2000, 2001 Era Rock Appreciation Thread! Staind, 3 Doors Down, Edwin McCain

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I think this was a really unique era in Rock Music, and in music history in general.  I'm going to be posting some vintage tracks from this era.  I'm lumping them under the category of "Christian" Rock—but that's not what it was called them.  I am calling it that now, because in retrospect you will notice a divine soul and spirit in this music that is no longer present in American culture.  Plus, most the artists I'm going to be placing here have actually professed a strongly Christian video that was present in white American culture in 2000 and 2001 leading up to September 11th, 2001.

I was not a fan of this music when it was dominating radio and video.  I did like it though.  You couldn't NOT like it.  Now I am rediscovering it in full and what a great treasure we lost.

My first video for this thread will blow you away.  It has a Hollywood script and A-list actors like Titanic's Billy Zane and the girl from American Beauty.  It's got horses and a carriage, it's got a glowing white flower, and it's a got a man visiting his deceased wife in a cemetery before she transforms into a ghost.  Absolutely breathtaking.  This will be a count up (rather than a countdown) of the best tracks from this era. 

Coming in at #1 is Staind - "Epiphany" directed by Fred Durst and starring Billy Zane



Hope you enjoyed this first piece, and be back periodically to respond to comments and post more vintage videos from this era...

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Coming in at #2 Five for Fighting "Superman"



You might remember this track—NBC aired it at the beginning of their NBA on NBC epic Western Conference Finals Shaq and the Lakers vs the Webber and the Sacramento Kings.  Shaq was going by the nickname Superman at the time. 

You will notice a strong, Christ-like, uplifting spirit—message to this song.  Personal story, I had a girl at the time.  She was my x-girlfriend and I was trying desperately to get her back.  Every once in a while she'd throw me bone and say some touching words or spend some quality time with me.  The lines fit perfectly for me, because I literally was going crazy at this time in my life and she could still say nice things about me from time to time.

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Coming in at #3 we have Edwin McCain's "I'll Be"



These guys might have actually gone off and officially entered the Christian Rock genre of music after these hit songs.  Very uplifting message of redemption, change, and love that overcomes all in the face of any storm and peels back the dark clouds, and brings back the heavenly sun.