Three Days Grace pleases crowds yet again
Artwork by Mia Nogueira
We all have our music that we turn to when we are sad, mad, happy, exuberant, anxious, etc. For many, one band that is often turned to is the Canadian modern rock band Three Days Grace, who has been making music and helping people through their hard times for six years.
Adam Gontier, the lead singer, brings all of the emotion to the band, with writing his lyrics when he is mad, sad, upset, or just has strong feelings, so the lyrics can be completely raw, personal, and emotional. With two previous CDs released, one in ’03, their debut self titled album, and another in ’06, titled One X they came stampeding back this last September with their third record Life Starts Now.
For many die hard fans of Three Days Grace, September 18 was a day that they would rush to their nearest music store and buy that new album. The two previous discs, Three Days Grace and One X, were outstanding. The way that the music was written, played, and flowed was really capturing was hard to get tired of. Also, every song seems as if it can relate to a vast amount of situations ranging from falling in love to starting a riot, and everything in between, so it can be good therapy to help listeners through anything and know they’re not the only one feeling that way. Many fans knew these albums would be hard to beat, and they expected that. With that thought in many minds, they weren’t really proved wrong, because it did not top the previous two albums. However, myself, as well as I’m sure many others, were pleasantly surprised at how Three Days Grace did it again and pleased the many fans.
In their previous albums, everyone is left feel feeling as if they are not alone in their lives and knowing someone else has been there, because Three Days Grace makes everything feel personal, just between you and the music. Their writing style and instrumentals can be upbeat, melancholy, angry, and emotional, which creates the ability to listen to them at all times. Between their first and second album there is a small difference. However it’s just the maturing of the band and Gontiers voice. With Adam as well as the rest of the band being in their young twenties when Three Days Grace was released, they had gone through a lot between that time and when One X was released, so their music styles did change a bit. Junior Amber Beren, a Three Days Grace diehard, believes that One X is their best album. “The lyrics and the songs are just better on that CD. Plus, that CD has gotten me through so many tough times in life.”
The new works of Three Days Grace has not surprised many, for it is exactly what they expected; musically and instrumentally well done and another good Three Days Grace album, but not as fantastic as the previous two. It is lacking in some areas, such as the range of lyric diversity and how many different things they wrote about. “I feel like they needed more inspiration in this album,” states Beren. “It seemed as if they only wrote about one or two things this time around.” As I very much agree with Beren on this, because it seems as if all they wrote about was loosing a loved one as well as finding a way to be happy in life, I still think it was overall a great CD. The lyrics are still just as raw and emotional, and you still want to learn all of them. There is always a way that the CDs flow, and this one is no exception. It starts off with an upbeat rock song and it has mostly those within the album. Scattered within the album are always the slow, and somewhat depressing songs. Life Starts Now’s songs are strong and make you think about life, which is what Three Days Grace is known for.
Although this album has a few flaws, Three Days Grace has done it yet again and produced an album that is no downfall, and even though it may not be their best record to date, is it sure to please many and upset few.
