sophomore release and then dwindling out of memory with 2 albums that flew right under the radar of both critics and fans.

What makes this album so great compared to the many one-hit wonders of 90's pop radio? Well, that's hard to say. I would say one reason is Stephan Jenkins' poetic lyrics, which pushed the envelope of what was deemed friendly radio lyrics at the time. The group also had superb songwriting skills, which for the most part stuck to top 40 songwriting formula but managed to meander just enough so that radio fans didn't notice, while listeners with a more keen ear did.

I have to be honest, though. The thing that is draws me to this album more than anything else is that it is so darn catchy. But unlike most 90's bands, Third Eye Blind didn't rely totally on the hooks. Again, because of the band's astute songwriting skills, these are songs that aren't going to ruin themselves by too many listens because the hook get's stuck in your head until deemed unwelcome. Just take my word for it and check this one out.

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This album contains some brief instances of strong profanity.

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