Shinedown just released their “Attention Attention” Movie. It serves as an hour and a half music video for their whole album, and it is PHENOMENAL! If you’ve ever watched Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” video, this is similar to that. The whole movie flows perfectly, and then each individual song stands on its own with individual visual storytelling.
The opening track, “The Entrance,” is a preview of the album, playing clips from each track, giving a confusing preview that eventually makes sense through the movie, like a Tarantino flick.
“Devil” starts off the album with a lot of macabre imagery and metaphors with a seemingly successful man locked up all alone and then finally in a dining hall with a woman who is the “Devil in the next room,” giving off the message to me that fame comes with isolation and backstabbing where the people you’re around can be that Devil that’s out to get you.
“Attention Attention” reminded me of Bird Box. The subject of the video walked through town and anyone near him would just drop- what I loved about this video is it was a big jump in off point to tie together all of the other videos as it would zoom on the victims, then their story would begin.
“Monsters” and “Get Up” hit hard as they both tell the story of a military wife left behind. Given the recent circumstances in Afghanistan with the 13 service members recently killed that the military community is mourning, this gave a fresh relation to the videos.
Shinedown will always be one of my favorite bands. This album in particular was incredibly relatable to get through difficult times. This movie, even in the abstract scenes, still relates on a grander scale with mental health and overcoming every day issues. What I especially appreciate about these music videos is that they’ve remained clean without nudity or excessive drug use, making it reach a wider audience. As a parent, I would be happy to show my kids this movie and it would help them navigate struggles that teen life throws at them now.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I sat down to watch this movie, but Shinedown never disappoints. They’ve always had the best performances on stage, so it’s no surprise the quality of production and storytelling this movie has. The movie is out now, so head to their website to order your copy now. This will be a movie that you’ll want to watch repeatedly!
Track list
- The Entrance
- Devil
- Black Soul
- Attention Attention
- Kill Your Conscience
- Pyro
- Monsters
- Darkside
- Creatures
- Evolve
- Get Up
- Special
- The Human Radio
- Brilliant
