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Adapted from Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy
novels, these movies are smart, touching, and
incredibly funny. Colm Meaney is beyond priceless
as the well-meaning, but often misunderstood,
father of a working-class Dublin family. If you’ve
got the time, and you’re not an eejit, be sure to read

the books these films are based on—they’re
bloody brilliant.

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Seventeen Daysby 3 Doors Down

Good album for its genre, but should have taken eig

days for originality

Shawn Fagan, OP Contributor

or those of you who didn’t know

(or care), or for those who knew

and didn’t have the time nor incli-
nation to pick it up, American rockers 3
Doors Down recently released their third
effort, entitled Seventeen Days.

If you’ve been close to a radio or tele-
vision in the past month or two, I’m sure
you've seen and heard their lead-off single,
“Let Me Go” (You know, the song that
features the video of a stripper with the
heart of gold, who TV geeks might recog-
nize as Nash Bridges daughter). But if
you’te interested in knowing what the rest
of the CD has to offer, keep reading.

With every band who didn’t put out a
CD last year gracing us with their presence
in 2005, 3 Doors Down may fall into the
mix even if you aren’t already a fan.
However, those who either proudly or
secretly enjoy the gener-rock world of
Nickelback, Theory of a Deadman,
Default, and Thornley, will without a
doubt be checking this album ‘out. It is
impossible to dislike “Seventeen Days” if
youre a 3 Doors Down fan because, well,
it’s no different from anything you’ve
heard from the band in the past. Any one
of the songs of this CD could easily be
interchanged with the songs from the
band’s prior albums, The Better Life and
Away From the Sun. This is not to say that
it’s bad music by. any means, but most lis-

 

 

 

 

 

 

teners prefer to be challenged by new
material rather than getting more of the
same stuff they’ve already heard. There’s
nothing wrong with developing a sound
and sticking with it, but when I play a song
and can’t even tell which album it’s off of,
I think there’s a problem.

This album has everything you could
possibly ask for from a gener-rock CD:
radio-friendly, hard-hitting rock songs such
as “Behind Those Eyes” (my personal
favourite), “My World,” and “Right Where
I Belong,” as well as slower, more dramat-
ic tracks like “Be Somebody” and
“Landing in London,” which features old-
time rocker Bob Seger (whose hit “Old
Time Rock and Roll” put Tom Cruise in
his underwear back in the ’80s).

The lyrics, vocals, structure, and riffs of
Seventeen Days offer nothing new to listen-
ers who own either of the band’s previous
CDs. However, with its catchy, listenable,
good-to-bang-your-head-to-in-the-car
nature, if you happen to have.an extra $20
and/or are a 3 Doors Down (or genet-
rock) fan, you should pick it up. But, if you
don’t own any 3 Doors Down albums at
all, The Better Life (the one with
“IXryptonite”) would probably be your
best bet. This album is ideal if you’re a fan
of this type of music, but if not, there’s
plenty of other good stuff coming out this
year to keep you busy.

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