The Better Life by 3 Doors Down

Pros: It's short-ish...
Cons: Derivative, boring, ugly post-grunge messiness...

It goes without saying that I’ve heard my fair share of awful albums by equally horrid rock bands. Seven Mary Three, Vendetta Red, Tonic, Candlebox and for that matter the most recent incarnation of Veruca Salt have proven to be both laughable and ...

Pros: "Loser" is passable; nifty drink coaster.
Cons: Lacks disctinction, imagination, originality.

Yeah, you've all heard it. "If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?" The song's "Kryptonite," the group's 3 Doors Down, and they've both all but faded into obscurity--- further proof that there is a God, indeed.

It was a catchy...

Pros: Nice mix of alt and rock, terrific guitar work
Cons: Vocals and lyrics are both a bit weak

Nominations for the 43rd Grammy Awards won’t be released for several weeks, but a safe bet is that 3 Doors Down will pick up a couple of nominations. Certainly the band will be nominated for Best New Artist and their best overall chance for an...

Pros: a good debut from the Mississippi modern rock band
Cons: some sub-par songs

I've always felt like 3 Doors Down was a little different than the rest of the modern rock bands. They have a bit more of a southern influence that most of the rest. The band hails from Mississippi and there's just as much 90s grunge influence as their ...

Pros: Kryptonite
Cons: Some songs are so-so at best

The first song on this CD is Kryptonite. Which I am sure that every single person who has listened to the radio lately had heard of this song. I must admit this is the reason I bought the CD, completely because of this song. This song really does rock!...

Pros: Kryptonite is a killer song
Cons: most songs sound similar to each other

After my Britney Spears review I felt that I just had to return to the world of real rock and roll. One can only take so much teeny-bopper music.

With that said I've decided to review 3 Doors Down debut album The Better Life....

Pros: Great new songs, catchy.
Cons: a little on the short side with not many songs

3 Doors Down- The Better Life
I was watching MTV I believe and the song/video Kryptonite came on. Needless to say, I loved this song so naturally I told my parents and sister about it and lo and behold on my birthday they buy me this CD! ...

Pros: bassist Todd Harrell, good influences
Cons: complete rip off of early 90s rock bands like STP, boring, brooding, completely unoriginal, do I really need to go on?

Disclaimer:What follows is the most cynical review I've ever written...please grade based on how my views are presented and not whether you agree or not

If you have been anywhere near a radio in the last six months, you most likely have...

Pros: Great songs, lyrics, clean rock group
Cons: None I can think of

I had the privilege of hearing a rare interview of 3 Doors Down including some of their great songs on the radio several months ago. The band has been basically unknown, and has just now recently started to come on to the national music scene. After...

Pros: Several outstanding songs
Cons: Similarity of style can wear on you

Behind the amazing success of their single Kryptonite, 3 Doors Down has sold a bunch of copies of this debut record. I was going to write a lukewarm review of this record, but I think I can recommend it a bit more strongly than that now. It just...

Pros: If you could call it a pro - the bridge of Loser is pretty cool.
Cons: Boring, bad lyrics and themes, the list goes on...

After owning this CD for a week, I've quickly found that the riffs I once found cool and interesting have faded away into something very dumb and annoying. Brad Arnold's voice has been wearing down my patience for the entire time I've owned this CD,...

Pros: New style, beat and fresh new voices
Cons: Will they top their hit to keep the beat coming?

3 Doors Down. Have you heard of them? Maybe not. I think the only reason why I picked up on it so quickly is because I am from the same home state as the band, Mississippi.

The first time I heard of the band was while standing in front...

Pros: the best of rock these days
Cons: vocal range doesn't vary much, and there are too many bands who sound something like this..( just not as good)

When I bought this album I wasn’t expecting too much. How many times has a band had one or two killer singles and the rest decent-at-best songs? Too many to count. (Sugar Ray, anyone?)

But I’d been craving a new rock album, and I’d debated...

Pros: Lot's of great songs - all the songs are at least good.
Cons: Maybe you have heard the sound before, some of the songs are similiar to each other.

Months ago, while wasting away here on Guam on a lazy night of work, I was listening to a radio station from home via the internet because the radio stations here on island are - well, obsessed with Britney and N'Sync. The song "Kryptonite"...

Pros: Great melodies, big guitars, solid writing
Cons: Very short

For the most part, head banging has been on hiatus in the musical world. We've got teen pop clones, Latin music marvels, pseudo blues, true blues, country rock, alt-country, moody alternative rock and classic rock clogging the radio waves. But, what ever...