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Generally favorable reviews- based on 76 Ratings
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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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DevinBAug 14, 2005
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MattAug 15, 2005Their music was never good in the first place, and now it also sounds dated.
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hiperJun 16, 2006this is the best 2005 album: reply is an present for the fans in every side of world
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NealMAug 30, 2005I give it a 5 because i am a huge staind follower and i am dedicated to them, but unfortunately this album falls short of any expectation i had.. It's just ordinary, nothing special.. Damn Staind how could you let the fans down.. it's just so plain and predictable...
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SimonmacVideoProducerJul 25, 2006Famn Good Shit
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JoseOct 26, 2005great album. Wait, let me guess, those that are dissing it are HUGE Ryan Cabrera fans
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nelsonmOct 27, 2005HAHA- Staind sucks. Really. They do. This is generic radio rock at its worst. well at least the junior high kids and people who only buy clear channel rock can cancel out my 0 with a 10. cmon people look underneath the surface....
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tobiOct 3, 2005it's a great album, with many great songs, but the other staind albums were better
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DonHAug 10, 2005I dont know why the critics seem to hate Staind. But this is good music, minus the sexual and violent overtone that most music has become. It's not better than the 2 previous releases, but it's still better than most music that's out today. Screw the critics and give it a listen, it's worth it.
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ChristianKAug 15, 2005Simply the best album out today... Maybe not as good as Break the Cycle, but that is not possible!
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AnnieSAug 27, 2005I just bought the cd and it is just as good if not better than all their other cds with the exception of dysfunction. The best songs are paper jesus, schizophrenic conversations, and everything changes. Staind has done it again!!!!
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MackSep 17, 2005Come on, how can you listen to this? I suppose fans of this album also think Nickelback are at the forefront of meaningful rock. This album is more like a parody of today's alt-metal crap. Giving this album a 0 rating is obvious once you've listened to real music.
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JesseCSep 5, 2005Staind has amazed me once again. I cant believe people would actually give this album a 0. Obviously they have no musical knowledge whatsoever. As a final note, i have to say that my favorite song on the cd is Please. Props to Aaron Lewis.
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iamgodbOct 10, 2005fuck yall, staind is the shit
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jamesdNov 5, 2005awesome, pure A+ album!
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davepOct 15, 2005a very good album overall not there best album but i am pleased with it
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JasonSAug 11, 2005Incredibly generic. Just a bore - not awful, but it doesn't make me wanna listen again. Sounds like they tried to rock again Dysfunction style but forgot how.
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JoeBriefcaseAug 12, 2005God this band is crappy. I borrowed it for one play from my neighbor and then angrily threw it back at him. This mixture of adult disfunction whining and tiresome anti-septic metal is not attractive guys. We all have stuff to work through, but this is not the place.
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JBoozeAug 12, 2005The reason this band has a following and sells is because people relate to what Aaron Lewis sings about in his lyrics. The topics of the songs, if listened to, vary and it's not all "whiny rich old man" with a case of the poor me's. It's definitely worth listening to.
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TrevorMAug 13, 2005
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mattaAug 15, 2005
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Scorpion136Aug 15, 2005I think it is good music for Staind. It is not as good as their last two albums. I think Staind needs to find a new niche, away from their self-loathing which made their other albums a hit. Aaron had done that a lil bit with 14 Shades of Grey, and had done a great job with the song Zoey. I would like to see more of that music, more variety from Staind.
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[Anonymous]Aug 16, 2005Ignore the critics if you're a fan, Staind are still going strong with elements combined from all four previous albums and some nods to Alice In Chains and possibly 3 Doors Down. The solos are mostly tiresome, but the vocals show the band is still strong in their style. An album for the fans.
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DanielPAug 24, 2005
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chrisfSep 21, 2005not the best staind album but stil there is something about this album that i can not put it down, if there are any non-staind fans reading this review then i would reckonmend listening to 'break the cycle' or 'dysfunction'
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jonathankSep 29, 2005one of the best discs a have ever listen to
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JessicaWJan 1, 2006The problem is that nothing will ever be comparable to Dysfunction or BTC. I think that this cd is missing the anger and the agnst that Aaron expresses so well. I love Staind, but they need to get the edginess back. Not a bad cd, though, just not as good as the earlier ones.
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LukasRDec 15, 2006Some songs have been used to show a very strong image, which may be the downfall in them, making them over powered, while other songs ahieve brilliance, thus i will give a 7, since there is great music on this album to be heared.
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shinedownDec 19, 2006best staind cd to date...the ppl who said that they have no talent and bad vocals are just plain retarded..aaron lewis is the best singer along with brent smith and the whole band are good with their instruments
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AdamDJan 5, 2006eh, ive heard better (no not franz ferdinan and stuff like that), but deffinatley not bad. i really liked Everything Changes and Falling....but Paper Jesus was absolutly horrible.
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Awards & Rankings
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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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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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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.