Let's... all face it - Shinedown's music and lyrics are awesome, but it is Brent Smith's vocals that make this one of the greatest bands around. That being said, I was sorely disappointed during about half of this CD and DVD combo set - we'll get to that later, but first, let's talk about the many positives of this set: Now, don't get me wrong - this is a spectacular value - 2 CDs AND 2 DVDs of two distinct concerts for the price that you'd normally pay for maybe two CDs or just one DVD! You can't beat that anywhere, and this really shows how Shinedown cares for their fans. This set features all of Shinedown's current hits from the radio and some spectacular gems that are just as good as anything playing on the radio today. This is like getting two Greatest Hits albums, one electric and one acoustic, PLUS the DVDs! But unfortunately, there was something missing. I listened to the Washington concert, and was pretty impressed, especially with the superb setlist of all their hits...although I wouldn't have minded a few more of their other songs that I can't hear every day on the radio. One thing that I noticed was missing was that the singer (Brent Smith) sometimes did not hit the amazing high notes from the albums, and often had to compete with the guitars, drums, and crowd noise (typical of any concert). I thought that the acoustic concert would be the perfect place to really hit all the high notes since he would not have to compete with the guitars as much - what a letdown I got! He didn't even try for most of the high parts in the acoustic set. I don't know if he was losing his voice at that show, or what, but it wasn't even nearly as good as listening to the radio. When you hear I Dare You (or just about any Shinedown song) on the radio, those soaring vocals are like a body shot...your heart races, your blood pressure raises, and you're pumped! But, he's an octave lower on the "high" parts of the acoustic set, which not only doesn't have the same feeling, but it actually sounds pretty bad at times - again, he may have been losing his voice, or didn't want to drown out the guitars...but whatever it is, it doesn't work. The DVD of the acoustic is actually much better since it also goes into the backstory of the songs (which is NOT on the CD version). The electric concert would get 5 stars, but I could only give the acoustic concert 3 stars (only 2 for the acoustic CD, actually) if I rated them separately. So, average them, and add in the incredible value, and you get about 4 stars - nothing to sneeze at, but still not what I would have expected from what I consider to be the best rock band around right now.
My favorite song is If You Only Knew, cause it'...s a catchy tune...haha My husband is from Jacksonville. Florida, he has seen them in concert. But I have not. But, they are coming to Vegas, I hope to see them at the T*Mobile Arena.
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Tried to contact, no replies! Bought a 4 disc set, ...only 2 CD's work....since they won't reply, recommend no one buy anything through them. Hate for anyone to have go through my loses....
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Great song selection, sound quality not as good as s...tudio versions but thats expected with live performances
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Awesome concerts and great music and a great Band ! I recommend a...nyone to get this awesome set of Showdown CD's and concert DVD'S , you won't regret it !
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