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Blue
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075596241526
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
Label: Elektra / Wea
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
MPN: 62415
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: November 23, 1999
Studio: Elektra / Wea
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Editorial Review:
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
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Wham. Wham. Wham. Wham. Wham.
That's my impression of the first five songs on this album. It's sort of unnatural how they do that.
I play drums every few years for the local college theatre group, and I couldn't help but notice that a singalong of "Never Let You Go" has become their preshow tradition (just as "Cecilia" by Paul Simon owns their postshows). It's that kind of song, and this is that kind of album.
No sophomore slump here. While the second half does fall off a bit, you will forgive, or ... Read More
Rating: - Happier and thoughtful...another awesome album (4.5/5)
Third Eye Blind's sophomore effort "Blue" was one of my favorites when it was released in 1999, and it's still an album I listen to fairly regularly even today. Following the multiplatinum smash that was their 1997 debut Third Eye Blind, which had multiple hit singles and established a huge following, "Blue" finds the band in a less depressed mood and rocking a little harder. Something I always admired about 3EB was how they were able to balance commercial success with artistry. Each album had a handful ... Read More
Rating:  - Third Eye Blue....
This album is awesome...Although not as good as the first one, this is 3EB delivering what the fans seek, a brilliant Alternative-Pop Rock masterpiece...
Rating: - Masterpiece
This cd goes down as one of the most under-rated rock records of the last 15 years. You will be humming these songs all day. Great production values too. Get this. You will love it. Wounded is an unbelievable rock song. Get it for that alone.
Rating: - Blue is a masterpiece
One of the best albums I have ever heard. Well done.
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