third eye blind - the background (studio - 1997) - For The Sarg ...

[mr_lebowski]

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3rd song from the end of their debut, Third Eye Blind ... this track, Motorcycle Drive By, and God Of Wine ... is w/o a doubt one of the best closing sequences of any record ever IMHO. Let alone any band's debut album.

This is some random persons vid collage thingie but it's pretty decent and the sound quality is awesome, so ... using this one.

Pretty much any real 3EB fan has this one in their top 5 songs of theirs, for sure ... and it's just a killer freaking song.

the background

everything is quiet
since you're not around
i live in numbness now
... in the background

i do the things we did before,
i walk haight street to the store,
and they say
"where's that crazy girl?
you don't get drunk on red wine
and fight no more?"

i don't see you anymore
since the hospital

the plans i make still have you in them
as you come swimming into view
and i'm hanging on your words
like i always used to do
the words we use so lightly
"i only feel for you"
i only know because i
carry you around
... in the background

ghosts they come
and memories all repeat
lift your head while
they change the hospital sheets

and i would never lie to you, no
i would never lie to you, no
i felt you long after we were through
we were through

the plans I make still have you in them
as you come swimming into view
and I'm hanging on your words
like I always used to do
the words we use so lightly
"i only feel for you"
i only know
because i carry you around
... in the background

cause I felt you long after we were through

as you come swimming into view
and i'm hanging on your words
like I always used to do
the words we use so lightly
"i only feel for you"
i only know because
i'm way
i'm way
in the background

i'm in the background

[nmgaucho]

1. Very cool

My first cousins son used to play bass for them ..Abe Millett

[mr_lebowski]

4. Very cool! Presumably after Arian Salazar left the group?

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BTW, your 'first cousins son' ... is aka your 'first cousin, once removed'.

People are first cousins when their common ancestors are the grandparents of the earliest generation of the pair. If you're the same generation, you're first cousins, and then you add 'X removed' as you differ in generation level ... so your first cousin's kids are your 'first cousins, once removed' ...

Note that this means that your parents cousins ... are also your 'first cousins once removed' (as you are of theirs)... but THEIR kids ... are your 'Second Cousins' ... because 2nd Cousins means the common ancestor of the earliest generation of the pair ... is that persons great-grandparents.

In a general sense, your first cousins are all of your grandparent's direct offspring (unless your mom/dad/aunt/uncle), your second cousins are your grandparents sibling's offspring (with the exception of your parents cousins, who are your first cousins, once removed, and your great aunt-uncle, who I *THINK* ... are technically your first cousins, twice removed) ... and your 3rd cousins are your grandparents cousins' offspring.

Simple, yeah?

[Ohiogal]

2. One of my favorite bands

And very underrated, if you ask me

[BootinUp]

3. Ok, I missed some awesome stuff.

[mr_lebowski]

5. Ya really should check out their first 3 records ...

Third Eye Blind (1997)
Blue (1999)
Out of the Vein (2003)


They're all really, really good albums. The whole debut is very good-to-great ... in particular the last three songs (as I've mentioned) are just an absolutely brilliant trio, but there's really not a duff track on the whole 13 song set. Of course, there's 4 smashes on it, but IMHO only 'Hows It Gonna Be' is actually one of the 'best songs on the record'.

Their follow-up Blue is a definite evolution, with more experimental stuff on the 2nd half, which is maybe a little spotty, but overall it's still an excellent disc. The opening salvo of Anything, Wounded, 10 Days Late, 1000 July's, and Deep Inside of You ... is as good an album side as you'll likely ever hear. The guitar tone in particular is just ... AMAZING. 1000 July's might have the crunchiest guitar tone ever put to wax, no joke.

Out Of The Vein was made after (troubled-at-the-time) guitarist Kevin Cadogan had left (was fired?) from the band, leaving guitar duties mostly to singer/guitarist Stephen Jenkins, and he does a fine job rising to the occasion, though the record as a whole leans (even) a bit more towards 'guitar pop' and perhaps misses some of the darker overtones (and creativity) of the first two records that I think to some extent Cadogan brought. Still there's enough really good, catchy, guitar-crunchy songs on it that it's a very worthwhile listen. Highlights are 'Forget Myself', 'My Hit and Run', 'Palm Reader', 'Crystal Baller', 'Wake for Young Souls', 'Company', and 'Good Man'. I also quite like the sometimes maligned 'Misfits' ... I think it's an enjoyable little anthem.

Critics weren't that kind to OOTV at the time, but I think it's aged pretty well, myself.

The more recent Dopamine is also worthwhile, with Ursa Minor being the only record of their I find 'lacking', though there's a couple of very good songs on that one as well.

Happy exploring!

[Delarage]

6. I love 3EB

I've seen them about 5 times in Delaware/PA, in all different incarnations. Stephen Jenkins must be a pain in the ass to work with, though, b/c there's been a lot of comings/goings. Love their music, though, despite the internal drama of the band.

[The Polack MSgt]

7. Thanks Mr.L

I appreciate you helping me shorten the learning process with these guys.

Like I said the other day - I need to get sharp on 3EB because I missed the boat completely while they were big