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The Real Life

3 Doors Down

Album: Seventeen Days

Genre: Rock

Composer: Arnold/Roberts/Harr


The Real Life		3:52

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Album, Publisher

Rating

Champion In Me 7/15/2008

3 Doors Down 5/20/2008

Citizen Soldier 1/22/2008

Acoustic EP 6/27/2006

Seventeen Days Universal/Republic 2/8/2005 Recommended Tracks Here By Me My World Father's Son	37.5px;'>Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

Another 700 Miles Universal 11/11/2003 Recommended Tracks That Smell It's Not Me Kryptonite	37.5px;'>Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

Away From The Sun Universal 2/3/2003 Recommended Tracks This Time Sarah Yellin' Changes	37.5px;'>Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

The Better Life Uptown/Universal 2/8/2000 Recommended Tracks So I Need You Smack Down Poison	45px;'>Currently 3/5 Stars.

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Show Track Metadata

ALBUM_ID	725733
TRACK_NAME	The Real Life
COMPOSER	Arnold/Roberts/Harr
TRACK_NUMBER	6
RUN_TIME	3:52
TRACK_ID	7486630
ALBUM_TITLE	Seventeen Days
ARTIST_NAME	3 Doors Down
SEARCH_NAME	3 Doors Down
RATED	4
GENRE_DESCRIPTION	Rock
FLAGS	L
SPIRALFROG_AVAILABLE	Yes
OFFICAL_LENGTH	0:03:52
SITE_REVIEW	The stronger songwriting on 3 Doors Down's multi-platinum sophomore effort, Away from the Sun, was encouraging, especially after the rote post-grunge of their 2000 breakthrough, "Kryptonite." But the hit single "When I'm Gone" resonated in particular with American military personnel and their families, who identified with lyrics like "Hold me when I'm here" and "Love me when I'm gone" as deployment to Iraq became imminent in spring 2003. That populism guides Seventeen Days, the Mississippi band's third full-length album. Its liner notes connect to a cross-section of U.S. culture, thanking NFL quarterbacks and major league ballplayers alongside Tim McGraw, Metallica, Dale Earnhart Jr., and "our troops everywhere." And Away from the Sun's Southern rock flourishes have been broadened to create an album that's purely American, built from meaty power chords and everyman lyrics that search for redemption in plain-faced terms. It's no surprise that Bob Seger, heartland crier from another era, guests on "Landing in London." It's not the weary traveler's anthem Seger's "Turn the Page" is -- "London"'s keening strings can't replace the pain and longing of Alto Reed's saxophone wail. But 3 Doors Down try their best, and Seger's rough tenor riding shotgun makes the song more memorable. "When I'm Gone"'s template repeats throughout "Seventeen Days." Lead single "Let Me Go" has the usual quieter verses building to a strong chorus, with easily identifiable lyrics like "You love me/But you don't know who I am." "Be Somebody" and "Real Life" use similar pieces, aligning thick distortion choruses next to brooding verses and lyrics about finding one's own road. The harder-charging guitars of "Never Will I Break" and "Right Where I Belong" reference Alice in Chains' legacy, "Father's Son" is a morality tale in more quiet/loud dynamics, and "My World" amplifies Southern rock capably. 3 Doors Down have hit on a formula that works very well for them. It's a great framework for Brad Arnold's earnest lyrics, and the heavy bass and rousing guitar melodies ensure plenty of radio play. It's not unique, and the songs tend to run together. But they're heartfelt, and easily fill the average American's rock & roll quota. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
ARTIST_ID	410430
UPC	00075021036789
ISRC	USUR10401165
VOLUME	1
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ASSOCIATEDISRC
LABEL	Universal Records
LABEL_GROUP	UMG
Genre	Vocal
ExplicitLyrics	No

media	label
CD	Republic/Universal
CD	Republic/Universal
CD	Universal/Republic
CD	Republic/Universal

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