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All The Right Reasons

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 254 votes
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Album Info
Label: Roadrunner
Release Date: 04 October 2005
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Alternative, Metal, Rock
Summary
The Canadian alt-metal outfit returns with a self-produced fourth album.
Also By This Artist: Dark Horse The Long Road
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Billboard
Less polish and more attitude are welcome changes that fire up the rock numbers and give them more snap. [8 Oct 2005]
Entertainment Weekly
They're exploring a richer, more diverse sound. [28 Oct 2005, p.84]
E! Online
All the Right Reasons doesn't so much pick up where 2003's The Long Road left off, but damn near replicates that album in whole.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
Like the rock equivalent of an SUV, All The Right Reasons is huge, polished and ultimately pointless. [Dec 2005, p.155]
Mojo
Fans of relentless riffing may be sated, anyone else will be left feeling a little awkward. [Dec 2005, p.98]
All Music Guide
Despite all their newly developed relative nuances, Nickelback remain unchanged: they're still unspeakably awful.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone
All the Right Reasons is so depressing, you're almost glad Kurt's not around to hear it.
Read Full Review >The New York Times
For hard-rock ridiculousness, Nickelback is tough to beat. [3 Oct 2005]
Tiny Mix Tapes
Like all Nickelback releases before it, All The Right Reasons was made for all the wrong ones and follows all the formulas and clichés you should be bored to death of by now.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 4.3 (out of 10) based on 254 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Alan S gave it a0:
So bad, I really wish I could unlisten to it. Mr Kroeger? I want those 40 minutes back!
Trey N gave it a10:
Another entourage of haters dissing a mainstream artist. I mean really, this album heralded hit after hit, and the only reason people dis it is because they are trying to find existentialism in their last doobie and Bob Dylan record that you have to be high to enjoy!!! Now granted, it is a tad poppy, but it has good tracks on it, but for some people, if it is not a band with hardcore metal guitars and a pitbul barking as the vocalist, it is not meaningful music. It amazes me that people listen to this album and really went out of their way to trash it! I bet they all secretly hum tunes from it when they are alone and don't have any friends there to point and laugh at them. If people could truly become individuals and appreciate things for what they are, rather than hate anything the radio plays and praise artists that do not get any radio play.
Brittany D gave it a10:
To all of the haters: They "sound like creed", "they're nothing like def leppard", or my favorite "sound the exact same" are some of your petty remarks. All I have to do is smile and think when you're in the car and you hear "rockstar" for the millionth time on the radio because so many people have requested it that you can't help but sing those lyrics-don't deny it. So please, try to comment harshly on Nickelback, because I'm sure your album hasn't sold as many as theirs.
Robert C. gave it a1:
This album should be recalled, melted down, and put into something more useful.
Help U gave it a1:
If you want to be able to sing the songs to the band before you have fully heard the song, then this band is for you , everything is so predictable down to the melody. This is the most generic and cliche band ever, I can dream this will be the worst but I can only hope. If you actually happen to like this band you have extremely low expectations.
Anton F gave it a9:
This is a great album. The songs Nickelback write are amazingly catchy, powerful and well arranged/produced. And try to find a modern rock band that sounds better than Nickelback does live. The songs are just as tight and heavy as they are on the albums. The vocals are pretty much perfect. They sound just like on the album, only more powerful and energetic. Nickelback really knows how to write songs that please their fans AND theirselves. They love their own music just as much as the fans. Amazing muscicians. Amazing songwriting. Sure, the lyrics are pretty much crap, but they are definitely not serious. Actually, they're pretty funny. To me, anyway. Anyway, the music is what counts when it comes to Nickelback. You don't have to love, or even like their music. You just have to know, they are truly talented. I am a successful muscician myself, and I really mean this. Take care /anton.
Steven R. gave it a2:
Apparently Nickelback have taken the "Recycle" campaigns to heart, as every Nickelback song sounds (mostly) the same. They harmonize and junk the same way. Too bad its all boring and generic! Notice all the good reviews. What do they say? "Your just jelous!" or "They sold more!" Well, if selling records makes an album good, then MC Hammer isn't just a rip-off, he has TALENT! Seriously, folks, lets be realistic, what has Nickelback done to expand post-grunge? For that matter, what is the difference between Creed and Nickelback? Oh, right, Chad Kroeger can't sing. (Don't believe me? Listen to "If everyone cared"...if your ears ain't bleeding from the cheesy climax of the song, you obviously haven't heard much music). Chad Kroeger has an incredibly grating voice, and he writes cliched lyrics. At times, it sounds like if it took him 1 minute to write the whole lyrics of the album (if everyone lied/nobody would die, psh, easy rhyme!). Nothing in this album is original, and really, when not proudly waving the banner of generic, they tap dance their way into "cheesy" territory. Ballads, suck! And care to tell me the difference between this and their previous album? Didn't think so. All in all, this is very much representative of horrible radio rock. Think of it as the time in Rock History where all those crappy Arena Rock bands began to appear (no not Def Leppard, I'm talking about the ones who shamelessly copied them). Sure, they sold a lot, but no one will care about them in a few years. Nickelback, you suck. You are generic, safe. And in case you don't believe me that this album was just made to sell, Kroeger himself admitted it. "We are on autopilot." Too bad your fans want you to crash into the spot of "Worst, Generic, Cheesiest band ever". But never fear, Hinder is already there!
