Ursa Major [Digipak]

Performer: Third Eye Blind
Engineer: Sean Beresford
Producer: Stephan Jenkins
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Stephan Jenkins (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Tony Fredianelli (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Brad Hargreaves (piano, drums, percussion). Photographer: Eva Kolenko. College radio darlings-turned-major label powerhouse Third Eye Blind return after nearly six years for their long-awaited fourth album, URSA MAJOR. A potent blend of metal, punk, and '60s rock influences cut against guitarist Tony Fredianelli's and singer Stephen Jenkins' keen songwriting instincts, the album is a back-to-basic return to the group's core sound.

Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Dotted with spry little riffs and Jenkins' pseudo raps, URSA MAJOR is a slick but heartfelt disc that packs pleasure even if you're note Nineties-nostalgic." Rolling Stone (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "URSA MAJOR is a slick but heartfelt disc that packs pleasure even if you're not Nineties nostalgic."

Along with such peers as Tonic and Matchbox Twenty, San Francisco's Third Eye Blind broke through at a crucial juncture in the '90s music scene. In between the twilight of grunge (from which they took some influence) and the ascendancy of nu-metal, Third Eye Blind championed the values of straight-ahead pop-rock with sparkling hooks and vocal harmonies featured alongside hard-hitting guitars and drums in equal measure. They hit it big straight out of the gate, with the infectious single "Semi-Charmed Life" from their self-titled 1997 debut album, and kept going strong past the turn of the century.

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