Mudshovel is a beast.

Album Rating: 4.0

Mudshovel is a beast. [2]

Album Rating: 4.7

Easily my favorite album of theirs and one of the finest in the nu-metal genre.

This band was really good in their early days, Home is a great song.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yes.

Whoa 4.5, I need to give this a full listen again sometime.

Album Rating: 4.0

Part of it is nostalgia. This used to be one of my favorite albums/bands back in middle school. Staind really doesn't get enough credit for how emotionally raw their early stuff is, even if they did become more radio friendly as time passed (which I think is caused by Aaron Lewis' life changing for the better).

Ya your probably right. Sure they compose their songs in a pretty standard way, but they have great influences and definitely above average songwriting skills.

Album Rating: 4.0

Have you ever heard anything off of Tormented?

tormented sounds like shitty deftones mixed with korn

Album Rating: 4.0

Never put the words shitty and Deftones next to each other again.

no, not like that. like, it sounds like a shitty half-assed attemped at copying them

Album Rating: 4.0

It's still really neat to listen to, especially if you've never heard Staind be that heavy before.

yeah true.. insteada
ALL THE TIMMESSSSS
THAT IVE CRIEEEDDDDDDD

Album Rating: 2.5

I think this album or staind's music in general is a little too sappy/whiny for my taste.However Mudshovel is the ice breaker on this one most likely their best song ever among another few that are overall tolerable.

Album Rating: 3.0

Just Go has a pretty badass main riff, Raw is cool as well

Album Rating: 2.5

"Just Go" is a great song.

Album Rating: 4.0

lol I still have this at a 4.5. I haven't listened to it in over a year.

Album Rating: 4.0

I think it's all a matter of perspective. One person thinks the album is 'depressive', whereas the other thinks it's 'honest' and 'blunt'. I belong to the last category, but I do understand the point you're making. Staind is a love it/hate it sort of band, they don't change themselves for anyone.

Also, the 'sell-out' label is often used too quickly. I wouldn't say they sold out after tormented and dysfunction, but rather they put everything in the first two albums and then lost track or however you'd like to call it. Aaron mentions this in the interview that's online on their site right now, they especially had this 'writer's block' phenomenon during the process of their last cd, which I love dearly, since it's a return to roots. I don't think I read the 'sold-out' label here, put just to get it off my chest. People tend to judge music too quickly.

Other than that, review was written very well, objectively, but still bringing in your opinion. I once listened to a full staind album (break the cycle or one around that era) and couldn't get through the whole cd. Upon reading this, I believe you encountered the same problem. I guess all of their CDs really take some time and dedication to get into, but you can get a lot out of them if you really try.

Album Rating: 3.5

used to love this album, not to mention i bought it new for 4 euros, they started to suck after break the cycle.