Three - The Ghost You Gave to Me (2011)

With all this new info and song now available, this album probably deserves its own topic now.
 
Release Date is October 11th.
 
Pre-order: http://www.metalblade.com/3/
 

01. Sirenum Scopuli
02. React
03. Sparrow
04. High Times
05. Numbers
06. One With the Sun
07. The Ghost You Gave to Me
08. Pretty
09. Afterglow
10. Its Alive
11. Only Child
12. The Barrier

 
3 is a band apart: Dark yet uplifting, spiritual without any connection to religion - theirs is a sound that transcends the genre conformity of modern pop culture. Rapid-fire acoustic guitar infused with dynamic percussion, animated drumming and thunderous bass culminate in a listening experience that is at once accessible and unique. Poly-rhythms pulse within a symphony of driving metal guitars and melodic vocal acrobatics. 3 offers musicality without pretension.

Let me be the first to say !!!

3 does nothing but improve with each real studio album. This is going to be one hell of an album. I hope this time. they get the praise they deserve.

Jeebus, touring with Opeth didn't rub off on them at all, did it? They've never sounded heavier, but they still sound like 3. Bring it!!!!!

Yeah, that song is fantastic. Definitely going up on my radar.

WOW, that song is amazing. Heaviness is great.

I am definitely picking this up, that teaser sounds kick @$$

They never disappoint! :D

I just checked out teasers to their other albums..... I'm picking up all three (heh) when the new one is released.

So unique, so amazing!
PS - Let's do our part to make this tune go viral...

I love this song! Plus the couple of songs I heard them play live from the new album at the last show I went to...I'm so in on this.
 
And I try to spread the gospel of 3 (and of Joey Eppard) whenever I can. They deserve so much more attention.

Derango


I love this song! Plus the couple of songs I heard them play live from the new album at the last show I went to...I'm so in on this.

And I try to spread the gospel of 3 (and of Joey Eppard) whenever I can. They deserve so much more attention.

Thanks Derango, that means a lot.  
 
I went to Kingston NY for see Joey perform one of his solo shows 3 wks ago. Got to hear a few clips from Billy Riker's android. It's like they are another band, more aggressive and heavy. The guitar solos are unreal.
Joey is proud of the lyrics on this CD, which is why it took a while to record. They won't be any disappointments, trust me

That was awesome, another must buy this year.

I seen a few of these songs live last year, and the album is definitely heavier and in line with this song.  Can't wait!

WOW!  This track is amazing!  I loved the last record and have been waiting for this, sounds like they may top it!  I'm posting this everywhere, people need to get hip to this band.
 
I'm going to go broke this fall with all the releases coming out, this may be the best stretch of new releases I can remember in a long time.
 
Chris

I can picture it now.  Christmas morning and the kids are asking me why Santa didn't come this year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Then I take off my headphones so I can hear them.  

AotY contender. Preordered!

@ Chris Hinton: LOL!
 
That was the first 3 song I heard. I've known about them but never got around to listen to their music. Sounded good, I'll give the album a spin when it's released. 

Thanks to OP for the post and link. Ordered it last night after reading this thread.
 
My first exposure to the band was when they opened for Porcupine Tree. These guys certainly have a very original sound, and they're simply outstanding as a live band.
 
- Brian

appreciating all the love on Forum for 3
 
An Interview with Joey Eppard of 3 - August 20, 2011 http://www.lithiummagazine.com/interview-joey-eppard-3-august-20-2011
 
PS - Johnny TheSuperfan is me. I'm humbled, Thanks Joey

yeah, good interview IceDog! I like one of the answers especially:
 
Samantha: What would you say sets you apart from other progressive rock bands?

Joey: We're more melody based than most. We're also not an icy cold precision type outfit. We're more fire and brimstone... especially live. I think we're progressive for the right reasons. We seek to push boundaries and create that which is truly unique and new while still being accessible to your average human being. I think the general stereotype is that "progressive" means a bunch of parts stacked on to each other in an attempt to sound complicated and "smart." For us, we're about lyrics and melody... a cinematic type of musical experience. Our latest record has a lot of depth. In fact, the first listen to any given song is somewhat equivalent to reading the first page of a chapter in a book. With each repeated listen you are rewarded with more and more details of the unfolding story that is The Ghost You Gave to Me.

haha, thanks angra1
 
I liked this part of the interview, nice to read all the pranks that went on backstage during the PN'08 Tour:
 
Samantha: Any stand out moments on tour that you can tell me about?
 
Joey: We've been through it all, but one that jumps out was the last show of Progressive Nation. [Dream Theatre drummer]Mike Portnoy was on his game and had pulled out all the stops as far as pranking us goes. We took the stage and there was pornography taped to all our monitors, the keyboards had certain keys scotch-taped together, the drums were covered in baby powder so that first snare hit resulted in a lingering cloud of baby-scented perfume! Then there was a steady stream of vegetables being hurled in our direction. Don't worry though, we teamed up with Opeth & BTBAM [Between the Buried and Me] and exacted our revenge during Dream Theater's set. The Opeth guys picked up some cheap plastic golf clubs and ping pong balls and we took turns pummeling them from side stage. I remember nailing [Dream Theatre] lead singer James Labrie in the head. He didn't look too pleased... We got Mike [Portnoy] pretty good too, he had a mic on a boom that would swing out from behind him whenever he had a vocal part to cover, so the BTBAM guys attached a banana cream pie to it and got him right in the face as it swung around. All in good fun!
 

Its out, bump, go get it.

awesome record. 4.5 stars and an Album of the Year contender.

Will get it later tonight from Amazon.

It's also streaming on AOL Music's site.
 
 

 
my biased review since I am one of the biggest fans of this band in the world, lol :

1) Sirenum Scopuli ***** and more
2) React ***** and more
3) Sparrow *****
4) High Times ***** and more
5) Numbers ***** and more
6) One with the Sun ***
7) The Ghost You Gave to Me ***** and more
8) Pretty *****
9) Afterglow *****
10) It's Alive *****
11) Only Child ***** and more (EPICCCCC - best track on the CD)
12) The Barrier *****

~ final rating: 10/10 tied with DT, Redemption, Opeth, Umphrey's McGee, etc for best CD of 2011.

Johnny, you're always so happy and upbeat.  I love your presence on this forum.

suave fool!
 
http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2719202.aspx

ViolinTheater

Johnny, you're always so happy and upbeat.  I love your presence on this forum.

thanks Bro, enjoy the CD.
 
They will be going on tour with Cynic in November. In 2012, look for them to be on the road for most of the year. I hope this CD breaks into Europe, so they can tour there as well.

socool111


suave fool!

http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2719202.aspx

ahhhhhh ..... glad u like 3 too. Enjoy the upcoming tour, Bro

Pretty sure this is a really good disc, but right now I'm just trying to get over it being waaaay less heavy than the first preview track they released (the title track, maybe?).  I mean, it's a 3 disc, basically...

Finally got round to buying this album, it's $5 on Amazon right now. One full listen through and it's really good, some great moments all round.
 
Have a bit of music to catch up to from last year, BTBAM plus Russian Circle's Empros are all $5 on Amazon right now so just absorbing them all now.