![]() ![]() ![]() Third Eye Blind continues their trend of “Hey, track 2 sounds like a song by The Who” with “Don’t Believe a Word”. Along with drummer Brad Hargreaves (though sans original bassist, Arion Salazar), the band welcomes back its fans with a song that shows the group hasn’t lost their flair for writing a big, pop rock song. Lead guitarist Tony Fredianelli has more of an identity here when the electric guitar features prominently, as opposed to 2003’s confused Out of the Vein. Opener “Can You Take Me” provides foot-stomping verses over loud-yet-melodic guitars. Oh, there are some heavy-handed moments here and there, but nothing that matches the clumsiness of “Non-Dairy Creamer”. For anyone in fear that this might be a “political” record, it isn’t. It’s simply a good time, and sometimes that’s all you need as the summer comes to a close. It isn’t the band’s best by a long stretch, and it won’t set the bar for any albums to follow. The fact is, Ursa Major is a good record. So why is it that the band still has a strong following, a following that causes an uproar over any criticism laid upon them? And more importantly, why am I enjoying the band’s first album in six years, Ursa Major? Their lead singer, Stephan Jenkins, provides unintentional humor whilst giving political speeches. They’re not “hip” or “current.” They come from that batch of late ’90s FM rock, like Matchbox Twenty and Vertical Horizon. ![]()
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