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Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings
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Positive: 16 out of 24
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Mixed: 4 out of 24
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Negative: 4 out of 24
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AJJun 8, 2006decent, not great... but decent - in particular lead single "If I Were You" and "If Only" - two standout moments.
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MattD.May 24, 2006Being catchy doesn't automatically mean being good. Such is the case with Hoobastank.
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GlennOMay 28, 2006Very disappointing! A real let down from their last work, which was filled with addictive catches.
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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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BillboardNearly 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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BlenderThere's something undeniably irritating but strangely satisfying about lyrics so baldly declarative, especially over riffs this explosive. [Jun 2006, p.144]