I was at this gig at it staggers me to think that we live in a world of JLS, Jedward etc, whilst such utter brilliance as we witnessed tonight struggles to get radio play. The modern commercial music industry is killing real music as noted in the editorial the ballads in this concert have a beauty and power that is simply inconceivable to the ‘chart darlings’. I recently saw Thunder at their farewell gig at the Civic, another band that were lost to the money-hungry moguls of the UK music business. Let’s not let the same happen to stunningly gifted songwriters and performers like Shinedown. I should point out that the imgaes accompanying this article paint a certain picture. Don’t be fooled, give them a listen, whatever your personal tastes!

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