Gary Cherone

Who needs fireworks when you have all these rockstar birthday candles to light up the night?

Former singer says music was closer to the band’s classic sound.

They'd taken a critical and commercial drubbing with 1998's 'III,' the band's first undeniable large-scale stumble.

One album and a tour, then it was over.

Their recording career hit first major road bump with debut of the band's third singer.

Everything seemed lively onstage but behind the scenes, it was an entirely different story.