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DylanD.Nov 20, 2008I originally gave it an 8, but because of the criminal underrating this album received, I'll give it a ten. Easily the groups best work so far. I'm loving the fact that they tried something different.
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ChrisL.Nov 25, 2008Nickleback delivers yet again. The disk is exactly what you expect. The first two songs are in your face and blow your doors off. It is sometimes comicle sometimes touching and always fun. These guys rock!!!
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MikkTApr 3, 2009Perfect album for fans, radiolisteners, and for critics to get their teeth into.
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AshleyC.Dec 25, 2008I think this is the best album Nickelback has put out. There's some different stuff on there and "I'd Come for You" is probably the sweetest song I've ever heard & I will have it at my wedding. "Just to Get High" is probably the strongest lyrically & musicaly. The message it portrays brought me to tears and could be eye opening to some of Nickelback's listeners.
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TreyNSep 1, 2009
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KayceJ.Dec 12, 2008Awesome driving music. If you are looking for lovey dovey songs like Far Away, this is not for you. Harder rock, better guitar, sexier lyrics. I love it.
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ScottieSDec 5, 2008
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MarieP.Nov 23, 2008How cruel can these people be? obviously they are do not listen to Nickelback! This is their best album yet hands down!
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Sep 20, 2010An album full of fun and relatability. It entertains right from the beginning, mixing up uplifting songs then toning back down to emotional expressions.
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Oct 24, 2010Nickelback rocks out to a powerful song, â
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Nov 21, 2011nickleback are down and dirty with dark horse from loving when there's something in your mouth to hanging out this afternoon and everything in between easily one of there greatest albums
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Jun 12, 2012Nickelback's new album, Dark Horse, is arguably one of their best yet. It houses over 10 tremendously good songs with purpose and with reason. The songs are all in a beautiful tempo and tone and the music sends a message, it is great if you are not feeling good, it cheers you up. Nickelback have always made music from their heart, and this is no different.
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philjNov 13, 2009
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AlexN.Mar 19, 2009I believe myself that this is one of Nickelback's greatest albums yet. It may have what you guys say recycled music but its still great and has some amazing songs.. I myself do not hear any recycled music in this album just like i don't when I heard a different album that a so called professional critic said was recycled junk.
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DamienR.Nov 18, 2008
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ScottM.Nov 20, 2008This is just as good as All the Right Reasons. If you like Nickelback, you'll like the album. If you don't like Nickelback, you won't like the album, it's that simple. For fans of the band this is what they want.
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MorganEJan 27, 2009What is wrong with the "professional" critics? Nickelback is not like your precious Radiohead! Nickelback is for us "normal" folk. They give us songs about hope, love, sex, and having faith in something that you dummies can't see right in front of your face. Mutt Lang did these guys justice on this album and you all can just bite it!
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MichaelC.Dec 14, 2008One of their best. Not quite as good as Silver Side Up but much better than All The Right Reasons.
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RonB.Dec 12, 2008I liked it, but it does have almost predictable rythm and lyrics at times so for that I gave it a 9. But I really am enjoying listening to it. I did notice some repetitiveness that may get more annoying the more I listen to it. But like all CD's I will end up with a handful of gems that I listen to all the time. Good stuf.
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Mar 7, 2011This is in my opinion this is one of Nickelback's best CD yet, while they still have some lame tracks, it will still hold your attention if your into the band.
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Nov 30, 2011
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Mar 24, 2013Nickelback sure showed they had what it takes to create a fantastic record. Tracks like "Gotta Be Somebody," "This Afternoon," "If Today Was Your Last Day" were all stand out tracks that made 2008 one of my favorite years in music.
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Jan 17, 2019The cold sad tones of the North as Chad Kroeger would say. I'd say it just shows what they can do, and i like it a lot. It goes in some new directions compared to All the Right Reasons, and for the better. Listened to it just 500 times, and still loving it. i give it a 9/10.
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elbootsNov 30, 2008Not a masterpiece, but surely a great album to put on while on the road or.. simply during doing some house cleanups. way to go Nickelback, proud to be canadian!
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StephanieS.Nov 24, 2008I think the album is pretty good. Sure, it's different from all the right reasons but it's not BADDD... I love it, except for all the raunchy songs. However, I really think Nickleback should stick to ballads. They're raunchy songs sound really forced.
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MikeHDec 5, 2008
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SamH.Dec 3, 2008I think as NYT puts it the band does move a little away from their comfort zone, but I do enjoy the album, and Kroeger's lack of self gratification.
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Dec 4, 2016If you're like me and had never really paid Nickelback much attention, I highly recommend you give this album a try as a starting point. It's an unashamed, loud and proud rock record. Mutt Lange worked his magic and helped Nickelback create a proper hard rock album. It makes no apologies for it's simplicity, and that's what makes it so great.
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May 31, 2012This is a proper rock and roll album. No over-production, just pure, powerful rock. From the tongue in cheek sex songs, the meaningful ballads and the hard rock speaker blowing songs this album is sure to wake you up time and time again.
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charlieJan 11, 2009Its a bit cruel of some ppl 2 say that the new album is total shit,cuz it defiently have some worthy singles to listen 2,but as a huge fan of nickelback i must confess that their new style is a bit unexpectable.
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MikeWNov 21, 2008Nice to see them get away from all Ballads.
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Dec 23, 2012meh, this album isnt as good as all the right reasons but its still pretty good. burn it to the ground is my favourite song, and if today was your last today is cool too
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CCRocksJun 5, 2009
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SarahANov 22, 2008
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michaelkJan 10, 2009Nickleback has just gone down hill since Silver Side Up. All the originality is gone and now they just sound like any other mainstream Alt Rock band.
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Oct 18, 2011
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MotherUNov 28, 2008Gur, we are do not listen to Nickelback! We no like boring, unoriginal music, gurr.
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JordanKOct 1, 2009Horrible album. I've never liked nickelback. If you want to listen to real music, listen to Tool or Breaking Benjamin. Most mainstream sucks. And Nickelback is no exception. If you're going to make a "new album", at least change some of the lyrics up...a big disgrace to rock...
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IanC.Dec 2, 2008
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JakeH.Nov 21, 2008I used to be a fan. But they have become so completely unoriginal... It's just sad.
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VinceGSep 23, 2009
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JamesPDec 21, 2008I give it one point just because the guitarist uses pinch harmonics in the first song. It surprises me they did those, I thought something like that would be too hard for them.
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May 16, 2011Kurt is turning in his grave :( 1 mark because they chose an amazing band to imitate badly. Shocking. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Jun 19, 20121 point for If Today Was Your Last Day, because other than that this release is one of the worst albums I've ever had the displeasure of hearing. Nickelback has redeemed themselves (sorta) with Here and Now, but that still doesn't excuse this album from sounding like a dance pop auto-tuned disaster.
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Aug 22, 2013
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AlanW.Nov 25, 2008It's either a searing parody of Nickelback's previous albums, or the worst collection of songs ever written. I'm betting on the latter.
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RaulV.Jan 10, 2009When are they going to stop letting horny 8th graders write the lyrics? All their songs sound the same.
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thehamsterJan 18, 2009
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EricCFeb 4, 2009Is there anything left to say? Nope.
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CharlieMJul 26, 2009Crap from a band who could do much better. I saw them in concert in harford and made the mistake of taking my 12 yr old. It was the biggest porno show (dildos,filthy talk etc attempt at stand up comedy i ever saw...But at least they played 7 or 8 songs....just so disappointed.
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BrendanPNov 22, 2008Maybe the most unoriginal, tackiest, and most boring bands out there? Definitely maybe.
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MattS.Nov 24, 2008Rolling Stone has officially jumped the shark.
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MiaF.Jan 11, 2009I love Nickelback! Really. But the truth is it (Dark Horse) is an awful album. I know everyone's going green but recycled music is not included. Maybe it's time for Nickelback to let someone that still has passion to write their music for them. Clearly Chad has lost that passion. It's hard for me to say that but it's the truth.
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StevenR.Jan 19, 2009
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JoshJan 19, 2009
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DimondRNov 9, 2009All I can say is that I feel raped. The lead singer has violated me and I want my computer space back because I obviously would never buy this crap so I pirated it. CANADA! I CAN DO THAT LEGALLY! My oh my. I would rather listen to Aqua as my wedding song than ever having to listen to this crap ever again.
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MikeF.Apr 25, 2009I think the real problem is, just sheer repetitive boring music. And i know im not the first to say it. But the themes they explore in this album like sex, and drugs and stuff have been explored by other and better bands and have been expressed with far greater artistic merit. I think Chad and his band of meat head musicians need to pack it up and hang their guitars up for the sake of humanity.
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VanessaFJun 10, 2009
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MichaelM.Nov 18, 2008Cookie cutter music fed to those that have no interest in hearing anything unlike they have heard a million times before. Nickelback defines a new category of Rock, Butt Rock, hopeless junk that is spewed without any thought at all given to it.
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FrankT.Nov 18, 2008Yeah Rolling Stone, he comes off and writes music about as well as any regular guy with no pretensions to talent, how does that help matters at all?
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[Anonymous]Nov 19, 2008great another nickleback album, these guys are like the weak zebra in the herd that the lions pick off, and after they taste it they leave it for the vultures
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LizaL.Nov 20, 2008Melodramatic lyrics that any highschooler could write. Repetative riffs and melodies that reek of uncreativity. The question is not if it's bad, it's what is there to like?
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SteveK.Dec 8, 2008
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SamuelLNov 6, 2009I've heard better musicianship from a deathcore band.
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tacolafleurDec 19, 2008You can tell Kroeger is a high-school dropout (read the interview he did for playboy if you don't believe this). His lyrics are a joke, and so is the music. Please stop buying his stuff, people, so that he can stop making it!!
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Aug 18, 2010Nickleback has killed Rock. Only ONE song is catchy, but the rest is crap! WARRNING: Do not listen to this "rock album". This album should join in "The Worst Collection of Albums In History" with this album being No. 1
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Sep 29, 2011
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Jun 26, 2011This album is a joke. With each song sounding the same as the next, it is clear that Nickelback ran out of ideas long ago (if they ever had any to begin with).
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Apr 6, 2016
Awards & Rankings
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The band's Beavis- like embrace of rock & roll debauchery is a sort of marvel of low art.
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Lange keeps things rolling--and to his credit, Chad Kroeger gratifyingly comes off as more of a regular guy than a rock star.
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The hilarious, parodic single 'Rockstar' excepted, Nickelback's music reaffirms every sex-and-stupidity cliche hard rock can offer.