Godsmack Album: “Good Times, Bad Times: 10 Years of Godsmack [PA]”

Has it really been ten years since Godsmack first started to get noticed in the hard rock scene? Wow, I feel old. Anyway, "Good Times, Bad Times: 10 Years of Godsmack" collects all of Godsmack's singles and hits; along with a newly recorded cover of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times". For those who have already picked up Godsmack's albums, there's not really any reason to pick up this compilation besides said cover (which is actually pretty good and surprisingly faithful to Led Zep's original classic) track and a bonus DVD of the band performing at the House of Blues, which is worth the price of admission alone. In that regard, "Good Times, Bad Times: 10 Years of Godsmack" is also well suited for casual fans of the band, as it features "Whatever", "Keep Away", "Voodoo", "Awake", "I Stand Alone", "Straight Out of Line", and the great acoustic tracks "Running Blind" and "Touche". While it would have been nice to see some other tracks on here (like the brilliant instrumental "Vampires"), "Good Times, Bad Times: 10 Years of Godsmack" is a more than solid compilation that fans of the band, new and old alike, won't find much disappointment in.

Bottom line, this is all of Godsmack's biggest hits, and a great DVD Live from the House of Blues Las Vegas. To top it off, a great cover of Good Times, Bad Times. A must have for Godsmack Fans, a Great addition for anybody who likes godsmack and can only afford 1 cd, this has what anybody could want.

A collection of great power rock. All of the hits are here (my favs are Voodoo, I Stand Alone, & Awake). The price was pretty low and this was a great value, with little filler.

This is a great compilation, for sure. However, I would have loved to have had their cover of Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf" on here too. Maybe it was a legal thing, but an oversight none the less.

This is a great CD. If you like hard rock, "classic-style hard rock", or are a person trying to learn rock-n-roll musicianship, this is a good CD to buy. I've listened to all of the songs on this CD many times, and not only like the songs, but feel that the songs are well thought out, well written and well played. There are a lot of CD's that I've listened to in the past where there is either one song or multiple songs that I don't like on a particular CD, (remember buying a CD for the three hit songs, and not liking the other seven songs?), but I like all of the songs on Godsmack--Ten Years of Godsmack. There are some very fast moving, hard songs, along with some more laid-back introspective songs that complement each other.

Well done, Godsmack. I look forward to hearing more from you guys. Rock On!!