The success story of 3 Doors Down starts typically enough. An aggressive and unrelenting phone campaign to radio stations for their breakaway single "Kryptonite" snowballed into a showcase at New York's legendary CBGB's and a deal with Universal Records. The Escatawpa, Missouri quartet offers a sound that is grounded in '90s alternative rock but doesn't ignore the contributions of hard-rock music's foundations from the '60s and '70s.
"Loser" finds 3 Doors Down using Alice In Chains-influenced minor-key vocal harmonies and acoustic-then-electric dynamics. In "Duck and Run," vocalist/lyricist Brad Arnold urges fans to remain positive despite life's trials. The delicate balance of human relations is explored in "Not Enough." In "Be Like That," Arnold sings of a daydreamer's envy, sounding like a heavier Matchbox 20. Though the band began as a power trio, with Arnold on drums and vocals, 3 Doors Down added a second guitarist and a drummer to fatten its sound for THE BETTER LIFE.
3 Doors Down: Brad Arnold (vocals, drums); Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson (guitar); Todd Harrell (bass).
Additional personnel: Kevin Paige (keyboards). Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee. "Kryptonite" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock
- Released: 2/17/2017
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Track Listing:
A1 Kryptonite 3:54
A2 Loser 4:21
B1 Duck And Run 3:52
B2 Not Enough 3:16
B3 Be Like That 4:25
C1 Life Of My Own 3:59
C2 The Better Life 3:05
C3 Down Poison 4:25
D1 By My Side 3:20
D2 Smack 2:31
D3 So I Need You 3:51
