Third Eye Blind

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Third Eye Blind

Background information
Origin San Francisco, California, United States
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Pop Rock
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Warner, Elektra
Website www.3eb.com
Members
Stephan Jenkins
Arion Salazar
Tony Fredianelli
Brad Hargreaves
Former members
Kevin Cadogan
Michael Urbano

Third Eye Blind (frequently abbreviated 3eb) is a rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The band's current line-up is Stephan Jenkins (singer, songwriter, electric guitar), Brad Hargreaves (drums), Tony Fredianelli (electric guitar), and Arion Salazar (bass).

The band's original line-up changed shortly after the release of the their second album, 1999's Blue, when guitarist Kevin Cadogan was released under circumstances that still elicit controversy among fans. More recently, bassist Arion Salazar has not been playing with the band, and his future as part of the quartet is unclear. Leo Kremer has been filling in for Salazar during concerts, but it is not yet known if he will become a full-time member. Prior to the release of their first album, the band also featured future Smash Mouth drummer Michael Urbano.

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[edit] History

Third Eye Blind recorded their first demo in 1993. In 1996, the band landed a opening gig for Oasis, prior to which performance, so the legend goes, Third Eye Blind was warned that the crowd might throw food at them. As it turned out, however, they were invited out for an encore, even after Oasis had already played, bringing Liam Gallagher to tears and sparking the friendly rivalry that would form between the two bands. The band was paid double what they were promised for the gig. Afterwards, the band found themselves in a bidding war among record labels, in which they settled on Elektra because they believed it offered the most artistic freedom. Stephan Jenkins' outspoken behavior after signing the deal earned him the title of "the biggest mouth in music" by many critics. Jenkins has spoken out many times against several different artists, including a heated feud with Rob Thomas of the band Matchbox Twenty.

[edit] Recent activity

Recent live performances have revealed a majority of the new tracks being worked on, including "Don't Believe a Word," "Lay Back (and the Water Will Hold You)," "In the Skin," "Summer Town," "Second Born," "(You Really) Don't Like Me Now" aka "Campfire," "Monotov's Private Opera," "Break Me," "Stevie Ray Vaughan," "Red Star," and "Standing Up For You." Other tracks mentioned for the album by Fredianelli are "Away," "A Sharp Knife," "Captain of Emo," "Swimming," and "Jesse 2k."[citation needed] He also confirmed that "Lay Back" was scrapped.[citation needed]

A number of previously unreleased recordings were made available, including "Persephone," "Carnival Barker" (an instrumental), and numerous instrumental sessions declined by Jenkins for inclusion on the fourth album.

In early February, www.3eb.co.uk announced the following:

For the 10th anniversary of the release of Third Eye Blind's debut album the band will be playing at the Fillmore on March 13 & 14 (tickets will be sold for March 13 first and March 14 when the former date sells out). These shows will be filmed for broadcast on HDNet as well as normal broadcast and release on DVD. 3EB wants to invite its hardcore fans to these shows as they will be special events with set-lists containing songs not played in years and new tracks as well as 3EB favorites.

A fourth album, tentatively titled The Hideous Strength, is scheduled for a 2007 release. [1] Only Jenkins' lyrics and vocals are left to be finished; all instrumental work is reportedly complete.[citation needed]

[edit] Discography

Main article: Third Eye Blind discography

[edit] Trivia

  • A common misconception is that the name of the band is a euphemism for the penis.[citation needed] However, Stephan Jenkins indicated during a radio interview that the band's name came from the metaphysical idea of a mind's eye, a topic of a book he had read. The other group members liked it and chose it as the band's name. In the past, Jenkins has also joked about a Ouija board and vodka being the sources of the name. In Finnish, "third eye" means "asshole", although it is not necessarily offensive. In some Finnish jokes, it is considered "the blind eye".[citation needed]
  • Third Eye Blind played a halftime show and a post-game concert in Las Vegas at ArenaBowl XX. They did this without Arion Salazar, their bassist, who was absent for personal reasons.
  • Third Eye Blind's song "Horror Show" was featured on the 1999 movie Varsity Blues, and the song was also featured on the film's soundtrack.
  • "New Girl" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie American Pie.

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Third Eye Blind
Stephan Jenkins | Tony Fredianelli | Arion Salazar | Brad Hargreaves
Kevin Cadogan
Discography
Studio albums: Third Eye Blind | Blue | Out of the Vein
Compilation: A Collection
Singles: "Semi-Charmed Life" | "Graduate" | "Losing a Whole Year" | "Jumper" | "How's It Going to Be" | "Anything"
"Never Let You Go" | "Deep Inside of You" | "10 Days Late" | "Blinded" | "Crystal Baller"
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