Not Without A Fight
by New Found Glory
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Mar 10, 2009
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Billboard
    80
    With Blink-182/+44 bassist Mark Hoppus producing, Fight does pack a wallop, enveloping frontman Jordan Pundik's angsty relationship paeans on a dozen compact, dynamic and hooky tracks in a mere 35 minutes.
  2. The A.V. Club
    75
    Even these songs give way to the loud-guitar/crunching-rhythm style that drives the rest of Not Without A Fight, demonstrating that, softening middle years be damned, New Found Glory still hits hard enough to matter.
  3. AllMusic
    70
    Taken as a whole, Not Without a Fight is a pleasant listen, mature in its outlook, and happily adolescent in its vigor.
  5. Alternative Press
    70
    There is some filler, particularily within the latter half, which despite the inspired riffage, isn't as memorable as the former. If Fight was a smidge more consistent, it would certainly be receiving a higher rating in this review. [Apr 2009, p.131]
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  6. Los Angeles Times
    63
    Producer Mark Hoppus (of Blink-182) helps the band remove all the air from the music, but the effect isn't stifling, it's reassuring. With no leeway available, it's not possible for the train to come off the tracks. The result is adolescence reconfigured as a highlight reel.
  7. Q Magazine
    60
    New Found Glory's newfound maturity makes for a surprisingly palatable record that will soothe both lovelorn teenagers and their long-suffering parents alike. [Apr 2009, p.108]
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  8. Spin
    50
    Not Without a Fight bobs and weaves between chugga-chugga riffs and poppy lead licks, with Jordan Pudnik's well-meaning whine bouncing off Chad Gilbert's more assertive (and appealing) bark.
  9. Sputnikmusic
    50
    Not Without a Fight lacks the kind of hooks, fun riffs, and sing-along choruses that made the band famous and it also lacks the solid song writing that helped their last album not become a horrible failure.
  10. PopMatters
    50
    It doesn’t mean they’ve made a bad album here, just a predictable one. Attempting a traditionalist record in any genre is a game of constraints, and those constraints are fully felt on Not Without a Fight.
  11. Blender
    40
    Congrats, boys, you’ve made Warped’s one millionth girls-suck album.
  12. Under The Radar
    20
    This sixth studio set is so generic that it doesn't just sound dated, it makes them sound old. [May 2009, p.91]
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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. TomasK
    Mar 17, 2009
    10
    It's perfect album. Every song is without any mistake. Everything is how it should be. GREAT!
  2. NewF.Glory
    Mar 15, 2009
    9
    There best in a long while, THEY are the best in a long while lol.
  3. CalL
    Mar 15, 2009
    9
    Very good pop-punk album. A blend of their previous work, it ranges from earlier energetic tracks to more melodic Coming Home type songs. It Very good pop-punk album. A blend of their previous work, it ranges from earlier energetic tracks to more melodic Coming Home type songs. It also has strong hardcore influences with chugging guitar break downs and gang chants.… Full Review »
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