#CALL ME SHINEDOWN PLUS#

This is what Rock Music got right once upon a time. That is what you hear on the album and in the strained voice of Brent Smith. Two band members would leave before “The Sound Of Madness” was even started. While all of this “success” is happening, the main creative force behind Shinedown is getting burned. The follow up “Us and Them” had all the writing, recording and everything else done in six months and it achieved gold status. The first album, “Leave a Whisper” took a lifetime and it achieved platinum status. You know the saying, that an artist gets their whole life to do their first record and then they are given about three months to do their second one.

Brent Smith wanted “The Sound Of Madness” to be the record that would define him. You are charged up, electrified.Ĭoming into this album, Shinedown took 18 months to get it right. If you have been addicted to something in your life, you would understand the bolt of lightning reference. The song is perfect with as a piano/orchestra style song, as the vocal melody is so strong, it doesn’t need anything else. The song could be clichéd or it could sound forced or it could lack personality. Having the additional song writer can be a double edged sword. He was the vocalist in a band called BlackJack that goes back to 1978. He also played guitar and composed songs with the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Eye Empire has the vocalist and Creed has the original guitarist as its backing guitarist). He is a frequent colloborator with Shinedown and has also co-written songs for Puddle of Mudd and Submersed (a very underrated band that is sadly no more. It is written by Brent Smith and Tony Battaglia. The vocal style and the phrasing was the trigger. When I first heard “Call Me”, I immediately thought of Tracy Chapman. However based on the numbers above, it is a fan favourite.

#CALL ME SHINEDOWN PLUS#

I can understand the reasons why the band is not playing the song, as it is deemed a ballad and probably not suited for the high energy show that Shinedown puts on, plus they already play a ballad in “Second Chance”. There might be a possibility of adding a few songs.” “Call Me” also gets asked for quite a bit. We’ve actually been asked if we’re going to do that. In a recent interview with the website “artistdirect”, Brent Smith, the vocalist from Shinedown was asked the question if they had played “Through The Ghost” live yet. It is the most played/streamed song from Shinedown. “Call Me” has racked up 12.83 million streams on Spotify and 11.2 million plays on YouTube. This song is a hit, however it was never released as an “official” single. Mikeladano on The Record Vault: Dream Theate…ĭestroyerofharmony on The Week In Destroyer Of Harmo… Lana Teramae on The Week In Destroyer Of Harmo…īigbadburch on The Record Vault: Dream Theate…

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Call me shinedown