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All the Right Reasons
- By Nickelback
- Genre: Rock
Common Sense Media says
Intense and honest, but best for mature teens+.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that these lyrics include a lot of references to sexuality and violence, even though they have been cleverly written to avoid those very special words that guarantee a parental advisory sticker.
What's the story?
On ALL THE RIGHT REASONS, Nickelback employs hard-driving musical hooks and visceral, lyrical honesty to drive their point home. The point will probably resonate with most teenagers but make parents a bit uncomfortable. Nickelback serves up heaping portions of sex, violence, rock-star excess fantasy, and revenge. They also express longing, disappointment, regret, and even naive hopefulness, all presented in driving, hook-heavy, guitar-fueled music. One highlight: the exquisite "Photograph," a sentimental cruise down a memory lane of lost chances and regrets.
Is it any good?
Intense and humorless, the songs are also simple masterpieces of storytelling. They are filled with the kind of visual imagery that comes across as a slice of real life, warts and all. Any kid who's made a bad decision, felt angry when someone hit on his girlfriend, dreamed about being a rock star, done stupid things for love, or mourned the death of a friend will find something familiar here. Nickelback's sharing of their perceptions may help some kids realize they're not as alone as they thought.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the very real relationship issues that must have inspired the lyrics. Most teenagers will find this all-too-familiar territory.
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Same Old Song, Same Old Dance
Same music, same voice, same concepts, and the same very risque lyrics. Nickelback always makes an album that sounds like the last one they made. The lyrical content is harsher than usual, though. All in all, spend your money on something else.
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Speechless!
This is like the best cd I've boughten in a long time! Its a really god cd with a few minor curses and a sex issue in the song 'Animals', but otherwise... great. You should really think about bying it if you like rock.
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some excellent songs, decent album
Track by track review; ratings out of 5
Follow You Home-4
Hard song, sounds like one of NBs older songs. Slight violence issue
Fight For all the Wrong Reasons-4
Again, this is a fairly hard song, this time with sexual content. However, there is a good message about being with someone because you get along, not because you are physically attracted.
Photograph-5
Most popular radio single of album. A clean walk down memory lane.
Animals-1
By far the hardest song on the album. This is a very sexist song with no melody, and Chad Kroeger screams most of the time. About sneaking out of the house late at night to have sex in a car with your girlfriend.
Savin Me-5
Only song NB has ever written that actually has interesting lyrics. Power Ballad about an angel who is sent back to earth to make up for her sins, and a man who is stuck in prison and considering suicide. Clean.
Far Away-5
Good song with excellent acoustic guitar and good melody, if you can get past the cheesey lyrics. Clean.
Next Contestant-2
Not a great song, sexual lyrics about a guy protecting his girlfriend.
If Everyone Cared-5
Great power ballad, clean with excellent, albeit overused, lyrics.
Someone that You're With-3
Not great, not inappropriate. Gets old fast, and has an irritating melody that gets stuck in your head easily.
Rockstar-4
Good song. Different from any other NB song. Sex, drugs, and profanity are all slight issues (some minor references), but the song is a satire of the stereotypical rock star image.
Overall, this is a good album. It has some great songs as well as some terrible ones. I felt it was ok for me because I am mature, but if you are under 13 or 14 or are easily influenced by music, than there is too much sex here. The melodies and instrumentation are good, but Chad Kroeger is one of the worst lyricists on the face of the earth, so if you like rock and don't pay too much attention to how cliche most of the songs sound, you will probably enjoy it.
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Some teens might relate, but all in all it's a pretty boring CD
Nickelback's first album was actually pretty good. Their next two albums were okay. But The Long Road was boring, and so is All The Right Reasons. Yes, they're are some positive messages, but it's mostly "she never learned not to talk with her mouth full" sexism. The language isn't a huge problem (two uses of a**hole), and the violence is definitely present but not extreme. The sex however comes in a lot. You can give Nickelback some credit, for giving an occasional thing that could be good for teens that are sad, but in the end it's just a boring and simplistic CD. You should probably spend your money on something else.
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I started listening to this album when I was nine and the only innapropriate song is Animals.
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Kid, 12 years old
January 23, 2009
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I like this
The songs I can relate to are "Photograph", "Savin' Me", "Far Away", "If Everyone Cared", and "Rockstar".
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Eh.
This album, and Nickelback's music in general, is pretty lackluster. I used to like it, but not anymore.
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Beautiful Songs
I loved some of these songs! My favorites are Rockstar, Savin' Me, and If Everyone Cared. They are truly beautiful songs with great lyrics that really make you think.
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dude,this is kool. I liked it. Awesome CD. Favorite songs:Savin' Me and Photograph and Animals.
P.s Lead singer=sounds hot. Real life=VERY UGLY!!!!!
Just thought I'd say that.
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Good bye
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| Artist: | Nickelback |
| Release date: | October 4, 2005 |
| Label: | Roadrunner Records |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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