NICKELBACK
- All The Right Reasons
In many ways one of Roadrunner's biggest
and most commercial money-spinners tend to stick to their rock recipe - hence
their success I guess. But on this album they step the heaviness up a touch. Perhaps
a bit more aggression has surfaced in the wake of troubled times, including the
murder of Pantera / Damage Plan guitarist Dimebag Darrell. They
deal with the shooting on Side Of A Bullet and also dedicate the album
to him. This is the second time I've noticed a reference to the incident (Limp
Bizkit doing so on The Unquestionable Truth Part 1). Chad Kroeger's
gravel but clear vocals does exactly what the band's fans expect of it. The straight forward
rocking also get a bit more speed and some double bass drums. The sex, drugs and
rock & roll sentiments with cheesy subjects like stripper girlfriend (Next Contestant),
fooling around in the car getting bust by her dad (Animals), rockstar clichés
(Rockstar) etc. kind of diminish the impact -but it's not like we're expecting
a chapter in philosophy.
3 / B
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