Number 8
Shinedown
"Us and Them"
Released: October 4th 2005
Key Tracks: "Heroes" / "I Dare You" / "Shed Some Light"
Shinedown's second album, and second album to feature on this countdown, is equal part post-grunge hard rock and epic rock balladry, creating a truly special listening experience throughout.
Brent Smith's vocals soar from start to finish, gravelly on the hard rock smash of "Heroes", clean on the acoustic "Shed Some Light" and somewhere in the middle on the frankly incredible "I Dare You". The band shines as well, their instrumentation tight and frank, making "Us and Them" as technically good as the songs themselves.
A great album by a great band, and worthy of its place inside the top 10.
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