Shinedown - 45 | Reaction

[@jmh4701]

Brent writes in metaphors a lot and it’s really interesting to google his meanings of the songs .

[@enz_surge2795]

Really I never knew that thats interesting

[@user-jx5iu7vk8i]

Shinedown lead singer Brent Smith explains it...45 is not about a gun. It's a metaphor for the world. I see it as a declaration that life is sometimes overwhelming. He also shared a story behind it, and it's very moving. It's part of a concert that's on KZbin, possibly in Kansas City.... And I seem to remember the video was about ten minutes long. It's worth the search. Great reaction, and I'm glad you've been introduced to Shinedown

[@bryancrisp9710]

The singer has said it was not meant to be taken as literal contemplation of suicide. It's supposed to be about that moment in your life where you have reached make-or-break. All of the bad choices you have made in the past have came back to you and now you are "under the gun", so to speak, to either pull it all back together or lose everything.

[@ladysilvara]

I love this song. Another one by them that I love is Sound of Madness.

[@Duane_Grabert]

And devour and simple man and enemies and bully and cut the cord and...well pretty much anything Brent smith sings.

[@maliabrown4390]

Listen to the album Amayrills

[@elizabitty213]

Yes!!! 🙌🏻

[@nicolewilliams3434]

The crow and the butterfly ...❤

[@ryancapriavlogs8076]

I actually have a tattoo of “Staring down the barrel of a .45” but the S is Shinedown’s signature S 👌🏻🤘🏻

[@chucklovejoy510]

life in general getting to him, and added to relationship issues,.... staring down the barrel of a 45= suicide is looking good at this point, being considered, yet that path is not taken.

[@SnEaKeRSkEr]

Well said 👍

[@thedominator87]

aww you did the video version lol if you did the live from kansas city version, he tells the story of this song and contrary to belief, this song isnt about a gun

[@dannyhinton6140]

He might do it one day

[@isalinadeadwalker3828]

It's not about suicide or even a gun. Check out more shinedown. Monsters, Sound of madness, Breaking Inside, I'll follow you. They have so many great songs.

[@cindymartin2820]

Brent Smith has fought addiction for years

[@emilyvictoria559]

Or remember when by bad wolves. Now that’s an insane backstory.

[@BenHaslerDrums]

Emily Victoria oh yes - I only got introduced to that and it was a killer song with, like you said, an insane backstory...

[@jeremywoolfe9810]

45 isn't singing about the gun 45 it's a metaphor for the world and what it gives you and what it takes away

[@judysmith6563]

Anything from Shinedown is GREAT

[@retrorexgaming439]

Avenged Sevenfold- Hail To The King

[@Rob_Infinity3]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥Please react to "Bully" and🔥 🔥"Monsters" by Shinedown!🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sanktatea404]

I’d like to start off with congrats on the growth. If you’re looking for another Shinedown song a personal favorite is burning bright or if you want something different Asking Alexandria-alone in a room the acoustic version.

[@dirtybird8902]

You should check out "bully" and "enemy" by shinedown my dude

[@Divhreaza]

I came across Shinedown a few years ago and MAN do I love their sound! You've already done of my favorites of theirs, but here's a few more: "I'll Follow You", "Diamond Eyes" and my absolute fav of theirs, "I Dare You". (But seriously, I haven't heard a bad song by them, so just listen to anything of theirs!)

[@jessscott2692]

Nah you got it. YOU GOT IT. You were able to feel the music and make it into something that you could understand. And you were spot on. That's exactly the feeling I got as well.

[@tonyascarlett2413]

The 45 is life, not a gun.

[@sinner8714]

One of many great shinedown songs

[@Duane_Grabert]

Anything Brent Smith sings is musical gold.

[@ricksewardpumping431]

The reason why he writes about swimming through the ashes of another life his His mom and his father were very religious and he wasn't and his father took him out and took it out on him with abusive behavior They want him to go one way he chose to go another way then got addicted to drugs and then didn't know how to break away from them and then that's why he was staring down the barrel of a 45 I think what changed his life with on his daughter was born because his music completely changed and he turned his life around

[@maryhelenbuchele7342]

First his father wasn't abusive to him. He is a good & so is his mother. They were hard on him but not abusive. His son's birth saved his life he got off drugs for him. He never had a daughter.

[@nixsrf79]

Letting go of his old self to move on and grow as a man and saying goodbye. Growing as a person and artist.

[@maliabrown4390]

Amazing lyrics! Swimming through the ashes of another life. JEEZE almighty!

[@charleskabus4676]

Think you would like the band Disturbed. Start with, Down WithThe Sickness.

[@1disturbed565]

The son is in the box sealed up tight, meant for the son, no one else.

[@bluehellioncomics8294]

Have you thought of the possibility that the line "starring down the barrel of a 45" could be a metaphor for being forced to be something that you're not.

[@Pftco]

This guys great! Keep it up bro!!

[@emilyvictoria559]

Pleaseeee for me do fire from the gods- Excuse me. Bad wolves- Killing me slowly Default- Wasting my time ❤️😘

[@robinquevedo4855]

Love this song ❤❤❤❤🐿️

[@newchapterart8929]

Their Leave A Whisper album is fire all the way through

[@ladygothic7699]

I love this song ❤

[@Terri6868]

Monsters & Devil must do the videos. My favorite Diamond Eyes live. These are harder rock. 💥All there songs are deep & videos follow the story.

[@BenHaslerDrums]

When I say this isn’t as Shinedown, this is because of how early this band was evolving - Brent smith and Barry Kerch are the only original members - nowadays, you can tell it was Shinedown whereas you might not have been able to as easily

[@kj320175]

GLORY TO THE BRAVE- HAMMERFALL

[@keithlabeau8790]

You gotta peep the live vocals bro...

[@Terri6868]

Love Shinedown another good one is save me, sound of madness and cut the cord🔥🔥

[@jimmygilbert9041]

Doc you should listen to Shinedown - call me that's a damn good song

[@davidward6711]

The lead singers childhood friend had a wife that was pregnant and she belittled him until he killed himself.

[@tylertate7109]

Great song with meaning they do is Shinedown - Beyond the Sun

[@patrickallen1795]

I love that one and Call Me, neither were main stream, I can tell you are definitely a fan

[@maryhelenbuchele7342]

Beyond the Sun isn't their song. The band was from Jacksonville Florida and they got signed and the same night the lead singer died in a car accident. So Brent finished the song because it wasn't finished. The issue was who ever was behind the album never gave credit to the other band. Brent made it right with the family. Yes Call Me definitely could have been a single but so many songs were singles off of SOM.

[@gracejenson]

finally found someone that has some shinedown reactions! ha

[@NewLevelAuto]

At 5:00 , interpretations brother . That's the word you were lookin for 😉

[@zoraizzaidi9490]

Monster - Shinedown

[@Almcingrid3663]

Love Shinedown! Favorite is Second Chance

[@Crossedflame]

Monster,get up, enemies by shinedown some great newer ones

[@Duane_Grabert]

Anything Brent sings is musical gold.

[@chucklovejoy510]

good jam, lyrics are righteous too

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

Another great Shinedown song is Monsters

[@mattday94]

react to avenged seven fold so far away rich

[@MrMangomannen1337]

If you wanna hear a sweet power ballad you should listen to Iris by Go Go Dolls, or if you wanna hear bars you should listen to On the Grind by Chords

[@rodroetheli2088]

Great reaction check out (save me) awesome song!!!

[@soulsnatcher5408]

I like the acoustic version much more.

[@georgejulien3286]

This is literally the story of a man who had his kid aborted btw.

[@robertrichardson8177]

Should do a reaction to Perfect Circle Passive.

[@michellelafaille1678]

The song is supposed to be about hope look it up

[@jacksisco997]

if you haven't ben there please don't judge people.

[@cindymartin2820]

About suicide prevention

[@hollisdenbow317]

Do shinedown I'll follow you

[@special_c9816]

please react to disturbed inside the fire

[@ST3W4]

React to "Just Like You" by Lecrae

[@janellebieschke2615]

You are too young to appreciate good music

[@tp8030]

Dudes are bad

[@georgejulien3286]

This is literally the story of a man who had his kid aborted btw.

[@maryhelenbuchele7342]

No not at all