3 Doors Down

Radio-friendly debut from Alt-Post-Grunge-Metal arena band. On the strength of the hit single "Kryptonite," the record spent a good part of 2001 on the Billboard Charts.

Those who whine that there are no new rock bands are too square to know where to find them--on commercial radio, they're as hot as teenpop right now. But although many of those that surface come complete with a winner like the sad-versed, jaunty-chorused "Kryptonite," a sure shot for the Y2K'd and Confused remake Steve Case's boy will bankroll in 2020, good new rock bands are admittedly hard to come by. Avoiding the rest of this triple-platinum Mississippi swamp-rock is what Napster is for. "Album track" my ass. Burn yourself a "Kryptonite" now. (Grade - C+)