I can't believe some IDIOTS believe Brent is lipsyncing

Sarafreund...you don't even qualify to comment..lol...oh I guess Brent decided to sing the one concert you went to right?..not !!!!

150% Brent lip syncs most of his concerts..all I can figure is you people that think he sings all of his concerts are in extreme denial...my wife and I are at a point that we have to exclude shinedown from our joy of concerts...and that's not easy cause they are on a lot of our concert series...can't and will not see them again unless Brent sings live through out the concerts...

Lip-syncing? Brent? I don't think I even possess the mental fortitude to acknowledge that particular argument. Most people can't sing like him. There are Shinedown songs I try to sing that are not anywhere near my range. It just means that he is a VERY talented individual. They never accused Pavarotti of that, did they?

I am saddened by the bickering. It's not about lip-syncing, using tracks, being "fake" or whatever else you may so choose to demean Brent, Zach, Eric or Barry. These men put massive amounts of thought and energy in to making their passions the passions of others. They share a part of themselves with every note produced. Something they choose to do just as you choose to enjoy their music. If you are that disgusted then by all means please go out and do better.
In Brent's defense, not that he needs it, singing concert after concert is not an easy feat for the vocal cords. My mother is an opera singer and has an amazing voice. Sadly, the strain of repeatedly singing one opera after another destroyed her voice. She can no longer sing on stage. I have no doubt that Brent has moments where his vocal cords can only take so much repeated use. He is after all just a man and his vocal cords are not indestructible. I know if I were paying my hard earned money to experience them live I would rather hear quality vocals than hear the songs that mean so much to me butchered because his voice is under duress. Fans demand perfection and to be honest they deliver. Their shows are very powerful. They leave the comfort of their homes and the ones they love all in the hopes of giving back a small modest measure of thanks. There is more to music than banging on drums, strumming strings or spewing sentences vocally. It is not an easy feat.
Speaking your mind is an amazing tool when used correctly. Being bitter and hateful breeds condescension and who really wants that. How about saying something productive and uplifting. You would be amazed at how much it enriches your life.

He doesn't lip sync I seen them for the first time last year at River Riot & I never seen him lip sync once.

Uh, yes he does lip sync. I just saw them live last night in Glens Falls and I was right up against the railing in front of the stage and it was VERY evident he was lip syncing. He did sing live for some parts of the songs, but definitely not all of them.

Hate to tell you non-believers here but Brent does indeed lipsynch. In 2008 when I first started seeing them he did NOT at all. I first noticed it on Carnival of Madness, where he did it on I Dare You. Then I researched and found out he was doing it on I Dare You, Diamond Eyes, Her Name Is Alice, The Crow and the Butterfly, Son of Sam and on Heroes. If you ask Brent in person he will not deny this. He has one of the best voices in rock music in my opinion and it's sad he has resorted to doing this. Bully's intro "hey" bits are sampled now and who knows about the rest of the new stuff. Watch Bully live at Jimmy Kimmel and you'll see all sorts of stuff like the other mics aren't even "on" for parts of the songs, like Diamond Eyes on Carnival of Madness (the "boom lay boom lay" backing vocals were sampled too). Sad indeed.

I've seen Shinedown live many times, and I can say that they NEVER lip synced until the Carnival of Madness which I also saw.

It was clear as day watching his mouth be off from the vocals on I Dare You, Diamond Eyes, and if I remember right Alice, I Dare You being the most obvious.

Watch the Live DVD, why do you think that video cuts to the video effects so much... probably to mask it.

I've always been a huge shinedown fan, even before they gathered all this fame, but i can say with absolute certainty that the lip sync happened in the CoM tour, the Sound of Madness tour it did not and I actually liked it better because it also didnt have all the gimmicks (top hat, cane, etc).

Its only because they are incapable of believing in any form of greatness...imagine the pityful life they lead...

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I cant tell ya how many times ive seen Shinedown live. Never once has he lipsynced. I have the DVD, and I dont see any obvious evidence of it. He changes up songs way too much to ever be accused of syncing.

Anyone else think that "Bully" is lame? I just found out that it's a Shinedown tune and couldn't believe it! Anyway, Brent is one of the best singers in rock......ever.

I actually don't know if the full backing track is just used only for tv performances cos i saw Shinedown the week after this show in Germany and there was definitely no lip synching or full vocal backing tracks used but no one can deny that there are backing tracks being used constantly at this gig here : http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/videos/2012/0205/shinedown.jsp

But then again who cares right?? can anyone really deny that Brent has one of the best voices in rock? There is plenty of video and proof available to show that he does not need these backing tracks and they are not the only band that have ever used them in TV performances.
Some songs require a backing ttrack because they were recorded with layer upon layer of tracks and they got a bit excited in the studio. You can't always make it sound perfect live and fortunately for us Shinedown are perfectionists.

who hasn't lip synced who the hell cares, i dont believe he is i have seen him plenty in concert and neevr seen him skip a beat, there is no need to prove anything, i love brent and always will