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Nickelback: Ryan Peake, Chad Kroeger (vocals, guitar); Mike Kroeger (bass guitar); Daniel Adair (drums). With their fourth album, All the Right Reasons, Nickelback ditches any pretense of being a grunge band and finally acknowledges they're a straight-up heavy rock band. Not that they've left the angst of grunge behind: they're a modern rock band living in a post-grunge world, so there's lots of tortured emotions threaded throughout the 11 songs here. But where their previous albums roiled with anger -- their breakthrough "How You Remind Me" was not affectionate, it was snide and cynical -- there's a surprisingly large sentimental streak running throughout All the Right Reasons, and it's not just limited to heart-on-sleeve power ballads like "Far Away" and "Savin' Me," the latter being the latest entry in their soundalike sweepstakes. No, lead singer/songwriter Chad Kroeger is in a particularly pensive mood here, looking back fondly at his crazy times in high school on "Photograph" ("Look at this photograph/Every time I do it makes me laugh/How did our eyes get so red?/And what the hell is on Joey's head?"), lamenting the murder of Dimebag Darrell on "Side of a Bullet" (where a Dimebag solo is overdubbed), and, most touching of all, imagining "the day when nobody died" on "If Everyone Cared" (which would be brought about "If everyone cared and nobody cried/If everyone loved and nobody lied"). Appropriately enough for an album that finds Kroeger's emotional palette opening up, Nickelback tries a few new things here, adding more pianos, keyboards, and acoustic guitars to not just ballads, but a few of their big, anthemic rockers; they even sound a little bit light and limber on "Someone That You're With," the fastest tune here and a bit of relief after all the heavy guitars. All this makes for a more varied Nickelback album, but it doesn't really change their essence. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine With their fourth album, All the Right Reasons, Nickelback ditches any pretense of being a grunge band and finally acknowledges they're a straight-up heavy rock band. Not that they've left the angst of grunge behind: they're a modern rock band living in a post-grunge world, so there's lots of tortured emotions threaded throughout the 11 songs here. But where their previous albums roiled with anger -- their breakthrough "How You Remind Me" was not affectionate, it was snide and cynical -- there's a surprisingly large sentimental streak running throughout All the Right Reasons, and it's not just limited to heart-on-sleeve power ballads like "Far Away" and "Savin' Me," the latter being the latest entry in their soundalike sweepstakes. No, lead singer/songwriter Chad Kroeger is in a particularly pensive mood here, looking back fondly at his crazy times in high school on "Photograph" ("Look at this photograph/Every time I do it makes me laugh/How did our eyes get so red?/And what the hell is on Joey's head?"), lamenting the murder of Dimebag Darrell on "Side of a Bullet" (where a Dimebag solo is overdubbed), and, most touching of all, imagining "the day when nobody died" on "If Everyone Cared" (which would be brought about "If everyone cared and nobody cried/If everyone loved and nobody lied"). Appropriately enough for an album that finds Kroeger's emotional palette opening up, Nickelback try a few new things here, adding more pianos, keyboards, and acoustic guitars to not just their ballads, but a few of their big, anthemic rockers; they even sound a little bit light and limber on "Someone That You're With," the fastest tune here and a bit of relief after all the heavy guitars. All this makes for a more varied Nickelback album, but it doesn't really change their essence. Sure, they stretch a little bit, but they still favor clumsy, plodding riffs, still incessantly rewrite the same chords and melody, still harmonize exactly the same way on every song, Kroeger still sounds as if he's singing with a hernia, he still writes shockingly stupiEntertainment Weekly (No. 847) - "...[T]he first single, "Photograph," is a dreamy slice of autumn-weather radio rock that's sure to linger well into winter...." - Grade: B All The Right Reasons Music Nickelback All The Right Reasons Songs All The Right Reasons Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)    List All Reviews BEST TO DATE WHAT A GREAT CD. YOU THOUGHT PHOTOGRAPH WAS GOOD. TRY THE DRIVING TUNE ANIMALS OR THE KID ROCK SOUNDING ROCK STAR. A MUST BUY. Submitted by LESTER847 (NEW PROVIDENCE NJ USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.
A Very Pleasant Suprise !!! Ok, I'll confess, I bought this CD because I couldn't get the song "Photograph" out of my head.... But much to my suprise this WHOLE CD rocks !!! This is by far some of the best song writing & performing I've herd in the "Rock" catagory in a long, long time. I am by no means a die-hard "NICK" fan, but pop this CD in the player, hit shuffle, and you will not be disappointed !! From start to finnish, this is top notch stuff. Some of the best "ROCK" I've herd in many years... Enjoy... Submitted by RDAWYDKO (Western New York)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Good stuff Really liked the CD, looks like they arent just one hit wonders and they have now really made a name for themselves. Submitted by shawn.reichert (Shithole,Iraq)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Best Ever! This is the best that NickelBack has done to date! Can't wait for the next one. Submitted by Danielle (Uncasville, CT)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
BEST YET THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT CD BY NICKELBACK.
WE ALL FELL IN LOVE WITH NICKELBACKS PHOTOGRAPH BUT THE BETTER 2 SONGS ARE ROCK STAR( A LITTLE KID ROCK SOUNDING BUT AWESOME.) AND THE 4TH SONG WHICH MY CARRIER IS IN MY VAN ROCKS OUT THE BEST.
I MIGHT BE 40 YEARS OLD(YOUNG) BUT ILL PUT THIS SONG WITH ANY OLDIE ANYDAY FOR DRIVING. GET THIS CD. YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED. Submitted by LESTER847 (NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ, USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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