which was a huge success selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Most of the success can be attributed to singles like "Semi-Charmed Life", "Graduate", "Losing a Whole Year", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be". The band would go on tour which included a stint on U2's Popmart Tour. 1999, The band released their second album Blue which would go on to sell over in 1.25 million copies in the US alone. The album spawned four singles in "Anything", "Never Let You Go", "Deep Inside of You", and "10 Days Late." After recording and touring pretty much nonstop for almost four years, the band decided to take a break. A break they were on til 2003 when they released their third album Out of Vein which spawned two singles in "Blinded" and "Crystal Baller." But despite it's good reviews and it selling over 63,000 copies in the first week, the album only sold around 500,000 copies worldwide. This outcome can mostly be blamed on the band's record label Elektra Records, which at the time was being absorbed into Atlantic Records, and it's failure to promote the album. Since then, the band has pretty much been on hiatus, until now. This Tuesday (11/18), the band is releasing a new EP called Red Star, which contains three new songs "Non Dairy Creamer", "Red Star", and "Why Can't You Be." All of which can be heard on the band's Myspace page. The album and songs will only be sold as digital downloads on iTunes, Amazon, etc. The band is set to release a full album early next year, I for one can't wait. That being said, this week's artist is Third Eye Blind with their song "Jumper, enjoy.Monday, November 17, 2008
Artist of the Week: Third Eye Blind
Here's the deal, I love new music, but not just from new bands. I love when some of my favorite bands release a new album. But what I love even more then that, is when a band I really enjoy, that hasn't released new music in a long time, releases new music. That's the case with this week's artist, but before we get to that, here's a little recap on the band, in case you're a little rusty. The band was formed back in the early 90s in San Francisco. The band consisted of Stephan Jenkins (Vocals, Guitar), Brad Hargreaves (Drums), Tony Fredianelli (guitar, vocals), and Arion Salazar(Bass) who hasn't been part of the band recently and has been filled in with Leo Kremer. They started like most bands do and recorded two demos, one in 1993 and the other in 1995. The band got their first break in 1996 when they earned the chance to open for Oasis. A perfofmance that was so good, that even though they were the opening band, they were invited back out for an encore. After that night, word got out on the band and they soon found themselves in a bidding war between record labels. They would eventually sign with Elektra Records because they believed it offered the most artistic freedom. Then in 1997 the band released their debut self-titled album Third Eye Blind
which was a huge success selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Most of the success can be attributed to singles like "Semi-Charmed Life", "Graduate", "Losing a Whole Year", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be". The band would go on tour which included a stint on U2's Popmart Tour. 1999, The band released their second album Blue which would go on to sell over in 1.25 million copies in the US alone. The album spawned four singles in "Anything", "Never Let You Go", "Deep Inside of You", and "10 Days Late." After recording and touring pretty much nonstop for almost four years, the band decided to take a break. A break they were on til 2003 when they released their third album Out of Vein which spawned two singles in "Blinded" and "Crystal Baller." But despite it's good reviews and it selling over 63,000 copies in the first week, the album only sold around 500,000 copies worldwide. This outcome can mostly be blamed on the band's record label Elektra Records, which at the time was being absorbed into Atlantic Records, and it's failure to promote the album. Since then, the band has pretty much been on hiatus, until now. This Tuesday (11/18), the band is releasing a new EP called Red Star, which contains three new songs "Non Dairy Creamer", "Red Star", and "Why Can't You Be." All of which can be heard on the band's Myspace page. The album and songs will only be sold as digital downloads on iTunes, Amazon, etc. The band is set to release a full album early next year, I for one can't wait. That being said, this week's artist is Third Eye Blind with their song "Jumper, enjoy.
which was a huge success selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Most of the success can be attributed to singles like "Semi-Charmed Life", "Graduate", "Losing a Whole Year", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be". The band would go on tour which included a stint on U2's Popmart Tour. 1999, The band released their second album Blue which would go on to sell over in 1.25 million copies in the US alone. The album spawned four singles in "Anything", "Never Let You Go", "Deep Inside of You", and "10 Days Late." After recording and touring pretty much nonstop for almost four years, the band decided to take a break. A break they were on til 2003 when they released their third album Out of Vein which spawned two singles in "Blinded" and "Crystal Baller." But despite it's good reviews and it selling over 63,000 copies in the first week, the album only sold around 500,000 copies worldwide. This outcome can mostly be blamed on the band's record label Elektra Records, which at the time was being absorbed into Atlantic Records, and it's failure to promote the album. Since then, the band has pretty much been on hiatus, until now. This Tuesday (11/18), the band is releasing a new EP called Red Star, which contains three new songs "Non Dairy Creamer", "Red Star", and "Why Can't You Be." All of which can be heard on the band's Myspace page. The album and songs will only be sold as digital downloads on iTunes, Amazon, etc. The band is set to release a full album early next year, I for one can't wait. That being said, this week's artist is Third Eye Blind with their song "Jumper, enjoy.
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