Audio CD review:
3 Doors Down - Another 700 Miles

3 Doors Down - Another 700 Miles

Band: 3 Doors Down Title: Another 700 Miles Rating: Release Date: 2003-11-11 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Duck and Run 2: When I'm Gone (Intro) 3: When I'm Gone 4: Kryptonite 5: Here Without You 6: It's Not Me 7: That Smell - 3 Doors Down, VanZant, Ronnie

Excellent Live Performance The fans screaming and yelling much too long and entirely too loudly usually clouds my thoughts on the lyrics themselves. I usually avoid 'live' albums whenever possible. I could do without the added aggravation of the windy verbal intros on a couple of the tracks, too. Let's face it, once you've heard the witty remarks, they don't change any. 'Kryptonite', in my opinion, saves this ones back side. It creates a magnetic force field that pulls everyone in to the same space and has everyone feeling it, just like it probably does at all 3DD's live performances. It's a simply written but great song, and this is an energetic version of it. The 'hits' are what you would expect. But I have to stick to my original thoughts on the screaming and yelling of the audience. I most often much prefer the purer form of any song, without all the added racket of the crowd mixed in. It's all about personal preference with this one. . WOW! highly recommend to anyone. three doors down is awesome! everysong on here are awesome and the rendition of lynard skynards "that smell" is worth buying the cd for just that song, there all vey good songs. and its only 10 dollars, even more of a reason to buy it!. Loved it Live If you are a fan of the band then you will be impressed with this CD mainly because they take on some of the great songs from their first 2 releases "The Better Life" and "Away from the Sun. This is a great sampling of 3 Doors Down. " 3 Doors Down is an excellent live band, so it was great to see them finally produce a live disc. The songs that are on the CD are some of their hits, like "Kryptonite", "Duck and Run", "Here without You", and "When I'm Gone. ". "Kryptonite" really comes alive, and the band really rocks out on the chorus. (The only negative of the song is that the band does one of those hokey "let's get the crowd involved" moments towards the end of the song, having the fans chant off key lyrics for part of the song. Still it doesn't mess up a good song). The other songs sound pretty good as well, "Here Without You" being a great slow ballad and "When I'm Gone" being dedicated to the U. S troops with an intro before the song. My favorite on this CD was the "new" song "It's Not Me", which is track 6. The song has a real hard rockish edge to it, kind of which makes it very effective live and loud. This song seems to personify Three Doors Down and their style of music as well; the "live" effect of this song is good to hear, and the song exemplifies why live rock is often better than studio rock (as one reviewer noted). If you are a fan of Lynard Skynard, the last song is a pretty good rendition of "That Smell. " For the price, this is an excellent buy. My only issue is that I wish there were more original "non radio released" songs on the CD. Also, I wish there were more songs. Still, a great CD that I would recommend to the average rock fan, or anyone else. For once it's better "Live" When I found out it was "live", (It didn't say on the cover) I was not happy, as I don't like most "live" performances. I went to the store after hearing "Here Without You" on the radio & bought "Another 700 Miles". But after buying "Away From The Sun" & comparing the two renditions, I personally like the "live" version alot better. The guitar picking is crystal clear, where as on the studio version it is almost completely lost. (To me, this adds greatly to the song) There is also a another instument (a mandolin?) that is also unheard on the "studio" version, that makes the "live" version that much better. The other songs also have good sound without the crowd noise being obtrusive. As a Skynyrd fan I have to say that their "That Smell" version was excellent! A great CD for ten bucks!. Wrong Songs I really love their two first albums, but I was not pleased with the song selection on this live album. You can see a complete list of all 3 Doors Down discography, or go back to the 3 Doors Down tabs