Underclass Hero - Sum 41
  • Band Name: Sum 41
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2007
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50 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 69 Ratings

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  • Summary: The punk pop band releases its fifth studio album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. The A.V. Club
    83
    The band's smartest and most mature-sounding album yet.
  2. Billboard
    80
    Its growth feels genuine and, unlike Sum 41's punk peers, its musical maturation doesn't come at the expense of that all-important snotty 'tude.
  3. Spin
    60
    The result is a bigger, slicker record laced with potent "American Idiot"-style Bush-bashing, a handful of emo-heavy relationship ballads, and very few surprises. [Sep 2007, p.138]
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  4. The Guardian
    20
    Sentiments are rendered as blandly as lazy graffiti tags, with the music accompanying them as bold and portentous as a light shower.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 7 out of 24
  1. RossS.
    10
    Its Sum 41 They always rock their the best band!!!!!
  2. DagorH.
    8
    I actually like this album. Each song has its own distinct sound and I can listen to the whole CD without skipping any songs, which is quite rare for me. I'm not going to compare this album to other band's, that just never works.… Expand
  3. SuleimanM
    7
    Being a big Sum 41 fan, I like it, but it has nothing on chuck. A few songs sound the same, and are reminiscent of Blink and Green Day. Overall, good album, but Chuck's better.… Expand
  4. BunnyRabbit
    4
    Blah. Very bland, lacking the power of punk and the pizazz of pop. If it were a meal, it would be meatloaf.

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