Dopamine
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Dopamine
Dopamine is the fifth studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on June 16, 2015. It is the band's first studio album since 2009's Ursa Major.The album's first single, "Everything Is Easy," was released on May 8, 2015, along with a cover version of the Beyonc song "Mine." The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, selling over 21,000 copies in its first week. -Wikipedia
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Consequence of Sound
A detail like this seems worth mentioning, if only because so much of Third Eye Blind’s appeal lies in its ability to trigger intense feelings of nostalgia. These feelings aren’t tied to a particular era in the band’s career.
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Rolling Stone
Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins still rocks the same springy sing-rap, and he’s still got a knack for spinning sunshine out of moody tunes .
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Bearded Gentleman Music
Overall Dopamine is a pretty average album with a few listenable pop tunes, and a handful of shoulder shrugs that will in no way shape, or form, or convince any new fans to check out previous Third Eye Blind albums, much less become life-long fans.
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Sputnik Music
Overall, Dopamine is a solid listen, but at this point it’s clear that Third Eye Blind’s best days are behind them.
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Cryptic Rock
Third Eye Blind has been through a lot over the years, so it is amazing to hear that the band can still produce good music after two decades. It saddens many that Dopamine is their last album, but at least they are going out with a good album that offers a lot to the fans who have followed them all of these years. Cryptic Rock gives this album.
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Get Ready to Rock
The music varies, one song can have a dance beat then it could be guitar and synths based riffs. The one thing maybe lacking is a song welded to a big guitar riff which having listened to some of their older songs was one of the band’s calling cards.
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Mezzic
The more sensible approach is to take it as a collection of new songs to supplement the already beloved and well-known Third Eye Blind classics. Lead single “Everything is Easy” begins Dopamine on an airy, likable note.
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Rukus Magazine
Though careful listeners who wait a few moments after the track fades out are met with an odd electro coda. It’s nice to hear Third Eye Blind recalling traditions by providing a twist ending. This provides a glimmer of hope for a band that deserves a proper legacy.
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Alternative Addiction
“Dopamine” is a familiar romp if you’ve been a fan of the band since their start. It’s a great listen, and dare I say that it’s the best thing the band has released since they put out their debut album. If you’re a Third Eye Blind fan, then this album is definitely worth listening to.
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Moshville UK
Dopamine is the type of album to put on during a quiet afternoon. Clamp the headphones on tight, grab a glass of your favourite tipple, close your eyes and just soak in the music.
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Pure Grain Audio
The main problem with Dopamine is that, by the time it reaches the midway point, it has all just become very bland and dull. Other than the infectiously hooky opening track and the two tracks at the end of the album, Dopamine does little to leave any lasting impression.
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Rock Review Phil
it will show long time fans that Third Eye Blind hasn’t gone anywhere while showing new potential fans what they’ve been missing.
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All Music
Even if Dopamine shows the scars of labor, that in itself is impressive, and it also emphasizes how, nearly 20 years into his career, Stephan Jenkins prefers to indulge in his idiosyncrasies and not polish them for reasons related to pop.
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Red Dirt Report
But what is “it’? Well, Jenkins is the sort of incongruent character who can write pretty melodies while ripping your heart of your chest as you tap along. And somehow, Jenkins (with some new players and longtime drummer Brad Hargreaves in tow) can pull you in, even if it doesn’t initially click.
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My San Antonio
Songs such as “Back to Zero” and “Exiles” wouldn’t sound entirely out of place on the radio alongside Coldplay or Maroon 5, while retaining the sensation that Jenkins could break out in a chorus of “doo-doo-doos” at any moment.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
Dopamine, for the most part is a respectable slab of radio rock for fans of similar fare like One Republic or Imagine Dragons. Sure to musical elitists that’s more insult than compliment, but like I said before: what that means is entirely up to you.
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Gulf News
On All the Souls, Jenkins hits plenty of high notes as the pace builds, proving he still has plenty of vocal chops. It’s one of the better tracks on a solid album, this version is tight and the songwriting is clean and captivating.
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Vigilante Detective
Dopamine is a great addition to the 3eb catalog. Jenkins has said this will be their final album, instead opting to focus on singles in the future. Whatever the format, having Third Eye Blind be part of the soundtrack of my life over the span of 3 decades is always pretty damn special.
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Rocking Magpie
A Heady Mix of Crashingly Good Indie New-Wave Pop Songs.
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Bham Rocks
Dopamine is a solid set of modernized Third Eye Blind songs and is almost exactly what I was expecting. If you haven’t listened to this album yet, do so, especially if you are a already a fan of theirs.
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Musik Reviews
The wildness and gloom of the very early, rebellious days is gone anyway and has given way to great candlelight gestures and delights.
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Music Trespass
Third eye Blind are a band that have really come to form with 'Dopamine', I think maybe 2015 is their finest hour and you will see them getting bigger and bigger. I really do hope so and I think they deserve it. Because 'Dopamine' is a brilliant album that I am really happy to have in my collection... so I think you should get it too.
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Uber rock
The more I listen the more I find to like in songs like the title track and 'Rites Of Passage' but, as much as my musical heritage dictates that I'm a sucker for a gorgeous hook.
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Indie London
THE first album from Third Eye Blind in six years is well worth the wait. Dopamine is a deliriously fun return from a band who have brought many a smile to faces over the years courtesy of signature hits like Semi-Charmed Life and Never Let You Go.
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That Music Magazine
But for those of us who only crank up Third Eye Blind when they come on the radio or those too young to be all that familiar with the band in the first place, it feels like Stephan Jenkins is shrugging and saying, “If you do not want to see me again, I would understand.”
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The Odyssey
I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Maybe because I've been waiting for it for six years, or maybe it's just that good. Props to the band for creating a great selection of songs.
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The Independent
. If “Dopamine” were food, it would be plain white rice mixed with a pound of Skittles. Yet it’s certainly nothing worse than what the general mainstream has to offer, and at it’s best points, it’s far better. To put it to you straight, “Dopamine” is an album.
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The Midlands Rocks
The best advice I can offer is to go and buy this album, light a candle, drink a beer and absorb some great advice in the form of music.
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Louder Sound
This album seems carefully calibrated not to disappoint the conservative fan – the cues for the drop, the crescendo and the bit where you punch the air are all predictably lined up.
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FYE
That isn't to say Dopamine is devoid of pop, though. When the record gets cooking, chorus melodies can soar and riffs can punch, creating an insistent, surging, miniaturized arena rock -- music where the emotions and sound exist on a grand scale but the intent feels intimate.
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