30 October 2005

Music review for Nickelback's All the Right Reasons


My problem with Nickelback is that I've noticed they don't write any the deep stuff of yesterday. They don't pour their pain and sorrow or happiness into their songs. They sing about the disillusionment of youth. They sing about, well, purely adolescent issues. Puh-leeze. They're not kids anymore! I guess they still like to act like it, though. They act like sellouts. Why would you go deep when you can just scratch the surface? What I really don't like about this CD is that the guys sing about the same thing...over, and over, and over. There's no fear of being left wondering what Nickelback's songs are about, like lead vocalist Chad Kroeger dissed other bands for doing. If you listen to the lyrics, they're about the coarsest, most cliche subject ever, sex. What secular artist hasn't done at least one song, or maybe even a CD, about hot girls? Come on, guys. Get real. No one identifies with your music. I thought that was what you wanted from your fans! I thought you wanted to reach your fans on a deeper level than just partying. Well, there's no fear of that with this CD. Even though one of the most popular songs on the album, Photograph, shot straight up the charts, it has its own dose of rebellion-"Criminal record says I broke in twice/Must have done it half a dozen times." But anyone buying the CD based only on that song will be in for an unpleasant surprise. All the Right Reasons sounds like their past three albums. These guys need a constructive way of getting their feelings out. They shouldn't be singing.

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