Every Man For Himself
by Hoobastank
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: May 16, 2006
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24

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  1. JeremieL
    Jun 20, 2006
    10
    Only a word...WOW! I listen ones a day.
  2. KunalM
    Aug 2, 2006
    10
    Fantastic album, dont know why its being criticized so heavily...while i agree they havent experimented in a big way, why should they do that just to prove a point to reviewers?
  3. sreedharc
    Sep 7, 2006
    10
    I didn't get it, why there are so many bad reviews about this album. I honestly think this is one of their best, i would go great lengths to say this is the best yet. When i first bought the CD i have only listened to this single album over and over again for couple of days. In fact, i am playing whilst writing this. It's hard enough on them that the album was leaked on the WWW I didn't get it, why there are so many bad reviews about this album. I honestly think this is one of their best, i would go great lengths to say this is the best yet. When i first bought the CD i have only listened to this single album over and over again for couple of days. In fact, i am playing whilst writing this. It's hard enough on them that the album was leaked on the WWW before on sale in the stores, these reviews did nothing but encourage buyers away from this stores. well, people said they sound the same. But the first two also sounded the same. Common if you listen to a very popular rock band song (even without the vocals) you realise it's by so and so. That proves they also sound the same then why they are very popular. That's just because the media..Hard luck Hoobastank.… Expand
  4. BrennanB
    Jun 3, 2006
    8
    I thought this was a great album. It starts painfully, with some bush/military bashing, but the following song kicks butt. If I Were You is as good a single as The Reason, and Without A Fight sounds something like Foo Fighters. Don't Tell Me kicks butt. All the other songs are solid songs too. My favorite Hoobastank album so far.
  5. AJ
    Jun 8, 2006
    6
    decent, not great... but decent - in particular lead single "If I Were You" and "If Only" - two standout moments.
  6. MattD.
    May 24, 2006
    5
    Being catchy doesn't automatically mean being good. Such is the case with Hoobastank.
  7. Reaper
    May 25, 2006
    8
    Okay, I really have to speak up about critics that get paid to give their opinion which is what we are doing and for some reason, we don't get paid. And why are they allowed to not like a certain genre of music but still get the opportunity to knock the music in a negative way. I am not a fan of certain forms of music and you won't see me on here ripping on something that might Okay, I really have to speak up about critics that get paid to give their opinion which is what we are doing and for some reason, we don't get paid. And why are they allowed to not like a certain genre of music but still get the opportunity to knock the music in a negative way. I am not a fan of certain forms of music and you won't see me on here ripping on something that might be great to others who know that style of music. Is it fair to give something a low score if you don't know anything about it? I gave this cd an 8 because the first 6 songs are very catchy, and the second song has one of the best openings I have ever heard in a song. It's very intense! The rest of the cd has great songs, but they don't have that spark that the first six have. These guys have their own style and atleast they don't carbon copy all of these other voices and styles of music, because in the alternative, indie rock world, that to me will receive a low score. Every song sounds different, you can here the words over the music. This cd deserves better reviews than this.… Expand
  8. HoobaWhat?
    Jun 2, 2006
    3
    Reaper, you've got it all wrong - Hoobastank doesn't constitute a genre - they are just a major label mainstream 'alternative' band creating utterly average (or below average) music. How could anyone who owns a radio or listens to music "not know anything about it?" This isn't original music, don't you remember how Hoobastank hopped on the scene after Incubus Reaper, you've got it all wrong - Hoobastank doesn't constitute a genre - they are just a major label mainstream 'alternative' band creating utterly average (or below average) music. How could anyone who owns a radio or listens to music "not know anything about it?" This isn't original music, don't you remember how Hoobastank hopped on the scene after Incubus hit it big? This CD highlights what's wrong with mainstream radio-rock fare - the hooks wear thin after a couple listens, and it is painfully obvious how the songs are 'engineered' to gain repeated radio play. Anyone who finds this music catchy, daring or expressive needs to get out a little more and listen to a broader range than a few FM radio stations.… Collapse
  9. KeithD
    Jun 6, 2006
    10
    Great CD!
  10. AdamW
    Jul 29, 2006
    2
    Another generic cd from hoobastank. Their cd's keep getting softer and softer. Their faster tunes were the only thing that kept this crap bareable in the first place. Nothing creative nothing new. Just ..........
  11. whocares
    May 25, 2006
    10
    thought it would be hard to out-do Reason. every track on this cd is hot!!!
  12. GlennO
    May 28, 2006
    4
    Very disappointing! A real let down from their last work, which was filled with addictive catches.
  13. alexf
    Jul 25, 2007
    1
    Very Very boring. Sounds like Nickleback.

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    60
    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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  2. Billboard
    30
    Nearly every cut shoots for maximum radio mileage, and the album's lack of stimulation makes such pandering harder to overlook. [20 May 2006]
  3. Blender
    50
    There'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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