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Chuck - Sum 41
  • Band Name: Sum 41
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Oct 12, 2004
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Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 62 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Canadian punk-pop outfit returns with a fourth LP, produced by Greig Nori. The disc is named after a UN worker (Chuck Pelletier) who helped the band escape violence in the Congo while they were there shooting a film.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    It may sound heinous on paper, but trust us, the first single, "We're All To Blame," is far better than it has a right to be. [8 Oct 2004, p.112]
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  2. Blender
    60
    The ceaselessly blistering tone does get overbearing. [Nov 2004, p.145]
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  3. Dot Music
    60
    Crucially, if you stick with a formula, the least you can do is improve it. Unfortunately "Chuck" doesn’t and there’s nothing that’s even remotely equal to "Fat Lip" or "All Messed Up".

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 48
  3. Negative: 1 out of 48
  1. RossS.
    10
    All sum 41 music is awesome!!!
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. GregC
    4
    After "Does This Look Infected", I have to say that I'm very disappointed. While DTLI wasn't really original sounding, they had some good lyrics and were getting far as a band (and I still think that their first two albums had better songs with a more distinctive sound). But "Chuck" is just.... following the trend... a dieing trend. I guess they could have called this cd "Beating a Dead Horse" because that's all they're doing. I just got the cd and I wish I could return it, because I just wasted almost an hour that could have been used to do some work. So in the end, Sum 41 moved too far away from their good pop-punk/beastie boy sound that made them. Bless them for trying, but for the love of god go back to "All Killer No Filler" and stop this psuedo nu-metal BS.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. MitchP
    2
    Ok listen i kno many people will get mad at me but u have to face the facts, sum 41 has fallen off. i agree that they are genius MUSICIANS, some of the guitar riffs were pretty amazing, but their lyrics just completely lack fibre and arent really about anything (except all to blame). I think they used up all their good lyrics on their earlier records and are now lookin for generic teen angst lyrics to fill the spaces between the guitar solos. NOT a good cd… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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