One band I’d like to discuss this happening to is Shinedown.

Remember “It’s Been A While?” That song catapulted the band to new heights and brought in a whole different audience. So many bands still have “that one song” that can hit the mark with a specific audience. Back in the 80’s at the height of the “hair metal” era, the “power ballad” was a way to break into the mainstream and cross over to a different audience. There is something that happens to rock bands though that leads them down the wrong path and they wind up losing their way. Rock music is alive and well but certain people and radio will lead you to believe that it isn’t. From bands from the 60’s all the way till today, there is no denying the impact rock music has had on me and the rest of the world. Watch the full interview below.As far back as I can remember rock music has been for me. I think people need to understand, too, that the priority is always going to be Shinedown.' And at the end of the day, it all works together. 'The other thing that's really cool about it is we have the blessing from Barry and from Eric to do this. because people think in a lot of ways, they were like, 'This is just gonna sound like Shinedown acoustic.' Not really, it's its own thing,' Smith said later in the interview. 'The Smith & Myers thing, I have to say, it's an interesting way that we're able to. Until then, you can catch Smith & Myers in the U.S. Shinedown will also be hitting the road in early 2022, kicking off their North American tour with Ayron Jones in San Francisco, Calif. This past August, the vocalist specifically said that the first new single would be released in January, and he was hopeful that the rest of the album would be out the following month. 'So we've got a couple of tweaks here and there, but you're gonna get a new Shinedown record early 2022.'

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