III - Over the Under
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70
Who knew, given their sophomore slump and Anselmo's distracting baggage, that another Down album would feel so surprisingly welcome?
15y
70
It’s a snapshot of a band doing what they do best, and doing it honestly and sincerely, egged on by unfortunate catastrophe. This one will be getting full iPod spins for months to come.
7y
65
For the most part ... "III" is a frequently unsatisfying effort from a band whose legend has outdistanced its music.
4y
This album was and is criminally underrated by critics. This band coming back 12 years after the last albums critics did like, apparently, not having fallen apart from drug use or personality conflicts, and rocking this damn hard is honestly incredible. If you just want bangers, I feel like this album already has you covered with hardly any filler material, but there are a few tracks that lyrically and musically go a step further and really reach another level, such as Dimebag tribute "3 ... read more
I thought this was better overall than the debut. There's no Stone the Crow but as a whole it's groovier and the riffs just feel more satisfying. Like the other 2 albums, it's kind of overlong. The 2 (?) slow ballad-y tracks could have been cut and not much would be lost in my opinion. It feels like trying to do the Pantera Planet Caravan thing but without a track as good as Planet Caravan.
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Track List
| 1 | 3 Suns and 1 Star 5:42 | 86 |
| 2 | The Path 4:12 | 84 |
| 3 | N.O.D. 4:03 | 86 |
| 4 | I Scream 3:51 | 82 |
| 5 | On March the Saints 4:13 | 82 |
| 6 | Never Try 4:58 | 83 |
| 7 | Mourn 4:47 | 79 |
| 8 | Beneath the Tides 5:34 | 78 |
| 9 | His Majesty the Desert 2:28 | 76 |
| 10 | Pillamyd 5:18 | 80 |
| 11 | In the Thrall of It All 6:23 | 83 |
| 12 | Nothing in Return (Walk Away) 8:55 | 84 |
Total Length: 1 hour
