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 enlarge | Artist: Three Days Grace
Label: Jive
Category: Music
List Price: $18.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  147 reviews
Sales Rank: 500
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 83504
UPC: 828768350423
EAN: 0828768350423
ASIN: B000FBGBPC
Release Date: June 13, 2006
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 Not quite as good as the first July 14, 2006
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
The first album had so many memorable powerful songs while this one as another reviewer put it, has a lot more "rock-by-the numbers" feel to it. There are no amazing efforts like "drown" "wake me up" or "home" Instead we get a lot of dulled efforts that have glimpses of brilliance but don't quite make it. It's kind of like if you were given basic samples from their last album and got to make a song out of those samples. The core sound is their but the emotion and melodies are kind of missing on this album. The slower tempoed songs don't seem to work nearly as well as they did on the last album which i would rate about a 4.5 out of 5.
The problem is there are a lot of songs that seem half fufilled which led me to skipping most of them or having them not really be memorable.
"Animal I have Become" One of the only songs that has the quality of thier first album. Pretty much the only song where the verses and choruses are both strong.
"Never Too Late" Another great song. A nice slow melodic verse where the mellow vocals work. The chorus isn't outstanding but good enough.
"Let it Die" This song is a pretty big departure from TDG's last album. It seems more made for the TRL crowd. A typical break-up song. It's not even that good but its one of the better ones which is sad.
"Time of Dying" This is the song that comes closest to the ron-radio tracks from there first album in the vein of "Drown"
Overall a decent effort but I don't think I can justify buying this CD after borrowing it and listening to it. It is OK but again there isn't just that much that is memorable. It's too bad considering how good their first album was.
 u want some cheese? January 17, 2007
5 out of 32 found this review helpful
And here we are. The bastard son of grunge music.... Whiney radio rock. Yes here it is. Come and get it. Come and get some whiney radio rock. At least in the 80's radio rock bands sang about girls and partying. Not the case here. I think the only thing more surprising than these guys moaning about how their girlfriends left them is that fact that they even had girlfriends. But who knows if thats even true... These guys should take tips from their idol Marilyn Manson and call it quits. Not recommended!!
 One-X Doesn't Leave Us With False Hopes July 10, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
After three years having released their first cd, Three Days Grace has blessed us with their sophomore release and it has proven to be well worth the wait. Not straying too far from the desperate, suffering sound of their self-titled album, One-X has proven to be just as good, if not better, than the first. From the broken helplessness of 'It's All Over' to the haunting melody of 'Get Out Alive' all the way to the perfect finish with the title track 'One-x', this album has proven to all of Three Days Grace's fans that they're not just another one-hit wonder.
With 'It's All Over', you hear talk of drug and substance abuse and just how crippling this habit can be. Though you wouldn't suspect such a dark topic to be a sort-of album starter, the first track of the album proves to be the perfect way to kicking off their album.
Onto 'Pain', you hear talk of a sadistic and risqué subject matter, though presented in a clever, subtle fashion. A song like that only leaves you wondering - does Adam Gontier really like S&M?
Next up is 'Animal I Have Become', the first single released from the album. It premiered before the album did, and it caught everyone's attention, sending the message out far and wide - Three Days Grace was back. It's desperate tone and catchy lyrics make you pay attention to just what they had to offer, and in my opinion, was the perfect way to kick off their album's release.
Following 'Animal' is 'Never Too Late', probably one of the most moving songs on the album. The slow start leads to a powerful chorus, "Even if I say it'll be alright/still I hear you say you want to end your life/Now and again we've tried to just stay alive/Maybe we'll turn it around 'cause it's not too late, it's never too late" For me, this was the tear-jerker of the album. It sent me to a very personal time in my life, and I found it hard to stop listening to. Very powerful, and very moving.
'On My Own' comes afterward, and it's personal lyrics give you a very intimate feel of it. Talk of being "just a big disgrace" and "[being]too much" suck you in and refuse to let you go as you enter a very lonely world that makes you feel the intensity of it. With this song, a very lonely cloud falls over the album as you begin to connect with Gontier's lyrics and voice, feeling his pain.
With such a down-er type of song, 'Riot' brings the energy back up and picks you up out of the slum that the previous set for you. 'Riot' seems to portray the rage and betrayal that most fans of Three Days Grace and similar bands feel they have had too much for one to experience in a lifetime. So why not start a riot after being "stepped on" and "let down"?
Another personal favourite, 'Get Out Alive' has a haunting melody following Gontier's equally-haunting voice. Though it's slow rhythem brings down the pace that 'Riot' set up, it leaves you wondering about your future and just where you stand - whether you'll "fade away" just like the characters described in the song, or whether you'll "make it to the otherside."
The perfect break-up song, 'Let it Die' portrays perfectly just about every teenage romance that, unfortunetly, tends to end in dispair and in a rut. The very widely-known topic is perfect for listeners as they connect to the subject matter and begin to feel like a kindred spirt to Gontier as he leads you through the once-blissful relationship now just left in a pile of rubble.
'Over and Over' proves to be the perfect anthym to anyone with a crush that they just aren't sure about. It's lyrics bring out the very confusion of the matter, but also the warm-and-fuzzy feeling in your very soul when talking of just how much you do care for the person. "Why do I do this/over and over, over and over?/I fall for you/over and over, over and over/I try not to" Well, I fall for this song "over and over".
With 'Time of Dying', Three Days Grace proves to the world just how serious of a band they are. It's powerful and moving lyrics connect with fans, as I've seen and experienced first-hand, and is the tear-jerker for the majority of those who listen to it. It brings to life a time in someone's life when they need help, and conveys this to the listener in a spectacular way. One of their best songs to date.
As we start to come to a close with 'Gone Forever', we hear Gontier in, almost, a new light. This song is very touching, and I hate using that word because it's so ... positive. But this song has a very positive tone underneath it all - liberation. It's a little slow, but that really makes no difference in the quality of it at all. It's a very moving piece, and should be treated as such. This song, in my opinion, reveals to us the very epitome of recovery - learning how to live with such a pain, and starting anew from it.
And the album closes with 'One-X', the title track of the album. With all the isolation, loneliness, rage and desperation, this track brings a new emotion into the album - unity. It brings together everyone who has been affected by the album, listened to its words and connected with its lyrics, and unites each and every one of them. "We are one"
- Are you with us?
Hard, fist pumping rock for us knuckleheads August 10, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Apparently word on the street is that only knuckleheads and jocks listen to bands like 3DG, Staind, Breaking Benjamin, etc. If so then count me in because all of the above bands make me put my fist up like no other can! I love fast hard rockin music as much as the next knucklehead and guess what, on their second album, 3DG deliver the goods yet again.
This and BB's "Phobia" are the latest hard rock albums that I've gotten lately and wow, these two are in constant rotation due to their ability to keep my fist in the air while also makin me put it down and just enjoy the softer parts. The album suffers in some parts, but for the most part it's all good. I know this is the worst review I've ever written but the songs explain themselves. One complaint is, that "Pain" should have been left off the album are been a hidden track or something because it doesn't really fit in the album very well. That's the weakest song on the album. How many copies of this album have the bonus track "Running Away"? I really like this song. Definitely the better one on the album. And what can I say, I love to turn up the volume on "Animal I Have Become" it's funky and rough, kinda like I love my women. Hahaha, just joshing ya guys. I do wish they hadn't changed their personal appearance but I'm glad their sound is the same and they still kick hard, unlike Papa Roach who is slowly going down the road of "slit-your-wrist wannabes" bands. DON'T GO TOWARDS THAT DIRECTION 3DG and BB, stay where you are, go back to the mohawks and stuff....ooh, Animal just came on pardon me while I blast it.
BUY THIS ALBUM EVERYBODY! It's good!!!
 A Bit Samey... June 13, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Three Days Grace's 2003 debut effort was a heavy bash of alt-metal with just enough pop sounds thrown in to get them radio play. One-X, the groups sophmore effort, is the same. This 2006 release, though just sounds the same. Every song on here sounds the same. Same guitar riff, same drum beat, same boring vocal delivered on all twleve tracks. Granted, its a good sound to replicate because that means all of the songs, individually, are great. The drums do hit hard, the guitars are brutal, and the bass crashes down on the listener like a sac of one ton bricks. The musicianship is excellent. This is a very good sophmore effort, but when you listen to it, you'll find yourself asking "Didn't I just hear this one? Is it on repeat?" Its basically more of the same old Three Days Grace, but just be warned, that can get a little tedious.
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