Staind - 14 Shades Of Grey | Regretting The Past | Rocked

More like 14 shades of phoning it in. AMIRITE?! (I’m sorry for that.)
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Staind is an American rock band formed in 1995. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki. The lineup has been stable outside of the 2011 departure of Wysocki, who was replaced by Sal Giancarelli.
14 Shades of Grey is the fourth studio album by American rock band Staind, released on May 20, 2003. The album continues to develop a post-grunge sound seen on the band's previous album Break the Cycle, though the songs on 14 Shades of Grey have fewer pop hooks, focusing more on frontman Aaron Lewis's emotions. #Staind #RegrettingThePast #Rocked #14ShadesOfGrey #SoFarAway #AaronLewis #AlbumReview
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[@jonnymiller1]

Rocked looking forward to this 👌🏼

[@SomeSong2]

"Fighting all the time, this is out of line, she loves me not, loves me not..." There's a hint for ya 😉

[@franklaher8496]

I love Staind I love this album, though it is not Staind’s best. I’m sad to see it on here, but I’m still going to watch. I just wanna say Dysfunction and Self Titled are Staind’s best albums. And as much as I would I hate to see you do a regretting the past on Staind I’m glad you have done this, however I would prefer it have been on break the cycle just because of the song selection and I am interested to see your thoughts on them. I will say there is no way you can talk bad on ‘Zoe Jane’ , ‘Layne’ and ‘Blow Away’.

[@ronstoppable5659]

Hope that we’ll get to that Patreon goal at some point, so that you can do Lulu

[@maxrock2939]

Finger Eleven - Them vs. You vs. Me

[@franco1926]

Give credit to Fred Durst, at least he shows up and gives you a show because he cares.

[@franco1926]

@@TheCommentCzar yeah, also that. He also still wants to keep rollin so... Yeah.

[@shanestephens4728]

Franco 19 You know what time it is 😂

[@aidanlindell2260]

Franco 19 at least Aaron can play guitar

[@eratoisyourmuse659]

@@aidanlindell2260 What's the point if he fucks off part way through a show?

[@jerryonlychild7003]

He shows up because he needs the income lol

[@cartmann94]

Wow, Staind. That’s a band I haven’t heard in years. You might say, It’s been awhileeee.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

It's been a while since you saw him on the outside. Yeah that was bad

[@bigmike89]

It's been a while bro

[@matthewroberts3125]

Ba dum tiss!

[@jessiejeanne9717]

Omg, I love "uncle jokes"!

[@dk.1dk77]

It would help if you had your hearing aids on

[@aikoyumi32]

At least they didn't make a follow-up, 14 Shades Darker.

[@RockedNet]

#Barf

[@cartmann94]

So, if the label had canceled their contract, it would have been 14 Shades Freed.

[@neneargueta8332]

Well hello there aiko

[@theeyeofra805]

But at least we're 14 Shades Freed from Staind now...

[@martinhroch344]

Hahahahahahaha😂

[@Tunanocrust1]

How do AIC fans not get more annoyed by this one? Cause we’ve never heard it lol

[@Falxifer95]

I've been an AIC since 2008 and I didn't even know Staind had a Layne Staley tribute song. It was for the better.

[@freeparking301]

If I wanna hear a Layne tribute song and the Alice In Chains aesthetic done right with the performer still adding their own style to it I’ll listen to Black Label Society’s Hangover Music which has the track “Layne.”

[@nebraskajoenelson8987]

@@freeparking301 BLS has a LOT of good tribute songs, "bridge to cross" " in this river" Zakk Wylde is the MAN

[@bfg10k42]

"Everything he stuck his fingers in aged like milk." Well, that's a fun visual.

[@jerryonlychild7003]

Obligatory Obligations you can kinda see it curdling in slo-mo, am I right? Lol

[@ANRQAngel]

So that's what happened to Britney?

[@jesusrox4u]

Well, that must make sex with him awful for the women who’ve been with him.

[@denbesh9536]

Alice In Chains fan here: we simply couldn't care less about Aaron's feelings. elaboration: AIC music and lyrics are both written about personal struggles and are at the same time vague enough to relate to...

[@d3athr0ck3r]

Alice In Chains was also a quality band.

[@Falxifer95]

AIC were also sincere in their lyrics, you can feel the pain and sorrow that Layne Staley felt and he had the perfect voice to express that. Aaron Lewis just complains and spews nonsense and his voice is comparable to audio nyquil.

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

@@Falxifer95 To be fair, a substantial amount of AIC's lyrics were written by Jerry Cantrell. But perhaps it doesn't matter, because Layne was very good at interpreting them.

[@ECL28E]

Another thing post-grunge lacks from grunge, bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, AiC, and STP sang songs that weren't about themselves. Yes, they made personal songs, but they just as often wrote songs about other people and/or topics other than "My romantic partner stinks" or "people pick on me." It comes down to this question; would Staind, Puddle of Mudd, or Saliva ever sing "Rape Me", "Polly", or "Jeremy?"

[@IzunaSlap]

@@ECL28E "Can't Believe" is actually Aaron's reaction to witnessing a sexual assault. But, its no Polly, because he makes the song about himself, rather than sharing the victim's point of view like Kurt did.

[@CrashThompson]

14 Shades of cutting off your set early.

[@matthewroberts3125]

14 Shades of "Thank you very much have a good night..."

[@JrJrJrJrphD]

14 Shades of English

[@Beaglegirl19]

14 Shades of boring butt rock

[@justdannyquinn]

14 Shades of "I'm sorry. I don't know how to speak Spanish. I'm American."

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

holy shit lol

[@LovlyHorror]

Another thing that didn't age well, that album title.

[@limpskimp6794]

Why?

[@viscountrainbows6452]

@@limpskimp6794 add 36... 😹📙

[@Hermit__]

@@viscountrainbows6452 that's 35

[@Hermit__]

@Conner Stewart we are both wrong its 50 you should also learn math

[@michaelavanessian8558]

@@Hermit__ she meant "add 36 to 14" I'm gonna get r/whooshed aren't i

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

While I can understand many of your criticisms about the band and album, especially in light of the behavior of Aaron Lewis but they legitimately helped me through some of the darkest times if my life. As I struggled with severe depression, anxiety, and ptsd from severe child abuse and being raped they helped me not feel so alone. They gave me hope. That's no small thing.

[@matthewroberts3125]

There's nothing wrong with liking a band that got you through rough times. They're certainly not immune to criticism, but they mean something special to you. At the end of the day, that's what counts. :)

[@md_vandenberg]

Did Luke say you shouldn't like this band? No. He simply detailed what he finds distasteful and lacking about them.

[@philipcorley5713]

I'll also add that I believe there is a difference between liking albums and liking songs from the albums. I could never listen to 14 Shades of Grey completely through as an album because it all sounds the same. But when I heard the tracks individually on shuffled playlists, I learned to appreciate them all. There's something to relate to in each of them, which is why there is no shame in loving the music.

[@SevenIs4514]

Same dysfunctional and break the cycle are anthems. Also tormented. But people never know about that one thanks to durst.

[@mezykin]

Break The Cycle was and is still an old favorite of mine

[@Katie_Woo]

They’re the soundtrack to the most depressing midlife crisis ever

[@RockedNet]

"Ugghhhh Whatever: The Aaron Lewis Story"

[@Katie_Woo]

or the follow up “You’re not worthy of my genius”

[@robertrobinson1111]

Great fucking comment 👍👍

[@Packersenjoyer2234]

I agree with rocked

[@jonnymiller1]

At the tender age of 15, when my first girlfriend dumped me, I listened to ‘How About You’ on repeat - I couldn’t “break the cycle”. For that reason, this album is ultimate nostalgia to me and I can’t say anything bad about it.

[@RockedNet]

I get that. We all have our nostalgia music. Mine is New Radicals.

[@neneargueta8332]

Understandable, but if both things are seen as “bad” so to speak, why remember them, wouldn’t you want to forget about it? Plus, there many more breakup songs that are a lot better

[@neneargueta8332]

ULGROTHA understandable

[@dn22pkkdd476]

@@neneargueta8332 if you enjoy something the whole world says is 'bad' in a critical sense, then please, continue to enjoy it. I unironically enjoy lots of bad music (this album for exapmle). I recognize that I am alone in this, and just continue enjoying what I enjoy. I always hated the term "guilty pleasure" when describing a piece of entertainment. If you like it, and it isn't created to hurt or discriminate against others, then don't feel guilty about it. Fucking enjoy it. You don't have to explain it either. You have your reasons, just as someone who dislikes it has their reasons. At the end of the day, getting mad and arguing with people over tastes in media is not worth it. It's good to acknowledge critiques and make something better. But getting hung up over it is just bad for your health.

[@adafrost6276]

@@RockedNet Damn, you have way too good of nostalgia music. You Get What You Give is quite possibly the greatest song ever made just straight up; it's at the very least in the running.

[@rachelzhou1590]

I'm a goth and even I think Aaron Lewis should lighten up a bit.

[@RockedNet]

Haha I love this.

[@ricardoandresgarciayodice8808]

He did lighten up with endless summer and when he went country so and 2011 2012 and 2016 and even 2019 were his least crabby years

[@SlyHikari03]

Thanks Rachel.

[@ARTV-]

14 shades of divorced dad rock.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

XD

[@JrJrJrJrphD]

ARTV This is now a thing

[@GrimmFLawless]

ARTV is here!!

[@tsubaki9578]

Oh my god thank you ❤

[@viscountrainbows6452]

14 Shades Of Just For Men

[@kazutokirigaya1095]

I nearly referred Aaron Lewis as "Emo Daughtry" but then I realized that would be an insult to Chris Daughtry.

[@joshalan5125]

Nah, I absolutely HATE Chris Daughtry. He sounds like he's crying every time he sings.

[@kamakazekid83]

Chris Daughtry is an insult to Chris Daughtry

[@animatedCHUG]

@Kazuto Kirigaya Accidentally tapped dislike, when scrolling past so I removed it

[@KylieWilson]

@Elijah Taylor What are you doing commenting on his videos then?

[@kamakazekid83]

@Elijah Taylor whining about whining eh? Typical whiner

[@neneargueta8332]

This is why I like Nu metal like deftones, slipknot, and disturbed. They didn’t have albums full of “wha wha anthems” and if they had songs somewhat resembling it, it didn’t sound like they hated their parents, and it wasn’t the only theme on the whole album.

[@Eccentricjuices]

Wouldn’t call Deftones nu-Metal anymore since they disassociated themselves from the genre. Same with the knot.

[@neneargueta8332]

The Crucifier true, disturbed just do traditional heavy metal now, but at least all those bands kept their quality and unique quirks

[@thattypicalslimy8548]

But disturb is wha wha metal. He always says that lol 😂.

[@neneargueta8332]

Whosur Caddy they are called disturbed because it comes from the idea of being an individual in society and being looked down upon like you are sick, twisted, disturbed. It’s like always being seen like there is something wrong with you. Also disturbed is not papa roach, Staind, limp bizkit, Adema, dope, and every generic and whiny Nu metal band

[@neneargueta8332]

Slimy_the _horrible_Guitarist as whiny as papa roach, limp bizkit, Adema, dope, Staind?

[@JudaiEldritch]

He said he sold his soul to get here, and I believe him.

[@kylehegedus5498]

JudaiKitsune Did he even have a soul? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@WitchyWhale]

And E. L James found 36 more shades of grey than Aaron Lewis

[@stormbunevitch3445]

And she still failed xD

[@fidgety9001]

Luke, take that back, milk if aged long enough, in the right conditions, with the right bacteria turns into yogurt, comparing Durst approved music to milk even in terms of aging is an insult to milk

[@geekymetalhead5112]

I.... didn't know that. Interesting

[@sirspookybones1118]

Milk has value

[@matthewroberts3125]

Am I a weirdo if I hate milk but love dairy products? Am I the only one???

[@EvanSchatz]

@@matthewroberts3125 I hate mayonnaise but I love tuna salad, does that count

[@TimmyTickle]

"Price To Play" sounds like it could be the theme to a bad WWE PPV from 2007

[@bigfreak8671]

Funny thing is I'm a wrestling fan and it was a ppv theme song back in 2003

[@DooneyDoom]

@@bigfreak8671 Isn't it Vengeance 2003

[@youknowimright.3137]

I think it was believe it or not

[@slevingarganera8375]

It is in a WWE PPV. In 2003, and that PPV was exciting and fun to watch.

[@LuchaGangsta]

@@DooneyDoom yup

[@TheHeroOfMobius]

Staind really deserves to be given the Alter Bridge treatment, becoming a much better band by leaving their Durst of a front-man behind.

[@paulmoore5392]

Elijah Taylor All you saying “Nothing wrong with Limp Bizkit” has done is make any opinion you have about “good” music completely irrelevant

[@paulmoore5392]

@Elijah Taylor When did I say that? I never said your not allowed to say anything positive about the band. All I said was basically since you think Limp Bizkit is "good" or as you put it "nothing wrong with Limp Bizkit" that your opinions on music should be taken with a grain of salt

[@paulmoore5392]

@Elijah Taylor Once again, I didn't say you can't have an opinion, all I said was due to you liking Limp Bizkit (seemingly a lot per how defensive you are getting) your opinion what is good music doesn't hold much weight.

[@tyzerro]

@@paulmoore5392 i like staind and limp Bizkit and I guarantee that i also love some of the same music you do too so does that mean that the crossover we have in common makes your musical tastes shit?

[@slevingarganera8375]

or at the very least have the original frontman write better songs.

[@jliller]

"Mudshovel" is a gem off the first Staind album. It's a solid, energetic 90s rock song and got a lot of airplay on my local alt-rock radio station. It's a weird contrast to their subsequent acoustic emo style.

[@derekfletcher8934]

Think that's weird, you should check out their demo "Torment" or whatever. As I recall it had a cannibal corpse-esque cover and the music was very screamy.

[@notserp1836]

Mudshovel still gets airplay in my hometown. We should give this song more attention.

[@nameerfrevilo6627]

The whole album is a gem really, one of my favourites out of the nu metal era

[@HansWilker]

Mudshovel it’s from the second album bro

[@hellonurd8957]

OK Boomer: The Album

[@patricklauer4452]

Yep

[@matthewroberts3125]

What would "OK Millennial: The Album" look like? Probably AJR

[@VinMetal666]

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

[@martinhroch344]

OK Zoomer: The Album is Billie Ellish's When We All Fall Asleep...

[@cloudskat3r]

VinMetal MCR is great tho

[@alastair852]

"angry dad that was once an edgy teen" describes my own dad pretty well, and he listens to a lot of shitty nu-metal and post grunge. (though when nu-metal first got big he was an edgy twenty-something)

[@NoBody-tf7ib]

@Wil Hathaway That’s sad

[@notserp1836]

I’m 16 and I’d jam out to nu Metal and even I’m aware of how “AnGsTy” and “eDgY” the songs are.

[@oculttheexegaming2509]

​​@@notserp1836 20 here and same. I mean, everybody has the occasional moment of gratuitous angst and I believe that the stereotypical nu metal songs satisfy that inner urge.

[@veronicasilk8429]

Staind is what I like to call, The Milhouse of Butt Rock.

[@colinmiller8824]

I actually like their first 4 albums (yes, including this one).

[@JacksonTheEpic]

Aaron sounds like he’s straining his voice so hard throughout the entire record it hurts my throat just listening to it

[@princealigorna7468]

It does. It really hurts to listen to. Aaron just doesn't have a good high range, and I think his trying to match the big dynamic jumps with the band really highlighted that. The stuff on Dysfunction and Break the Cycle sits more comfortably in his range, even when the music does the soft-loud shifts.

[@harukaamami9264]

I like a fair bit of Staind, but I can agree that they can be a bit too dreary at times. I mean, for all the shade Nickelback and Saliva get, at least they have some spunk. Staind is purely 100% doom and gloom.

[@matthewroberts3125]

couldn't agree more

[@afterdinnercreations936]

Doom & gloom without the fire & fury.

[@IzunaSlap]

@@afterdinnercreations936 Exactly. Alice In Chains became pure doom and and gloom, but it was okay because their music felt soulful and alive, unlike Staind.

[@ps2lover666]

I think Dysfunction is actually a solid album with some genuinely good cuts on it. Tormented, despite the awful mixing and mastering, and being exceedingly edgy, is honestly a big guilty pleasure of mine because of how different it is from the rest of their discography (The hidden track "Funeral" is VERY out of left field for fucking *Staind*, especially.) ...That being said, the rest of their discography is whiny, pitiable trite that's nigh unlistenable, and I have the great displeasure of sharing my 5th birthday with the release date of "14 Shades of Grey". I'd fight Aaron Lewis. Fuck that boomer.

[@YouknowwhoIam0]

I totally agree, I can understand the bad production from Tormented (mainly because it was a real independent album) but the end result is pretty good in my opinion. I like a couple of songs from Break The Cycle (mainly the singles avoiding It's Been A While) but the rest is straight between boring and awful.

[@diabeticmonkey]

It still sounds like he says “I struggle with my balls in bed” during the chorus of So Far Away. That’s the only redeeming part of the album.

[@kylehegedus5498]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@orcatwar9810]

the bizkit tri-force is completed

[@slevingarganera8375]

I would say The Four Horsemen of Durst but Cold is actually good.

[@Metroid4ever]

I do love how we've all come up with wonderful names or genres to describe the terribleness of some music. Triforce of Suckage, drunk mom rock, and now divorced dad rock

[@kylehegedus5498]

Metroid4ever Don’t forget the Triforce of Whining- Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and Fall Out Boy ( and now Hoobastank).

[@slevingarganera8375]

Kyle Hegedus don’t forget about Trashcore: Attila, Emmure and King 810.

[@slipknotmfkrlocust8843]

I didn't know you hates Staind lol, I like Staind, but to each their own.

[@juanvaldez5422]

SlipknotMFKR I seen them in September, never liked the band till I seen them live. They were amazing. This is a fellow who can’t create himself, so he sh’ts on everyone else, yeah , that type of pos. People like the creator are insecure inside, have small cawks, and project their little peepee on everyone else

[@md_vandenberg]

It's more that Luke hates this particular album, not the band. Pay attention, you'll live longer.

[@slipknotmfkrlocust8843]

@@md_vandenberg Yeah, he mentioned he also hated tormented, saying to not even make me bother covering that one.

[@ryanbollinger1759]

I only like certain songs from Break the Cycle

[@BlakeMaxwellHart]

@@juanvaldez5422 “This is fellow who can’t creat himself” if you’re talking about Rocked, you’re wrong.

[@GnosticMindTrain]

"Layne" was like the Wesley Willis song of divorced dad rock.

[@LakeFX]

A+ analysis. At least Wesley Willis was able to come up with some decent chord progressions on his Casio.

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

MY MOTHER SMOKES CRACK ROCKS

[@archivedaccount5990]

I almost confused these guys for Seether, but then I realized that Seether had far more energy than Staind.

[@caesarorzell600]

They're similar enough, but the guy from Seether sings "UH-GAAAAYN"

[@animatedCHUG]

What's with the hate for Seether ?

[@archivedaccount5990]

I don't hate Seether (or Staind, for that matter), I just think the vocals sound a bit familiar.

[@animatedCHUG]

@@archivedaccount5990 I don't hate either band, I don't really see the vocal similarity though, tbh I'd rather hear Shaun from Seether instead of Aaron Lewis all the time

[@GrimmFLawless]

Woah! Woah! Seether is a way better band. I like both but Seether has more great music

[@GoombaGuy1996]

I’m gonna be honest. Their power ballads (It’s Been Awhile, So Far Away) are great. That’s about it.

[@jerrycampos1689]

Good thing we have Ozzy Osborne back in the music scene .

[@RockedNet]

Looking forward to the new album in 2020!

[@Thumpster59166]

You know how much it's going to suck when he dies? I hate to even think about it, but it's coming, and that breaks my freaking heart.

[@CheyGatsby]

I think this is the third album in this video series that I owned as a teen. The one common thread they all had was their singles were used as WWE pay per view songs. I squandered my early teens thanks Vince McMahon.

[@laurisaarinen1126]

No matter how many shades of grey, it's always too much.

[@soulexchangemusic]

now watch crabby uncle Aaron, Kid rock,Wes Scantlan, and some drunk, overweight, slobby, deadbeat dads behind the other intruments form a "supergroup" in 2020. and we will have the era of never before seen "OK BOOMER" Rock, it will be levels of catastrophic we have never seen from supergroups! we would be begging for the Yankees to come back!

[@zdoggzero6595]

Soul Exchange Music I was gonna say “so damn yankees 2.0?” But it seems like you beat me to the punchline

[@JeremyLeal1695]

I remember when i was a kid and Staind were popular. My brother and his friends would listen to them along with endless amounts of Pop Punk (thanks to him, I’ll never get the riff to Dammit out of my head 😡) I specifically remember when my my brother’s friend brought one of Staind’s albums (can’t remember which one). They listened to it while i heard it in my room next door and even as a 6 year old kid who had no interest in music, asked my brother and his friend “are all their songs sad songs?” And they never answered.

[@afterdinnercreations936]

I can easily relisten to all of the pop-punk songs of yesteryear. They were energized and either pumped you up or made you wanna tear your heart out. I can take sad songs if they're honest and/or the singer is convincing performer, but that's the problem with Staind. Aaron Lewis sounds bored in ALL of his songs while the musicians are picking up the slack.

[@thehardie-boy3090]

Limp Bizkit, Puddle of Mudd, and Staind all have one thing in common: They have all the talent they need and are more than capable of making a good song, but are stuck behind terrible frontmen

[@dwalksstories807]

Don't forget Creed

[@thehardie-boy3090]

@@dwalksstories807 In all honesty, I think Scott Stapp actually has talent. He just lets his bad habits and personal life influence his behavior a bit too much

[@diegomazzaron9191]

@@thehardie-boy3090 This is fucking true 👍

[@diegomazzaron9191]

@@thehardie-boy3090 Puddle of mudd are a very mediocre and generic band, they are the son of Nirvana with Silverchair.

[@cinematicsterling6897]

@@diegomazzaron9191 more like the deformed goblin baby

[@seamusburke639]

Aaron Lewis should be commended for making it this far in the music industry despite having no stage presence or charisma whatsoever. Forget his recent shows, look at those Staind performances in this video. He just mills about between verses and doesn't engage with the crowd at all. What a hack.

[@wolfinsheepsclothing842]

I'm not ashamed to admit that It's Been Awhile is one of my favorite songs. It just puts me in the mood, whenever I feel I need to cool off or just chill. I love the guitar work, and Lewis' vocals actually sound pretty good in my opinion. Having said that, calling Staind sad old man rock...yeah, can't really argue with that.

[@derwilhelmovic1617]

I do kinda like Staind but i agree with every bit of criticism they really can’t cary a whole album that well because every album has a few good songs but the rest is pretty lame

[@derekfletcher8934]

I can listen to Breaking the Cycle beginning to end no problem. But that's the only one.

[@patricklauer4452]

@@derekfletcher8934 That was me when I was a fan regretfully

[@angryangel1100]

I remember when I was younger at my parents house with random rock concerts being played on the tv. It had Staind playing after Smashing Pumpkins. I don’t know how the conversation started, but it ended up with my mom saying Staind was better than Smashing Pumpkins. I was dumbfounded.

[@ricardoandresgarciayodice8808]

And billy corgan said in 2013 that suffering and angst wasn’t good for business well Aaron Lewis Knew it in 2012 when endless summer was the happy song that Made him lighten up

[@alexddragame]

"14 Shades of angsty buttrock"

[@masonminor177]

My dad is angry a lot, and he is a massive fan of Staind. So yeah the whole “Staind fans are angry dads” thing is true.

[@Glasshexagon]

I thought Serj Tankian in recent years with SoaD was terrible onstage. And then I saw Aaron Lewis there...

[@romaretaylor9953]

Serj may be past his prime but he’s def not terrible on stage, I’ll argue that in 2012, 13 serj had more stage presence than most of the mesmerize/hypnotize era. And in 2018 he was on POINT as well especially when they performed PLUCK. But he has to preserve his vocals now to save them long term

[@MrFutago87]

Anyone notice the irony in the lyrics of Falling Down when put next to Lewis' behaviour?

[@caesarorzell600]

As much as I know you're going to tear this album to shreds, I still have to say that "Zoe Jane" is one of the best tracks off there.

[@neneargueta8332]

Zoe Jane is one of the best, but when compared to a song like “isn’t she lovely” by Stevie wonder, Staind sound rather lackluster when it comes to dedicating a song to their own child.

[@caesarorzell600]

@@neneargueta8332 I can definitely see that. I originally thought that "Zoe Jane" was about his kid dying. Whoops! It just sounded sad, but isn't that your totally typical Staind fare?

[@neneargueta8332]

Megan O basically

[@siberianXmustang]

I have to say my two favorites that I absolutely love and can listen to anytime are “fill me up” and “reality “ never gets old, never 😌

[@branjohn205]

@@siberianXmustang I just listened to Fill Me Up actually, that song is actually not bad at all. I mean it still contains a whiny Aaron Lewis, but the highlights are the guitar work and the hook.

[@SomeSong2]

Now that we're heeeeeeeeeeeere so far awaaaaaaaaaaaaay

[@matthewroberts3125]

That's actually the only song I like from the album

[@StevenEveral]

Why do people continue to put up with Aaron Lewis and his music? I'm still trying to figure out who in the hell thought it was a good idea for him to sing the National Anthem during the World Series in 2014. In San Francisco. When there's a whole litany of great musicians out of San Francisco. And Aaron Lewis is from Massachusetts. And yes, "Mr. Super Patriot" Aaron Lewis messed it up. #TrueStory

[@andu1854]

Was Huey Lewis not available? Ugh I blocked that moment from My dome

[@TheCamSays]

2:41 “Surely, there are no more Durst bands to discuss after Staind... right?” There’s still Dope and Cold.

[@slevingarganera8375]

I thought Dope was supported by Marilyn Manson.

[@TheCamSays]

Slevin Garganera They were but they were once signed to the Flip label, same one with Staind, Cold and Bizkit.

[@the1trunawf801]

Cold made solid albums and Scooter Ward is a better song writer than Aaron Lewis. DOPE was only signed to Flip records, Durst didn't discover DOPE.

[@MrFutago87]

All I remember about this album is that it came out. In Germany only Break The Cycle got really big and immediately afterwards they dropped like a stone. Hell it probably was even during Break The Cycle after the two ballads came out that people stopped caring. I was actually surprised to hear that Staind was still around a few years back.

[@piranhasforscissors]

I'm surprised he didn't do Break the Cycle. It sold 8 million copies, after all.

[@RockedNet]

This one sold well...and is significantly worse. I give my reasons why in the video.

[@ramofusang390]

@@jamesbetts3468 14 Shades isn't even their worse album]

[@piranhasforscissors]

@@RockedNet fair enough (I commented this on the video's preview). PS Alice in Chain is my Favorite band; on behalf of the fanbase, yes, we do get that annoyed by that "Layne" song.

[@ThierryRocksTV]

I still love that album despite it being depressive, I've listened to it a lot during those harsh times. Their worst album is probably The Illusion of Progress because it's more dull soft rock all the way through.

[@joshalan5125]

Break the Cycle was at least mostly listenable and didn't bore me to tears. 14 Shades did.

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

About why Staind would need pyrotechnics, maybe the stage was actually on fire but no one cared

[@lewisclark1122]

14 shades of grey? No, it's worse than that. It's one shade of Staind.

[@haydenpatterson4720]

I just saw Staind live yesterday. They busted out songs from One shade of Staind and i saw everyone take out their phones and start playing games, myself included.

[@heathcates2959]

Dude! Thank you!! I’ve been telling anyone that would listen that Lewis just phones in performances! The one and only time I saw them was right before their first single for Break the Cycle dropped. At the time I fell in love with them. Now that I’m an actual divorced dad I cannot stand Lewis. Thanks man. I loved this video!

[@werlost]

I had no idea that aaron lewis, the country singer, was the lead singer of staind. Probably because I stopped listening to country years ago. Aaron Lewis probably had something to do with it.

[@undergroundkingz7969]

“Mudshovel” will always be a bop.

[@1986slippy]

I'm a fan of Staind but even I'll admit that this is a poor album.

[@Aaron_Berry]

@Slippy McD The fact that he didn't even like their "Torment" album pretty much told me that he wasn't going to like anything Staind did.

[@lchitman7227]

Yeah 14 Shades of Grey isn’t great but they at least play songs off of it like Price to Play and So Far Away. The Illusion of Progress is by far their worst album. I still listen to it because I’m a Staind fan, but when a song off that albums lays I just don’t get the same excitement from the others.

[@fonttalk8065]

I just realized while watching this that Staind and Cold are different bands, the more you know.

[@the1trunawf801]

Cold is a much better band, by far.

[@jesusrox4u]

This album is so timeless that it predicted the cinematic “classic” that is Fourteen Shades of Grey. It’s a lead up to Fifteen Shades of Grey. Staind surprised all of us.

[@ZaneKriglowitz]

That show at 5:05 was in Texas... Aaron Lewis is the Patrick Star of nu metal. "What's so great about dumb old Texas?"

[@zdoggzero6595]

Zane Kriglowitz Pantera and Kings X: What did you say about Texas?!

[@ZaneKriglowitz]

"Don't you DARE take the name of Texas in vain!" "The stars at night are dull and dim, whenever they have to be over dumb old stupid Texas!"

[@EmeraldUltima713]

You can't say nothin' about Texas!

[@SlytheWarrior]

Staind isn't nu metal. They're post grunge, and not really good post grunge at that

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

I knew a girl back in high school who was telling me about Aaron Lewis. and one thing she said was "He's a really amazing poet!" 😂

[@mitchnin10dofan]

I’ll admit that I do like listening to Staind songs but it’s more of a guilty pleasure or if it comes up on the radio. Heck, I still like It’s Been Awhile after all these years.

[@therealjigsawjp]

Roberts staind helped me get through alot. This guy can voice his opinion all he wants, that's only human rights, but to bash Aaron's appearance and bash his daughter, ony goes to show how hollow he mus feel about himself.

[@Metlhd313]

Zoe Jane and With Arms Wide Open are MUCH better than "Brandon" by Motley Crue.

[@Falxifer95]

I mean, that song is pure 90's Mötley Crüe, by that point they were an embarrassment.

[@jspot5403]

I’m gonna be that guy and say that I really like “Price to Play” but the rest of this album is definitely weak AF

[@zdoggzero6595]

I’m gonna agree with you on that one. Price to play is a great opener, too bad about the rest of the album Edit: aside from so far away, idk it just works

[@joshalan5125]

100% agree. I cannot think of a clearer example of a band selling out completely.

[@jonnyvelocity]

Have you heard So Far Away?

[@patricklauer4452]

Yeah I agree

[@BlinkPS2]

There’s a b side from this album called Novocaine. Look it up it’s worth a listen

[@gregman05]

Staind opened for Limp Bizkit and.......KID ROCK!!!!!!!! 😅

[@shanebeacham3348]

I’m gonna be honest, Staind was one of the bands that I binged on when I was a teenager. Even though this wasn’t my favorite album by them (heck, even today I agree albums like Dysfunction and BTC were better), I still have fond memories. I agree the song writing isn’t the best and the lyrics aren’t great, but I can’t help but dig it still to this day.

[@Savannah_Simpson]

This video is even more hilarious after Aaron Lewis attempted country career. He’s even more “Crabby Uncle Aaron” now

[@ioceano9404]

I can see many of the lyrics in 14 Shades in “Regret and Sadness” as trying to complete some poetry assignments for middle school at the last minute: Aaron’s trying to write something that rhymes at the very end, regardless of whether it made any sense.

[@rushguy1]

Never been a fan of these guys, but I really like the song "Epiphany" off Break The Cycle. Lewis' constant, nonstop bitching and complaining is just too much to take otherwise.

[@johnoneil9188]

Looking good with the beard, dude! I have never really heard of this band before and I am really not sad about that. As with a lot of bands that have been featured on Regretting the Past Stainds songs just start to sound the same at some point. And I don´t mean just the same as other songs from this band but other bands too. There really is a feeling of individuality and a signature sound missing. You could tell me this was one of like 20 other bands who make music like this and I would probably believe you.

[@LewdConnoisseur]

So Far Away is an absolute bane of my existence it's so bad.

[@matthewroberts3125]

I can understand why someone might not like that song. I think for me, nostalgia keeps me from disliking it.

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Price to Play is one of my favorite Staind songs. I probably prefer their heavier material more than their soft post-grunge outings (Other than a few like Outside and Its Been Awhile).

[@MelomanoAdicto]

Staind has a lot of cool songs! I like their first 3 records, but since 14 Shades and Chapter V, it's mostly been hit or miss for me. It's even hard to pick a favorite song by them, and I don't care about the critics, they're like a special band for me and their music helped me trough some dark, uncertain times.

[@md_vandenberg]

@@MelomanoAdicto "I don't care about the critics" Despite that, you still clicked on a video where a music critic talked about how regrettable an album this is. Kinda odd... I'll just assume you left one of the downvotes.

[@MelomanoAdicto]

@@md_vandenberg as I said, it's a hit or miss record for me.

[@Chatman666]

Being completely honest with you, i really like "Break the cycle" (troll at will). But "14 shades of sad trucker rock" is just terrible. Back in the day i had only heard one of the singles and was bored to tears. Guess I dogged a bullet there.

[@kylehegedus5498]

Odin Williams “14 Shades Of Sad Trucker Rock” I love that!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Chatman666]

@@kylehegedus5498 Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week. 🙏

[@branjohn205]

I actually liked only a couple songs from this album. So Far Away and Fill Me Up to me are what stands out unlike the other songs which are whiny, boring, and typical whining.

[@hikikimorimasqueerade8743]

Question: can a good album be considered for regretting the past? IE: some album comes out that is so good it either A: creates a load of imitators who all wanted to make the next said album B: the artist keeps trying to make the same album over and over again because of how good that album was but they keep on straying further and further away or C: that one album was a complete fluke and every other album from the artist sounds like what the Betheada game engine would be if it it was an album (loads of issues and completely dysfunctional)

[@morganfoster3477]

A: Pink Floyd- Dark Side of The Moon. B: Five Finger Death Punch- Way of The Fist. C: Imagine Dragons- Night Visions.

[@shallowbay9444]

I genuinely don't understand the hate this band gets, everyone just knows their radio hits and assumes that's all they're capable of, but they're immensely talented musicians. One of the better bands from that time period. Seen them live several times, they put on a great show. And songs like Crawl, Spleen, and Open Your Eyes are still fantastic tracks. To each their own I guess.

[@bennettfender9927]

I find it equally weird people say it’s bad cause its depressing like wth most grunge is depressing and regardless of how you feel about Aaron Lewis as a person he had real struggles he sung about it’s just strange to me honestly why AIC gets praised for depressing lyrics and music (As they should btw their incredible) but Staind gets shit on is beyond me.

[@nu-agegamer3548]

​@@bennettfender9927Did you two even pay attention? The problem was it wasn't just whiny but phoned in. Plus he touches on those "they're great live" and "they're talented" notes earlier.

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

"How do Alice in Chains fans not get more annoyed by this?" Because they're too busy listening to the band they love and not some bad tribute song?

[@KhayJayArt]

Aaron is peak boomer. No one can be as boomer as him.

[@KhayJayArt]

@ he has the mentality of a boomer. Boomer is a state of mind.

[@slevingarganera8375]

Tommy Lee is pretty close.

[@sonyakinsey4376]

I guess I'm not alone then in thinking the stage show just doesn't match the music. This really doesn't seem like a band that needs pyro. Unless it's to keep the audience awake.

[@speedpants8915]

I can't imagine how disappointing it must've been when staind open'd up their concert with one of their best songs (seriously, eyes wide open is a great and high energy song) only for aaron lewis to bring the mood down with his "i don't wanna be here" attitude, especially when you said that mike and johhny were giving it their all.

[@moviesmetalmusicmotorvehic4828]

I have a soft spot for Staind, especially their first 2 albums and their self titled album.

[@gabrielpaiva9070]

2003 was a weird year for rock. The same year that had Linkin Park's Meteora, Evanescence's Fallen, Deftones's self titled, Blink-182's self titled, etc... also had this album along Metallica's St Anger, Limp Bizkit's Results May Vary...

[@jacksonesptama13]

I love Staind. I've bought each album and seen them live. This album gets the least amount of play time with me. It feels like a continuation of Break The Cycle...except Break The Cycle had all the good material. I believe this album is Aaron's fault. Mike has gone on record saying they only record what Aaron wants to sing. Aaron seemed to be in different place at this time. Look at their album in 2011. That had at least 6 terrific songs.

[@Wiggimus]

"Why do we continue to put up with this man and his music?" I've been asking myself that for many, many years now...

[@wdfmidevil]

I only liked Staind’s first album. Other than that, Aaron’s “Woe is me” Schtick wore on me like nails on a chalk board. With that said, Rocked” is my favorite KZbin series. Hoping we will get an Orgy album next. Ohhhhh I hate myself during those years

[@slevingarganera8375]

which "first" album? Tormented or Dysfunction?

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

I used to like nu metal before. Now grown up, I've definitely regretted it because there are things I never realized before. I'm more into Heavy, Power and Symphonic metal with some Thrash and Melodic Death. It's one of the reasons why I don't like nu metal: man children being angsty, bitter, edgy, whiners wanting to be famous. But hey, if you like nu metal, fine, but in my eyes it's not really true metal because of how simplistic it is and constant drop tunings. I've burned my bridges of it and not looking back ever. This to show why I regretted the past when it comes to this. I admit I intended to get 14 Shades of Angst. I wasn't able, I then forgot about it and good thing.

[@SauerkrautSandwich93]

I thought you were gonna do "Break the Cycle", but after hearing them all (once), they're interchangeable. So I'm okay with it.

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

Not going to lie, I loved staind back in the day, but you are 100% right.

[@jamesvillanueva5187]

At least no Denny’s stalker

[@ScampTheWolfYT]

Also, at least there's no orangutan vocals.

[@redvince5627]

Stained: I got a nostalgic love for the song It’s Been Awhile, genuinely like the song For You, and everything else I either haven’t heard or don’t care about.

[@DevonArcherOsborne]

St. Anger, Results May Vary, and 14 Shades of Grey. 2003 was a dark time for Rock/metal.

[@caib_2003]

But we did get Thirteenth Step, Leave A Whisper and Meteora out of it so

[@caib_2003]

It wasn't THAT bad lol

[@thewhitewolf7886]

I love St anger!

[@ricardoandresgarciayodice8808]

Three days grace also had there first album in 2003 and even Adam gontier had his crabby moments

[@sumonjamal1653]

The Darkness "Permission to land"... Kid Rock 'self-titled'... Hoobastank 'The reason'... Fall Out Boy 'Take this to your grave'... 🤮

[@theanimasean822]

Lol, “Senpai Grump”

[@Razorgeist]

I was a big Staind fan back in the day and if this video was about "break the cycle" (as I initially misread) I might have been a bit more miffed. But 14 shades was really less than stellar so I can see your point. Also i was unaware of Aaron Lewis' personality issues so there's that.

[@AdamT28]

I think the best way to sum up this album for me is this... I moved out of my parents house at 18. I left 14 Shades of Grey there, rather than take all my CDs to uni. Aged 33, 14 Shades of Grey is still in the same place it was when I was 18, now covered in dust.

[@kylehegedus5498]

Adam Townsend More like covered in DURST!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@NerdGasims]

Funny story, back in 2013 I was in the army & my unit came back from a deployment to Afghanistan. The general of the base I was at was doing a outdoor hunting show special where ‘celebrities’ would go hunting with soldiers. Aaron Lewis was the ‘celebrity’ that went hunting with this general. So the general got Aaron Lewis to sing some songs & play a little show for us when we got back to the base. This was during his country music tour gig and he had released a new album so he played songs from that album as well as give us that had come back from Afghanistan a copy of the album. I heard the songs he was singing when I got off the plane and before I could get my bags and get to my family I was given a copy of the cd. I threw the cd away because I didn’t like what I was hearing when I got off the plane. I’m not a fan of Aaron Lewis the Dysfunctional album was the only one from Staind that had any songs I liked and I remember you couldn’t ‘go awhile’ without hearing that one annoying song from Break The Cycle. Go to Afghanistan for a year and the first concert you see is Aaron Lewis, few weeks later me and some friends went to a Amon Amarth show that was much better and way less bitter

[@geekymetalhead5112]

If Amon Amarth could play a concert for out troops, the battlefield adrenaline would increase by 1000%

[@NerdGasims]

Geeky Metalhead I remember when the plane landed at the airport and we were all getting off the plane and getting on the busses to go back to the base someone said something about the base general having a welcome home concert for us. Me and a friend of mine were thinking ‘who could it be?’ We talked about it on the bus ride to the base and we were hoping it would be Ted Nugent, think ‘yeah the Nudge would do something like that’ plus hearing Stranglehold and Cat Scratch Fever live would be cool. Me and my buddy were very disappointed, I remember when we got off the bus his words were something along the lines ‘oh no not the singer from Staind that sings complaints.’

[@geekymetalhead5112]

@@NerdGasims damn.

[@NerdGasims]

Geeky Metalhead we appreciated that Aaron Lewis did the concert/show. On the other hand however he did because he was filming a hunting television show with the base general. He reminded us between songs to ‘checkout the upcoming show that will be broadcast on the Outdoor channel and that it’s available on dish network.’ Also the show was sponsored by the Outdoor channel and dish network

[@OctoberRust02]

2003 was also the year that albums like A Perfect Circle's Thirteenth Step, Motograter's self titled, and Mushroomhead's XIII. Also, Price to Play was used as the theme song for WWE's Vengeance 2003 PPV. That PPV introduced me to this album and, apart from Price to Play, I was massively disappointed when I heard it. 2003 was weird. Both for Music and for WWE.

[@tommytealhat9617]

Speaking as someone who loved the whole nu-metal post grunge rap rock scene back in my high school years... Yeah, even I didn't like Staind. I liked "So Far Away", but that was about it.