Blue [ENHANCED] [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Third Eye Blind

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B00002Z88G
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (443 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,447 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Third Eye Blind's second album will go a long way in helping the San Francisco-based band to shed their corporate-rock label. Less grandiose and obvious than their 1997 debut, the elegantly flawed Blue crackles with energy and dark humor, but doesn't wade in the same pools of gloom and despair as its self-titled predecessor. Frontman Stephan Jenkins has exchanged his intricate stream-of-consciousness musings for more streamlined soulful wordplay. The assertive, inventive guitars recall such big bruisers of yesteryear as Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, but without the heavy-handedness. "Never Let You Go," the album's standout, is as catchy as Rick Springfield's "Jesse's Girl," but with a raw edge and a snarling Jaggeresque rap by Jenkins. Smart, poppy, and ironic, Blue more than solidifies Third Eye Blind's standing as a band on the rise. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of recent pop music, January 23, 2000

By	Lee Reamsnyder (Westerville, OH USA) - See all my reviews

A lot of people (myself included) that normally would have only the tiniest respect for modern pop music regarded Third Eye Blind's first album as a sort of guilty pleasure. Well, with the release of "Blue" I'm happy to come and say that I fully appreciate the workings of Jenkins and company. There are enough catchy guitar hooks, intense beats, and powerful lyrics to keep you returning to this album again and again. "Anything" is short enough that it hooks and then abruptly lets go. "Wounded" is a bittersweet rocker and one of the stronger tracks. "10 Days Late"... er no comment, it's weaker than the other tracks. "Never Let You Go" is a punchy hit. "Deep Inside of You" is one of the best, a whisper to scream ballad. "1000 Julys" is one hot chart. The second half of the disk is insanely powerful, a la "God Of Wine" on their first CD, but the real standouts are the instrumental "Slow Motion" and "Camouflage," a driving, multi-layered, echoing masterpiece. Overall you won't be disappointed, it's just too bad all the songs are as immediately accessible as "Semi-Charmed Life," (If you don't think you've heard that song, think again: Doot doo doot! Doot Doo Doo Doo! Yeah, you know it) and thus probably won't get as large an audience. Oh well, they're missing out. Buy this album!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Sophomore effort!, November 23, 1999

By A Customer

So they beat the sophomore jinx! Blue is a much better album and has a lot more variety and depth. Anything and Never Let You Go are the best tracks, but mind you ther are no fillers! This is one consistent album!

This record proves that Third Eye Blind is improving all the time and is definitely not another of those corporate post-grunge bands that have crowded the music scene in the recent times.

Worth every dollar you pay and then some more!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different, but definately 3eb, January 16, 2001

By	"bennyman007" (Utah) - See all my reviews

After having heard "Never Let You Go" on the radio a few hundred times, I was terrified that the 3eb I knew and loved had crossed the line into the top 40 pop category. After buying the CD and listening to it nonstop for weeks, I'm pleased to say that although they've changed greatly, this is still the same old 3eb.

This is definately an experimental album, not the same old catchy yet moody rock from their debut. They've gone in a different direction, which really sets them apart from the rest of the modern rock culture. This definately is not a forgettable throwaway CD.

Possibly the most memorable thing about the disc are songs such as "The Red Summer Sun", which show very distinctly the new boundaries that the band is probing. They're definately pushing the envelope on this one, and I can't wait to see where the take their next CD. However, fans of their first CD will still find lots to love in songs like "wounded", a grinding, driving song that doesn't let up until it's worked it's way deep into your soul.

All told, don't expect this to be like their 1st CD...expect different, but even better