Godsmack

Godsmack – IV (2006) Fan Sessionz Review by Ryan Seely

While I've got your attention, I thought I'd offer up a review of my latest music purchase, Godsmack's "IV". Great CD! I started getting into them a
little more, shortly before I went to Iraq, and their ‘Faceless’ CD was in heavy rotation while I was there. I caught the video for the first single, “Speak”, off of ‘IV’, a couple weeks ago on Fuse. I knew right then that I had to get the CD when it came out. It was #1 on the charts upon release. I’ve had the CD three days now, and have listened to it probably eight times, all the way through. It gets better every time. The single, “Speak”, is a gimme – classic, heavy Godsmack fare. If you like stuff they've put out before, this song fits right in. I predict future singles when I listen to the songs “Bleeding Me” and “Temptation”. Both are hard, catchy tunes, a la what they're famous for. Another probable single is “Voodoo Too”, which cleverly uses the same drum beat as their first hit, “Voodoo”. The intro to the song even loops the line, "I'm not the one who's so far away" from ”Voodoo”. The whole song is an obvious sequel to “Voodoo”, but a little more
fast-paced and just different enough to give it its own feel. It's very cool. “Living In Sin”, “The Enemy”, and “No Rest For The Wicked” are also
mid-tempo rockers, solid in their own right, but will probably remain album cuts in my estimation. “Hollow”, “Mama”, and “One Rainy Day” are kinda different.
I'm not sure what to think of them yet. “Hollow” seems like something of an attempt to revisit “Serenity” from their last album, at least in the vibe.
The other two are decent too, but I find myself skipping past them for whatever reason. Lastly, “Shine Down” caught my interest. It's probably not
destined for radio play, but what struck me about it is its departure from Godsmack's usual angry/depressed sentiment. It's a mid-tempo rocker, but
the theme is more along the lines of spiritual hope for divine intervention...A surprising stray from what one would expect from the band.
There are certain parts of the album that remind me a lot of Alice In Chains, which isn't surprising, given that Godsmack readily cites them as
inspiration and indeed named themselves after an AIC song. My overall take is if you're at all inclined to listen to Godsmack, ‘IV’ is 15 bucks
well-spent. It's got me ready to go out and buy their first two cd's, and their kick-ass acoustic EP

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