Out of the Vein is the third studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on May 13, 2003, Out of the Vein is the band's first album with guitarist Tony Fredianelli, who replaced longtime guitarist Kevin Cadogan in 2000. It would also be Third Eye Blind's final album with Elektra Records as well as their final album with bassist Arion Salazar.
Writing and recording
Out of the Vein was recorded at the group's own Mourning Wood Studios in downtown San Francisco and at Skywalker Sound. and added that "The first two albums were like two parts of the same piece. We've had a hiatus. This is a new beginning." Jenkins reported having written over 40 songs for the album as of August 2001, just prior to starting the recording process for the album. Out of the Vein was originally scheduled to be released in early 2002, but was delayed several times before its release in May 2003. According to Jenkins, some of the reasons for the delay stemmed from a self-imposed pressure to live up to Third Eye Blind's previous successes, leading him to rewrite lyrics. The single "Blinded" was originally titled "When I See You". A scrapped collaboration with hard rock artist Andrew W.K. was still set to be on the album less than two months before the album's final release date. Jenkins and Salazar were motivated to work with him after having attended a live show of Andrew W.K.'s, and coming away from the experience equal parts baffled and impressed by his style of music. Jenkins had visited Durst while he was recording Chocolate Starfish in 2000, and the two had co-written a track together in between Limp Bizkit recording sessions. The album cover is by photographer Mick Rock, and according to Jenkins screams "rock joy".
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The album debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200 with 63,000 copies sold in its first week. By 2004, the album had sold 192,000 copies in the US.
While Out of the Vein has yet to be certified by the RIAA, the album had sold about 500,000 copies as of March 2007.
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Personnel
Personnel taken from Out of the Vein CD booklet.
Third Eye Blind
- Stephan Jenkins – vocals, guitar
- Arion Salazar – bass, guitar, vocals
- Tony Fredianelli – guitar, vocals
- Brad Hargreaves – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Hrundi V. Bakshi
- Sam Bass
- Vanessa Carlton
- Kimya Dawson
- DJ Flair
- Kim Shattuck
Artwork
- Mick Rock – cover photo, photography
- Third Eye Blind – art direction
Production
- Stephan Jenkins – producer
- Arion Salazar – co-producer
- Jason Carmer – co-producer and engineer (all except "Danger"); mixing (5, 6, 8, 10–13)
- Sean Beresford – engineer
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (1–4, 7, 9)
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Dann Michael Thompson – second engineer (Skywalker Sound)
- Judy Kirschner – second engineer (Skywalker Sound)
- Femio Hernandez — second engineer (Southbeach Studios)
- Sarah Register – assistant engineer (The Lodge)
Charts
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