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All the Right Reasons
Nickelback
Retail Price (not our price): $18.98
Release Date: 2005-10-05
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
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Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Throughout their nine-year career, Nickelback have stayed true to their roots, releasing five CDs of straight-up, unapologetic rock & roll. So how have things changed for the Canadian boys since the massive success of Silver Side Up and The Long Road? Well, brothers Chad and Mike Kroeger still live in the Great White North, and they still write hook-laden rock songs. The only difference now is that they have the satisfaction, 10 million CDs later, of smugly knowing that even some of their biggest naysayers will guiltily admit to singing along with Nickelback's catchy hits. On All the Right Reasons, one track definitely ranks high up in hum-ability: the first single, "Photograph," reminisces about the bittersweetness of high school in a small town--once again reconfirming frontman Chad Kroeger's ability to write memorable hooks. Regarding the rest of the disc: standard rock topics like love, lust, jealousy, and breakups abound, with riff-y delivery that longtime fans will love. The guilty pleasure bunch will also find what they need within the grooves, on the ballad "If Everyone Cared," the riff-heavy "Fight for All the Wrong Reasons," and the Metallica-inspired "Savin' Me." The disc's most impressive and simultaneously surreal moment, however, exists on "Side of a Bullet," a passionate revenge tale written about the killer of Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which features one of the late Abbott's guitar solos as donated by Pantera bandmate and brother, drummer Vinnie Paul. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) For all the Right Reasons/Nickelback   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I am not really a big Nickelback fan but I liked this album, like the songs Animals, Photographs, and Rockstar.

2) Nickleback CD   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is my first Nickleback CD and I enjoy it alot. I recommend it to anyone who likes Rock and Roll type music

3) Nickelback rocks   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Excellent! Love it so much. I needed some new music and stumbled on this choice. So glad I did. There's only one cut I skip over. Not bad! Probably a better choice for the over thirty crowd that appreciate the roots of rock music.

4) All the Right Reasons has all the right groves.   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Nickelback has definitely proven themselves with this album. The lyrics are well written, sincere, harsh, even witty at all the right times. The mix of vocals and instruments is a wonderful blend. Each track is just rough enough for me to get an adrenalin rush however just sincere enough to have my girl want me to play it too. I feel that from here on out if Nickel Back continues to put out quality music such as this they will be around for quite a long time. From the killer drum licks in the first track Follow You Home to the hilarious lyrics of the last song Rockstar this c.d will have you hooked in and locked down for a smooth but fast ride.

5) A continuation of the good run   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Nickelback's 2005 offering All the Wrong Reasons continues in the same vein as their previous success stories. The similarities to their earlier commercial triumphs are stamped all over this release from the highway/car motif that they started back on their debut through to the overall feel of the production - in this case by the band and Joey Moi - and right down to the middle of the road mainstream post grunge hard rock the band have perfected over the years.And it's that very familiarity that is both the best and worst aspect of this album. The comfort factor is certainly there, the band have produced a string of top 40 hits around the world with Chad Kroegers middle of the road vocals laid over the top of muscular yet strangely muted riffing. The fact that everything seems to fit everything else is a real plus with this album and most of the bands other output for that matter. The safeness of the music may grate with some and it's true that when looking for a technically more proficient listen or when I'm hankering after some blazing metal solos I go elsewhere but at the end of the day there should be a place for this sort of quality generic hard rock in every rock fans collection.And while the lyrics may seem a touch under achieving they are deceptive. Close listening to the actual vocals will see you rewarded and mildly surprised by some of what comes out of Chads mouth, the fact that this band are staples of rock radio lulling you into a false sense of security that you won't hear anything more than PG rated, which would be wrong. And the bands everyday lyrical concerns are almost welcome when juxtaposed against a lot of the goth metal, power metal and metalcore bands that surround this band in time and space. Somehow, and I wish I knew the secret - Nickelback seem to be able to touch on various issues in a way that both males and females can relate to even when they're singing lyrics you wouldn't think ladies would like. I mean, I've heard a number of women wax lyrical about the track Animals which is basically about getting busy in the backseat of cars. Perhaps because they don't discuss such things in a triumphant manner like an 80's band would of?The muscular musical structures of the harder rockers here such as The Wrong Reasons, Next Contestant and the aforementioned Animals are lifted also by an innate sense of humour in the band which perhaps comes to full fruition on the album closer Rockstar. But that sense of humour is balanced by an ability to deliver a heartfelt ballad in the traditional sense such as Far Away and also the hit single Photograph which isn't a ballad in the traditional boy meets girl mould, rather a more general musing about the march of the years. And the more gentle tracks provide the variety many generic hard rock records lack.Four stars here, easily. Not five stars as the overall sameness of vibe throughout the album despite the different directions courted does make it drag a touch for me and the fact that all their last few albums seem so similar. But I'd personally recommend this to anyone uncertain whether to add this to their shopping cart.