Nickelback return with another strong album that combines their trademarks of big guitars with massive vocal hooks into another set of memorable songs that guarantees them lots of commercial radio play. This time round the band decided to produce the album themselves and they have done a great job after working with the legendary rock producer Mutt Lange on their previous album Dark Horse. It might not be quite as shiny as Dark Horse but the production on Here & Now is still absolutely huge with lots of gre..
Let's face it: Nickelback has had a fairly tough time with its fan base. Mostly, they've been viewed as either inconsistent or as commercial sell-outs. (Yes, I said `sell outs' ... that's not me calling them that ... I'm just trying to repeat what others have said so that I can make this point and then get on to talking about the tracks and the album as a whole.) Personally, I haven't had any major qualms with their sound as I believe that, as most bands do, the boys have tried to evolve a bit over time...
I have to say that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and when it comes to music, pretty much everybody has one. I'm not here to try to discredit any other reviews from anyone regarding any album. I also understand that there will always be a large group of people who will criticize successful, popular, mainstream acts just because it's not 'cool' to like anything that everyone else likes. However, I do have to question those that have stated Nickelback has 'sold out' or gone 'poppy'. As far as I c..
