SONG: "Anonymous" (acoustic version)
ARTIST: Three Days Grace
ALBUM: not on album
YEAR: 2012
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Norwood, Ontario, Canada
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Anonymous" hints on the idea that an individual person is so insignificant that his or her own purpose in life is meaningless. The world is cruel and cold, sometimes the only way to get by is to be an anonymous being - to be insignificant and detached. But this approach to living has one major flaw: everything begins to seem insignificant - "the problem is, you're just like me." When you detach yourself in order to become anonymous, life becomes dull. At the end of the song, Gontier sings, "the worst part is looking back and knowing that I was wrong." Being anonymous is not the solution to living in world with no conscience. Even the most inconspicuous person can make a difference. You can check out the original studio version of the song on the band's 2012 album "Transit Of Venus".
THREE DAYS GRACE DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2003 - Three Days Grace (Jive Records)
* peaked at #69 on the Billboard 200 on 8-21-04
* certified 2X platinum
2006 - One-X (Jive Records)
* peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 on 7-1-06
* certified 3X platinum
2009 - Life Starts Now (Jive Records)
* peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 on 10-10-09
* certified platinum
2012 - Transit Of Venus (RCA Records)
* peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 on 10-20-12
2015 - Human (RCA Records)
* peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 on 4-18-15
2018 - Outsider (RCA Records)
* peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200 on 3-24-18
MY THOUGHTS ON THREE DAYS GRACE:
Three Days Grace is a Canadian band that formed back in 1997. The band members were originally in a band called Groundswell from 1993 till 1996 when they disbanded. Three of the guys decided to form a new band, hence the birth of Three Days Grace. The boys honed their craft for some years before dropping their debut album in 2003, the self-titled "Three Days Grace". The lead single "I Hate Everything About You" caught some quick buzz on alternative rock radio and helped vault the band to headliner material early on. The band's follow up album, 2006's "One-X" would be certified triple platinum making it their most successful album of their career. Vocalist Adam Gontier had just emerged from a rehab for pill addiction so the lyrics on "One-X" are very personal and dark. When the band dropped their next album, "Life Starts Now", the theme was more seeing light at the end of the tunnel and persevering over life's obstacles. This would be the band's highest charting album. Shortly after the release of the band's 4th album, "Transit Of Venus", Gontier abruptly left the band, kind of a shock to his bandmates. Gontier was replaced with My Darkest Days vocalist Matt Walst. The band's first release with Walst on vocals was 2015's "Human". The band had more of an aggressive vibe on this album. Three Days Grace's most recent album would be 2018's "Outsider". They did release a stand alone single in 2020, a cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know". Three Days Grace could be considered post-grunge, alternative rock, nu-metal, etc. I consider them to be a melodic hard rock band that incorporates elements of those genres I mentioned above. These dudes have been very successful at their craft. In fact, their 15 number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock charts broke a record previously held by Van Halen! I first got a taste of this band when I saw the "I Hate Everything About You" video back in 2003. I instantly liked it. Adam Gontier had a definite dark vibe with his lyrics and if you've been through things, you could certainly relate to some of his songs. When he left the band, it made it hard to look at them the same way. This has happened before in bands such as Fuel, Stone Temple Pilots and Alice In Chains. It's hard to replace the voice of your band and continue on. Some have done it better than others. Matt Walst is a good vocalist and I enjoy the later albums of Three Days Grace. I just think they don't touch the Gontier albums.
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Thousand Foot Krutch
Breaking Benjamin
Saint Asonia
Seether
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TEN THREE DAYS GRACE SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Animal I Have Become
2. Chalk Outline
3. I Hate Everything About You
4. Just Like You
5. Pain
6. World So Cold
7. I Am Machine
8. The Chain (Fleetwood Mac cover)
9. Break
10. The Mountain
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