14 Shades of Grey Review

14 Shades of Grey is an album by Staind, released on May 20, 2003.

The album is softer than previous efforts with the exception of the first single and first track "Price to Play". "Price to Play" is trademark of their sound with heavy guitars in the verses, soaring vocal harmonies & melody/harmony guitars to complement the vocals. The album is a different direction for Staind, being more of a mainstream rock album than a nu-metal album. The screaming and anger of previous albums is almost non-existent. This album has a more positive attitude than the band's previous efforts. "Layne" is a tribute to Layne Staley, late Alice in Chains singer.

One may use the CD to download the bonus acoustic song "Let It Out" from the Staind website.