What Makes This Song Great? "Semi-Charmed Life" THIRD EYE BLIND
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- On this episode of "What Makes This Song Great?" we explore the music of THIRD EYE BLIND.
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This whole album is absolutely sensational.
Masterpiece
It's unbelievable
This band is the best thing you forgot existed
One of my most listened to albums front to back. It's magic
Absolutely
Rick is so NOT a music snob. He appreciates everything.
Would you sayThird Eye Blind are not for music snobs? I think they are great, even if on the poppy side...
Thank you.
Nothing wrong with good pop music. This was most definitely good pop music.
Except for Nickleback. Rick should do a What Makes This Song Great on How You Remind Me for April Fools Day
To be fair, Third Eye Blind's debut album is a super classic debut album that some may say matches The Cars debut album in greatness.
Third eye blind is a low key ridiculously awesome band, especially the first two albums with Kevin Cadagan. Teb will always be one of my favorite bands.
Still dont know why stephan wanted to get rid of him
@@dr00andrew ego clashes I think. Jenkins is an awesome lyricist for sure and he's "still got it" nowadays imo, but it's like Sting ending the Police, except the guy thinks he's on that level (not too far off but still). Also Jenkins did some petty stuff like transferring royalties from the band to his own management or something and the guy has had a rotating line-up of studio musicians and live performers since (save for one guy who's been around for a while) which isn't a great look for his side of things. Love the music but the zesty nature of the lead vocalist has made them sort of one-hit wonders because besides Blue, their self-titled album era's unreleased tracks like Tattoo of the Sun are more listened to than some of their newer music. I'm still a fan of some of their newer work despite him not working with as cool guitarists and not returning to the rap/punk vibe he carried over from his group before 3EB.
I was always impressed by how wordy this song is. Stephan Jenkins literally never stops singing through the entire song.
The only song that I have trouble doing live because I run out of air
Thats cuz he was prob on meth
@@bipedalprimate1927 Cool tip.
@@bipedalprimate1927 No need for the prob lol
Hard to find spots to breath if you ever sang it. Jenkins will cut off words or phrases here or there doing it live, which I totally get.
What I like the most about Rick Beato is how he appreciates all kinds of music. It doesn't matter if it's something complex or very simple, he always gets the best of it and helps us all to appreciate it too. Please, Rick keeps that humbleness and passion, you are simply the best.
Yes, he is very apart here@YT
Totally agree!
The whole 'What Makes This Song Great?' series is teaching me the vocabulary to describe the songs I like properly
So that ppl who don't have a clue about music can't argue
Some great dissonance in this comment
not only you. those guys from T.E.B. are probably seating in front of display saying "did I really sing that note"? or "is that the name of the chord"? :)
Kevin Cadogan is one of the most underrated guitarists of the late 90's
And totally robbed by the egotistical douchecanoe Jenkins.
Agreed about Jenkins. What a shmo!
@@colin-nekritz It does seem that Jenkins went "Gene Simmons" on the rest of the band.
Listening to "The Background" now and am reminded just how important he was. The song is so simple, but all of his hauntingly ethereal layered guitar parts elevate it to something really special (and it's the same story on so many of the tracks on that album).
Thank you. There would be nothing without Kevin's incredible guitar tuning, playing and voicings. These lyrics were sung around this, and his guitar work made the debut album a masterpiece. And once he was out of the band, the difference was painfully noticeable.
This isn't the final album version, there are some crazy little subtle differences. Stephen's vocal here is a tad happier with slight lyrics changes like "she goes round on me" and "said a little line"
First thing I noticed
Yeah I had to go back and listen to the song again. What’s in this video isn’t what I remember, especially “not listening when you say”- the melody on that part in this video is much more interesting than what ended up in the final track. Maybe that’s because I’ve heard it so much and this just catches my ear.
i think this was the remixed version used on guitar hero: van halen. which probably explains the availability of the isolated tracks.
Yeah I'm a bit disappointed he didn't have the final studio version, but I'm curious what version this is.
@@chubbus_ Lol I was wondering but it seems my question is answered.
I love how Rick plays air guitar to the cool parts even though he's holding a guitar and knows how to play the song, lol.
Daniel Boersma I find it to be cringe inducing
I like the air drums with the guitar in hand lol.
Brian Buckley you are a cool guy.
What you’re witnessing is someone really being in the moment, enjoying himself and the music. I love it, keep rocking Rick.
Martyn Hughes damn you know Brian? Small world
This whole album was an amazing debut. Every song is great, even the track sequence. Like so, so many debut albums in the 90's. What a great decade for music.
I love taking it on road trips D.D.
One of the best albums (from start to finish/in it’s entirety) ever.
@@EyeHaveaDream AGREEEED
@@EyeHaveaDream absolutely, I never skip a song on here ever.
The Background by these guys has one of the best opening baselines
3eb's self-titled debut album is a masterpiece. Though I like this track, the first track on the record is called "Losing A Whole Year" and the guitars are so epic!!! Kevin Cadogan came up with very creative guitar tunings that were inspired by listening to shoegaze bands like The Catherine Wheel and My Bloody Valentine. That, combined with the engineering and production chops of Eric Valentine produced a killer result!
For sure. Narcolepsy is in a weird as hell tuning haha
Nostalgia hits hard with that first song on the album. Back in the days of CD players and no shuffle. Just play the album on repeat
Yup. Definitely my favorite 3EB song.
@@zack3135 Did you have a CD player without a "skip" button? You couldn't change songs?
And “Motorcycle Drive-by” at the end. Perfect
This album, start to finish, is one of the best pop albums to not be a pop album. There's so much interesting guitar stuff going on throughout, double bass, and then the subject matter. The lyrics across the album run quite contrary to a lot of the music. It's like they decided to purposely write radio-ready music and then just litter the songs with lyrics about depression, drugs, and suicide, taking the themes of the grunge era and putting a glistening sheen on the music to present it ever so unassumingly to an unsuspecting public. But we knew, we knew what was really going on.
Still listen to this album today, which must mean something...I know we listen to older albums for nostalgia, but this really does hold up. Which can't be said for all of the old albums I listen to!
Great comment!
The debut does not have a weak song on it. Love "God of Wine," "Jumper" and "Graduate." Actually the first three albums were strong hardly any filler. "Crystal Baller" and "Never Let You Go" from the later albums are awesome.
I completely agree! 3EB ST is one of the very few albums that I appreciated more and more as the years passed. I think my wife is a little tired of hearing it in the car, but I still listen to this about once a week. It's still great!
Ranni Kaffar THANK YOU couldn’t have said it better myself. Really glad there are others out there who recognize this album for the genius that it is. People laugh at me if they’ve never heard the album. But you know. People who’ve heard the whole album know 😉
I think this is 100% a different master than the regular radio version, different vocal take and some added guitar effects, both are great though, fabulous song
Every. Single. Comment is saying this,lol
Man, I thought I was going crazy. I've heard this song way too many times and noticed every little difference to the radio version. It's odd because a lot of the stuff Rick points out aren't even on the original version everyone knows! Surprised you didn't catch that Rick.
Pretty sure it’s the re-recording for Rock Band / Guitar Hero 2009ish.
I noticed that to T.K.
he has that software where he dissected every bits of parts we dont really hear in the original
"When I'm with you I feel like I could die and that would be alright"
That line to me is, all by itself, even without the music, worth the price of admission.
completely agree!
Smiths did it first
@@Thsiswar "I remember asking that."- nobody
It is a good one...but" those little red panties they past the test,so
Slide up around the belly, face down on the mattress ..." is my fav....love that
I know that feeling . . .
Third Eye Blind's first three albums, much like The Goo Goo Dolls albums out at a similar time, are very much underrated In my opinion...
Superstar Car Wash is one the best of the decade.
A boy named goo rocks
gutterflower was amazing
Please do “motorcycle drive by” that mix always mystified me off this album.
Elliot Collins Yep along with god of wine..
I did an undergrad study on that song. Listened and analyzed it probably a hundred times. The song was my favorite before, and is still today my favorite. Stands the test of time.
Classic, the whole album guitar effects are phenomenal.
@@agenticmark Yes, shame his solo career didn't pan out so well. He's a great song writer.
This song is one of the perfect pop songs ever written and performed.
I was not really a fan in the 90s , too pop . But The 3rd Eye Blind live performance a couple years back convinced me otherwise . The drums were musical artillery . Ludicrously thick and articulate guitar tones too. The whole thing was brilliant.
@@michaeltaylors2456 I'm not exactly a huge " pop " Guy either, but I recognize catchy hooks and melodies pretty quick.
I think "Graduate" and "Jumper" are better songs or messages perhaps, but this is a fantastic but of very well constructed music.
Yes.
Walter Pavlik II 3EB brought in the rap music ethic into Beatles legacy pop.
I think it might be the best pop song ever written. I've been leaning towards thinking it is for about the last ten years. So many hooks and breakdowns that all sound cool but are extremely simple. I also love how casual radio listeners like myself didnt know it was about meth and dirty sex when it came out. I was in junior high and didn't realize that anyway. Not until about twelve years ago did I start wondering what the chorus lyric was all about, googled, mind blown.
Man. I love how you can see how much you genuinely love music. The amount of joy and admiration you display while making these videos are infectious. Keep it up Rick!
Awesome as usual. People don't have enough respect for how hard it is to sing this song live. He's underrated IMO. I sang for an amatuer band and the first rehearsal the guys were like, "Let's just do Semi-Charmed Life", and I'm like Wahhh??? It's surprisingly rangy, long flats, shift up and back to falsetto, rapping, chorus and verses overlap, the lyrics twell a continuous story not repeating phrases - and hardly any space to breath or SWALLOW YOUR SPIT. But I loved it nonetheless.
That's when I enlist my guitarist to help fill in a phrase. I'm in a three piece and we have no problem tagging each other in to fill a harmony, overlay a vocal, or just to give the other a chance to get that much-needed breath. Haha! If any of your bandmates can sing, even for a brief moment, utilize them. You're all on the same team.
@@chazm3 a non-technical way of describing a drawn out short/flat vowel sound that works lyrically but doesn't sound great live. IE) drawing out a short "e" "ehhhhhh" sound versus a ringing "EEEEEEEEE" sound. One's more of a flat chest voice drone while the other can pick up up that head-voice timber. Also, ask an average non-singer to actually hit the third "doot" of the "doot-doot-doot" chorus and most break not realizing it kind of up there in range. Tricky song.
@@PalindromeDesignwhat is a “long flat”?
Third eye blind saved a kid from drowning at my local beach (Carolina beach). Think it was the lead singer and drummer fished the kid out! Always liked em and liked even more now that they’re local heroes!
Is that Carolina Beach in Wilmington? Very cool, we are in Raleigh and love Carolina Beach! 👍 🤘
Hunter Davis wow that’s really cool
They can’t afford wrightsville beach either
Semi-drowned kind of kid
@@loveiseternity, the 'kid' was actually a young bride on her honeymoon.
You guessed it...
Semi-drowned kinda wife.
Back in like 2000 I was studying audio engineer and I took a sound for film class with the original drummer from this band. Everyone took the class cause it was the only way to get access to a protools system at the time. Anyways, the dude was telling me how when he got his massive advance check, he went out and bought a Benz and then partied to hard that he drove back down his street so drunk that he hit like every parked car. He damaged his right ankle so bad that he couldn't hit a bass drum anymore so the band had to replace him. To their credit, they kept him "in" by having do stuff in the studio. I was 20 at the time so all of this was a huge lesson to me. Cool guy, cool band.
As though Def Leppard wasn't lesson enough for him.
...or any other drummer in any rock band ever.
(Shoulda listened to Rob Reiner.)
@@dahawk8574 I don't think its something to joke about. The guy messed up and he knew it and took full responsibility. He was very honest about how difficult it was to handle getting a huge amount of money out of nowhere when you're that young.
@CF cool but sad story! You’re definitely right about the money part. It’s hard to control yourself when you suddenly have lots of money you’ve never had before. Hope the guy is ok and still doing music in some way, today
@Da Hawk, the lesson is seldom learned because people either don’t know the stories or think it can’t happen to them. Also, what happened to Rick Allen is upsetting but he is one of my all time favorite drummers. Sure his story is an example of what not do but it also reminds people not to give up doing what they love just because something bad happened.
@@cf5914 Unfortunately, you thinking something shouldn't be joked about doesn't mean other people can't joke about it. Kind of the hard part about living in a free society.
@@davecarsley8773 Dave, I'm just about the most conservative man you'll ever meet and all for free speech. But I'm also a Christian and don't think its appropriate to joke about someone else's misfortunes.
The most poppy song one will ever here about “doing crystal meth”
Hear*
And having girls go down on them.
@@latinolawdog5067 Alanis disagrees
@@AndreVlaamsValle I agree 😂 was gonna mention that too
I Love Stimulants. I Have ADHD n' Without Them, I Would Not Be Successful in the Music Biz.... Nevertheless, This Song is so Close to My Heart n' Groove It's Beautiful to Behold each time I Play the Guitar To It. Thank You...
You should do "The Way" by Fastball! Such a classic '90s song with one of my favorite guitar solos.
This song--and the whole album--will forever be entrenched in my memories of college. As big as the singles were, my favorite track was/is "Motorcycle Drive-By."
Jason Middlekauff Awesome. That’s one of my favorite songs ever, I still play it on guitar all the time. Such a great emotional ride.
Really a beautiful album. Starts out with the catchy singles such as Losing a Whole Year and SCL, then moves into the deep cuts like MDB and God of Wine.
More hooks than a tackle-box
More hooks than a pirate costume party.
More hooks than Times Square in the 70’s
I LoLd
More licks than a dog eatin' peanut butter?
Watching this made me want to see a series of WMTSG with songs like "Miserable" by Lit, "You Only Get What You Give" by New Radicals and even "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors. Maybe, even "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows??? Anyway, awesome vid, Rick!
Spin doctors!!
Totally agree!!
Their first 3 records are amazing! Out of the vein is flawless!
If Rick didn't say "woo!" then that song couldn't have been so great
Haha!
@@RickBeato 😂😂😂😂❤
The most happiest sad song ever.
Haha,yeah!
Tied with Wonderful by Everclear
@@jowirh, or any song by The Smiths.
Kevin Cadogan is a huge part of this album's sound! Incredible and underrated/underappreciated guitarist
I always loved how Jenkins vocals on that high falsetto part kind of cracks and sounds "amateurish", at least in my opinion. It kind of invites the listener to join him up there even if they dont have the best voices. When this song comes on in a bar that's everyone's favourite part to belt out.
This song feels like a mix between Mmm-bop by Hansen and Two Princes by Spin doctors.
Yup. But better than both.
good call ..never saw that before ... welcome to the world of "dafuq??"
"No new ideas".
Definitely Spin Doctors
My mother recently told me she thought Third Eye Blind and the Spin Doctors were the same band.
Love how Rick respects ALL music. Guy could analyze Stravinsky and then Smash Mouth and its all good! Best channel ever on YT.
Half of the guitar pop songs ever written are built around G C D progressions. But this song really stands out for the way it locks those chords into a driving rhythm, and then lays on melodies with very simple hooks that ride on top of much more complicated vocal rhythms and harmonies. And it evolves through all those variations on the main theme. Just a super polished song that POPS.
Man, I never really appreciated Third Eye Blind until I saw this. This song has so many different hooks and intricate details to it that I never noticed. Makes me wanna listen to more of their stuff. Thanks Rick!
A month late but I hope you listen through their debut album! It's truly one of the best albums of the 90s and imo one of the best rock/pop albums ever. Just hit after hit
@@senorjiveturkee Such a solid album. Shame they never got back to that. Not one bad song.
this song only scratches the surface of just how good 3eb's first 2 albums are
@@markfrost2707 What’s that supposed to mean
@@EricBourassa I’m so late to the party, but listening to their debut album right now and it’s amazing. So glad I got reminded to listen to it haha
This is an outtake. This vocal take is not the one on the official release. How interesting
Good point. I thought it sounded different.
Yeah there's some weird guitar dubs going on with a flange that I don't hear on the radio
It is VERY different. Part of my "weird" brain is I have songs I love kind of recorded in my brain. Remasters and remixes are immediately evident when I hear them.
they're taken down for whatever reason but someone isolated Stephan's vocals on songs like Jumper and of course this song, and I know exactly what you're talking about. Fans will get butthurt about this but before 2003 he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, which is most likely why his voice sounds really good on the early studio recordings (1997-2003) is because they were probably edited using pro tools, which had it's big popularity around the time 3eb recorded their debut.
I'd like to take the time to sidetrack and just take the time to appreciate what a great guitarist Kevin was, Stephan had no clue how special his (Kevin's) sound was to the band. A shame his ego got to him man, he could've at least let him stay through Ursa Major.
Sage Wave I was thinking the same... I’ve listened to this song a million times and these are not the vocals of the original single
Me before March 20, 2020: I don't think Rick would ever do "Semi-Charmed Life" on a What Makes This Song Great - there's not much to it.
Rick: Hold my beer.
Me: Holy cow, I wouldn't have ever given this song any kind of serious consideration for actually being great. Thanks, Rick. You're a freaking genius.
Always enjoyed this song, it's so catchy but Rick had made it so much more.... what talented musicians that were so underrated.
Was really hoping you would do "Jumper". Great break down in that one.
Great tune! I wish he would do that one too.
But if he doesn’t, I would understand.
@@lockebrady8005 i see what you did there
great bassline
The drums in Jumper are some of my all time faves and have saved my life so many times
This is a very difficult song to sing. I really respect Stephen for his musical ability. I saw them in concert once and they were incredible. Great job Rick as always.
Man... everyone ripping on this take, sure it's different, but it's not that different and it doesn't invalidate Rick's review. Literally everything he just talked about can be found in the original release of the song as well. This song, in any form, is hard to not groove to. Even after you've grown up and learned what the lyrics are about you still can't help but get pumped up each time a hook comes back around. Thanks for this Rick!
I thought it was really cool to hear a different take
Wes Plybon agreed
Not technically true... the "you" part at 11:25 isn't in the original
Yes and no. I get your point, but when Rick is praising how complex the song is and how many different hooks it has, it does matter a bit that he's analyzing a souped up version (that had some of those things added) and not the original.
It's not each time a hook comes around, it's each time a bump comes around. The timeline of the song is the actual timeline. That's why he's so angry at the end.
rick, as a young musician, you've been truly a motivation and a teacher
You don't have to be a loner, you know?
He is a good teacher.
The best Third Eye Blind song is really "How's it going to Be." Love your channel, Rick, thank you for all you do.
I’m a metal/grunge man, but I was so into this album at the time. Very talented. Great breakdown and analysis of this song Rick 👍
Me too ditto
Listening to this great song makes me think of 'Two Princes' by The Spin Doctors and 'You Get What You Give' by The New Radicals, as well as 'Bohemian Like You' by The Dandy Warhols - a fun playlist!
New Radicals! Gregg Alexander is an amazing songwriter. Saw a video of him a couple years ago of him performing The Game Of Love, which he wrote for Santana & Michelle Branch.
Now I really want Rick to do an episode for those songs - especially 'You Get What You Give'!
Agreed I thought of Spin Doctors as well.
Also do you notice that Lead guitar hook sounds like “Never let you go” also by 3EB in this version of the song?
Yep, great play list!
@@greglehming yeah that would be dope but really I'd want to see Mother We Just Can't Get Enough
Yes yes yes! Third Eye Blind is my favorite album EVER. Kevin Cadogan so underrated as guitarist and Stephen Jenkins is amazing lyricist thank you Rick!!!
As a die hard guitar nerd people are always surprised this is my favorite album ever
Thank you for existing in CZcams, Mr. Beato! I do not know how to play any musical instrument but you make me appreciate even more the songs that I love to listen to. Continue what you are doing, you are a blessing.
"Wounded" is their best song imo. Blue is actually an amazing album in it's own right!
This, Blue is great. I prefer Camouflage more, Wounded is great though.
Was so excited to see this. Immediately clicked when I saw you were doing a TEB song! 🤘🏻
Me too. I hope he does more. So many great songs :)
This sounds like a demo or alternate version, with tracks I've never heard on the album version.
Vocal take was re recorded for guitar hero, rest of the song is most likely an alternate mix/take.
Imo this take is better
I noticed the same thing. The phrasing of the lyrics is different in places. Not like I’m used to hearing it
Hundred percent not the original version.
I know you usually do rock songs in this series but I think ABBA would be a great fit as well. I'm sure you would have a lot of nice words about them
There was something extremely original and special maybe even magical during the 90s.....
I miss that decade everyday
Exactly. And I haven't felt that way since when it comes to pop music. Just look at the charts today. Taylor Swift's songs cover the top 10. What does that tell you? Basically the music industry has way too much control and the true artists aren't being heard (hence the reason we haven't witnessed anything magical since the 90s)
Kevin Cadogan is a great player. Highly recommend his episode of the no guitar is safe podcast. Love you Rick!
Rick: Can you believe I've done 85 episodes?
Rick: *stares dead eyed into the camera and screams internally*
Rick: ...yeah I can believe it.
I read this as screams externally and the image of that is too fucking funny lmao
After doing CZcams videos I know now the time for making videos can be tremendous. I think I’ve watched all 85 and love them all.
@GWK me too lol
The whole album is a classic, every song is great. I caught them live once and they really rocked the house.
Yes Third Eye Blind! Please do more of them. Kevin Cadogan is an amazing guitarist!
This album probably has the greatest first 6 songs ever on an alt/rock/pop album. Absolutely incredible song writing, all 6 songs easily massive hits. So impressive, what a debut.
Nightowl333 I was just thinking this as well. I recently reconnected with this album. They definitely came out hot and faded fast.
Nightowl333 love this album from start to finish. The last three tracks (background, motorcycle drive by, and god of wine) are three of my favorite 3eb songs!
mthompson552 I agree, Motorcycle Drive By one of my all time favorite songs, God of Wine is incredible too. Jeez what a freakin album.
@@drewlittell Blue had some good hits on it too, but yeah, nothing compared to their first album which was an absolute masterpiece.
The final three songs are total heartbreak epics
This is great. I’ve thought Third Eye Blind is underrated for a while now. I’d really like to see a WMTSG for Counting Crows. Anything from August and Everything After would be awesome. Thanks for putting in all this time, Rick!
Murder of One would be tasty.
i was just about the same thing about this band being underrated, they blended in with a lot of other pop bands of the era that i thought were crap.
We need a "What Makes This Album Great" on "August and Everything After" Absolutely my #1 desert island disc and just and amazing body of work. I love Counting Crows and Adam Duritz, but nothing they did subsequent to AAEA came close. Another one of the greatest debuts in rock history.
Dang, just saw your comment after I left mine. I'm with you guys on this request for sure!
@@toddhowe427 I've certainly heard that from other Crows fans, but circumstances conspire to make me disagree. I loved Mr. Jones from the word go, borrowed the single from a friend, loved Rain King too when that came out and nearly bought the album, but heard a review that said "it's really good - lot of very dark songs, takes some getting into - but a great album" so I figured it was basically an album full of Raining in Baltimore (which I knew from the Mr. Jones single), and I didn't really want that. So didn't get it.
So there was a few years' delay in my getting to know the album, but that had a great side effect. I bought Recovering the Satellites on the strength of Angels of the Silences and A Long December, and loved it. Then I bought August and loved that too (obviously). It's magical. But I fell for Satellites with nothing to compare it to...so that's magical too! So I'm the only CC fan I know who reckons the first two albums are as good as each other.
This whole album is one of the best produced pieces ever. Keep up the great work, Rick. You inspire so many musicians.
I HAVE to mention this…… I Knew this tune when my lead guitar player gave me the CD. I remember taking my 6 year old daughter to softball practice and seeing the “ Moms” driving in with a van Full of kids with EVERYONE singing “ Do DO DO DO” I was just amazed that people don’t listen to lyrics like others do.
This is my FAVORITE of the series yet. And I haven’t even started this vid.
Do Spacehog “In the Meantime”!
Yes! Would absolutely love this; such an underrated song.
YES
Yeeeeees! Please!!
One of my favorite rock songs of the 90s, seems very fitting with a big portion of the stuff Rick has already covered on here
pyenapple YES!! 100% agree!
Damn this song takes me back. After 26 years still can’t get enough.
This is MY FAVORITE BAND!!! Check out their deep cuts!!! I'm always so excited when people talk about them.
Yeah people seem to not really get the band, they always have some weird 90s stigma where they just had a few hits but they have so many good B sides.
“Out of the vein” is an amazing album from start to finish
9:58-10:30 is gorgeous and could be the main lick to its own tune. so low in the mix that it's basically forgotten by history. beautiful part.
Never really noticed it! You’re right. So cool.
Arion Salazar (bass) is responsible for my favorite funk album of all time: the soundtrack to the Interstate 76 video game. Wonderful - if short - instrumental funk pieces!
I had forgotten about this game and its soundtrack. Thank you!
I had never heard this song before watching this video but thanks to you, Rick, Third Eye Blind has become one of my favorite records.
I think the addictive hookyness of the song is a reference to the lyrical content. It makes you feel high and want more.
lmao I was listening to this album last night for the first time in a long time and then you come out with this video the next day :D. I do think "The Background" and "Motorcycle Drive By" are the best songs off the album, but "Semi-Charmed Life" is a classic radio hit.
I think this is one of the most definitive songs of the sound of the 90s. At least the post grunge 90s. A great era of music.
I love this. You're really nailing the full 3eb effect. There's always something deeper, intricate detail, or emotional spark. Even with the commercial success of this song, the band is so underrated. So many of their songs deconstruct like this with quality and meaning. Yet, they're a band that's suddenly "forgotten" after their peak, sort of like what happened to the band Asia, in my perspective.
This song takes me back to when I was hauling my son and a few of his stinky Hockey Team mates through some back country roads in Georgia heading to the rink singing this amazing song with the windows down getting them ready and pumped for the next tournament, fun times...
Hi Rick, thanks for appreciating Alternative music enough to cover this genre in your video series. 90s Alt doesn't get a lot of love. I wanted to put a bug in your ear about doing the Knack's classic hit "My Sharona." I am of the opinion that the guitar solo in the long version of the song is one of the great, underappreciated guitar parts of all time. It scorches!
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100% agree on that guitar solo. It's in my top 5.
My favorite guitar solo ever. Especially the last part before the singing kicks back in. Epic.
Berton Averre is the guitarist, he absolutely slays.
One of the most ahead of it's time songs.
Yeah this is definitely not the final album version, that one has way less effects in the mix and the vocal take is different. Still, awesome video Rick! This is one of my all-time favorite albums start to finish. My band covers this song and "How's it Going to Be" and the crowd loves both songs every time.
That was one EXTREMELY underrated album. Besides the single, there are so many just great songs.
If I was a producer or a member of one of these bands with a hit from the 80's and 90's... I'd be offering up stems/sessions to you... having you review an old hit could revive its popularity...
Yeah, this sounds different. There's FX all over I don't hear on the released version. The vocal is definitely different also. Maybe it was re-recorded for Rock Band? These are Rock Band stems.
its so he dont get a copywrite strike
Yeah it's totally the Rock Band re-recorded version
That's what happens when you solo a stem track, it usually sounds shockingly different than you would expect. Mixing tracks together hides reverb very well which is why solo tracks often seem to have excessive reverb.
Yes notes in this vocal are different than in the released song as well as phrasing / performance. Was wondering if this was an alternate take
You're hearing stuff u don't hear from the full song, you're hearing bits from isolated bits and sounds diff to the ear
This album is so fucking incredible still to this day
It's amazing how different each part sounds soloed to what goes into my ears listening to the full mix. I would have guessed these tracks were from a completely different version or even a cover.
And it seems my ears don't receive me - as explained in other comments...
we need a what makes this song great episode on "Sultans of Swing " , come on Rick, make it happen !!. preferably the live alchemy version, but the studio version is fine too
or Romeo & Juliette..., or Making Movies...., honestly a any of them EXCEPT Money for Nothing
Alchemy Live might be one of the best live albums by any band ever. Spinechillingly good every time I put it on
Isn't Dire Straits one of the notorious take-down bands on CZcams? I could be wrong but I think I remember Mr. Beato saying in a video that's why he can't do WMTSG with them.
Up voting you. ❤️
He said The Beatles are a take-down band and that episode is still up so who knows?
Rick is a rare find … truly authentic, credible and passionate !!!
Vindication! I've said this entire album, and this song in particular, was underrated for years!
So much went into making it sound simple, accessible, and that's why it's brilliant
Wow! I am absolutely tripping over the drum loop in the intro. It is one of those "Oh, I NEVER realized THAT!" So cool, man!
"Semi-Charmed Life", which sounds like an easygoing pop song, contains lyrics about a drug user's descent into crystal meth addiction. According to Jenkins, "It's a dirty, filthy song about snorting speed and getting blow jobs."[10] He later explained that, "It's about a time in my life when it seemed like all of my friends just sort of tapped out on speed." He added that the song is "bright and shiny on the surface, and then it just pulls you down in this lockjawed mess ... The music that I wrote for it is not intended to be bright and shiny for bright and shiny's sake. It's intended to be what the seductiveness of speed is like, represented in music."[11] The title, Jenkins said, "refers to a life that's all propped up. You know, the beautiful people who lead bright and shiny lives that on the inside are all fucked up." --Stephan Jenkins
Yep. The story of the song and the content of the lyrics is so at odds with how poppy it is. And yet somehow, that was the point.
What a beautiful analogy by the songwriter. This is what it's all about.
Isn't it ironic? (in the true sense of the word)
What is great about Rick Beato, is that with these explainations, he makes you appreciate the music even more!
Arion Salazar did the soundtrack to an old game called Interstate '76. It's really great, funky 70's tv show type music. It was recorded using vintage instruments and recording tech to get an authentic sound.
Speaking of "dark," I'd love to hear him break down some Elliot Smith... Alameda, please!
My favorite album from the 90's. So much going on throughout. Kevin Cadogan is arguably one of the most underrated guitarist of the past 20 years and paired well with what Jenkins was writing. Stephan Jenkins on the other hand, although brilliant, was his own worst poison by wrecking the band with his controlling and underhanded schemes to grab control over the band. Almost like Lennon / McCartney, but with more backstabbing.
This is one of those songs on my “magical songs” list. I like a lot of songs but some of them are just super special.
Still sounds as fresh today as it did back in the day. 💖Love this song.💖'97 was such a great year for music.💖
Definitely sounds like a different vocal track from the version that was on the radio. Some slight differences that stand out, along with an effect on the entire voice that makes it sound distant vs the direct sound of the radio version.
Yeah, this song just made it back onto my phone to listen to in the car for a little variety, and it doesn't have a lot of these effects on it, at least not the original track from the album.
"Slight differences" is an understatement. There are major, major changes to the vocal melody in this version versus the original release.
It's a re-recording from around 2009.
Mandela effect?
When he sings B-natural against the C-add-9 it also forms a G-major over C-major. I used to make up chords like that on piano. Steely Dan used the same idea in a lot of tunes, one triad with the left hand and another with the right.
So much yes. Thank you Rick Beano.
This whole album is perfection.
One of my favorite bands of the 90's and this is a great example of their catchy style. That whole album still lives in my car! :-) Stay safe Rick
Same one of the records that makes up my musical dna
What Makes This Song So Great: Ep. 86: "Chicken In The Corn" - Brushy One-String
RICK PLEASE
Too many things to list! Perfect song by a perfect man.
We wish
Love it
Yes, please!
Kevin Cadogan... not fair to reference this album and not say the name
He was a Joe satriani student
Kevin Cadogan and Eric Valentine deserve the lion's share of credit on 3EB's debut being as amazing as it is.
I do wish Rick would've done a video on Losing a Whole Year instead of Semi Charmed Life. Still great, though.
I love 3EB's first 3 albums, Cadogan is the reason the first two are so good. Too bad Jenkins went off the deep end and seems to have never grown up, their music now is a shell of what they used to show
True. He did give a much appreciated nod to Arion Salazar, though!
He played some of the most creative solos on that album. Its a shame he isn't more widely known because he deserves the recognition.
For those commenting on this being a different version, it appears to the version recorded for Rock Band. I don't know about the instrumentation but the vocal on that was totally different from the regular version and every spot I compared to this video matches. Rick does a good job as always on his breakdown.
I've been searching for this comment and sure enough my ear (and yours) are not wrong. I like the album version but this one is good too.
This song is a perfect example of why I’m conflicted about Rick’s “what makes this song great” analyses. I loved this tune when I first heard it, bought the CD and thought “holy crap - there isn’t a bad track, just good and better.” Have no idea how many times I’ve listened to it. Now Rick disassembles it, starting and stopping. Making me really listen to the dissonant and/or derivative chords created by the vocals and guitar together. I never was able to make out the lyrics. Now wish I still hadn’t. Yet the way the bass and drums together drive the groove is SO cool. Part of me just wants to enjoy the entire presentation, but it’s also fascinating to learn how each part ties together to make a great song. /babble off/