I don't really understand how it could, and would love to be enlightened. But there are more kids than I ever, in my wildest dreams, thought possible, that love Third Eye Blind and consider them their favorite band EVER. Now, yes, there are tons of kids in their late teens/early 20s that don't agree with them. I asked them how many of their friends felt the same way. I asked them if they were talking about the same band I was talking about - the one with the "Semi-Charmed Life" song. i was BLOWN AWAY to hear them unanimously agree that Third Eye Blind was the best band from the 90s.
but then, when I asked them what other bands they liked from the 90s, expecting them to wax rhapsodic about how important Nirvana is to them and influenced who they are today. I was confused because Everclear was a whatever band to me. They couldn't believe their absolute luck that they were signed to the same label as someone from Everclear and spent a good hour, if not more, telling me how great Everclear were. When they saw and recognized someone from the Oohlas as someone from Everclear they basically freaked out. Another band signed to the label, Permanent Me, were comprised of kids in their late teens. I learn that one of the members used to be in Everclear and I find that to be odd and random and totally insignificant other than explaining how come he's got a nice house and studio and can play drums. They're moody and sophisticated and combine aspects of my favorite bands like the Pixies, Nirvana, and the Smiths all into one. One of my most favorite bands, the Oohlas, are signed to this label. You wouldn't be caught dead at one of their shows, you wouldn't be caught dead with one of their cds, and you wouldn't even have to worry about any of that because it was all on a different plane.įast forward nearly 10 years and I've got a record label. They were a band you expected to hear on the radio, but basically didn't give a fuck about beyond that. whatever "do do do" that Stephen Jenkins sang about in 3EB? To me, and lots of other people of the same age group I was in, a band like 3EB et al were a joke. How could you possibly compare the despair of isolation that Morrissey sang about to the.
I just felt like they didn't speak to me, were cheesy, and just on this whole different level of music that didn't penetrate the surface. It wasn't so much that they were on the radio. I didn't really care too much for those bands because they were radio bands that I felt had no substance. On the radio during this time were bands like Third Eye Blind, Everclear, Matchbox20, Cake, Lit, Bush, Gin Blossoms, Deep Blue Something, etc. I basically didn't have that many friends because my parents were strict and didn't let me do social activities after school that weren't transcript/resume boosters (granted, I got so drunk once when I was 15 that I puked for 24 hours straight and so I was grounded for life) - so those musicians were my friends when my friends were out doing fun shit. There were only a handful of musicians that spoke to me the same way that Morrissey did/does, and those musicians were Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, Thom Yorke, Beck (weird, i know), Ian Curtis (not til my early 20s), and Brian Molko. Sure, they were from my older brothers' generation, but Moz spoke to me as I wanted my best friend to. When I was in my teens/20s, The Smiths were one of the most important bands of my life. Threads about Third Eye Blind on .ĮDIT: The response that kids are having on about this blog. Here's evidence so yo know I'm not lying: I am comparing their importance to kids in their early 20s/late teens, to when I was in my teens/20s.
Here are all of Third Eye Blind albums ranked.ĭon’t miss out the music of this American Rock band.For the record: I am not comparing Third Eye Blind to the Smiths, per se. Third Eye Blind has sold around 12 million records worldwide.
Several songs were a commercial success as well, with “Semi-Charmed Life”, “Jumper”, and “How’s It Going to Be”, all reaching the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100, and “Never Let You Go” reaching the Top 20. he band found commercial success in the late 1990s, with Third Eye Blind and Blue going six times and single platinum in the United States, respectively. Shortly after the release of the band’s second album in 1999, Blue, with the same line-up, Cadogan was released from the band under controversial circumstances. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1997, with the band largely consisting of Jenkins (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Cadogan (lead guitar), Arion Salazar (bass guitar), and Brad Hargreaves (drums). The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band’s first major-label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an unsigned artist. Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1993.
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