The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of Three Days Grace

[@MyWorld-eb9oz]

I've literally never heard anyone say anything negative about Three Days Grace

[@parisite99]

I’ve never heard anyone say anything about them. I didn’t even know they were still a band.

[@joshuadurham9699]

Met them years ago when Adam was still there. They acted like they wanted nothing to with their fans so since then I've stop supporting their music. This was when they toured with Seether and Breaking Benjamin. The entire meet and greet was let down with their attitutde from a subpar band

[@bravogames4135]

I saw TDG live for the first time and they were awesome and I’m more of an Adam era fan but Matt is an amazing vocalist as well

[@LApunk88]

To be fair, I don't hear people talk about TDG at all

[@acceptable1609]

@@LApunk88it’s because they’ve been making the same music for 20 years. As much as I like TDG it’s the honest truth they haven’t evolved their sound and all of it sounds exactly the same.

[@yomomma1316]

Nice vid, but saying Life Starts Now is forgettable is an astronomically wild take. Break? The Good Life? World So Cold? Lost In You? Bitter Taste? Absolutely wild

[@CZYProdigy]

Fr. Last to know is the most vulnerable we ever saw Adam

[@yomomma1316]

@@CZYProdigy I can't believe I forgot that one 😂 crazy good song as well

[@aaarsonist]

Fr!!! The first time I listened to Life starts now and World so cold I couldn't stop crying, they're very powerful songs lyrically; Last to know is so sad and hopeful; Lost in you may be more "peaceful" or whatever, but it's so beautiful. The whole album is amazing

[@Blight_6]

Let's not forget BULLYYYY

[@Mr.WhatzitTooya]

Transit of Venus was more forgettable if you ask me

[@gntrihg]

Full respect to Matt he genuinely seems like a nice guy

[@coltgosney944]

I think people forget that Three Days Grace was always radio friendly. That’s not a bad thing though. I honestly think the only people that hated them were people who hated post grunge.

[@Destructionater]

They were radio friendly, but they didn't hold back on what topics they wrote about. Which can be a make or break(hah) for some people.

[@coltgosney944]

@@Destructionater I definitely agree with that. I feel like they were on the darker end of the radio rock spectrum.

[@n1troni]

I Was very surprised they have like 6billion streams on spotify and only 10mill records sold. There are bands wituh 40-50mill record sold that only have 2-3b streams. But i guess being rock friendly helps with the streams, and people dont really buy records anymore

[@BillyDHughesDrums]

Because adam is gone

[@Anewlevel0091]

Thank God for Saint Asonia. They really scratch that itch. The introvert extrovert eps were fantastic!!

[@AarynMartin96]

@@Anewlevel0091agree, I’ve seen them three times in the last several months and they’re great.

[@devinchambers7524]

My mother has gone to see saint asonia several times now. Mainly because Adam still actually plays some three days grace song live.

[@patrickgrondines-t2b]

@@AarynMartin96 i saw saint asonia once in Toronto when they opened for disturbed

[@xkc740]

I don't care what anyone says I will never accept anything post-Adam as three days grace. It's okay if people like that stuff, but it's not three days grace. It's something else.

[@frankiejunior8540]

Personally, I didn’t mind tranzit to Venus. And I loved life starts now. They just weren’t on one-x’s level

[@ZuukaClips]

ATTENTION: For anyone who doesn't know, Adam Gontier made a new band called Saint Asonia shortly after leaving 3DG.

[@MyWorld-eb9oz]

Damn, Life Starts Now is my favorite. I found it most relatable.

[@ThatGhostNir]

Literally no one can hate on three days grace Those who can are delusional

[@seanriley2534]

Speak for yourself. They've been trash since Adam left.

[@ThatGhostNir]

@@seanriley2534 so called life and painkiller are bangers, the mountain and right left wrong too, you're just a gatekeeper.

[@seanriley2534]

@ThatGhostNir Gatekeeping would imply that I care about Three Days Grace, which I don't. I'll reiterate, I didn't find anything after One X worth paying attention to because Adam had left and the new guy sucks. Also, the irony of the dude gatekeeping the band in comments and literally commenting at anyone who disagrees with his fan boy meatriding trying to call anyone a "gatekeeper." What a whole ass fucking goofball.

[@seanriley2534]

@@ThatGhostNir yeah, you ride that meat bro, go you. All those records you named still suck lol

[@KornKobb]

@@seanriley2534 keep telling yourself that.

[@aztecmayatainowarrior]

Adam. Is back now we can say three days is back ! Hell yeah

[@jakobwhitney6041]

Really enjoyed the video! Yeah, I stopped listening to TDG stuff after Adam left. I only listen to their first four records, and I have seen Saint Asonia 3 times now. Even did a meet and greet with Adam and the band. Adam is a legendary vocalist, and when you see him live, it is a very emotional experience. I just don’t have the same feeling towards Matt, and no hate, just wish Adam would tour with TDG and sing the old songs and let Matt sing the newer ones. That would be legendary.

[@BreakdownMediaYT]

First off, thank you I really appreciate it, but also your take is spot on and super respectful criticism 👌🏻

[@123theprodigy5]

@@BreakdownMediaYT i’m always going to prefer Adams work over Matt, but I do appreciate Matt though, he actually grew on me

[@CageBlack1443]

_Life Starts Now_ is one of my favorite TDG albums, and Transit of Venus was pretty good. I also love Matt's stuff

[@adriansaeternes6167]

adam is now back in tdg matt is also staying and i love both of them i. literally have every single song from all their albums in one list so having adam and matt in the same band is like heaven to me

[@bluefire486]

I love KZbin- I’ve been binging Three Days Grace for years intermittently but today I just thought “I wonder if there’s a video essay about them” and here we are. Thank you for making the video my brain was craving

[@sunscrave]

Life Starts Now is gold. The production is also insane. Might be my favorite.

[@Random-nw9gi]

I adore Life Starts Now, it's literally my favorite album by them, got me through some really rough times.

[@Tater2018]

Three days grace got me into rock and later metal music. I remember when Adam left, I already had tickets to see them. Their new vocalist wasn't bad in person, but I just felt out of favor with them once Adam left.

[@ThatGhostNir]

Can't imagine songs like so called life and the mountain with adam's vocals though... I actually really like the band with matt, even though one x is my all time favorite album.

[@codydillonmusic]

I genuinely can say I’ve never heard anyone talk bad about Three Days. Obviously, heard people say they wish Adam was still there but it wasn’t hate. Truthfully, might be one of the only bands from that era and style of rock that I’ve not heard anyone down play.

[@jowardgamer2708]

Sorry that Adam is gone Matt is a great singer and has made some great songs like I am Machine Painkiller I am the Weapon Infra Red The Mountain Landmine Strange Days So Called Life Lifetime Fallen Angel You don’t get me high anymore Redemption A scar is born and I am an Outsider

[@Dimitar_Tsanev]

Bro what?!... Life Starts Now is such a great album and is definitely an evolution in both songwriting and production compared to their previous stuff... Songs like Bully, Goin' Down, Bitter Taste and Last to Know are absolutely not in any way worse than any of their previous hits...

[@petarlazic2481]

Fans aren't used to these songs, I still love them tho

[@GSXR-1000]

It was alright. Definitely not as good as their first 2 albums

[@eddieflores635]

Dude that’s crazy Life Starts Now is one of their best records!

[@MorbidSenseOfHumor]

Exactly. Idk what this guy is talking about. All the albums without Adam are forgettable

[@Coreisus]

Life Starts Now is a good album. I guess it takes accepting that 3DG was never that heavy? Like going from metalcore and deathcore to Life Starts Now and you can hardly tell the difference between it and OneX. There are like 3 soft ballads on that album. But the songs that aren't ballads feel like og 3DG

[@someone7068]

Was gonna say,it grew on me but even when I didn't initially like it there were some top tier tracks on it,along with that it's the band at their most technical and experimental in terms of creativity and not every track is good but most really have a good sense of identity

[@AA-wu2fk]

@coreises Why does it matter if 3dg is heavy or not? Their great regardless

[@Coreisus]

@@AA-wu2fk i just mentioned that cuz it puts it in perspective. This video talks about how that album sucks and most ppl think its too soft. But if your reference point for soft/heavy is on the heavier side, then you're not really gonna notice those subtle differences that this youtuber and most 3DG fans noticed that make Life Starts Now feel softer than their previous work. By comparison to the heavier stuff all 3DG sounds soft, even the heavy 3DG. So unlike this videos narrator, I always liked Life Starts Now cuz it was just *more* Three Days Grace. I didn't think oh this is softer than their last album cuz I felt like they'd be soft by comparison before I even turned it on.

[@n1troni]

Yea well explained. If ur searching for heavy TDG is not it. Its like being mad at megadeth cuz they have only a few rock ballads, i mean duh they are a thrash metal band.

[@123theprodigy5]

They’re actually on speaking terms again, they had a reunion show last year. it was one of the best ever, also Adam did a interview with rock feed explaining what happened as well.

[@Springi111]

Expectations is clearly one of their most underrated songs.

[@playeravigaming]

Even thou Adam left the band, the band and him both acted like mature adult and just do what they thought was best. Usually band split ups end up really bad with hatred woth each other but these guys didn't.

[@DeanBaetz]

now adam is back!

[@o0naori]

Here watching after TDG announced that Adam is back! Unbelievable! ❤🎉 And a good Chance to Matt to find its own strenghts instead of replacing Adam. Matt is fine. But Adam is Adam. Same like Chester and Emily. From one one you get a deep view into personal experiences and emotions, the other person is just singing it well like in a better karaoke bar. The emotional connection to the lyrics and fans is missing.

[@AliensComeback]

I literally love EVERY song from Three Days Grace, no matter how they change.

[@brodylow]

You forgot to mention TDG actually had some more hits that made it to radio (at least in Canada) in 2018, with songs like “the mountain” I actually really like both eras of the band! But I have one x on CD from when I was younger and it’s always gunna be one of my favourite albums of all time

[@xxtool420xx]

In 2004, I met Adam by chance in a food court across the street from where 3DG was playing that night. Funny story, I asked him if any of the tracks were covers (on the self titled album). He almost seemed annoyed by the question... fast forward and the band is putting out covers without him, lol

[@Aortic-arch]

Yo Adam is back. Reunion baby

[@uselesschris6951]

Man I disagree that life starts now was a weak album, I mean transit of venus, sure but World So Cold is a pretty good song, Lost in You which was their attempt at mainstream radio wasn't too shabby either, Last to Know was a great piano ballad in my opinion, one of their most creative songs actually

[@AnthonyHeadway]

I don't hate them even with Matt they are still my favorite band I don't hate on my favorite band

[@RyanGP1203_MemeLord]

i don't hate matt its just him singing older songs just doesn't feel right

[@terrancepemberton4648]

I don't hate the "new" Three Days Grace" but it just simply can't compare to the old band. Adam is kinda what defined that band to me. I'll admit the earlier albums with Adam were better than the later albums with album and it was just different but I still really like each album. I think it would've been better if they had chosen a new band name with Matt on vocals. They might not garner as much attention with a new band name but I don't think the hate would be thrown their way as much.

[@CalamariPlaysStarfield]

Wait Three Days Grace is hated?

[@peachpot]

Wow. I listened to TDG a lot when I was a teenager (late 20s now) and this video really opened my eyes on the changes. I remember when I first heard Saint Asonia I was like "why did Adam leave TDG if he's going to continue to make music?" This explains it.

[@Theduck8grapes]

The One X album is still the only band album from any band where I love every song . I wish they could continue to throw out hits like it was 2006 but those days are long gone .

[@patrickgrondines-t2b]

i think all of three days grace's albums are amazing

[@hughbrame4193]

While Adam was there I don't think anyone hates them. But now, definitely 2 days grace!

[@JustennWolfe]

Bro who hates TDG (og not with Matt) and life starts now is amazing.

[@flintrock84]

Matt does a fantastic job. I saw them live and realized they were still great, and you can get your Adam fix with Saint Asonia, which is an amazing band.

[@shadowsnake5133]

And now you can't listen to some of the songs in the US, like wake up.

[@Jameselife1029]

I cannot agree with you on a few things, I'm a die hard Three Days Grace fan and my favorite album has always been life starts now Break, someone who cares, the good life, and all the others on it are so good! and I've never imagined them as emotionless. I even had a lot of love for Transit of venus although, I get it is your opinion and I respect that, I just can't agree on what you said on those 2 albums

[@BreakdownMediaYT]

Love this take 👊🏻

[@TWX_90]

I’ve never understood the need to compare them I enjoy listening to both iterations of Three Days Grace, Saint Asonia & My Darkest Days

[@AlixLikesBeyblades]

the hate on life starts now is unfair, it might be not their best work but its still a really good album, transit of venus is one of my absolute favorites from adam, misery loves my company, give in to me and broken glass are absolute bangers

[@SunDiegoRockStar]

Most hated? I thought that was Nickleback, Limp Bizkit, and Dave Mathews band catching all the hate. I like albums with both vocalists, same with Van Halen, Alice In Chains, Killswitch Engage, Saliva, AC/DC, and Escape the Fate.

[@paulrodgers7228]

I could never hate Adam Gontier era TDG. I’m indifferent to this new era TDG.

[@davidantone4593]

TDG first album was one of the first rock albums I ever owned when I got into the music when I was 11 years old in 03’. I quickly got into heavier music but I still remember draining that album to death when it first released. I had an ex gf who’s older brother worked at a venue they played at early in their career and apparently Adam was a real doosh. Also it doesn’t help that more than half of all modern rock radio stations all seem to be in an endless time warp and their playlists hardly ever changes much

[@homuraakemi4559]

From all the radio butt rock/post grunge that I grew up around, 3 Days Grace was one of those bands that turned out to be pretty solid

[@typhlosion7872]

One X is still absolute peak music and my 2nd favorite album of all time, only behind The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance.

[@someone7068]

So i used to think life starts now sucked but overtime it did grow on me,its there most technically proficient album and adam still sings well and it grew on me knowing that and you are massivley underselling it by saying all songs are radio friendly when the material on their first 2 albums also had such content along with that there are some deeply personal material that is really good on it such as bitter taste,world so cold,also good life,break grew on me but was definitley artificial when i first heard it regardless some b sides are extremely bland even if experimental like someone who cares,bully and without you but i will say that i think every other track stands out enough to make it a solid record just the issue is trying to follow up one x is pretty tough

[@dakkano]

This is literally the first time I hear someone say "THD" and "Hate" in one sentence lol, clicked the video cuz of confusion. Nice clickbait I guess

[@Godzillaboy93]

3:32 I! I COULD BE A PAINKILLER! KILLER! KILLER! KILLER!

[@WinspearUltima]

Three days grace was peak when Adam was in the band I still listen to their older tracks more than the newer ones.

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

You know I listened this band way too much because i recognised the song from the intro when it was still muffled.

[@doomerseth93]

My parents were both in the music video for Just Like You, so. I can’t really hate them

[@PiribauerJason]

I don't know about hated but they aren't the same without Adam. Nothing against their current vocalist, but the raw power of Adams vocals really pushed the overall sound of 3DG.

[@streetlight4244]

Some love for Matt please, I like his life presence, he is a entertainer, he puts a lot of emotions too, just look at his face and body while singing

[@trevorwhatever2050]

Not exactly sure how the label wanted them to get any more radio friendly than they already were lol while their first 2 albums were certainly good, they were already basically tailor made for mainstream radio play.

[@kokukun6907]

to me im a long time fan of tdg i am and i admit this but to me i think matt dosent do that bad he is not a bad singer he dosent mind doing adams songs people dont like him for thinking he took adams place when i can say he never taking adams spot he wont but matt is in a way saying its ok adam will never leave our heartshe will always be with us and no matter what matt will also carry these words with him voice cause he is doing something that say that he is spreading adams words though his songs he done hes really not that bad im seirous again i am a three days grace fan im a big fan of them and always will be am i sad adam left yes but matt doing good as well saying its ok for change i know it hurts but its ok adam will neve rleave us he always in our hearts

[@THECH33SYGUY]

really cant hate matt for stepping in tho.. he's been helping the band since their debut, its at least nice to see the band in a family bond ya know? . Matt and the band are really good with the music they created with Matt. but agreed the old songs don't hit the same without Adams voice and emotion. people still bring up One-X and how they aren't the same after and that's all because Adams rehab and the journey of a restart after it. its nice the band didn't recycle noises.

[@maxpalmer3212]

Saint Asonia is what three days grace should have been after 2006

[@KingdomHeart556]

I didn’t know they were hated this is the first time I’ve heard it

[@BasedRedpilledMasterJ]

I’ve been a long time fan of Three Days Grace, with that being said it’s just not the same without Adam as the lead vocalist, I’m not bashing the band currently by any means but it’s truly just not the same without him in my opinion.

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

Yeah this gives a lot of good context for why they sorta fell off before Adam left and explains why it happened. I’ll always cherish the one time I was able to see them live before Adam left. They were so good that they almost outshined A7X that night. Good times.

[@unknownyoutuber2407]

They aren't. Its just that since Adam left a lot of older fans and critics just aren't into their newer stuff.

[@vsevolodmelnykov6730]

I don't hate on the current TDG, but I will just never feel the same love and warmth to it as I did for the OG band. The band is basically its own thing that started riding off of TDG's fame, that's how I feel. Matt singing Adam's songs is fanservice, but I personally can never enjoy him performing them as I did Adam and that further takes away from the experience

[@donaldthescotishtwin]

They’re really not

[@TDGPolska]

Amazing video really, I loved yours word you said at the ending "throw some love at Saint Asonia instead of hating on Matt" Personally I'm a big Adam fan but I still enjoy TDG music, what you said about Transit of Venus is true, it was basically Adam's personal f#ck you note on their record label and the band at the time. Unfortunately this trend of making record labels happy continues with Matt, but I must say Human was actually an good album in my opinion but yeah.. then came Outsider and this album was like an transition period for the band between actually making good music and just making radio friendly songs, and Explosions was just the confirmation on what path they decided to take, don't get me wrong Explosions was far better than Outsider but both of these albums are soulless, and I don't even see any blink of hope for things to change because both Outsider and Explosions were produced by the same team producers even the same studio except for the fact that all of band members had to record their parts at their own houses because covid, and Neil [drummer of TDG] created his own record label with these producers so I guess their music will just stay the same. PS. Only thing you got wrong in your video is the fact you said Adam hated Life Starts Now, that's not true Adam hated Transit Of Venus, the reason their debut album and One-X were so good was the raw, unfiltered emotions Adam put into his lyrics on these albums, debut album was about their lives, growing up in a small town, 1X was mostly written by Adam when he was on his rehab, co he wrote about all the things that haunted him during that time, but LSN didn't had any drama behind it. Long time ago I saw a comment on the internet that LSN is just a clean version of 1X and I couldn't agree more with that statement, but still it wasn't that bad.

[@VampireA1056]

They're hated?

[@SGTLK-GinaPlays]

TBH. I think all of the Albums with Adam are pretty great. Even Life Starts Now and Transit of Venus. I am glad that they have moved on to be better.

[@mikeywalmsley6341]

Because all the song from the time Adam was there the songs were made for his voice

[@mikerogers1984]

This video didn't age well....hahahaha

[@cameronstlouis3889]

Sick shirt bro

[@steyels]

I actually really like some of the tracks off transit of Venus…

[@mondobizzzarro]

The only people I've seen hate 3DG are the music critic hipsters. Sites like RYM. But thats to be espected from those people. Just like movie critics. They think they're above anything that they percieve as simple and not overly complex. Nothing new. Ignore.

[@StephenAlexander5150]

Three Days Grace became one of those bands like Dragonforce and Escape The Fate where every time they drop new music, I’ll poke my head in the room and go, “…nah, they still haven’t figured it out. I’ll catch you guys on the next album I guess” and go back to listening to the golden era

[@connorwork5510]

As much as I love Adam… you have to respect Matt for like you said putting his ego aside. Matt is not bad by any means and I some of the new stuff.

[@shawncaurney]

фанаты всегда будут требовать реюньон. в нашей стране есть группа Ария,где оригинальный вокалист Валерий Кипелов ушел в 2002м году,но поклонники все ещё надеются на его возвращение, несмотря на успешную сольную карьеру.

[@berlin040909]

They were an opener at a show i went to last year and the dude was asking for a pit😂😂😂😂

[@christopherh5801]

Always loved both bands, 3dg is definitely watered down but in no means bad.

[@korianthos]

Adam sucks. Left after signing up for a tour just to start his solo band and lie to the other guys about it.

[@acceptable1609]

Also Saint Asonia isn’t as good as original TDG like everyone pretends they are.

[@korianthos]

@@acceptable1609 I wouldn't know. Ive avoided listening to them because of how he left 3dg lmao

[@acceptable1609]

@@korianthos You're doing yourself a favor, I've tried listening to them on numerous occasions and it's just generic and boring.

[@acceptable1609]

I don’t see a lot of people hate on Three Days Grace to be honest. They hate on the Matt era but those first 3 albums don’t get a lot of hate from a bunch of people. I can honestly see why they do though. Matt’s songs are all really edgy for the sake of being edgy. They have really generic and corny lyrics especially being written by dudes in their 40s. I’m not saying they were lyrically groundbreaking with Adam but they weren’t as painfully generic. I like some of Matt’s songs from Human but Outsider and Explosions are terrible.

[@typhlosion7872]

They dipped a bit when Matt took the reigns, but Human was decent and Outsider was actually really good. Explosions, however, was one of the worst albums I've ever heard, which really sucked for me because Three Days Grace is my 2nd favorite band and Outsider was a huge step up from Human, and hoping for another step up just to receive a plummet was like a knife to the chest. Glad to see Mayday is a great track after Adam's return

[@midnightstrike3625]

I vehemently disagree with your opinion on Life Starts Now. That is my favorite TDG album. It's got a thinner bass sound and is less heavy but it has the most song variety out of every album. You've got faster tracks like Break, deep songs such as Last To Know and Someone Who Cares, and positive songs like Lost In You and The Good Life. Transit of Venus was just commercial crap, and "solely made for the money" as Adam would later admit. As for Matt Walst I liked him quite a bit in My Darkest Days but in Three Days Grace his voice is WAAAY too light. He's also not a very good songwriter compared to Adam. "I couldn't stop at the red light, the red light stop at the red light, you're just like a car crash and I can't look away" .....I mean WHAT? Even I have to admit there's a few good songs per album though (Painkiller, Infrared, Right Left Wrong, So Called Life), just not enough to justify him as a singer for what used to be one of my favorite high school bands.

[@kevinc8369]

I took the third option, the same as with Linkin park. Only the first 2 albums are cannon. Nothing else exists.

[@03cobramustang]

Life Starts Now is such a good Album though

[@v10l3t40]

I didn't know people did honestly

[@Nathan-ox5pi]

Three Days Grace is hated? Since when? An all honesty peoples only reason for not liking it now is "Adam left". I love Adam Gontier, i do like his songs more than Matts but Matt is good as well hes kept Three Days Grace afloat this long. They both do a damn good job with TDG. Matt was good with TDG an My Darkest Days. Adam is good with TDG an Saint Asonia now.

[@MorbidSenseOfHumor]

Bro said life starts now is forgettable 🤦🏻‍♂️ Absolutely disagree with that statement. It’s one of the best my guy

[@Turk_2023]

I didn't like them really when they came out, grown to like them after listening to Adam's acoustic shows

[@choppystone2558]

Sure We all know TDG because of Adam, but I really like Matt. I like just as much songs from Matt as Adam. There is like not one song from Matt I dislike.

[@Toasty_Lime]

I have to disagree with your comments about Life Starts Now, that album was really good. Not at OneX level, but it was good.

[@azraelvrykolakas157]

'I am machine' is killer... but that cover of 'somebody that i used to know' can go to the lowest circle of hell. Most of the new guys vocals are a bit lack luster. The instruments still sound good and the distortion still sounds good. Quite frankly adam is on the same level as manard and reznor. new guy isn't particularly bad i mean c teir is still above average.

[@WoRmTrinity]

They always reminded me of a n/a beer version of Mudvayne

[@ALGDabs]

I didn't know they were

[@MadMax-el2el]

No controversy, Adam clearly was 3dg... so we have 2 great 3dg albums and Adam's other projects. No need to see the radio sellouts and the replacement. Let the Posers be Posers.

[@alexoday5224]

Can't say they suck, cause they clearly have a healthy following, but I could never get into them. They haven't released a single thing I've ever enjoyed. There's something disingenuous about their sound - like they produce a product similar to music that has heart.

[@awesomeagalya]

You pronounced Adams surname wrong lol It’s said as “gon-sh-ay”