Ever since the song “It’s Been Awhile” got more air time than it deserved, Staind became a band I found innocuously annoying for unofficially copyrighting a common conversation starter that when used, forced me to hear Aaron Lewis lugging those words through a sleepy melody, 14 times. To this day, when I hear the phrase uttered, I can’t get Staind’s damn song out of my head.
But then I heard another song of theirs recently on my Pandora quicklist (Pandora’s aptitude for figuring out what other songs and artists you’d like is impressive):
“Take This” (Chapter V album) boomeranged me back to appreciating the band and lamenting radio for not playing it. This song unapolagetically appeals to the heart better than their other big hit “Right Here” through a simple unadorned melody that builds up to a chorus full of perfect vulnerability and (of course) melancholy. Savory from start to finish, I downloaded this from iTunes and bathed in it on repeat for 8 hours straight. Take this.
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