Release date: May 16, 2006
13 tracks; 51:07
Here's the situation: Your heavy rock songs aren't making waves on the radio, but the slow one is...what would you do for your next album?
If you said, "Abandon that heavy image and make an album full of slow song clones," you'd be Hoobastank.
While Hoobastank was often compared to Incubus - though Incubus has even changed their tone - the band has felt the success of "The Reason" and made an album with 13 tracks that hope to be radio friendly.
The sad thing is, "The Reason" became so overplayed, it's almost as if you've already heard all of their third studio album, "Every Man for Himself."
Sure there are a couple of good songs, "Born to Lead" included, but it's sad to think that the band probably sold out to record executives and made an album that radio wanted, instead of fans.
I remember going to see Hoobastank at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem a few years ago, and the show wasn't even sold out.
Shortly after that, "The Reason" blew up on the radio and the band was playing Greensboro's Coliseum with Linkin Park.
The band could have made an album like the last one - some songs for the original fans and some for radio - instead of making a radio-friendly album. Reminds me of the Chili Peppers...
Sometimes, however, when it comes to money, "Rock is dead."
Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at May 27, 2006 10:27 AM
