I have no doubt that their newest album, Here and Now, will repeat this success, even if it were to murder every first-born child in San Francisco. Then add the heavy guitar riffs and loud drums, the fact that the lyrics may not be the words of John Lennon disappears because one thing that Nickelback does very well is to create a strong sound. Nickelback was ranked as the seventh biggest artist, the highest ranking rock band on the list (Creed was the second highest, at 18). Although the topics of the songs always tend to deal with sex, relationships, violence, drinking and helping the world, they are all subjects that people deal with and can relate to in their lives. “Here and Now” has proven to be no exception to that philosophy. Nickelback is not the classiest band, but they are not afraid to embrace that and they do not care what kind of reception they receive, because with over 50 million albums sold and multiple awards, they have no reason to change the style that makes them Nickelback. They get the point across and have a good rhythm to them, but none of them are really-award winning quality, especially with one of the catchiest new lyrics that you get from this album comes on the song “Everything I Wanna Do,” where Kroeger sings: “You and me, sitting in a tree, f – – – i n g.” Released 18 November 2008 on Roadrunner (catalog no. Whether it is the love songs or the song about helping the world, the lyrics are average and straight forward. Nickelback - Here and Now (2011) Well at least this is a little bit better than the band’s last two albums and isn’t complete garbage. from metal and grunge to country, for instance, in the newest album flirting. Similar to their previous songs “Photograph,” which appears on “All the Right Reasons” and “This Afternoon,” appears on “Dark Horse.”Īlong with the same sound and themes, Chad Kroeger’s writing ability has stayed the same as well. Nearly 40,000 people signed a petition in 2011 to ban Nickelback from. “Here and Now,” like the couple previous albums, has the fight song, “This Means War,” the drinking song, “Bottoms Up,” the relationship songs like “Trying Not to Love You” and “Holding on to Heaven ” the sex related song with “Everything I Wanna Do” and “Midnight Queen,” as well as the song about saving the world, “When We Stand Together.” This is also the one acoustic song that appears on the album. But the band has paid no attention to the criticism and fans looking for something new will be disappointed to hear the same thing they have heard on the previous albums, while fans that love the traditional Nickelback sound will enjoy every song.
Nickelback has returned with their party-rock sound with their seventh studio album, “Here and Now.” The band (consisting of lead singer Chad Kroeger, guitarist Ryan Peake, drummer Daniel Adair and bassist Mike Kroeger) has received a negative reception from critics and some rock fans throughout the years, especially on their past couple albums “All the Right Reasons” and “Dark Horse” for their themes and similar sounds.