Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (Limited Edition) (2009)
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Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | Country: Canada | Label: Jive Records / Zomba Recording LLC
MP3 CBR 320kbps | 01:09:07 | 103.03 Mb (CD1) + 61.17 (CD2) + 37.81 Mb (Scans)
Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | Country: Canada | Label: Jive Records / Zomba Recording LLC
Life Starts Now is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The album was released on September 22, 2009. The album was produced by Howard Benson. This is the second time in a row the band has worked with him, after the commercially successful One-X. Life Starts Now expresses a lighter lyrical mood compared to the band's previous album. It became the last ever Three Days Grace album under Jive Records until Sony Music Entertainment disbanded the label in 2011, and the first under Sony Music Entertainment.
Upon its release Life Starts Now has received mixed reviews from most music critics. According to Allmusic reviewer James Christopher Monger, who gave the album three out of five stars, "Life Starts Now continues the theme of One-X, Gontier's personal demons, but with a hint of sunlight." He compliments the album, saying it "treats the well-worn metal themes of anger, isolation, heartache, and redemption with the kind of begrudging respect they deserve, pumping out a competent flurry of fist-bump anthems and world-weary, mid-tempo rockers." Sputnikmusic gave the album a mixed review, saying, "It's not going to change rock music or win any awards, but it's worth a listen. But if you were expecting something great or new, then prepare to be disappointed." Ultimate Guitar gave the album one of its more positive reviews, saying "Life Starts Now still contains the catchy choruses and powerful riffs Three Days Grace has been known for, while it may be cliched. But the band members have undoubtedly evolved as musicians, pretty much entirely for the better. Life Starts Now is a very still enjoyable experience for old fans, but it gives what their past two albums left to be desired: a sturdy musical base."
The album's release was also met with some negative reviews. A negative review came from About.com reviewer Tim Grierson, who said, "The problem isn't that Life Starts Now doesn't have good songs—the problem is that there aren't enough of them and that even the strongest moments feel overly familiar. Frontman Adam Gontier continues to expose his tortured soul, but without consistently gripping tunes to back up his anguish, Three Days Grace seem stuck in their misery rather than transcending it."
The first single of the album, "Break" was featured as the opening theme to kick off the Texas A&M vs. Baylor University football game on October 15, 2011.
The album has been nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2010 Juno awards. The album has been officially certified Platinum in Canada. It was also certified Gold in the US on March 1, 2011.
Track List CD1:
01. Bitter Taste (04:00)
02. Break (03:13)
03. World So Cold (04:03)
04. Lost In You (03:52)
05. The Good Life (02:53)
06. No More (03:45)
07. Last To Know (03:27)
08. Someone Who Cares (04:52)
09. Bully (03:38)
10. Without You (03:33)
11. Goin' Down (03:05)
12. Life Starts Now (03:08)
Track List CD2:
01. I Hate Everything About You (03:51)
02. Just Like You (03:06)
03. Home (04:20)
04. Animal I Have Become (Main Version) (03:51)
05. Pain (Main Version) (03:23)
06. Never Too Late (Main Version) (03:29)
07. Riot (Main Version) (03:27)