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Out of the Vein [Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD]
Third Eye Blind
Retail Price (not our price): $18.98
Release Date: 2003-05-13
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Perhaps Third Eye Blind should have titled their third album "Same Vein," since the record offers more of what put the San Francisco band on the map--brainy stream-of-conscious lyrics, big choruses, chunky fretwork, and a liberal dose of sexual innuendo. Frontman Stephan Jenkins engages in some artistic bloodletting here, opening a vein and allowing all the anguish he's experienced over the last few years to spill into these songs. Twelve of the 14 compositions find Jenkins recounting his messy breakup with South African actress Charlize Theron. He veers from attempting to lure her back with facile wordplay and exhaustive sexual promises to being haunted by her cover-girl face every time he passes a newsstand. He even conjures her face before he hits the pavement on "My Hit and Run," which chronicles a motorcycle accident. To his credit, Jenkins is much more interesting a songwriter when he's wounded, offering candor that's not evident on TEB's first two discs. --Jaan Uhelszki

2) Album Description
Highly anticipated third album. Elektra. 2003.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) Refined - and that's a good thing   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
If you liked Third Eye Blind's previous two albums then you will likely enjoy this as well. The band has taken their strongest characteristics and refined them into an excellent blend of the pulsing high energy rock that is the core of their greatness. If you only liked the experimental and fringe tracks from the previous releases then you will be disappointed, but if like most people you want more of the kinds of songs "Semi-Charmed Life" from their self titled album or the unreleased "Camouflage" from Blue then this album is for you.

2) Stands the pass of time greatly   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I have bought this cd in 2008,years after its release. I had the previous two albums, but I listened to "out of the vein" in the amazon's music sampler and I decided to buy it. I think it's a great album, a few very very good songs that kicks a lot of guitar music that sounds now, and the most important thing, they create a very own sound that identifies them after listening a few seconds of any song. That's difficult to get.. I recommend it, the dvd is curious, too.

3) Wow   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I can't believe it took me this long to get around to hearing this CD (some 4.5 years since its release). In short, its excellent. I am a huge fan of 3EB's first cd and I liked their 2nd cd but it really took a long time for that one to grow on me. Out of the Vein reminds me very much of their first album in that it hooks you straight away. I'm even tempted to say this one is as good if not better than their first album. Its that good. The sound that the band came up with for this album is great. Everything has a lot of depth to it and the songs have a greater amount of backup vocals than the ones from the earlier cds. Very well arranged and cool sounding. Every song on the cd is good with the exception of "Self Righteous". The female vocalist in that song sings off key and the song doesn't keep with the vibe of the rest of the album. If that song would have been left on the cutting room floor this would have been pretty much a perfect album.

4) Out of the Vein   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
The best work 3EB has put out yet. They grew into mega band in my mind. The first album was good, than each additional album continued to get better and better. I think it will be hard for them to top this album, but am looking forward to hear their attempt. Good luck with topping this one.

5) Great comeback CD   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I was sort of tired of listening to Blinded on the radio and the cover art didn't motivate me much to listen to it so time passed by and I missed it. Its not as ballsy as the others but does have some great melodies. I liked it better than the blue album. I really like 3Eb.