Godsmack-self titled
Originally from Lawrence, Massachusetts Godsmack is one of those bands that those of us who grew up in New England seem to love. They are overrated in my view, but that doesn't mean they are necessarily bad. It's not always a good sign when your self titled album is your best one though-and in their case, it is. (Not counting their acoustic right now. Different conversation)
The song writing is not strong here-many of their songs seem to be about leaving or going away somewhere. Since songwriting is very subjective, I fully admit that is just my opinion. Regardless, I still don't think the song writing is very good. The sound is unique-and at that point in time it was the first album of it's kind that I heard. It's like a band trying to mix metal with alternative with the nu-metal of the late 90's. It does work though- for a few songs at least.
Apparently there was some controversy when Godsmack first came on the scene. Some mom got all fussy because their kid brought this album home and immediately afterwards, Godsmacks sales skyrocketed. Let that be a lesson to the whiners, boycotters and complainers-getting really upset and showing the world how offended you are almost always backfires.
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