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10/01/99
Third Door's 'Little Crazy' wins nationwide competition
An alternative rock band, Third Door, is giving Guy Hunt
a run for his money as the most famous name to come out of Holly
Pond. In some circles, being the former governor of Alabama
is nothing compared to having a hit single. Three Cullman County
musicians are hoping to do just that with "Little Crazy,"
an original tune that recently won a nationwide contest in Teen
People magazine. "We all nearly cried when we heard; it
was wild," said Jarrod Oliver, 26, who manages the twenty
something trio. "We were all just like a bunch of little
babies." According to Denise Keegan, Teen People's director
of public affairs, Third Door received more than 4,000 of the
15,000 votes that came in during August for the magazine's "Five
Live" competition. The contest asked readers to vote for
their favorite among five songs written by groups throughout
the United States. Snippets of each track were played and votes
logged on a toll free-telephone line; those interested could
also make a selection via Teen People's Internet site.
As the winner, Third Door will re-record "Little Crazy"
in a studio chosen by Teen People, for inclusion on a Warner
Bros. compilation CD scheduled to be released in early 2000.
Keegan said a studio date and location haven't been arranged
yet, but added that Teen People was trying to find a site close
to the band's hometown. Other tracks on the CD's play list haven't
been arranged yet, but added that Teen People was trying to
find a site close to the band's hometown. Other tracks on the
CD's play list haven't been determined, but a spokeswoman for
Teen People previously said the intention was to secure cuts
by nationally known artists such as 98 Degrees, the Backstreet
Boys and 'N Sync.
"They told us just to sit tight and enjoy," said Oliver,
the brother of Third Door's drummer, Justin Oliver, 21. Other
band members are singer/bassist Jason McBrayer, 20, and guitarist/singer
Shane Scott, 22. Third Door will lose the rights to "Little
Crazy" after it appears on the Teen People album, but Scott,
who wrote the song, said he'll be happy to sacrifice royalties
if his group gets wider exposure - not to mention a shot at
a Warner Bros. recording contract. " 'Little Crazy' was
written in about two minutes," Scott said, laughing. "If
it gets us somewhere, who cares?" Third Door has plenty
of other material to promote, including "Soda Pop,"
"Being Here With You." "Tattoos and Hairdos,"
Loser Life" and "Garbage Under your Sink." The
latter tune, also composed by Scott, starts this way: "I'll
be the carpet under your shoes/I'll be the shadow following
you/I'll be the water when you need a drink/ I'll be the garbage
under your sink." All can be heard on Third Door's self-produced
debut album, Overcoming Disbelief, available at some area music
stores and through the band's web site at www.playroomrecords.com
As they wait for Teen People to help shoot them to stardom,
the guys in Third Door certainly haven't been idle; the band's
"Wheelbarrow Tour" has stopped at clubs in Jasper,
Cullman, Birmingham and Auburn.
Third Door also plans to perform Oct. 9 at Oak Mountain Amphitheater's
XTival, on a bill that includes Live, Marvelous 3, Jimmie's
Chicken Shack and Verbena. Not bad for a threesome who started
playing about a year ago behind the third door of a garage they
converted into a bare-bones rehearsal space. "Neighbors
would sit out in their yards and listen to us," Scott said.
"Friends would hear us about a mile down the road... Now
we see crowds out there singing 'Little Crazy,' and it's a really
good feeling."
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