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I'm bored, feel somewhat like ranting, etc etc.

So, because people seemed to have mixed opinions on the new Three Days Grace album, I'll be reviewing Outsider one song at a time, then doing an overall review.

The first track of the album, "Right Left Wrong," has heavy guitar almost right off the bat after a nice little intro to the song, Matt Walst pushing his vocals to a limit not seen in TDG's previous album, Human (but he is going to go all kinds of lengths for this one). Matt seems to take TDG to a new direction, but keeping an old sound that resonates with this song. "Right Left Wrong" feels like the entirety of the One-X album shoved into one song.
"The Mountain" takes the second track of the album, and it doesn't disappoint to please the fans (as it seems to be undoubtedly a fan-favorite of the album, next to "Infra-Red," which we will get to later). The song takes a deeper tone on the instruments and Matt is pushing his vocals even further, almost as if he was in his last band. The song is about continuing to climb and leaving behind everything else if it means to survive. This brings about a certain hope, instilling a sense of wonder within the listener.
"I Am an Outsider" is what every fan feels when you're listening to Three Days Grace. When a fan of TDG first listens to a song from the band, it comes from the previous TDG and Adam Gontier as their lead vocalist. This song is what will resonate in a fan, because it is the original appeal of the community to this band. However, Matt seems not to take any risks in voice for this song, but it is the only downside to the entire song. It keeps to the theme the band brings with the entire album.
Here is another fan-favorite and it is the fourth song to the Outsider album. "Infra-Red" starts off with an intro similar to "Right Left Wrong," then goes into a guitar riff, which further brings in the rest of the instruments. Matt takes a different vocal turn, sounding somewhat darker, but it works for the start of the song. With one last turn, Matt brings that same hope from earlier into this song and keeps the listeners in the song by throwing in a couple different paces. The drums are definitely something to take a listen to, and the guitar doesn't hinder a thing.
"Nothing to Lose but You" definitely gives me a throwback to One-X, the guitar already starting to sound like the old Three Days Grace but with Matt's voice substituted for Gontier's own. This song talks about self-destruction, and I'm sure this relates to the rest of the album by providing this idea that people can't seem to live without the media and the people around them.
"Me Against You" starts with a Human- like intro but goes straight into Matt's first lyrics to the song. He transitions from a somewhat-speaking voice to an actual singing voice, and the dark instruments backing him up keep him going. All instruments involved give some of the darkest vibes of the album, giving the album a quick change from "Nothing to Lose but You" and transitioning to a darkness in "Me Against You."
"Love Me or Leave Me" is one of the most underrated songs of the album, most fans already deeming it the worst song of the album because it doesn't inherit the idea behind Three Days Grace. While I agree it to not be the best of the album, it inherits the style from One-X out of the song "Never Too Late," which the new song has very close vibes towards. Not as much acoustic, but definitely has good vocals and worthwhile instruments to listen to. While this song does inherit the "Never Too Late" style, it modernizes it and fits it into the newest album.
A song that beats right off the bat with a catchy guitar riff and drums, "Strange Days" talks a tale of how the world is going downhill. As the album would say, "Who's to blame when it's everyone's fault?" This is the story behind the song, it is everyone's fault and no one seems to know their own world. Matt fits his vocals almost perfectly to the beat with the drums, the synchronization is almost purely perfected as the band comes closer together for this album.
"Villain I'm Not" comes off as another One-X song with Matt's vocals slapped on top. But he wasn't slapped on top of a Gontier song, Matt takes this song and makes it his. There was nothing to stop Matt and he definitely increases vocal sense in this song. With different beats and different paces, the song is pleasing to the ear.
"Chasing the First Time" is another underrated song, albeit not as underrated as "Love Me or Leave Me," Matt keeping his voice dark in the beginning while the beat plays with his voice. Instead of the drums keeping the beat, Matt is the one keeping the pace of this song. Just like before, he changes his pace and tone throughout the song, giving the sense of hope and wonder.
"The New Real" is definitely catchy and almost right off the bat, you feel you know the lyrics. This song is about how people are fitting in and using media, how people will do all sorts of crazy things or maybe less-so, but as Three Days Grace is putting it, this is the new real and we don't have much choice in the matter. Media is a part of our lives and it is a part of this song.
"The Abyss" is definitely a song about drifting into a darkness and changing to the suits of either the outside of reality or into oneself. But it gives the sound of being alone, isolated, which is what this entire song and album are about. Isolation, and Matt helps support this song by using vocals he hasn't used since his days during My Darkest Days, but a lot of his vocals are a bit more monotone with this song.

Right Left Wrong: 8/10
The Mountain: 7/10
I Am an Outsider: 6/10
Infra-Red: 9/10
Nothing to Lose But You: 8/10
Me Against You: 7/10
Love Me or Leave Me: 8/10
Strange Days: 8/10
Villain I'm Not: 7/10
Chasing the First Time: 6/10
The New Real: 8/10
The Abyss: 7/10

Overall, the band needed this album to pick itself back up on its feet since the release of Human, and I give it an overall rating of 7.5/10. The band didn't take enough risks, but the songs inside the album remained catchy anyways. This is an album worth listening to, and I think people are trying too hard to search for Adam Gontier within the lyrics and music... He isn't there, and he never will be. While the inspiration is certainly derivative of the old Three Days Grace, the new Three Days Grace is certainly a different one.

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I'm bored, feel somewhat like ranting, etc etc.

So, because people seemed to have mixed opinions on the new Three Days Grace album, I'll be reviewing Outsider one song at a time, then doing an overall review.

The first track of the album, "Right Left Wrong," has heavy guitar almost right off the bat after a nice little intro to the song, Matt Walst pushing his vocals to a limit not seen in TDG's previous album, Human (but he is going to go all kinds of lengths for this one). Matt seems to take TDG to a new direction, but keeping an old sound that resonates with this song. "Right Left Wrong" feels like the entirety of the One-X album shoved into one song.
"The Mountain" takes the second track of the album, and it doesn't disappoint to please the fans (as it seems to be undoubtedly a fan-favorite of the album, next to "Infra-Red," which we will get to later). The song takes a deeper tone on the instruments and Matt is pushing his vocals even further, almost as if he was in his last band. The song is about continuing to climb and leaving behind everything else if it means to survive. This brings about a certain hope, instilling a sense of wonder within the listener.
"I Am an Outsider" is what every fan feels when you're listening to Three Days Grace. When a fan of TDG first listens to a song from the band, it comes from the previous TDG and Adam Gontier as their lead vocalist. This song is what will resonate in a fan, because it is the original appeal of the community to this band. However, Matt seems not to take any risks in voice for this song, but it is the only downside to the entire song. It keeps to the theme the band brings with the entire album.
Here is another fan-favorite and it is the fourth song to the Outsider album. "Infra-Red" starts off with an intro similar to "Right Left Wrong," then goes into a guitar riff, which further brings in the rest of the instruments. Matt takes a different vocal turn, sounding somewhat darker, but it works for the start of the song. With one last turn, Matt brings that same hope from earlier into this song and keeps the listeners in the song by throwing in a couple different paces. The drums are definitely something to take a listen to, and the guitar doesn't hinder a thing.
"Nothing to Lose but You" definitely gives me a throwback to One-X, the guitar already starting to sound like the old Three Days Grace but with Matt's voice substituted for Gontier's own. This song talks about self-destruction, and I'm sure this relates to the rest of the album by providing this idea that people can't seem to live without the media and the people around them.
"Me Against You" starts with a Human- like intro but goes straight into Matt's first lyrics to the song. He transitions from a somewhat-speaking voice to an actual singing voice, and the dark instruments backing him up keep him going. All instruments involved give some of the darkest vibes of the album, giving the album a quick change from "Nothing to Lose but You" and transitioning to a darkness in "Me Against You."
"Love Me or Leave Me" is one of the most underrated songs of the album, most fans already deeming it the worst song of the album because it doesn't inherit the idea behind Three Days Grace. While I agree it to not be the best of the album, it inherits the style from One-X out of the song "Never Too Late," which the new song has very close vibes towards. Not as much acoustic, but definitely has good vocals and worthwhile instruments to listen to. While this song does inherit the "Never Too Late" style, it modernizes it and fits it into the newest album.
A song that beats right off the bat with a catchy guitar riff and drums, "Strange Days" talks a tale of how the world is going downhill. As the album would say, "Who's to blame when it's everyone's fault?" This is the story behind the song, it is everyone's fault and no one seems to know their own world. Matt fits his vocals almost perfectly to the beat with the drums, the synchronization is almost purely perfected as the band comes closer together for this album.
"Villain I'm Not" comes off as another One-X song with Matt's vocals slapped on top. But he wasn't slapped on top of a Gontier song, Matt takes this song and makes it his. There was nothing to stop Matt and he definitely increases vocal sense in this song. With different beats and different paces, the song is pleasing to the ear.
"Chasing the First Time" is another underrated song, albeit not as underrated as "Love Me or Leave Me," Matt keeping his voice dark in the beginning while the beat plays with his voice. Instead of the drums keeping the beat, Matt is the one keeping the pace of this song. Just like before, he changes his pace and tone throughout the song, giving the sense of hope and wonder.
"The New Real" is definitely catchy and almost right off the bat, you feel you know the lyrics. This song is about how people are fitting in and using media, how people will do all sorts of crazy things or maybe less-so, but as Three Days Grace is putting it, this is the new real and we don't have much choice in the matter. Media is a part of our lives and it is a part of this song.
"The Abyss" is definitely a song about drifting into a darkness and changing to the suits of either the outside of reality or into oneself. But it gives the sound of being alone, isolated, which is what this entire song and album are about. Isolation, and Matt helps support this song by using vocals he hasn't used since his days during My Darkest Days, but a lot of his vocals are a bit more monotone with this song.

Right Left Wrong: 8/10
The Mountain: 7/10
I Am an Outsider: 6/10
Infra-Red: 9/10
Nothing to Lose But You: 8/10
Me Against You: 7/10
Love Me or Leave Me: 8/10
Strange Days: 8/10
Villain I'm Not: 7/10
Chasing the First Time: 6/10
The New Real: 8/10
The Abyss: 7/10

Overall, the band needed this album to pick itself back up on its feet since the release of Human, and I give it an overall rating of 7.5/10. The band didn't take enough risks, but the songs inside the album remained catchy anyways. This is an album worth listening to, and I think people are trying too hard to search for Adam Gontier within the lyrics and music... He isn't there, and he never will be. While the inspiration is certainly derivative of the old Three Days Grace, the new Three Days Grace is certainly a different one.