THIRD EYE BLIND DISCOGRAPHY & VIDEOS

1) Third Eye Blind (1997)
2) Blue (1999)
3) Out of the Vein (2003)
4) Ursa Major (2009)

Third Eye Blind

Released April 8, 1997, Length 57:40, Label Elektra

1.Losing a Whole Year 3:21
2.Narcolepsy 3:49

3.Semi-Charmed Life 4:29

4.Jumper 4:33

5.Graduate 3:10

6.How's It Going to Be 4:14

7.Thanks a Lot  4:58

8.Burning Man 3:00

9.Good for You  3:52

10.London  3:07

11.I Want You 4:29

12.The Background  4:57

13.Motorcycle Drive By 4:23

14.God of Wine 5:18

Third Eye Blind is the eponymous debut for the American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind, originally released on April 8, 1997. It spawned several singles, including top 10 charting "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be".

Reception

While Third Eye Blind only peaked at #25 on the Billboard 200, it spent 104 weeks on the chart. Three singles from the album charted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100: "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be".It is the group's best selling album, having been certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA.

Cover Art

The layout of the back artwork was inspired by that of The Beatles' album Revolver.

There are variations of the cover art. The first US issue of Third Eye Blind, approximately 500,000 copies, featured a gold-tinted cover photograph with a dark red band logo. 

The photo was then changed to red with a yellow logo (seen above) at the band's request. UK and other Continental European nations continued offering the gold edition, and Japan had a cyan, negative photo cover.

Blue

Released November 23, 1999, Length 57:59, Label Elektra

1.Anything 1:59
2.Wounded 4:51

3.10 Days Late 3:05

4.Never Let You Go 3:57

5.Deep Inside of You 4:10

6.1000 Julys 3:53

7.An Ode to Maybe 2:36

8.The Red Summer Sun 5:25

9.Camouflage 4:35

10.Farther 4:01

11.Slow Motion 4:34

12.Darkness 5:08

Darwin 5:47

Blue is the second album by Third Eye Blind, written and recorded in 1999 and released on November 23, 1999. It is a moodier, darker album than the band's first, though the second single was the radio-friendly "Never Let You Go". 

The album debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200, selling about 75,000 copies in its first week of release. Blue has been certified platinum by the RIAA, selling about 1.25 million copies in the U.S.

During the band's tour shortly after the release of Blue, Kevin Cadogan was released from the band on January 25, 2000. Tony Fredianelli, who had some limited experience with the band previously, joined the band shortly thereafter. Cadogan subsequently sued Third Eye Blind for breach of contract, with a settlement of an undisclosed amount permanently ending the relationship.

According to former guitarist Kevin Cadogan, the original album title was to be Castling, but was changed at the last minute. Blue was drummer Brad Hargreave's concoction.

A second pressing of Blue was released which placed "Slow Motion" as the last song on the album.

Out of the Vein

Released May 13, 2003, Length 61:08, Label Elektra

1.Faster 3:32

2.Blinded 4:22

3.Forget Myself 4:13

4.Danger 3:12

5.Crystal Baller 4:15

6.My Hit and Run 4:22

7.Misfits 4:19

8.Can't Get Away 3:46

9.Wake for Young Souls 4:37

10.Palm Reader 4:54

11.Self Righteous 6:18

12.Company 3:54

13.Good Man/ Another Life (hidden track) 9:24

Out of the Vein is the third album by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on May 13, 2003, it would be the group's first album with guitarist Tony Fredianelli, who replaced long time guitarist Kevin Cadogan in 2000.Out of the Vein would also be the group's final album with Elektra Records.

Background

Out of the Vein was recorded at the group's own Mourning Wood Studios in downtown San Francisco and at Skywalker Sound. Frontman Stephan Jenkins wanted the album to be called Crystal Baller, but the album's name was changed as the rest of the group didn't like the name.

Out of the Vein was originally scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2002, but was delayed several times.According to Jenkins, some of the reasons for the delay stemmed from a self-imposed pressure to live up to Third Eye Blind's previous successes, leading him to rewrite lyrics and winnow the album's song list from 25 to 14. By the time the album was released, Elektra Records was in the midst of being absorbed into Atlantic Records, and Jenkins contends the group was not a priority: "Our record company ceased to exist the month the record was released," "Elektra Records imploded. It was just letterhead."

Jenkins felt that Out of the Vein would mark "A new period for the band", and added that "The first two albums were like two parts of the same piece. We've had a hiatus. This is a new beginning. We're developing a songbook that's getting richer."

The album cover is by photographer Mick Rock, and according to Jenkins screams "rock joy". The first 100,000 copies of the CD included a DVD documenting the making of the album.

Reception

The album had a strong debut at #12 on the Billboard 200 with 63,000 copies sold in its first week. While Out of the Vein has yet to be certified by the RIAA, the album has sold about 500,000 copies as of March 2007.

Ursa Major

Released August 18, 2009, Length 47:06, Label Mega Collider

1.Can You Take Me 3:21

2.Don't Believe a Word 4:01

3.Bonfire 4:08

4.Sharp Knife 4:27

5.One in Ten 2:51

6.About to Break 3:56

7.Summer Town 4:52

8.Why Can't You Be 5:25

9.Water Landing 4:30

10.Dao of St. Paul 4:05

11.Carnival Barker 1:24

12.Monotov's Private Opera 4:19

Ursa Major is the fourth studio album from American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on August 18, 2009 on the group's own Mega Collider label, Ursa Major was the group's first studio album in over six years. The first single from the album was "Don't Believe a Word", which debuted on the radio June 5, 2009.

History

Work on Ursa Major began shortly after the release of Out of the Vein in 2003. Frontman Stephan Jenkins had intended for the album to be released in 2007, but didn't feel that it was complete and writer's block slowed down the album's progress. The working title of the album was The Hideous Strength, after a similarly named C.S. Lewis book. According to Jenkins, the album's name was subsequently changed to Ursa Major because "...We’ve been hibernating and now we’ve awakened and we are hungry for spring and we want to feed and we want to thrive." Another album, Ursa Minor, is scheduled to follow Ursa Major and may include songs that were recorded during theUrsa Major sessions.

Reception

Ursa Major debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 49,000 copies in its first week of release. The top 10 debut made Ursa Major the highest charting album of the group's career, though its first week sales were less than that of its predecessor's first week sales of 63,000.

The high charting debut would prove to be short lived, as Ursa Major fell to #45 in its second week on the Billboard 200with a 77% sales drop.

Album cover

Ursa Major's cover is derived from Uranographia, a 17th century drawing by Johannes Hevelius. The view is mirrored following the tradition of celestial globes, showing the celestial sphere in a view from "outside", with the drawing mirrored to match the view through a telescope.