Shinedown

I like Shinedown. My taste in music has a wide range. Today, however, I'm all about good old hard rock--I'm heading over to Ram's Head Live here in Baltimore to see Shinedown. I can first remember hearing these guys back in 2005 when their songs "45" and "Save Me" were getting some solid radio play. It was those songs that led me to checking out their albums and discovering that they also do a kick ass version of "Simple Man".

The show tonight is sold out which means a packed house at this general admission venue. Typically, that would mean some very active mosh pits--and I doubt tonight will disappoint. I, however, will not be participating. That's the only part of a hard rock concert that I do not indulge. As a six-foot pole with no center of balance, I fall over easily and am not a very good moshing buddy.

Despite the lack of hurling my body into another's, Shinedown should be great tonight and I am expecting a lot of songs from their most recent album, The Sound of Madness, including "Second Chance" and "Devour" (check out the videos below). It's a great new album with a mix of radio-friendly hits (like the aforementioned) and some harder, heavier songs. No matter what, lead singer Brent Smith's vocals prove that you don't always have to scream into a microphone to make a song rock.






Don't forget! All next week is going to be Andy Locke Likes: Phillies Week! The topic each day will center on my like--no wait, LOVE--of the World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies and the start of the 2009 baseball season! Check it out starting Monday.