Seventeen Days
Occupation
- Vocals: Brad Arnold
- Guitar: Matt Roberts
- Guitar: Chris Henderson
- Bass: Todd Harrell
- Drums: Greg Upchurch
Seventeen Days (English for "Seventeen Days" ) is the third studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down. In the U.S. it appeared on 8 February 2005, on the day exactly five years after the U.S. release of their debut album, The Better Life from the year 2000.
- 3.1 Let Me Go
- 3.2 Landing in London
- 3.3 Other Singles
- 4.1 Charts 4.1.1 album
- 4.1.2 Singles
Background
Some of the published songs were previously released on various recordings of the band. So It 's Not Me appeared in 2003 as a live version on the EP Another 700 Miles, as well as on the DVD Away from the Sun - Live from Houston, is also found on the first live performance of Father's Son. Behind Those Eyes was the theme song of the WWE and Wrestlemania 21 The name of the album is derived from the time between the end of Away from the Sun tour and the first recording date in the studio, that is exactly 17 days, from. The publication of the work was suspended in 2004 due to the short term derselbigen tour. The album is the first and at the same time last album with Greg Upchurch. He replaced Daniel Adair, who moved to Nickelback.
Title list
Bonus Tracks
Singles
Let Me Go
The first single from Seventeen Days was betting in Germany with an appearance on the Saturday night show, dass .. promoted on 19 March 2005 in Berlin. Nevertheless, the song only reached number 55 in the German charts. In the U.S., the song placed at number 14 and was certified gold.
Landing in London
Landing in London is a duet by Brad Arnold and Bob Seger. In Germany, the single reached number 79, while it was in the mainstream rock charts at # 32.
More Singles
In the U.S. over the mentioned songs out some more tracks from the album was disengaged. After Let Me Go there appeared Behind Those Eyes, which came to number 12 of the Mainstream Rock charts. Furthermore followed Live for Today and the ballad Here by Me as a single publication.
Reception
Seventeen Days conquered in the first week number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Just one month after the publication of the album in the U.S. was certified platinum in Canada, it achieved a gold award. In Germany, the album made it to number six. The album sold worldwide so far, over two million times.
Although Christine Barth of laut.de praises of which is itself very good songs like Never Will I Break, but criticized that "the twelve pieces blur quickly to one and the same broth". Criticized by Jan Wagner cdstarts.de that the band have not evolved. " The retrogression is therefore at a standstill. One almost has the impression that the album is created in said Seventeen Days, which is a shame, because the band has musically much more potential than they show here. " However, he also raises Never Will I Break out positively.
Buffo Schnädelbach judge in Rock Hard as follows: "With their latest album Away from the Sun the boys ( Kryptonite ) came from Mississippi to the huge success of their debut The Better Life initially not right out of the curd. Only in the course of Here Without You- Single second album took on such a momentum that the album sold more than three million copies alone in the states to date. It is understandable that the on stage hopelessly uncharismatic Combo converts Schmeichel voice Brad Arnold on the successor to the tried and true recipe from comparatively hard rock songs and sentimental tunes. Particular importance should it fall to the melancholic ballad and first extraction Let Me Go, which ignites after the first run like a rocket in the New Year's Eve. But even that similar knitted It's Not Me, the D: A: D -like launch Right Where I Belong or heart -pain Schmonzetten Landing in London (featuring rock and roll legend Bob Seger ), The Real Life and Here by Me are earwigs before the Lord, with whom balance 3 Doors Down sent on the thin line between art, commerce and kitsch. For fans of beautiful, timeless, no-frills rock tunes by Nickelback about to Staind Alter Bridge of Johnny K. ( Disturbed ) is routinely produced disc duty. " He forgave 8.5 out of a possible ten points.
Charts
Album
The album reached gold status in the first week No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and after one month.