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Album Review: Three Days Grace

  • Artist: Three Days Grace
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: July 22, 2003
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Three Days Grace's self-titled debut showcases the simplicity of their music, which is both the band's biggest strength and biggest weakness. The album's taut arrangements and grinding but melodic sound are quintessential alt-metal, suggesting a much poppier, less cerebral Helmet (or among Three Days Grace's contemporaries, Chevelle), and while the production is mostly simple and crunchy, it occasionally delves into Linkin Park-like atmospheres. At its best, the band's focus and adherence to alt-metal's formulas -- coupled with tight songwriting and some unexpectedly pretty choruses -- results in a strong tracks that are more memorable than the work of many of their peers. "I Hate Everything About You" was Three Days Grace's big single and remains the band's best song, gaining most of its power from its directness and bluntness in examining a dysfunctional relationship. Though there's nothing else quite as strong on the rest of the album, "Born Like This," "Just Like You," and "Scared" are also good examples of the band's surprisingly hooky songwriting. However, when the songwriting isn't quite up to par, Three Days Grace's simplicity becomes more generic than focused. The cookie-cutter angst of song titles like "Burn," "Drown," and "Now or Never" and lyrics like "Home"'s "By the time you come home/I'm already stoned/I can hardly wait to leave this place" may tap into the feelings of the band's audience, but they're not especially distinctive. The album's second half falters a bit when compared to the punch of Three Days Grace's first few songs, although the power ballads "Take Me Under" and "Wake Up" show that the band is equally good at (somewhat) quieter songs as well as loud ones. Although this debut is a little uneven, it's also promising. Three Days Grace are definitely one of the most accessible alt-metal bands of the 2000s; they just need to add some more distinctiveness to their sound. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Burn (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (4:27)
Just Like You (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:08)
I Hate Everything About You (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:51)
Home (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (4:21)
Scared (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:13)
Let You Down (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:46)
Now or Never (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:00)
Born Like This (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:33)
Drown (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:28)
Wake Up (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:25)
Take Me Under (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (4:20)
Overrated (Lyrics) Three Days Grace, Gavin "Golden" Brown Three Days Grace (3:30)

Credits

Jay Baumgardner (Mixing), Ted Jensen (Mastering), George Marino (Mastering), Darren Mora (Assistant Engineer), Randy Staub (Mixing), Rich Costey (Mixing), Nick Gamma (Art Direction), Nick Gamma (Design), Chapman Baehler (Photography), Dave Holdredge (Editing), Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Engineer), Damian Shannon (Assistant Engineer), German Villacorta (Assistant Engineer), Mark Kiczula (Assistant Engineer), Three Days Grace (Main Performer), Alley Trela (Assistant Engineer), Gavin "Golden" Brown (Producer), Diane Schmidtke (Groomer), Jeff Faerber (Illustrations), Mandi Line (Stylist), Krisjan Leslie (Engineer), Mike Lapierre (Assistant Engineer)
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Three Days Grace
Studio album by Three Days Grace
Released July 22, 2003
Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge
Length 44:09
Label Jive
Professional reviews
Three Days Grace chronology
Demo
(2006)
Three Days Grace
(2003)
One-X
(2006)
Singles from Three Days Grace
  1. "I Hate Everything About You"
    Released: October 21, 2003
  2. "Just Like You"
    Released: June 15, 2004
  3. "Home"
    Released: December 14, 2004

Three Days Grace is the self-titled debut album by Canadian alternative metal band Three Days Grace, released on July 22, 2003.

Contents

Track listing

Standard edition

All songs written by Three Days Grace and Gavin Brown except where noted.

  1. "Burn" – 4:27
  2. "Just Like You" – 3:06
  3. "I Hate Everything About You" – 3:51
  4. "Home" - 4:20 (Three Days Grace, Gavin Brown, S. Wilcox)
  5. "Scared" - 3:13 (Three Days Grace, Matt Walst)
  6. "Let You Down" – 3:44
  7. "Now or Never" – 3:01
  8. "Born Like This" – 3:32
  9. "Drown" – 3:28
  10. "Wake Up" - 3:24
  11. "Take Me Under" – 4:18
  12. "Overrated" – 3:30

Deluxe version

Track listing for the download only Deluxe Edition of Three Days Grace.

  1. "I Hate Everything About You" (Live Acoustic - Rolling Stone Original (EP))
  2. "Are You Ready?"
  3. "Drown" (Live Acoustic - Rolling Stone Original (EP))


Japanese and Target bonus

  1. "Are You Ready?" - 2:49


iTunes edition

  1. "I Hate Everything About You (Live Acoustic Version)" – 3:57
  2. "Are You Ready?" – 2:49
  3. "Drown (Live Acoustic Version)" – 4:05

Both tracks 12 and 14 are the same versions found on their Rolling Stone Original EP.

DualDisc edition

Audio side features the same tracklisting as Standard Edition (Chapter One). Chapter Two consists of DVD performances.

  1. I Hate Everything About You - 3:54
  2. Home (Alternate Version) - 3:22
  3. Just Like You - 4:05
  4. Making of Just Like You - 4:38

Reception

Three Days Grace made the Canadian Top Ten album chart and reached the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 as well as number one on the Billboard Heatseeker charts. The lead single I Hate (Everything About You) went to number one in Canada and to the top ten of the US and world modern rock charts in 2003. The second single Just Like You also went to the top of the Canadian singles charts. Gavin Brown won a Juno Award for his production work on Three Days Grace and Try Honesty by Billy Talent in the Juno Awards of 2004 for his production of the album. The band was also nominated for New Group of the Year losing out to Billy Talent.

Limited edition CD/DVD

The band issued a limited edition CD/DVD of their debut on October 24, 2004. The DVD portion includes: Previously unreleased music - "Are You Ready?", Music Videos for "I Hate Everything About You", "Just Like You", and "Home", Alternate versions of "Home" and "Just Like You" featuring live footage and backstage action, In-studio performance including acoustic versions of "Just Like You", "Drown", "Wake Up", and "I Hate Everything About You", Live concert footage from Brazil including the tracks "Burn", "Wake Up", and "Scared", "Just Like You" performed live on July 2004, Bonus behind the scenes action, Footage from the set of "Home" and "Just Like You" videos, including an interview with the band, and "Words and Actions" feature as shot by the band while at work.

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2003 Top Heatseekers 1
2004 The Billboard 200 69

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2003 "I Hate Everything About You" Billboard Hot 100 55
Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
Modern Rock Tracks 2
2004 "Just Like You" Billboard Hot 100 55
Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
Modern Rock Tracks
"Home" Billboard Hot 100 90
Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
Modern Rock Tracks 7

Personnel


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