17-11-2012, 13:54
online listen
a shocker for me
didn't know the Staind frontman had country in him
not that great of a country voice, but a few good tracks
some modern and some traditional
don't care for the clip that much
just misses my list
1.6 from me and a converted 1.2 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Endless Summer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL6quWwTiRk
released Nov 13th, 2012
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Bio - from allmusic
At the heart of Staind's loud, angst-laden music are the confessional lyrics and introspective personality
of frontman Aaron Lewis. While other post-grunge bands were successful in mining the dark caverns once
explored by Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, Lewis allowed his sensitivity to pour freely from his words
and often pensive vocals, enabling Staind to strike a balance between heavy metal bombast and thoughtful,
melodic rock. Born in Springfield, Vermont, Lewis listened to folk music as a child. The son of divorced
parents, he chronicled the emotional turmoil in his childhood with Staind, namely on tracks like
"Epiphany" and "For You," from Break the Cycle. Like the late Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, Lewis cast an
unpretentious, no-frills image, exhibiting a brooding disposition and emotional vulnerability that
troubled youths could relate to. Lewis recorded his first album with Staind, Tormented, in 1996. Staind
remained on the fringes of mainstream acceptance until "Outside," a live collaboration between Lewis and
Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst during the 1999 Family Values Tour, blew up on alternative and mainstream rock
stations a year later. With only his acoustic guitar as his musical backing, Lewis delivered a raw,
anguished performance of a song that Staind would later record in the studio for Break the Cycle. The
track carved the path for Staind's subsequent commercial breakthrough. Staind sustained a decade of
popularity before Lewis broke free with a solo career in 2011, refashioning himself as a conservative
country singer on his 2011 EP, Town Line. He had some success with the album but before he could
capitalize on his country career, he reunited with Staind for an eponymous album in 2011. In 2012, he
prepped his full-length country debut, The Road, which appeared toward the end of the year.
Album Review - from allmusic
Staind singer Aaron Lewis had success with his solo 2011 country EP Town Line, so it stood to reason that
a full-length would follow on its heels. And so it did, with The Road appearing at the end of 2012.
Compared to the star-studded arena-country of Town Line, The Road is lean and hard, with its opening cut
"75" displaying some measure of twang. Soon enough, though, Lewis is back to his slow plodding ways, using
steel guitar as flavoring on tracks that could otherwise function as quiet songs on Staind albums if it
wasn't for all the lyrics about god, family, and country. Lewis takes the patriotism of country quite
literally, writing on-the-nose odes to "The Road," "Granddaddy's Gun," and "State Lines," summing it all
up as a few "Lessons Learned." As he has a flat, affectless voice, Lewis never seems particularly moved or
bothered by any of this, he just shrugs his shoulders. Similarly, his music doesn't have much color; it's
by-the-numbers red state country, hitting all of its marks and making no lasting impression.
Track Listing
1. 75
2. The Road
3. Endless Summer
4. Red, White & Blue
5. Lesson Learned
6. Forever
7. Granddaddy's Gun
8. State Lines
9. Anywhere But Here
10. Party In Hell
a shocker for me
didn't know the Staind frontman had country in him
not that great of a country voice, but a few good tracks
some modern and some traditional
don't care for the clip that much
just misses my list
1.6 from me and a converted 1.2 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Endless Summer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL6quWwTiRk
released Nov 13th, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
At the heart of Staind's loud, angst-laden music are the confessional lyrics and introspective personality
of frontman Aaron Lewis. While other post-grunge bands were successful in mining the dark caverns once
explored by Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, Lewis allowed his sensitivity to pour freely from his words
and often pensive vocals, enabling Staind to strike a balance between heavy metal bombast and thoughtful,
melodic rock. Born in Springfield, Vermont, Lewis listened to folk music as a child. The son of divorced
parents, he chronicled the emotional turmoil in his childhood with Staind, namely on tracks like
"Epiphany" and "For You," from Break the Cycle. Like the late Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, Lewis cast an
unpretentious, no-frills image, exhibiting a brooding disposition and emotional vulnerability that
troubled youths could relate to. Lewis recorded his first album with Staind, Tormented, in 1996. Staind
remained on the fringes of mainstream acceptance until "Outside," a live collaboration between Lewis and
Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst during the 1999 Family Values Tour, blew up on alternative and mainstream rock
stations a year later. With only his acoustic guitar as his musical backing, Lewis delivered a raw,
anguished performance of a song that Staind would later record in the studio for Break the Cycle. The
track carved the path for Staind's subsequent commercial breakthrough. Staind sustained a decade of
popularity before Lewis broke free with a solo career in 2011, refashioning himself as a conservative
country singer on his 2011 EP, Town Line. He had some success with the album but before he could
capitalize on his country career, he reunited with Staind for an eponymous album in 2011. In 2012, he
prepped his full-length country debut, The Road, which appeared toward the end of the year.
Album Review - from allmusic
Staind singer Aaron Lewis had success with his solo 2011 country EP Town Line, so it stood to reason that
a full-length would follow on its heels. And so it did, with The Road appearing at the end of 2012.
Compared to the star-studded arena-country of Town Line, The Road is lean and hard, with its opening cut
"75" displaying some measure of twang. Soon enough, though, Lewis is back to his slow plodding ways, using
steel guitar as flavoring on tracks that could otherwise function as quiet songs on Staind albums if it
wasn't for all the lyrics about god, family, and country. Lewis takes the patriotism of country quite
literally, writing on-the-nose odes to "The Road," "Granddaddy's Gun," and "State Lines," summing it all
up as a few "Lessons Learned." As he has a flat, affectless voice, Lewis never seems particularly moved or
bothered by any of this, he just shrugs his shoulders. Similarly, his music doesn't have much color; it's
by-the-numbers red state country, hitting all of its marks and making no lasting impression.
Track Listing
1. 75
2. The Road
3. Endless Summer
4. Red, White & Blue
5. Lesson Learned
6. Forever
7. Granddaddy's Gun
8. State Lines
9. Anywhere But Here
10. Party In Hell
