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From the time the seminal ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ guitar crunch of Lynyrd Skynyrd first ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² put this vibrant city on the rock and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ roll map, J-ville has played an ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² integral role in the on-going evolution ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß of contemporary music. Now a young ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Jacksonville-based hard rock band named ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Shinedown appears ready, willing, and ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý more-than-able to add another exciting Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß chapter to their home town's noble rock ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß history book. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² As proven throughout their debut album, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "LEAVE A WHISPER," vocalist Brent ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Smith, guitarist Jasin Todd, bassist ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Brad Stewart, and drummer Barry Kerch ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ have fully absorbed influences ranging ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² from the classic sounds of Skynyrd and ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Led Zeppelin to the soulful stirrings Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß of Otis Redding to the likes of Staind ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and Tool - and have filtered them all ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ through their own unique musical ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² perspectives. The resulting musical ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ brew is a true feast for the senses, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² blending bold, strident guitar power, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß blues-driven vocal fury, and ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ cutting-edge metallic mayhem into a ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² swirling cauldron of bubbling rock ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý reactants. This is heavy music that Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß stands head and shoulders above today's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß field of cookie-cutter rock practitioners. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Such songs as the powerful first ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ single, "Fly From The Inside," the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² emotive "No More Love," and the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß overwhelming "Burning Bright" show that ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ in the 24 year-old Smith, Shinedown ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² sports one of the most talented singers ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý and unconventional songwriters Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß currently operating within a hard rock ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß context. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Shinedown delivers their musical goods ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ with passion, power and a perception ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² that belies their limited time in the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß spotlight. "I've wanted to do this all ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ my life," says Smith. "Making music and ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² being in a successful band is all I ever ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý wanted to do, but it's never been easy. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Music was never a big deal in my family. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß My parents just didn't understand what it ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ was really all about. They were ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² encouraging... to a point. But I always ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ dreamed of being given the chance to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² stand up in front of people and try to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß move them with my music. I'm incredibly ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ thankful every day that I've now been ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² given that chance." ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Formed in early 2001 by these fast-found ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß friends - after Smith left his previous ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ band on the eve of landing a recording ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² deal - it hasn't taken long for ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Shinedown to begin making their mark. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² First and foremost, there are the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß songs. Each one stands as a mini-drama ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ unto itself, a full-fledged slice of rock ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² and roll brilliance where the band's ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý varying influences and tastes all Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß magnificently battle with one another ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß for prominence. "We don't like to do ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ anything in a typical way," Smith says ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² with a grin. "To our way of thinking, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ each song should be different - as far ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² away from a formula as you can possibly ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß get. We pride ourselves in taking some ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ things you might think you know, and then ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² twisting them around. We're not trying ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý to necessarily be different - it's just Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the way we are. That keeps it ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß interesting for us, and interesting for ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the fans as well." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Once the members of Shinedown began to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² fully appreciate one another's talents ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß and fully hit their musical stride, it ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ didn't take long for the labels to take ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² notice. It was early in 2002 that ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Atlantic sealed the deal, giving the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß band the opportunity to turn their rock ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß and roll dreams into reality. Shinedown ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ soon found themselves in a Los Angeles ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² recording studio with producer Bob ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Marlette (known for his work with Ozzy ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Osbourne, Saliva, and Black Sabbath), ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß laying down the tracks that would ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ eventually form the core of "LEAVE A ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² WHISPER." ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß From first note to last, this is a disc ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß that shows a band in control of the full ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ spectrum of rock and roll ingredients. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Heavy without being overbearing, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ insightful without sounding preachy, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the music created by Shinedown is ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß designed to send those proverbial ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ shivers racing up and down your spine. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² While their approach on such tunes as ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý "45" and "Better Version" can seem Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß rather dark and bleak, there's always a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß positive thread running through the music, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ leaving the listener with the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² unmistakable feeling that this has been ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ a musical sojourn well worth taking. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß "There were so many things that we ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ wanted to try on this album," Smith said. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² "We approached it in as cool and calm a ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý manner as we could, but there's no Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß denying that a lot of the time we were ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß like kids in a candy store. That's how ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ excited we were. I think a lot of that ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² energy found its way into the music, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ which was our intent from the very ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² beginning. We want each song to carry ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the listener on a journey, and we want ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ to make sure the ride is as interesting ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² as possible. The best way I can describe ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý it is to say that this band is a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß celebration of being alive. We all have ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß our problems, but if you're honest with ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ yourself, you can draw from that ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² darkness and turn it into something ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ great." 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