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3 Doors Down takes its time on new CD
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More from MusicThe difference between 3 Doors Down's self-titled new album, due Tuesday on Universal Republic, and its last, the appropriately named "Seventeen Days," is day and night. Or more appropriately, months and days.
After selling 1.4 million copies of "Seventeen Days," far less than the 9.2 million combined that it tallied on its first two Universal Republic releases, band and label decided to slow the process down. "The record company just said, Guys, go write, and when you've got it done, we'll be here,'" lead singer Brad Arnold says.
Unlike its last album, which as its title indicated was recorded in 17 days, the new set was a months-long labor of love that was written and recorded while the band hunkered down in Franklin, Tenn., and Orlando, Fla.
Reminded that he once told Billboard "I like having pressure" when referring to the quick turnaround on the band's last album, Arnold laughs. "Maybe it just seemed like I liked having pressure, because it sure was nice having all that time this time around," he says.
Longtime observers will notice a more positive tone on the new set. The first single, "It's Not My Time," is already No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. "Besides the time issue, I think the biggest difference is where we all are in our personal lives," Arnold says. "I always mean for it to be positive but sometimes it comes out in a bit of a negative way. This time it's staring into the light rather than staring into the dark."
Johnny K, who produced the band's last set, took the reins again. "He didn't get a fair shot to really make 17 Days,' because of deadlines," guitarist Chris Henderson says. "We literally marathoned it — four or five 24-hour days for him and the band. It was a grueling process. This time he got his shot."
— Billboard
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