Great songs, strong sound

Shinedown have now brought it to 4 studio albums and also to an ever-growing fan base, and the world. "Us and Them" (2005) is the second studio album of the troops, and to anticipate that, my favorite from the repertoire. Sounded the guys around Brent Smith on the predecessor "Leave A Whisper" etc. still fairly by US Alternative branded Three Doors Down, it is them on "Us and Them" succeeded on the "Leave A Whisper" existing further expand and develop your own style. The sound fascinates me today, the guitars are not highly produced here being greasy walls, but almost sound a little retro and recall almost a little of 70s sound. The successor albums do not sound so organic and natural as this. The lyrical themes go straight to the heart, a trademark of Brent Smith, who, amazingly, always manages to lie Texts on which everyone can build a relationship. To his vocal performance, one should have to tell the Shinedown Fan nothing, everyone else must be said that here one of the greatest voices in rock music is heard. What is known among listeners long ago, is recognized only gradually in the rest of the world: Brent Smith's vocals are incredible. The combination of rock, soul (who knows Otis Redding will notice that Mr. Smith has just learned a lot in the area of ​​articulation here) and an almost inhuman range makes each of these songs into an experience.
Also instrumental inclined handset comes here at his own expense, sometimes it sounds grungy, sometimes more to classic blues-rock ("Atmosphere"), but resonates in every song its own, incomparable touch with. To call out tips I find it extremely difficult, I might to "Heroes," "Lady So ​​Divine" advise, "Atmosphere" and "Fake". However, the fact remains that every single song is insanely strong.
For me, "Us and Them" THE Shinedown album, unfortunately there have, nevertheless quite good, subsequent albums not manage to connect with this. Every Rock / Grunge / blues rock fan should give this disc a chance. He will not regret it certainly. "Us and Them" is one of the best albums of the first decade of the 2000s.