5 Responses to “Long Road”

1. Anonymous says:

   September 3, 2010 at 7:39 pm

   I became a Nickelback fan with Silver Side Up. Since then I’ve aquired their concert DVD, The State, and The Long Road. If Nickelback fans are expecting another Silver Side Up, then don’t buy this album, it’s not the same. The songs reflect the wild ride that Nickelback has been on since the whirlwind surrounding Silver Side Up. Silver Side Up had a lot of great songs, but in my opinion, the material on the Long Road has more maturity and depth than Silver Side Up. Songs like Figured You Out and Feelin’ Way Too Damn Good have both depth and a meloncholy quality that will make this album endure. This album isn’t for the occasional rock listener. It’s like 80s rock meets 90s edgier music. The music itself is a bit repetitive, although very good. The lyrics are the reason that you must buy this album.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. Forest Law says:

   September 3, 2010 at 10:02 pm

   Nickelback is the very prototype of corporate rock: They’re playing a style of music that has already been played to death, only they’re even more commercial and radio-friendly than their influences, and their trite, simplistic lyrics (i. e. “I like your pants around your feet / I like the dirt that’s on your knees”) also give them widespread appeal. Essentially, Nickelback has no important statements to make, and nothing relevant to contribute to music as an art form – they’re just a mindless corporate rock entity that’s perfect for cranking up REALLY loud at your next fraternity party. <p>The band’s fourth release, The Long Road, finds Nickelback rehashing the same themes and sounds as albums prior – is it just me, or do “How You Remind Me” and “Someday” sound like practically the same song? Go figure – leave it to corporate hacks like these guys to go and rewrite their hit songs. Frontman Chad Kroeger’s angst comes off as artificial and contrived – rather than covering themes of abusive relationships and his father not being there when he needed him, now he’s upset because of his band’s touring commitments. I can’t wait for Nickelback’s next album – perhaps Kroeger will be irate about spilling a glass of milk, or maybe running out of cigarettes will ruin his day the next time around. <p>The bland watered-down fourth-tier grunge of Silver Side Up has been diluted even further, making the album even more accessible to adult contemporary audiences – one can imagine just as many soccer moms going to their concerts as frat boys. I don’t picture this album as warranting repeated listening either: They made the mistake of putting the one energetic track on the album (“Flat On The Floor”) at the very beginning – after that it’s a monotonous stream of mid-tempo mediocrity . . . if they had any idea of how to sequence an album, they would have put that track somewhere in the middle. <p>In summary: Nickelback doesn’t fix what isn’t broken – it’s another album of slick, polished pseudo-grunge that takes even fewer chances than their previous releases. All the polish and glitz of this album’s production can’t hide the weak songwriting and unoriginality of this band.
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. Hayabusa Will says:

   September 3, 2010 at 11:17 pm

   First of all, let me just say that the people who blatantly insult this record and act like asses usually have NOT listened to it. I’ve seen a few reviews that weren’t in favor of the CD, but they actually listened to it and gave a well-written review with reasons as to WHY they dislike it. Others just say “OMG liek niklbak suxorZ lisen 2 reel muzik liek metalica u jackass!!111q!!1!1!’. They’re pathetic. <p>Now, onto the actual CD. A pretty solid CD, in my opinion. It starts off with an energetic, hard-rocking track, Flat On the Floor. A great way to start the album. After that is Do This Anymore, a great song overall. A great solo, good lyrics and a good tune, just an awesome song all around. After that follows Someday, the album’s first single. A ballad-like song, it’s not bad but there are better. I won’t go through the whole CD, but one other great song that I’d like to point out is Because of You. Possibly the best song on the album, a great song and the lyrics are very well-written. <p>All fourteen songs are pretty good, and even if you were displeased with Nickelback’s Silver Side Up, or were afraid to try because of How You Remind Me, you should still give this CD a listen. Nickelback has improved and have produced a great CD in The Long Road. The nay-sayers here who give this CD one star mostly haven’t heard it. Don’t let it sway you away from a great album by a band that’s not given an honest chance.
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. Mack Smith says:

   September 4, 2010 at 12:06 am

   I think people are being a little hard on this CD, but this is not a bad CD. Long Road, is a very strong rock album, and should only sustain Nickelback’s place in the music industry. The first single was a monster hit “Someday”, was a hit from the word go, and still remains in the top 40, after 30 some weeks, and making it all the way to #7, that song is just what we are getting used to from Nickelback, “Figured You Out”, the current single, is just an in your face song, and it just rocks, now from what I hear the next single is, and I could be wrong, is “Feelin Way Too Damn Good”, which is a very singleworthy song, but I would go with as the 3rd single, either “Throw Yourself Away”, or “Because Of You”, if I had to choose it would be “Throw Yourself Away”, which I believe is the best song on here, but “Someday” and “Figured You Out” come very close. Nickelback is a band you route for, and this CD, should be proof of why Nickelback is still around and will be around for a while. Among song other favorites are “Do This Anymore”, “Another Whole In The Head”, and “Feeling Way Too Damn Good”. The album gets a B, because it’s a well rounded CD.
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. Ryan Scott says:

   September 4, 2010 at 1:24 am

   I disagree with the other review that says this CD is just the same as the others. This CD has a few songs that resemble the hard rock sound of their previous albums, but most are different (they dont yell as much;) The rhythm in most songs are slower than before. Some songs are more similar to other artists than to normal Nickelback. Some resemble Audioslave, while other tracks resemble slower Saliva songs. Personally, this is my favorite Nickelback CD to date.
   Rating: 4 / 5