Away from the Sun
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Away from the Sun
- Artist: 3 Doors Down
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- Release Date: November 12, 2002
- Total Time: 46:51
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
In 2000, 3 Doors Down's debut The Better Life and its omnipresent single "Kryptonite" authoritatively established the Escatawpa, MS band as rock stars in the vein of fellow new arena rockers Creed. After extensive touring and over 6 million albums sold, it might have been difficult for the band to focus on their sophomore release. But vocalist Brad Arnold, guitarists Matt Roberts and Chris Henderson, bassist Todd Harrell, and new drummer Daniel Adair (who took over to free Arnold from behind the kit) retreated to a rented house in sleepy Escatawpa to jam on ideas and lyrics that had been formulated over long months on tour.What sophomore slump? Away from the Sun, released in November of 2002, immediately went Gold, and reached Platinum in early January 2003. It's a much more accomplished album than The Better Life, smoothing out most of the rough patches that slowed down the debut. Lead single "When I'm Gone" is a muscular blues-rocker that recalls Kenny Wayne Shepherd -- it's representative of the album's predominantly mid-tempo arrangements that focus on Arnold's contemplative lyrics. He doesn't proselytize like Creed's Scott Stapp, nor does he rely on obvious nu-metal clichés like Saliva's Joey Scott. Instead, Arnold's lyrics lean more towards the first-person confessional style favored by Southern rock mainstays such as the Allman Brothers or Lynyrd Skynyrd. While Universal/Republic might lump them in with the chest-thumpers and active rock doomsayers, Away from the Sun makes it clear that 3 Doors Down are really more comfortable where the sky is always blue.
That said, the band doesn't yet have the hooks to remain consistently interesting for an entire album. Besides the unstoppable melody of the title track, and "Ticket To Heaven," which shows some real songwriting depth in comparison to the band's debut, many of Away From The Sun's 11 tracks sound too similar. It's an accomplished, often rocking, and sometimes genuinely emotional set, but there just isn't enough variety to sustain it. On the plus side, 3 Doors Down and producer Rick Parashar (Pearl Jam, Blind Melon) didn't go overboard on the effects, as can often be the case with sophomore releases. Instead, a string section drifts in and out of a few tracks, with the ballad "Here Without You" benefiting particularly nicely. There's a good chance Away from the Sun is the transition record 3 Doors Down needed to make, in order to separate themselves from the glut of sound-alikes and establish their future as a viable, album-oriented Southern rock act. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi
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| Studio album by 3 Doors Down | ||||
| Released | November 12, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | London Bridge in Seattle, Washington; Greenhouse in Burnaby, British Columbia; Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock | |||
| Length | 46:57 | |||
| Label | Universal Records | |||
| Producer | Rick Parashar | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[2] |
| musicOMH | mixed[3] |
Away from the Sun is the second studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You" and "Away from the Sun". Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced three songs for the record: "Dangerous Game", "Dead Love" and "Wasted Me". Lifeson also performed on one of the tracks as well as performing live with the band during their premiere party in Biloxi for Away from the Sun. The album has sold four million copies worldwide, including well over three million in the US alone.[4][5]
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DualDisc version
This album was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test marketed in two cities: Boston and Seattle. The test market DualDisc version of the album is rare. The DualDisc has the standard album on one side, and bonus material on the second side.
The DualDisc version was later reissued in a more widely distributed version. The original test market version differs from this common version in both packaging elements and in the design of the back of the inlay card.
Track listing
All songs written by 3 Doors Down, except "Dangerous Game" and "Sarah Yellin" by Arnold, Roberts and Harrell.
- "When I'm Gone" - 4:22
- "Away from the Sun" - 3:53
- "The Road I'm On" - 4:00
- "Ticket to Heaven"- 3:28
- "Running Out of Days" - 3:31
- "Here Without You" - 3:59
- "I Feel You" - 4:07
- "Dangerous Game" - 3:36
- "Changes" - 3:57
- "Going Down in Flames" - 3:29
- "Sarah Yellin'" - 3:18
- "This Time" - 5:19 (Track 13 on Japanese album release)
- "Pop Song" - 3:12 (Track 12 on Japanese album release) (Bonus track)
Limited Edition DVD
- "Kryptonite" (Music video) - 4:00
- "Loser" (Music video) - 4:31
- "Duck and Run" (Music video) - 4:06
Personnel
- 3 Doors Down
- Brad Arnold - lead vocals
- Chris Henderson - guitars
- Matt Roberts - guitars
- Todd Harrell - bass guitar
- With
- Josh Freese - drums
- Rich Hopkins - Hammond B3
Production
- Zach Blackstone - assistant
- David Campbell - string arrangements, orchestral arrangement, string conductor, concertmaster
- Sandy Brummels - creative director
- Steve Churchyard - engineer
- Joel Derouin - concertmaster
- Ted Jensen - mastering
- Suzie Katayama - orchestra manager
- Tom Mackey - A&R
- Dean Maher - engineer, digital editing, mixing assistant
- George Marino - mastering
- Frank Ockenfels - photography
- Geoff Ott - engineer, digital editing, overdub engineer
- Rick Parashar - producer, engineer, digital editing
- Alex Lifeson - co-producer
- Bill Richards - product manager
- Paul Silveira - mixing assistant
- Honchol Sin - assistant engineer, assistant
- Gordon Sran - assistant, overdub assistant
- Randy Staub - mixing
- Sinji Suzuki - A&R
- Tom Sweeney - assistant engineer, assistant
- Latif Tayour - assistant engineer, assistant, overdub assistant
- Karen Walker - art direction, design
Additional notes
- The song "When I'm Gone" has two versions of the video.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ musicOMH review
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. 2009-12-31. http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009&begin=101&order=position. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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