ITS OFFICIAL!!

Shinedown’s ‘The Sound of Madness‘ has been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. Their single “Second Chance” is currently No. 11 on the Top 40 Chart while the title track from the album sits at No. 8 on the Active Rock Chart.

it was about damn time

finally! Congratulations Shinedown, you did it (again)!

I don't think this is true yet. Where's the source?

source: Zach Myers

I believe it! Keep on rockin!

ok, I take back everything. Though I'd like it to be true, it's not on the RIAA site (yet?).
www.riaa.com/shinedown

my source: www.tunelab.com

Finally! Congratulations!

I went to a closed topic regarding a review of TSOM by user tunelabnick at http://www.tunelabmusic.com/20...he-sound-of-madness/ . After reading the review, I left the following comment there and copied it here. I know it's kind of long, but that's how I write:

Being a VH1 fan, I found out about ShineDown only recently thanks their video for “Second Chance”. (number 3 this week, behind 2. O.A.R’s “This Town” and 1. Jason Mraz’s “Lucky” featuring Colby Calette) Unfortunately, it appears that harder rock like “Devour”, especially that with a negative message, may never be suitable for networks like VH1 due to FCC rules which, since the wardrobe malfunction at the Superbowl, are being strictly enforced. I could see the possibility of a video for a song like “Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide” appearing on VH1, but that may be the limit.
In my opinion, the best song on the CD is “What a Shame”. If this song doesn’t make you think twice about ignoring requests for money from a homeless person you pass on the street, nothing will. I especially love how the chorus comes right out and says it’s wrong to judge someone by their unfortunate circumstances which we cannot change; and that we really are all the same. When you remove the unfortunate situation the homeless are in, we are all part of the human race.
If I understand the song correctly, it is actually a eulogy to a vagabond who the singer knew and saw his fall from grace to his homeless situation which eventually lead to his passing as he pleads “Give this man his wings!”.
This song would make a great hit, especially on VH1! It has all the makings of a great music video. Message songs are always big hits, especially if there were to be a charity tie-in.
As for the sound of ShineDown changing, I see it as only being for the better. It appears they are trying to fit more in the mainstream, which will mean even more fans such as myself who otherwise wouldn’t have heard of the band.
Here is an idea for a music video for “What a Shame”. The video starts with the man being laid-off from his job. Soon he loses his wife and family and eventually he cannot afford his home and he becomes homeless. He finds himseld caught in a situation not of his making as his appearance becomes disheveled and he is lowered to begging to passing people for any change they can spare. The video would show those people just ignoring him, just passing him by. Later on the cold of winter catches up to him and he dies homeless on the street. The final chorus would show the singer playing the part of his friend delivering the eulogy at the funeral service. Attending the church service would be other homeless people and the other band members making a cameo appearance. WOW! What a great, touching video that would be!

I believe it too! Keep Rockin!!!

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Way to go guys! Whats that I smell? Platinum?

+i would say the best source is uuuuhhh.... shinedown.com

quote:

Originally posted by GaryZ:
"we really are all the same.

Correction: After reading the lyrics more carefully, I discovered that the line actually is "We're NOT all the same." However, though we may seem different due to circumstances, deep down we're all a part of the same human race.

I also must revise the idea I presented for a "What a shame" music video:

The video starts with the man being laid-off from his job. Soon he loses his wife and family and eventually he cannot afford his home and he becomes homeless. He finds himself caught in a situation not of his making as his appearance becomes disheveled and he is lowered to begging to passing people for any change they can spare. The video would show those people just ignoring him, just passing him by. Later when he approaches the worng person for change, he is attacked and murdered. That part would happen over the lyrics "God forgive the hands that laid you down..." He dies homeless on the street as still more people pass. The final chorus would show the singer playing the part of his friend delivering the eulogy at the funeral service. Attending the church service would be other homeless people and the other band members making a cameo appearance.

Good idea, but quite honestly I would prefer the band performing in the video.