Cut The Cord – strong, heavy, powerful

The first single of the new record starts with a medieval melody and a children’s choir. “Freedom, lalalala” is also the motto of this song. Brent Smith gets into it with a loud and heavy “Cut it!” and brings the strong chords and drums with him.

All in all, the song is loud and heavy. It stays true to its line and almost yells about freedom which is its dominant theme. To break away from what is holding you, what caught you and shackles you, these are the ideas that hide inside “Cut the cord!”

Classical hard rock in contrast to light children’s voices – Cut The Cord plays with different singing. The background voices are coherently used and in the second stanza, an ensemble playing between Brent Smith and his band mates, who accompany his singing with their voices, comes into being.

The electric elements during the instrumental solos support the feeling of seeing glass burst which comes to life while listening to this song. The rather silent bridge is used to carry the chorus across even heavier. The melody is catchy, but moves in the background as the singing does not directly accompany it. Within the stanzas, it is rather similar to speech song where the rhythm is more important than the melody. However, not a single note is missed and the overall picture gets stuck in the head.

Favorite line: “’Cause agony brings no reward for one more hit and one last score. Don’t be a casualty. Cut the cord!”

Listen to Shinedown's Cut The Cord here:
 

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