Every Man For Himself
- Hoobastank
- Band Name: Hoobastank
- Record Label: Island
- Release Date: May 16, 2006
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It's hard to find a track that won't get fists pumping or cigarette lighters waving.
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67Hoobastank balances heavy riffs with dark existentialism and hooks that closely imitate that of its breakthrough hit.
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But even if Every Man for Himself was constructed with the mainstream in mind, it likely won't win any new converts, since at their core Hoobastank remains unchanged: their songs aren't particularly dynamic or catchy, the band doggedly follows alt-rock conventions as if adherence to clichés gives the group legitimacy, and Robb's pedestrian voice alternately disappears into the mix or veers flat when he holds a note.
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Hoobastank's newest album has more of the same, mingled with some energetic, inoffensive, mostly forgettable harder rocking tunes. [16 May 2006]
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50There's something undeniably irritating but strangely satisfying about lyrics so baldly declarative, especially over riffs this explosive. [Jun 2006, p.144]
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40It’ll work pretty damn well in the car at 60mph, but that’s about it.
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30Nearly every cut shoots for maximum radio mileage, and the album's lack of stimulation makes such pandering harder to overlook. [20 May 2006]
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alexf1Very Very boring. Sounds like Nickleback.
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sreedharc10
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KunalM10