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The Better Life |  | Artist: 3 Doors Down
Label: Republic
Category: Music
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Rating:  375 reviews
Sales Rank: 4949
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 153920
UPC: 601215392029
EAN: 0601215392029
ASIN: B00004C4QQ
Release Date: February 8, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Kryptonite | | • | Loser | | • | Duck and Run | | • | Not Enough | | • | Be Like That | | • | Life of My Own | | • | Better Life | | • | Down Poison | | • | By My Side | | • | Smack | | • | So I Need You |
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The Mississippi-based quartet 3 Doors Down has only one thing that sets them apart from other hard rock bands: lead vocalist Brad Arnold is also the drummer. The group shops the sounds of Pearl Jam and the Goo Goo Dolls, pointing at what they like, picking it off the shelf, and throwing it into the stew. While the music on The Better Life, their debut, sounds overall both competent and confident, the songs themselves are equally uninspired and clichéd. For example, the riff from the track "Loser" is straight out of the Alice in Chains songbook, adding much more cringe-worthy lyrics ("Addiction needs a pacifier, the buzz of this poison is taking me higher"). In fact, most of the lyrics zero in on well-worn rock themes of aggravation, confusion, and frustration, feelings that 3 Doors Down will easily coax out of discriminating listeners. --Jason Josephes
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 Their `better' album... January 18, 2010
Andrew Ellington (Mulholland Drive)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have complained before about 3 Doors Down's inability to evolve. With each new release they basically rehash everything that came before, offering us the same album over and over and over again. That said though, there is no denying that their debut album, upon its release, was a nice surprise. For me, despite strands of generic familiarity, `The Better Life' was actually a solid debut that still holds up today. Their other albums may lose points for lack of originality, but I won't penalize their debut for setting their standard.
For me, the best tracks here are `Be Like That', `Duck and Run', `Down Poison' and the closing track `So I Need You'. I understand how `Be Like That' was overplayed and so it has lost its impact over the years, but I still have a soft spot for it in my heart. It is beautifully sung and very heartfelt, which I appreciate. `Duck and Run' is a lot of fun, with catchy lyrics as well as an engaging musical arrangement. I also like how this band uses this album as a tent-pole for their political views without ever coming across preachy (which is an issue I have with their more recent work). `Down Poison' is probably my favorite track on the album. I love the downtrodden feel; the almost gloomy aspect of the song. It has this edge to it that makes it stand out triumphantly ahead of the pack. I LOVE the vocals on the chorus; completely haunting. I have always expressed my feelings that the closing track especially has to sum up every reason why we should love the album and want to listen to it again. `So I Need You' does just that, brilliantly. It is fun, engaging, memorable and meaningful and it not only sums up why I LOVE this album or this song by why I love this genre of music.
I still love `Kryptonite', even if it was never my favorite track. Yes, it is what got my attention and got me to buy the album all those years ago, but it was never my favorite track. Still, it is fun and it represents what this band is all about. `Loser' has some of the best vocals on that album (he really has such subtle power in his voice). I also really love the playfulness of `By My Side'. It really engages you and gets you to take notice. It's a very fun song.
The rest of the album (`Not Enough', `Life of my Own', `Better Life' and `Smack') represent, for me, the generic and forgettable side of the album. None of the songs are bad, but they lack the pop and freshness of the songs aforementioned. Still, they don't take away from the adoration I have for the album as a whole.
So, while I have to admit that this band has failed to grow in my eyes, their debut album is still a favorite of mine. There is enough here to respect and enjoy. I wish that they could have built on this sound and added layers with their follow-up albums, instead of offering us `The Better Life' over and over with different lyrics (although even that is a stretch at times). If you want to get to know this band, this is the album I recommend you get.
 3 DOORS DOWN CD October 6, 2009
Lisa C. (MD)
"3 DOORS DOWN" What are you kidding!!!! EVERYTHING 3 Doors Down does is Awesome!!! If you don't know them You should check them out they are incredible.Best Band XOXOXO
3 Doors Down: The Better Life February 14, 2009
Matthew Reichel (Seattle, WA USA)
CD was rockin.
CD arrived in a very timely fashion.
Cd arrived in excellent condition.
One of my all time favorites November 11, 2008
Zachariah S. Kovarik (Lex Vegas, VA)
This is one of the best albums I've ever had. I can't believe I lost it, along with some others, several years ago, but I loved it so much that I'm finally giving up looking and buying it all over again. More than worth it.
Still the best of 3DD September 7, 2008
M. Deuble (Niagara Frontier, NY, USA)
Heard the rest, and enjoy them all, but The Better Life is still the best of the 3DD recordings.
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