| Product Summary | | Label: ROADRUNNER RECORDS/WEA | | UPC: 00016861802820 | | Release Date: 11/18/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 209721071 | | Item#: M4G4R6 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 1732 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Something In Your Mouth ~ Nickelback |  | | 2. Burn It To The Ground ~ Nickelback | | | 3. Gotta Be Somebody ~ Nickelback | | | 4. I'd Come For You ~ Nickelback | | | 5. Next Go Round ~ Nickelback | | | 6. Just To Get High ~ Nickelback | | | 7. Never Gonna Be Alone ~ Nickelback | | | 8. Shakin' Hands ~ Nickelback | | | 9. S.E.X. ~ Nickelback | | | 10. If Today Was Your Last Day ~ Nickelback | | | 11. This Afternoon ~ Nickelback | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Nickelback: Ryan Peake, Chad Kroeger (vocals, guitar); Daniel Adair (vocals, drums); Mike Kroeger (bass instrument, bass guitar). | | Audio Mixers: Chris Lord Alge; Mike Shirley; Joey Moi; Randy Staub . | | Audio Remasterer: Ted Jensen. | | Recording information: Abbotsford B.C. Canada. | | Nickleback's sixth album doesn't stake out new ground, but this Canadian post-grunge quartet is known for their allegiance to old-school hard rock values. That allegiance is borne out on 2008's DARK HORSE, a collection of riff-driven rockers and power ballads that thrives on simple chord progressions, distortion-heavy guitars, and lyrics about partying and other carnal delights. The singalong single "Gotta Be Somebody" may flirt with radio-ready pop, but most of DARK HORSE revels in denim-clad, bad boy swagger. | | It's hard to forget that Nickleback is a mainstream act, however, especially given the potent, high-gloss sound of the album, courtesy of veteran producer Robert "Mutt" Lang. Like Def Leppard, another Lang-produced band, Nickleback's rock is packaged prettily enough for soccer moms, a truth evident in accessible ballads like "I'd Come for You." But longtime fans needn't despair: the band still packs a punch (see the arena-sized rocker "Burn It To the Ground"), proving Nickleback can have it both ways. |
Producer: Joey Moi; Mutt Lange; Nickelback |
Engineer: Olle Romo; Scott Cooke |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/18/2008 | | Original Release Date : 2008 | | Catalog ID : 1686-180282 | | Label : Roadrunner Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00016861802820 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.127)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lange keeps things rolling -- and to his credit, Chad Kroeger gratifyingly comes off as more of a regular guy than a rock star."Billboard (p.41)
- "The bulletproof Nickelback provides affordable fun that promises good returns in hard times....With guitar solos, heavier chops and double-entendres." Mojo (Publisher)
(p.104)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he still rock like a post-grunge Metalica....The best tracks here, such as the Leppard-style anthem 'Shakin' Hands,' bear Lange's indelible signature." Blender (Magazine)
(p.78)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The casting coup is producer Matt Lange, who runs with the tricks he used on Def Leppard and AC/DC in the '80s: lotsa echo on the drums, lotsa background voices chanting, 'Hey!'" |
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