What ever happened to third eye blind? Are they on tour?

Question

Who likes their music and why?

Answer 1

"A fourth album is reportedly in the works set for a possible 2007 release. It has recently been posted that the new album is being recorded currently and that a greatest hits album is in the works. A short East Coast swing around the Baltimore and New Jersey area in early 2005 sparked some renewed interest in the band and this album, as four new songs were played. Two of these songs had been played at an earlier concert in Salt Lake City. These song titles are "In The Skin", "Summer Town", "Second Born (Family)", and "Don't Believe a Word". Fans feel that "[1]Summer Town" is the most accessible. Speculation has it that this song could be the first single when the fourth album is released. Fans also speculate that "Second Born (Family)" was written about Stephan's mother. Their manager Allison Clark was very instrumental in producing this album. Adrian Burley said that the band could not have done it without her. In the second half of 2005, the band played additional new material in concert. The songs were: "Lay Back (and the Water Will Hold You)," "Standing Up For You (aka "Out In The Blue"), "Red Star (aka "So Pretty" or "Spoke Your Mind")," and "Monotov's Private Opera." Concerts in Spring 2006 have yielded "(You Really) Don't Like Me Now," "(You're Not Going To) Break Me," and "Stevie Ray Vaughan." "(You're Not Going To) Break Me" seems to strike out at the media with the heated verse: "the critics burn the image down, but you can't f*ck with the sound!" Based on this, it is certainly a possiblity that this song could have been influenced by the poor album sales of Out Of The Vein

"This album is about what happens when you take all those layers you have and you let go of them," he said of the record the group began in early 2005. "That process, lyrically, has been really hard for me." Admitting to a touch of writer's block, Jenkins — who has co-produced all of the band's albums — said lyrics have been holding things up so far, but he doesn't worry that people have forgotten about 3EB. He noted that a fan-run Web site recently racked up 36,000 hits in a single month, a British magazine named Blue one of the most underrated albums of the past decade — and despite not having a new album to push, in May 3EB played to their biggest crowd ever as a headliner in Philadelphia. "We finally got our cred and people got what we were doing," Jenkins said. A career retrospective is due in July on Rhino Records, but Jenkins said he doesn't plan to shop the new album to a label. "Why would we?" he asked. "What will that do for us? I don't think we can equal what we did before [saleswise], but I think we can reach a lot of people with our music and our albums can be defining the culture." Current plans call for the as-yet-untitled disc to be released in 2007.

FROM MTV NEWS 6-1-06

Recently, the long-ago fan-established Third Eye Blind Myspace page was officially commandeered by a friend of the band. To commemorate the occasion, the elusive b-side "Persephone" was finally released to the public.

The band recently played Arenabowl XX, but again, for the second time in a row, Arion Salazar was absent from set. Many fans suspect mounting tension within the band due to Stephan Jenkin's hold up with the lyrics to be the cause. This is all suspected, not fact."

Answer 2

I love their music, even though they are not that big. I heard them since Semi-Charmed Life back in 1997, catchy song. I also have all their albums, Third Eye Blind, Blue and Out Of The Vein. I really like the song "Crystal Baller".

Answer 3

Third Eye Blind is releasing "A Collection" on July 18, 2006 in the United States, which is just what it sounds like: a collection of 19 tracks:

Track listing:

1. "Semi-Charmed Life"
2. "Losing A Whole Year"
3. "Hows It Going To Be"
4. "Jumper"
5. "Graduate"
6. "Never Let You Go"
7. "Deep Inside Of You"
8. "10 Days Late"
9. "Blinded"
10. "Crystal Baller"
11. "Forget Myself"
12. "Cant Get Away"
13. "Motorcycle Drive By"
14. "My Time In Exile" (Japan Bonus Track)
15. "Palm Reader"
16. "Tattoo Of The Sun"
17. "Wounded"
18. "God Of Wine"
19. "Slow Motion"

"Blurb from the band/management/record label:

Featuring more than 75 minutes of music recorded between 1997 and 2003, THIRD EYE BLIND: A COLLECTION includes several tracks from the bands multiplatinum 1997 self-titled debut including the mega-hits Semi-Charmed Life, Hows It Going To Be, Graduate, Losing A Whole Year and Jumper along with the deep album cuts Motorcycle Drive By and God Of Wine.

3EBs hits collection draws tracks from the bands 1999 platinum sophomore album, Blue including Deep Inside Of You, Never Let You Go, 10 Days Late and Wounded. Also included is the full version (with lyrics) of Slow Motion, which originally appeared on Blue as an instrumental.

The compilation also features five tracks from the bands most recent studio effort, 2003s Out Of The Vein, including the hit single Blinded, plus Crystal Baller, Cant Get Away, Forget Myself and Palm Reader.

A COLLECTION also includes liner notes composed by renowned rock writer James Hunter and track-by-track commentary from Stephan Jenkins."

It is also rumored that they will be releasing an album with new tracks in 2007.

To answer your third question, I love their music. When I heard their initial radio hits, I liked them because they were fun and the hooks were catchy. Once I listened to the words and the deeper meanings behind all their songs, saw the emotion Stephan (the lead singer) put into his songs, it was amazing. Check out "Motorcycle Drive-By", a fan favorite. Stephan was valedictorian of his UC Berkley class as a literature major, and he obsesses over every word, every metaphor, everything. Their songs are all so gorgeous, take "Good Man", for example, where Stephan sings, "And how do you do it, roots in the soil untangled/Releasing in sweet summer oil, still I recoil like mace/In all the little moments I pushed you away that I can't erase..." I think one of the major strengths of Third Eye Blind is Stephan's lyrical mastermind, and also the raw beauty conveyed in their unassuming music.

The band's major setback has been poor management by Electra. There was also a lawsuit with former guitarist Kevin Cadogen after their second album "Blue" was produced.

Answer 4

i dont know what happened to them but they were really awesome.... they could make a killer come back and be more popular as they were before... at least thats how I feel....

Their music has a nice blend together with the lead singers voice too... I miss them

Answer 5

bad label ( not as supportive as they could be)
lack of touring has hurt the band

Answer 6

They died in a terrible seadoo accident

Answer 7

they are amazing.