Everyone has heard (by now at least) ".45" by
Shinedown. When that song first came out, I was in high school still. Myself and The Klepto were at a concert in Fort Myers, and the band list was decent. Nothing spectacular.
Saliva was supposed to be the last band playing, but for some reason, they didn't show. Instead, Shinedown flew in that day, and performed the closing act that night. I have to say, it was one of the best show's I've ever seen. Which got me hooked on their music:
Leave a Whisper

Shinedown's debut album. I have to say, as soon as their set was over, I immediately wanted to buy this album. I was not displeased. Covering a wide variety of sounds, yet staying in the Alternative genre, these guys know how to rock. The only qualm I have about this CD is that track 14 and track 6 sound exactly the same. Even though track 14 is the (Samford Mix), which is supposedly different