Three Days Grace - "Never Too Late"

[The Music Man]

These guys aren't particularly well-liked around here, but I happen to really enjoy their music. Their third single from "One-X" is off to a good start, already Top 10 at Active Rock nearly in the Top 20 at Alternative with a +149 bullet, good for third greatest gainer at the format. It's a slightly different sound for them; I think releasing a single with this vibe is a smart move given many of their other singles have been harder stuff, so the audience gets to see a different side of them. There's already an adds date for Pop and since "Pain" just missed the Top 50 and this is vastly more CHR-friendly, I think this could chart there.

Anyway, it's shaping up to be fairly big and is probably my third favorite single of theirs, behind "I Hate Everything About You" and "Pain."

[Punchanello]

I like it. Finally a rock ballad with balls!

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

I just heard this for the first time on MTV2. Ugh. This is awful! I don't know one person around here (here being the town I live in) that likes this type of rock music.

[Punchanello]

I'm surprised MTV2 is playing them again. I never saw the "Animal That I've Become" video on there or any video from the other bands that sound like them. Breaking Benjamin for example.

[The Music Man]

This has become my favorite Three Days Grace single. I'm happy with its success at the rock formats (#1 at Active Rock, Top 3 Alternative), but I'm a bit frustrated that CHR isn't giving it a chance. It's in the same vein as stuff like "Better Than Me," which, like it or not, does well in certain markets, but this is actually far superior to that trash.

On a different note, any news on a fourth single? I would think they'd release one...