They then end the album in a nostalgic yet effective finale, "Don't Ever Let It End". Nickelback also reintroduce those globally aware pieces (When We Stand Together, the first single), your typical sex-themed songs (Midnight Queen, Gotta Get Me Some, Everything I Wanna Do), the in-your-face-Hollywood attitude (Kiss It Goodbye) and even focus on suicide in standout track "Lullaby". This in it's own is fantastic, as it provides those diehard fans exactly what they've been drooling with anticipation for. Right from the first two tracks ("This Means War", "Bottoms Up") the listener is pulled into the music and encouraged to headbang and party until they experience a non-alcohol induced hangover, with these openers being the typical rock tracks Nickelback open albums with.
The rest of the members, Daniel Adair, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake all solidly assist in this march of sound, and produce 11 tracks that have you ensnared in a fist pumping, beer-drinking and even sometimes emotionally moved piece of music. Throughout the record, Kroeger's raw vocals chant, sing and roar through each track, valiantly and with an eager sensation, as if he actually is living and experiencing the parties, sexual encounters, and politically/socially aware issues he is singing about. They march forward relentlessly, not regarding critics, haters or nay-sayers, and produce a rock record that feels like they are slipping on a comfy pair of familiar shoes. Hearing the new album, I was incredibly satisfied hearing the new, yet typical, Nickelback approach to Here and Now, and was pleased to hear the band has not lost any effort, enthusiasm or touch in what they do best. I couldn't agree with these followers any less. This is a recipe for a large number of haters, but also a recipe for a lot of loyal followers, and a lot of satisfied listeners, glad Nickelback, spearheaded by Chad Kroeger, isn't selling out to stay "savvy" with today's music. Just like bands such as AC/DC, known for producing the same product repetitively, Nickelback has recieved large amounts of criticism for their repetition of the same sound, same themes and nearly identical albums.
And, following this three year pattern, in 2011, comes the new effort by Nickelback, "Here and Now". Since forming in 1995, the band has sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide and charted 18 singles.Review Summary: If it Ain't broke, don't fix it - a fitting phrase for Nickelback, and works well in a standout work for 2011.Ģ005 came All the Right Reasons. Its most successful album, 2005’s All the Right Reasons, spent 112 consecutive weeks in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top 200, eventually selling more than 8 million copies.
Here and Now, produced by Nickelback, is the follow up to 2008’s multi-platinum Dark Horse, which moved more than three million copies and five million digital singles. The Vancouver-based four-piece will also embark on a world tour in support of the release in early 2012.
Here and Now, the band’s seventh studio effort for Roadrunner Records (now a division of Warner Music Group), will hit stores on November 21 and be preceded by two singles, “When We Stand Together” and “Bottoms Up,” which will go for adds on both pop and rock radio stations respectively starting September 26. Nickelback has announced a release date for their new album.