Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
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Free Music Review: All the Right Reasons has all the right groves.
Hit: 5 Stars
Nickelback has definitely proven themselves with this album. The lyrics are well written, sincere, harsh, even witty at all the right times. The mix of vocals and instruments is a wonderful blend. Each track is just rough enough for me to get an adrenalin rush however just sincere enough to have my girl want me to play it too. I feel that from here on out if Nickel Back continues to put out quality music such as this they will be around for quite a long time. From the killer drum licks in the first track Follow You Home to the hilarious lyrics of the last song Rockstar this c.d will have you hooked in and locked down for a smooth but fast ride.Free Music Review: A continuation of the good run
Hit: 4 Stars
Nickelback's 2005 offering All the Wrong Reasons continues in the same vein as their previous success stories. The similarities to their earlier commercial triumphs are stamped all over this release from the highway/car motif that they started back on their debut through to the overall feel of the production - in this case by the band and Joey Moi - and right down to the middle of the road mainstream post grunge hard rock the band have perfected over the years.
And it's that very familiarity that is both the best and worst aspect of this album. The comfort factor is certainly there, the band have produced a string of top 40 hits around the world with Chad Kroegers middle of the road vocals laid over the top of muscular yet strangely muted riffing. The fact that everything seems to fit everything else is a real plus with this album and most of the bands other output for that matter. The safeness of the music may grate with some and it's true that when looking for a technically more proficient listen or when I'm hankering after some blazing metal solos I go elsewhere but at the end of the day there should be a place for this sort of quality generic hard rock in every rock fans collection.
And while the lyrics may seem a touch under achieving they are deceptive. Close listening to the actual vocals will see you rewarded and mildly surprised by some of what comes out of Chads mouth, the fact that this band are staples of rock radio lulling you into a false sense of security that you won't hear anything more than PG rated, which would be wrong. And the bands everyday lyrical concerns are almost welcome when juxtaposed against a lot of the goth metal, power metal and metalcore bands that surround this band in time and space. Somehow, and I wish I knew the secret - Nickelback seem to be able to touch on various issues in a way that both males and females can relate to even when they're singing lyrics you wouldn't think ladies would like. I mean, I've heard a number of women wax lyrical about the track Animals which is basically about getting busy in the backseat of cars. Perhaps because they don't discuss such things in a triumphant manner like an 80's band would of?
The muscular musical structures of the harder rockers here such as The Wrong Reasons, Next Contestant and the aforementioned Animals are lifted also by an innate sense of humour in the band which perhaps comes to full fruition on the album closer Rockstar. But that sense of humour is balanced by an ability to deliver a heartfelt ballad in the traditional sense such as Far Away and also the hit single Photograph which isn't a ballad in the traditional boy meets girl mould, rather a more general musing about the march of the years. And the more gentle tracks provide the variety many generic hard rock records lack.
Four stars here, easily. Not five stars as the overall sameness of vibe throughout the album despite the different directions courted does make it drag a touch for me and the fact that all their last few albums seem so similar. But I'd personally recommend this to anyone uncertain whether to add this to their shopping cart.
Free Music Review: Awesome and coolness
Hit: 5 Stars
This band is so rockin' and cool. They explore all the insane rock'n roll themes of drug abuse and womanizing in their music that it is so awesome. They have seen the rock'n roll life-style, and they are here to report that even though they have seen crazy stuff such as white powder and naked woman that they are still alive to talk about it in their music. Because they talk specifically about cool stuff in thier songs that means that they are so cool...it is so awesome!!!! Free Music Review: This album makes me sick
Hit: 1 Stars
Basically everything I said in my Hinder review applies here since the music on here sounds exactly the same. This is terrible monotonous slop posing as "rock" music. If you wanna listen to grunge listen to the real deal and avoid this boring overplayed radio rock.Free Music Review: All the Right Reasons by Nickelback
Hit: 5 Stars
Our son was so pleased with this CD and I was thrilled when all of my order came to the home and I was able to have my Christmas shopping complete. I had been ill and was unable to shop except online. Thanks for your help Amazon and for making our family's Christmas a happy one.