Nickleback-All the Right Reasons
Roadrunner Records
3 out of 5
By: Sixxswine
Ill admit it, the only reason I bought this record is to hear ZZ Tops Billy F. Gibbons role on the opener Follow You Home, on which he lays down vocals and his trademark guitar tone and a bluesy solo and album closer Rockstar. Both are rockers that will have you taping your foot and are more rawk than what youre used to by Nickleback. You can than the grittier mix to Randy Staub and Mike Shipley, who really gave Nickleback the balls that their music was once lacking. Its not just that, somewhere along the way Chad Kroeger and Company have grown as songwriters and musicians.
As I mentioned, the Billy Gibbons appearance was the motivation, I picked up All the Right Reasons, but theres also the appearance from Dimebag Darrell, who plays a solo from the grave on Side of A Bullet, which is a tribute to Dime. And what a worthy tribute it is, the solo sounds like it was knocked out just for this session., when in fact, it was a series of guitar parts that were spliced together.
So you ask how does the rest of the record fair, without the guests? Well, not bad, I love the Animals, which had a great chorus and monster main riff, Next Contestant, sounds like a goofy title, but youll find it impossible to get this one out of your skull! As mentioned earlier, Follow You Home, Side of a Bullet, Rockstar, are killer If Everyone Cared, will make you flick your bic and another strong track is Fight for All the Wrong Reasons. Nickleback have finally busted out of their box and delivered a record that isnt bland and so 1992. Just buy it for All the Right Reasons.
Roadrunner Records
3 out of 5
By: Sixxswine
Ill admit it, the only reason I bought this record is to hear ZZ Tops Billy F. Gibbons role on the opener Follow You Home, on which he lays down vocals and his trademark guitar tone and a bluesy solo and album closer Rockstar. Both are rockers that will have you taping your foot and are more rawk than what youre used to by Nickleback. You can than the grittier mix to Randy Staub and Mike Shipley, who really gave Nickleback the balls that their music was once lacking. Its not just that, somewhere along the way Chad Kroeger and Company have grown as songwriters and musicians.
As I mentioned, the Billy Gibbons appearance was the motivation, I picked up All the Right Reasons, but theres also the appearance from Dimebag Darrell, who plays a solo from the grave on Side of A Bullet, which is a tribute to Dime. And what a worthy tribute it is, the solo sounds like it was knocked out just for this session., when in fact, it was a series of guitar parts that were spliced together.
So you ask how does the rest of the record fair, without the guests? Well, not bad, I love the Animals, which had a great chorus and monster main riff, Next Contestant, sounds like a goofy title, but youll find it impossible to get this one out of your skull! As mentioned earlier, Follow You Home, Side of a Bullet, Rockstar, are killer If Everyone Cared, will make you flick your bic and another strong track is Fight for All the Wrong Reasons. Nickleback have finally busted out of their box and delivered a record that isnt bland and so 1992. Just buy it for All the Right Reasons.
