Staind

[Neoteric]

Staind are an alternative metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts. The band are a four piece and consist of:

* Aaron Lewis - (Vocals & Guitar)
* Mike Mushok - (Guitar)
* Johnny April - (Bass Guitar)
* Jon Wysocki - (Drums)


Now my fellow MXers, you have probably heard of this band but I'd recommend listening to a full album and just not the singles as they have a few goodies amongst them. They were part of the nu-metal scene and had been compared to Limp Bizkit and Korn though they aren't very similar. Most of their songs contain an acoustic verse and usually a distorted chorus. Aaron Lewis is the mind behind the music with his lyrics overall depressing and negative and relative to a lot of today's youth. On Staind's later albums, he'd discuss topics such as his daughter. The band produced a self-released album called Tormented. The album is Staind's rawest, angriest and more heaviest. The album only printed 4000 copies but can be obtained through the band's official site. Staind broke out when Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst signed them to his Flip record label. They then released Dysfunction and their success was owed a lot to Fred Durst but the band said that they barely worked with Fred and wrote most of the album themselves. The band have sold two million copies of the album and was originally called average by critics.

During the Family Values tour, Staind had toured with Limp Bizkit and Aaron performed the hit Outside, a track which wasn't finished at the time. This set the band up for the popular Break The Cycle album. The album has since went 7x platinum (seven million copies to be exact) and spawned singles such as It's Been Awhile, Outside and Open Your Eyes. The album was critically acclaimed and pleased by fans. The group then released 14 Shades Of Grey. Sadly it was not so critically acclaimed and was slated. The album was more a drive into an alternative sound and sadly was poorly received. The group however did have massive success with single, So Far Away. The band then released Chapter V in 2005 and had success with single, Right Here.

Discography:
Tormented (1996)
Dysfunction (1999)
Break The Cycle (2001)
14 Shades Of Grey (2003)
Chapter V (2005)

Hopefully we can start some discussion on the band. I know a lot of users on this forum don't like them, feel free to express your opinion as long as it doesn't get to the point of flaming :)

[Prince of Darkness]

Alt Metal?

more like Alt gay.

ok, sorry. Alt rock, I would say.

[PrettyVacant]

Used to dig Break the Cycle back in HS. Mudshovel wasn't a bad song for what it was. Just wayyy too whiney and boring for me now. He's got a great voice IMO though.

[lionelhutz88]

I liked Dysfunction back in the day, but they gotten pretty lame lately.

[superpeer]

I can't stand the man's voice. But good work, I guess. <-<

[Neoteric]

He's got a great voice IMO though.Yeah, I really enjoy his voice as well, the way he can put emotion in it so well.

[lionelhutz88]

I do enjoy Lewis' cover of black by Pearl Jam, though.

[PrettyVacant]

Noone will ever sing Black like Vedder. I still get goosebumps everytime he sings the "I know someday you'll have a beutiful life..." part.

But yeah...it ain't bad.

[Shadows]

I liked this band for about a week. Dysfunction actually had something to it, but now...they're just like everything else. Craptastic modern American rock.

[Neoteric]

Hmm... every man to his own.

Open Your Eyes is a brilliant song.

[IheartSP]

They were always one of those bands where I'd rather someone punch me in the face than listen to one of their songs...

And Metal, no, not at all in any way shape or form.

[Neoteric]

They were always one of those bands where I'd rather someone punch me in the face than listen to one of their songs...

And Metal, no, not at all in any way shape or form.
Nu-metal

[Acey]

Break the Cycle is their best IMO other than that it is all the same

[AA-12]

Nu-metal
nu-metal is nothing but a marketing term. Don't bother arguing this either because i'm not going to bother.
I liked this band for about a week. Dysfunction actually had something to it, but now...they're just like everything else. Craptastic modern American rock.
Exactly.

[IheartSP]

nu-metal is nothing but a marketing term. Don't bother arguing this either because i'm not going to bother.

Exactly.
Yeah I agree. Nu-Metal isn't actually Metal, ignorant people named the genre.

[anotherlamenobody]

Aaron Lewis=overgrown baboon with depression issues.
In the right light, he really does look somewhat like a gorilla, a whiny, pity-seeking gorilla.

[Luc214]

I liked 14 shades of gray and Chapter V.


Yeah even though they do have a "mainstream" sound they have geunine emotion in their lyrics and playing.

[Neoteric]

Yeah I agree. Nu-Metal isn't actually Metal, ignorant people named the genre.
Yeah, not tr00 \m/

[PrettyVacant]

Neoteric - How would you define Numetal? Not trying to change the topic or anything...but I'm inclined to agree with Wonton.

[Shadows]

Wonton :lol:

[AA-12]

Wonton \m/

[Prince Charming]

Wonton \m/
Wotan \m/ ^_^

ehh. Staind is just more numetal crapcore for me. :p

[AA-12]

No no no, the name's Wonton now >:-[

:p

[Prince Charming]

No no no, the name's Wonton now >:-[

:p
As in, a wonton disreguard for mexicans

[Neoteric]

Neoteric - How would you define Numetal? Not trying to change the topic or anything...but I'm inclined to agree with Wonton.
A trend in the 90s that feature low detuned riffs and angsty lyrics. Usually simplistic.

[Prince Charming]

A trend in the 90s that feature low detuned riffs and angsty lyrics. Usually simplistic.
Yeah. Pretty much.

Korn, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Mudvayne, Slipknot etc etc. = nu metal

[Neoteric]

Yeah. Pretty much.

Korn, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Mudvayne, Slipknot etc etc. = nu metal
I actually have a spot for a lot of nu-metal, just not those bands (minus Staind of course)

[Prince Charming]

Mudvayne has a few listenable songs. I'll give them that. Plus I like the singer's vox. I think he's pretty good, tbh.

[Neoteric]

Mudvayne has a few listenable songs. I'll give them that. Plus I like the singer's vox. I think he's pretty good, tbh.
Call me lame, but I enjoy bands such as Linkin Park, Deftones, Papa Roach and stuff. Not the best bands to be into but whatever :)

[Prince Charming]

Call me lame, but I enjoy bands such as Linkin Park, Deftones, Papa Roach and stuff. Not the best bands to be into but whatever :)
LP & PR are horrid. IMO, Deftones are withstable.

btw. I used to live in Sacramento, where the Deftones are from and PR is from Vacaville, (45 min away from sac) (vacaville is a wasteland)

[Neoteric]

LP & PR are horrid. IMO, Deftones are withstable.

btw. I used to live in Sacramento, where the Deftones are from and PR is from Vacaville, (45 min away from sac) (vacaville is a wasteland)
And did they get a lot of attention around your area? I live about 15 minutes away from where Franz Ferdinand and Mogwai came from and the media laps them up.

[Prince Charming]

And did they get a lot of attention around your area? I live about 15 minutes away from where Franz Ferdinand and Mogwai came from and the media laps them up.
Not really. I don't even remember them playing in the two years I lived there.

[Neoteric]

I'm reviewing Break The Cycle for Sputnik right now :)

[Insipid2000]

Staind are depressing to me.

[rata]

A trend in the 90s that feature low detuned riffs and angsty lyrics. Usually simplistic.



sort of like Helmet? nu metal is too broad to class... i dont even agree calling it a genre...

and staind is ok, nothing special though. the kind of band i can listen to when im not on the mood to look for a cd to listen to.. :)

[lak89]

they're alright, i've enjoyed dysfunction and break the cycle the most. 14 shades of grey was alright, got too repetitive in the latter half though

[RosettaStoned]

Whether or not they fall into a certain category, I still love them.

And the singer has an amazing live voice. :cool:

[Prince Charming]

Whether or not they fall into a certain category, I still love them.

And the singer has an amazing live voice. :cool:

A tool fanboy hailing Nu metal? This can't be.......

[Invicta_Veritas]

Haha, I made a slightly more complete Staind thread a while back, and it made it about this far......before getting shot down of course.....

Anyway, I own all 5 albums and love the hell out of them.



















And they sure as **** aren't Nu Metal. They're mainstream rock. Alt. Rock at most.

[RosettaStoned]

A tool fangirl hailing Nu metal? This can't be.......

Correction.

I like a wide variety of music interests unlike many.

[Prince Charming]

Haha, I made a slightly more complete Staind thread a while back, and it made it about this far......before getting shot down of course.....

Anyway, I own all 5 albums and love the hell out of them.



And they sure as **** aren't Nu Metal. They're mainstream rock. Alt. Rock at most.
Yes, they are nu metal. You're not one to speak on such matters sir.

Yes Mr. Behemoth. I should've known all this time.

These Staind threads get shut down because one one here cares about them. Well..... maybe a few folks.

Correction.

I like a wide variety of music interests unlike many.
Okay. Well. Tool is good and welcome to the forums. We're friendly around here but also like to have some fun. So, Cheers!

[RosettaStoned]

Okay. Well. Tool is good and welcome to the forums. We're friendly around here but also like to have some fun. So, Cheers!

Thanks a bunch. :)

[Prince Charming]

Thanks a bunch. :)
Welcome. Why do you use that font with each post?
/pressing question

[RosettaStoned]

I guess I prefer it over the default. :thumb:

[Invicta_Veritas]

How, why, wtf? Staind is nowhere near in similarity to Slipknot, Mudvayne, Disturbed, Korn, Deftones, etc...not even close. Especially with the last three albums. There is no earthly comparison, besides the downtuning, and 90% of bands in general do that nowadays.

[Prince Charming]

How, why, wtf? Staind is nowhere near in similarity to Slipknot, Mudvayne, Disturbed, Korn, Deftones, etc...not even close. Especially with the last three albums. There is no earthly comparison, besides the downtuning, and 90% of bands in general do that nowadays.

Later Staind, not really. Old staind, nu metal

down tuned, angsty lyrics etc

[Crysiss]

Welcome. Why do you use that font with each post?
/pressing question

:lol: I wanted to ask that very same question.

back to topic, was anyone as disappointed as I was by the Metallica cover on Icon?? it was good, but they could've done a whole lot better.

Come to think of it, any one of those bands could've done a whole lot better. Except Avril.

[Prince Charming]

:lol: I wanted to ask that very same question.

I agree by the way.
haha.

That's a terrible avatar.

[Crysiss]

meh. not so nija edit.

[Prince Charming]

meh. not so nija edit.
No. It's a pathetic knock off and abuse of morals.

[Crysiss]

Well lets not use this thread to argue. Its changed, Get it over with.

[Prince Charming]

Well lets not use this thread to argue. Its changed, Get it over with.
Indeed. So how's it going? You used to be a post whore on TDMX, how does it roll now?

[Crysiss]

Well, Forum life got boring for me. The only reason im posting at the moment is because im uploading an album. I broke the connection twice already. Grr.

[Prince Charming]

Well, Forum life got boring for me. The only reason im posting at the moment is because im uploading an album. I broke the connection twice already. Grr.
haha. Yeah. It can get boring. There's been no shortage of drama on MX lately though, that's for damn sure.

[Crysiss]

So when did we aquire the rep system? I never knew we had it.

[Prince Charming]

So when did we aquire the rep system? I never knew we had it.
It's been on and off several times recently.

[Crysiss]

Ahh ok. Thanks for the clarification.

[Prince Charming]

Ahh ok. Thanks for the clarification.
No problem. It's semi serious, but mostly friends vote for friends.

[Crysiss]

Or downgrade the dicks lol.

[Prince Charming]

Or downgrade the dicks lol.

Yeah that as well. I love how this has become a community thread.

[Crysiss]

Me too. two people that barely listen to Staind, using this for a few extra posts. But I think ill stop it now. My bad.

[Prince Charming]

I'll stop as well. We shall let those Staind fans carry on with an intellectual discussion about their band now...

[RosettaStoned]

I'll stop as well. We shall let those Staind fans carry on with an intellectual discussion about their band now...

How "noble" of you. :)

[Prince Charming]

How "noble" of you. :)
ty// pix plz

[RosettaStoned]

ty// pix plz

nudez 1st plz

[Crysiss]

Id be interested as well Dyl. :D




hahahahahahahahahahaha

[Prince Charming]

nudez 1st plz
^^^ YOU ARE VERY COOL hahahhahaa

[RosettaStoned]

Thanking you :3

[Prince Charming]

Thanking you :3
hahah. but rly , no pix?

[RosettaStoned]

hahah. but rly , no pix?

I don't post pictures on forums, the only place I do show pictures in my display pictures on MSN.

[Prince Charming]

I don't post pictures on forums, the only place I do show pictures in my display pictures on MSN.
and I'm sure myspace as well. How are you hanging with the power outage nailing their servers? Need a hug?

btw. phantomheart666 at teh hotmail.com add plzy