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The mostly mid-tempo songs plod along, usually turning to a screeching lead guitar over chunky chording to differentiate the choruses.
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New Musical Express (NME)More over-produced introspection. [6 Aug 2005, p.56]
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Rolling StoneIt's when Staind crank down the sludge and slacken the tempos that things get heavy in a bad way. [11 Aug 2005, p.72]
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Overall there's just too much bland corporate sludge rock here to make any geniune lasting impression.
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How can this dork-metal silliness still be going on in 2005?
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Entertainment WeeklyTheir self-seriousness comes with a melodic tenderness that's rare in the genre. [12 Aug 2005, p.77]
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BlenderThe real problem is sounding like Alice In Chains; afloat without a genre, the gang too often turn their emotional intelligence to making kinda dark, vaguely artistic middle metal. [Sep 2005, p.138]
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BillboardBeyond a few faster songs ("Paper Jesus," "Falling"), the album gets lost in its own blandness. [13 Aug 2005]
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Chapter V is merely a carbon copy of, uh, chapters I-IV, simply rehashing the same punishing riffs and self-pitying lyrics.
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The acoustic guitars have largely been set aside on Chapter V, leaving Staind to pummel away at its troubles and hoping that people still have time to listen to self-pitying grown men moan about their dysfunctional childhoods.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 46 out of 76
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Mixed: 6 out of 76
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Negative: 24 out of 76
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Mar 26, 2016
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MartySFeb 28, 2007
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shinedownDec 19, 2006