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ARE 3 REVISIONING THEIR SOUND?

 Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 3:00pm by

three - revisionsApparently 3 have an album out. The band “3.” You know, the band whose logo looks like a giant dong on its side. The album is called Revisions; it came out on October 27th, yet I’ve heard nary a peep about it in the U.S. press. No interviews, no features, no “album art revealed!” or “new track streaming!”, no music video; barely anything at all.

Considering that their last album End is Begun was widely praised and the band did a well-received run on Dream Theater’s Prog Nation tour (also w/ Opeth), I’m thinking something has to be up in the 3 camp. What up? My three (!) theories as to what’s going down:

  1. There is tension within the band. Happens all the time…. being in a band is like being married to 4 other dirty, sweaty dudes. It ain’t easy. Perhaps there’s trouble in paradise, or perhaps the band members have families and such and prefer not to tour.
  2. The last album performed poorly and Metal Blade has decided not to put much effort into this release. This scenario would really suck given how great End is Begun was, but it’s certainly possible. Given how well-received End is Begun was, however, I kind of doubt this is the case… Metal Blade is generally a label that sticks with bands through way more than just one release.
  3. There has, in fact, been a big push behind Revisions, but we just haven’t been privy to it. This is entirely possible. I just got to listen to Revisions for the first time earlier this week, and you know what? It’d really be a stretch to call this record metal at all. Not that 3 were ever “rawwwwrrrr we’re metal with a capital \m/!!!!” but they were just metal enough to fit in on Prog Nation and get coverage on sites like this one. This new album? Not so much. There’s a lot of cheesy, toned-down pop stuff here. I’m not making a quality judgment yet because I really need to listen to the record more, but there’s definitely been a change in musical direction for the band. Is it possible that the record is being pushed to non-metal outlets as a result?

I’m inclined to think the truth is a mix of #1 and #3. If anyone out there is in the know, kindly drop us a line.

-VN

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  • Future Ruins

    They blogged about it on My Space. The songs on this album for the most part are not new material. Rather they are reworked songs from their back catalog. I’m a huge Three fan, and I have a lot of their old albums which are, like you said, poppy cheese kind of stuff, rather than the later more progressive material. I haven’t listened to this one yet, but I’m wanting new Three stuff, not reworked material. Here is a link to the blog: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1567283&blogId=507381569

    • http://infinitybasement.wordpress.com Jon Lewis

      Yeah this is like their b-sides album. Their own ‘Incesticide’ if you will. There are a couple songs that turned out alright, but I think for the most part they’re just revamping and putting this stuff out there. I heard they were doing another record soonish, anyone else heard about this?

  • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46e389eb8b79606050d3d447431ff6ac?s=80 Nate

    Revisions is fucking awful. Just gave it a spin. Fuck mainstream pop-rock.

    • http://www.last.fm/user/groverXIII groverXIII

      I didn’t find it to be mainstream pop-rock, but I stopped listening about a song and a half in… I think. I may have blacked out, because I don’t really remember much except that the singer annoyed me.

      • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46e389eb8b79606050d3d447431ff6ac?s=80 Nate

        Haha. After reading the above guys post, I seriously doubt their sanity. I gave “The End is Begun” a spin and thought it was pretty good stuff. Revisions though, it’s just, just, DISGUSTING. If this is the direction they’re going in, I honestly think Metal Blade should drop these guys.

  • metalanus

    okay. i’ll finally give them a listen.
    song suggestions anyone?

    • Future Ruins

      Check out The End is Begun. Anything off that album rocks.

      • metalanus

        ahh. i listened to a couple tracks. musically they’re mighty impressive. but for whatever reason i just can’t stomach the vocals.

        • Future Ruins

          The vocals are hit or miss, but I dig the vox.

          • This Shit Sucks

            “Bramfatura” off of Wake Pug is a fucking amazing display of the talent in this band. Even if it is just one dude…

  • jason

    I don’t see a giant dong, just the number three. Must be some kind of Freudian thing.

  • Kill All

    it’s no wake pig or the end… but it’s not so bad, as long as you know going in that it’s not new material or anything of the like. Not my favorite stuff from 3, but it definitely shows where they came from

  • Alex

    Like the first comment said Revisions is made up of a bunch of reworked older songs. It’s also their last album on Metal Blade. They have another new one coming out on Roadrunner next year apparently.

  • derek

    After loving the last couple of albums i was so fucking stoked for this one and after one listen i was like what the fuckkk. So fucking boring, a huge disappointment.

  • Sandwiches

    @ future ruins
    the vocals are hit or miss but you dig the vox? Uhh are you aware that those are the same thing?

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rik-Powell/286400508 Rik Powell

      He’s saying for him they’re a hit, for other people they’re a miss, duh.

  • tim

    The reason their sound is different in this album is because it is NOT new material. It is re-recordings of rare tracks from the bands past. Theyre currently working on another new album with actual new material that i expect will be just as awesome as “The end is begun”