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3 Doors Down
When radio station WCPR in Biloxi, MS,
started getting phone calls for a song by a band from nearby Escatawpa,
the staff figured it was hearing from the group’s friends and relatives.
But then the number of phone calls exploded. "This went way beyond just
girlfriends and family calling with requests. I have never experienced
phones of this magnitude," WCPR operations manager Kenny Vest told the
Biloxi Sun Herald. The song was "Kryptonite," and the group is 3 Doors
Down, a four-piece rock band whose beefy sound and explosive dynamics
generate a high-impact blend of modern sonics and timeless rock
conventions. Produced by Paul Ebersold (Sister Hazel) and mixed by Toby
Wright (Alice in Chains, Korn), The Better Life, the band’s debut album
for Republic/Universal Records, offers tight, finely-constructed music
that’s driven by an energy that is at the same time almost out of
control and supremely focused.
Music has always been in the crosshairs for singer-drummer Brad Arnold,
bassist Todd Harrell and guitarists Matt Roberts and Chris Henderson.
Longtime friends from Escatawpa, each of the musicians felt the call
early—particularly Arnold, who as a child would "set up pots and pans
when I was little, just beat on stuff, whatever I could find."
Having older siblings—four sister and two brothers—gave the fledging,
utensil-banging drummer and his friends a valuable musical grounding.
Through his brothers and sister, he developed a taste for commercial
rock before graduating to heavier fare. "I kinda like everything," says
Arnold. " Everything influences me everything I hear."
After one of his bands broke up about four years ago, Harrell hooked up
with Arnold and Roberts. The resulting music clicked for all of them.
Arnold soon found himself not only pounding the skins but doing the
group’s singing as well. "I always used to sing to myself when we were
playing, "he says. "I was always singing around the house. Then one day
I got a microphone, and nobody else would do it, but I did and I enjoyed
it." Arnold became the band’s lyricist as well, often coming up with
material in his high school algebra class.
The trio played its first gig at a friend’s party, roaring through a
repertoire of four songs. "We knew one by Bush, one by Metallica and a
couple of originals, "Arnold says. We played ‘em over and over again."
The repertoire grew in short order, however, and the group started
playing out. One of these road trips—to Foley, Alabama – also netted
them a name. We came out of this building, and some of the letters had
fallen off the front and it said ‘Doors Down,’ "Arnold remembers. "At
the time there were just three of us, so we said ‘3 Doors Down.’
The three became four about two years ago, when Henderson, who’d played
in previous bands with Harrell, was invited in to bolster the group’s
sound. Now they are five, having added drummer Richard Liles, from
nearby Hattiesburg, so Arnold can step out and front the band.
Meanwhile, the songs kept coming, and in 1997 3 Doors Down recorded some
demos. They pressed a CD to sell at gigs, and fans flocked out to see
them live, numbering more than 2,000 per show. That, coupled with the
buzz generated by "Kryptonite," brought major labels calling and sent
the band to New York City, where it showcased at the legendary CBGB’s
and was signed by Republic/Universal.
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3 Doors Down Tickets
3 Doors Down
08.11.2006
Soaring Eagle Casino
Mt. Pleasant, MI
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