Out of the Vein

Out of the Vein is the third studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on May 13, 2003, Out of the Vein is the band's first album with guitarist Tony Fredianelli, who replaced longtime guitarist Kevin Cadogan in 2000. It would also be Third Eye Blind's final album with Elektra Records.

Out of the Vein
Studio album by Third Eye Blind
Released	May 13, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Studio	Skywalker Sound[1] Mourning Wood Studios[1]
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge power pop pop rock
Length	61:08
Label	Elektra
Producer	Stephan Jenkins Arion Salazar Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind chronology
Blue (1999) Out of the Vein (2003) A Collection (2006)
Singles from Out of The Vein
"Blinded" Released: March 24, 2003[2]

Out of the Vein was recorded at the group's own Mourning Wood Studios in downtown San Francisco and at Skywalker Sound. Frontman Stephan Jenkins wanted the album to be called Crystal Baller, but was changed as the other members hated the original name.[3]

Background

Out of the Vein was originally scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2002, but was delayed several times.[4][5] According to Jenkins, some of the reasons for the delay stemmed from a self-imposed pressure to live up to Third Eye Blind's previous successes, leading him to rewrite lyrics.[4][5] By the time the album was released, Elektra Records was in the midst of being absorbed into Atlantic Records, and Jenkins contends the group was not a priority: "Our record company ceased to exist the month the record was released," "Elektra Records imploded. It was just letterhead."[6]

Jenkins felt that Out of the Vein would mark "a new period for the band",[4] and added that "The first two albums were like two parts of the same piece. We've had a hiatus. This is a new beginning. We're developing a songbook that's getting richer."[7]

The album cover is by photographer Mick Rock, and according to Jenkins screams "rock joy".[4] The first 100,000 copies of the CD included a DVD documenting the making of the album.[4] The DVD also contains footage of the band practicing songs off the album (such as "Faster") in the studio and plays clips of a song that has yet to be released titled Invisible.

The vinyl version of the album, released in 2013 for the first time, includes different mixes of many songs from the original album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100 [8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	(B) [10]
Rolling Stone	[11]

The album had a strong debut at #12 on the Billboard 200 with 63,000 copies sold in its first week.[12] While Out of the Vein has yet to be certified by the RIAA, the album has sold about 500,000 copies as of March 2007.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Faster"	Stephan Jenkins	3:32
2.	"Blinded"	Jenkins · Arion Salazar · Tony Fredianelli	4:22
3.	"Forget Myself"	Jenkins · Salazar	4:11
4.	"Danger"	Jenkins · Salazar · Fredianelli · Brad Hargreaves	3:12
5.	"Crystal Baller"	Jenkins	4:15
6.	"My Hit and Run"	Jenkins · Fredianelli	4:21
7.	"Misfits"	Jenkins	4:19
8.	"Can't Get Away"	Jenkins · Salazar	3:44
9.	"Wake for Young Souls"	Jenkins	4:38
10.	"Palm Reader"	Jenkins · Fredianelli	4:53
11.	"Self Righteous"	Jenkins · Salazar	6:18
12.	"Company"	Jenkins · Fredianelli	3:53
13.	"Good Man" / "Another Life" (hidden track)	Jenkins	9:22
Total length:			01:00:53

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"My Time in Exile"	Jenkins · Cadogan	3:17
Total length:			01:04:10

Personnel

Third Eye Blind Stephan Jenkins – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Arion Salazar – bass guitar, backing vocals Tony Fredianelli – lead guitar, backing vocals Brad Hargreaves – drums, percussion Artwork Mick Rock – Cover Photo, photography Third Eye Blind – Art Direction Additional musicians Hrundi V. Bakshi Sam Bass Vanessa Carlton Kimya Dawson – vocals on "Self Righteous" DJ Flare Kim Shattuck – backing vocals on "Faster"

Production Stephan Jenkins & Arion Salazar – Producers Tom Lord-Alge & Jason Carmer – Mixing Sarah Register – Assistant Engineer Sylvia Rhone – A&R Emily Lazar – Mastering Sean Beresford, Jason Carmer, Judy Kirschner, & Dann Michael Thompson – Engineers

References

1. Selvin, Joel. "Commercial Recording Studios Going the Way of the 8-track". San Francisco Chronicle. May 6, 2003.
2. "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". 20 December 2016.
3. Reyes, Kimberly. "He's So 'Vein'?". Entertainment Weekly. May 9, 2003.
4. Guthrie, Julian. "He Can See Clearly Now". San Francisco Chronicle. April 20, 2003.
5. Author unknown. "Third Eye Blind Not 'Blinded' to Success". Yahoo! News. May 9, 2003.
6. Uhelszki, Jaan. "Third Eye Blind’s Second Coming". San Francisco Chronicle. March 11, 2007.
7. Hot Product. "You're So 'Vein'". billboard.com. May 12, 2003.
8. "Out Of The Vein by Third Eye Blind" – via www.metacritic.com.
9. Out of the Vein at AllMusic
10. "Out of the Vein".
11. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved 2012-06-13.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
12. Hasty, Katey. "Marilyn Manson Posts 'Grotesque' At No. 1". billboard.com. May 21, 2003.

External links

• Out of the Vein at Metacritic