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| 5.0 classic | Blswylde | September 17th 09 |
There is no other way to start my review of The Sound Of Madness than to just say it; Shinedown has made their classic album. Every single track is worthy of a million play's. Devour is rock n roll at its best. Sound of Madness has such a distinct guitar riff and vocals that blow your mind with each listen, best rock song on the album. If you have a radio, you've heard Second Chance, I don't need to tell you how astounding every aspect of this song is. Crow & The Butterfly is nothing short of beautiful perfection, the lyrics are so creative and unique, they are really pushing the genre. Breaking Inside is a ballad through and through, I'm very surprised the song hasn't got the mainstream attention it deserves. Call Me is acceptable for any audience, the piano is a perfect tool to close out such an intense album. The tracks I didn't mention do not deserve any less attention than the one's I have, mind you. The Sound Of Madness has something for everyone, it is a classic.
Best Track: Sound Of Madness/Crow And The Butterfly
Worst Track: N/A
Rock Ballad: Breaking Inside
Spine-Tingler: Call Me
Girlfriendly Song: If You Only Knew/Crow And The Butterfly
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| 4.5 superb | ShaquilleONeal | April 15th 17 |
Shinedown was on fire in this album. Perfect example of wonderful mainstream rock.
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| 5.0 classic | MrPunkRocker | March 12th 10 |
Mainstream? Yes. Great? Youbetcha! This album is really fantastic, there isn't a song on here that I don't like, and it just shows that Brent Smith maybe the best rock singer out there at the moment. From the soulful ballads (The Crow and The Butterfly) to the tough as nails heavier songs (Cry For Help) this is one of the best albums I've heard in a long time. Shinedown is also a really great live band, they sound spot on to they're records and the whole band really puts on a fantastic show.
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| 4.0 excellent | Blindsided | October 8th 08 |
The reason I give this a 4 is that even though it is obviously less heavy than Leave A Whisper it is still a very solid hard rock album.
It has the flow of a platinum certified album and will hopefully soon hit that mark. The flow of the music that keeps it going is so good you'll never want to stop listening to it. From the rock n' roll hits of "Devour", "Cry For Help", "Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide" and "Sin With A Grin" to the slow, soft ballads of "If You Only Knew", "The Crow And The Butterfly" and "What A Shame, this album is success from the 1st track to the last. Congrats to the guys on Shinedown for this killer hard rock album. Keep em comin.
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| 2.0 poor | Aftermath | September 29th 08 |
After Devour smashed through everyone's radio speakers, I thought that The Sound of Madness was the album that would restore rock music back to listenability, straying away from all the Hinders and Nickelbacks and newer releases from Papa Roach, Linkin Park, and Avenged Sevenfold.
Turns out, the album mostly sounds like Hinder or Nickelback, but it's hard to see it coming with Devour, so it fails on both accounts.
What a shame, indeed. Can't wait for the next Disturbed album, they are rock music's only hope now.
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| 4.5 superb | Vanwarp | June 24th 08 |
Some of the best mainstream rock to come out since Nickelback's All The Right Reasons...very much along the lines of Daughtry and Hinder, sure to have some monster hits!
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| 3.5 great | hegster90 | June 22nd 08 |
While Shinedown's latest effort makes no attempt ot break new ground or innovate in any way, it still makes for a damn fine rock record with singer Brent Smith's endlessly amazing vocals. The recent line-up changes appear to have had little effect on the writing process resulting in a Shinedown album that sounds just what you'd expect a Shinedown album to sound like at this point. A good blend of the elements of their first and second efforts, "Sound of Madness" may be just a rock record, but you'd be hard pressed to find a band that does it better.
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| 3.0 good | davezillaMP3 | June 16th 20 |
Its a fine mainstream rock album, that is better then what a lot of it's peers were putting out at the time that is for sure.
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| 4.5 superb | Dylan620 | January 7th 20 |
Several of the best rock songs to enjoy significant airplay in the late 2000s and earliest 2010s - including one of the very best pop crossover smashes of the time period - can be found on this one album, and yet in several cases the deep cuts are even better than the radio hits. Here Brent Smith and company strike a tightrope balance of beauty, aggression (relative to genre), catchiness, and songwriting craft.
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| 0.0 | TheFirstTimHurst | November 14th 13 |
It's my favorite album of all time, and I don't think it could've been better. A classic in my book.
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| 3.0 good | TheSupernatural | July 15th 12 |
I don't really like Shinedown, but there are some good songs on here if you can skip the radio hits. Call Me is excellent.
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| 4.5 superb | progmetal77 | May 28th 11 |
im not a huge fan of the hard rock/post grunge genre, but if im in the mood for that this is the album i listen to. The regular songs are energetic and the ballads are powerful. pretty much all you can ask for in a genre that usually breeds mediocrity.
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| 3.0 good | thejon93rd | September 14th 10 |
The Sound Of Madness shines in forming a radio-friendly, yet heart-felt, collection of songs.
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| 3.5 great | HollywoodConstantine | September 4th 08 |
This is how I want Shinedown to sound. The first two albums were good, but this album is excellent. Listen to "If You Only Knew" and "The Sound of Madness" for a decent taste of the record.
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