Released in 2009, it had three extra tracks: “Son of Sam,” a ferocious B-side; a stripped acoustic version of “I Dare You”; and, most crucially, a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” that fans called definitive .

So he took a smarter route. He checked —a marketplace for physical media. A seller in Ohio had the Deluxe CD for $9 plus shipping. He bought it. When it arrived, he ripped it to lossless FLAC for his phone, put the CD in a protective sleeve, and finally heard “Simple Man” in crystal quality.

Frustrated, Alex almost caved. He found a torrent labeled “Shinedown – The Sound of Madness (Deluxe Edition) [iTunes-Rip].” His finger hovered over the download button.

Here’s a short, useful story that weaves together the search for Shinedown’s — and a lesson in digital ethics. Title: The Missing Track

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