![]() He was the vocalist in a band called BlackJack that goes back to 1978. He also played guitar and composed songs with the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Eye Empire has the vocalist and Creed has the original guitarist as its backing guitarist). He is a frequent colloborator with Shinedown and has also co-written songs for Puddle of Mudd and Submersed (a very underrated band that is sadly no more. It is written by Brent Smith and Tony Battaglia. The vocal style and the phrasing was the trigger. When I first heard “Call Me”, I immediately thought of Tracy Chapman. ![]() However based on the numbers above, it is a fan favourite. I can understand the reasons why the band is not playing the song, as it is deemed a ballad and probably not suited for the high energy show that Shinedown puts on, plus they already play a ballad in “Second Chance”. There might be a possibility of adding a few songs.” “Call Me” also gets asked for quite a bit. ![]() We’ve actually been asked if we’re going to do that. In a recent interview with the website “artistdirect”, Brent Smith, the vocalist from Shinedown was asked the question if they had played “Through The Ghost” live yet. It is the most played/streamed song from Shinedown. “Call Me” has racked up 12.83 million streams on Spotify and 11.2 million plays on YouTube. This song is a hit, however it was never released as an “official” single. Mikeladano on The Record Vault: Dream Theate…ĭestroyerofharmony on The Week In Destroyer Of Harmo… Lana Teramae on The Week In Destroyer Of Harmo…īigbadburch on The Record Vault: Dream Theate… The Record Vault: Dream Theater – Once In A Livetime.The Week In Destroyer Of Harmony History – July 26 to July 31.Australian Method Series: Airbourne – Boneshaker.1996 – Part 5.5: Stabbing Westward – Wither Blister Burn & Peel.1996 – Part 5.6: Yngwie Malmsteen – Inspiration.The Week In Destroyer Of Harmony History – August 1 to August 14.The Record Vault: Dream Theater – Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From A Memory.It all just sort of fell into place.Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It was the right place, right time, right sound. I hear bits and pieces of “Call Me” in other people’s songs even today, not direct copies of it, but similarities. We embraced the punk attitude - we were happy but belligerent at the same time. We didn’t expect it, but it legitimized us in this country and made people realize that we were adventurous and had a vision that could transcend the styles of the day. 1 was a complete amplification of everything we had achieved outside of the United States. You know that palette of color throughout the film, those beautiful greys, blues and browns, it was so beautifully done. Later I found out from Giorgio that the film was fashion designer Armani’s big break as well. ![]() After we saw the rough cut, we were walking across 59th Street at the bottom of Central Park and the visuals were fresh in my mind. He had so many hits by then, but this one was important for him, being in the film industry as well. They were giving out a lot of gold 45s and LPs at that time, and I remember speaking with Giorgio who was very enthusiastic and jumping for joy. I was doing a lot of promo, going out to radio stations, and we did a lot of appearances and performances of that song, which was really exciting and fabulous.
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