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Genre: alt rock, post-grunge |
Like most Canadian acts that make it big in the U.S., Three Days Grace proved themselves to be as adept with catchy hooks as they were with plaintive teenage-angst lyrics in their self-titled debut. “I Hate Everything About You” should be up there with “Teen Spirit” for Songs That Capture A Teenager’s Anger.
I could go on ragging the album in that vein, but the truth is that much of it is a guilty pleasure, even so many years after its release. The album has a cohesive, maturing sound that captures you from beginning to the middle (when you start yawning at how similar the songs are) to the end (when “Wake Up” makes up everything).
Much of the appeal of this band lies with lead singer Adam Gontier. His voice is equally suitable for whispering and screaming. It’s so rare to find a rock act that has a vocalist with range, but Three Days Grace definitely has it. If Gontier were to follow in the footsteps of Dallas Green and release a solo acoustic album, I might be in heaven.
