Hinder - Extreme Behaviour
Rating - 5/5
Deluxe Edition cover
I have been listening to Rock N' Roll for for a long time,now and I've heard a LOT. There seem to be a lot of nay-sayers that like to compare Hinder to the likes of Nickelback and the rest and say that they have no originality. The allmusicguide has been particularly harsh. Evertime i read one of their reviews trashing a hinder album my reaction is "Dude, open your ears and LISTEN". I was especially by one critic who said Hinder are just sitting around listening to Nickelback saying "we can do that". My answer to that is, Nickelback said the same thing when they heard Motley Crue, they said the same thing when they heard etc..
The fact is Hinder has stood out amongst thousands of post-grunge bands flooding the scene is because of their superior songwriting, melodies, tight production, Austin Winkler's awesome vocals and throwback sound of 80's hair metal.
The first song on the album is "Get Stoned" which, by the way, is not about getting stoned but about a dysfunctional relationship that relies on drugs to survive. The second song "How Long" sounds quite like Nickelback. It's one of the heavier songs on the album. When I listened to the third song, "By The Way", I was no longer certain that "How Long" would be the next single. "By The Way" is the first ballad-type song. Not really a ballad but still a ballad. "Nothing Good About Goodbye" and "Bliss" were next. The incredible thing is it just got better and better. The ballads ("Better Than Me", "Lips of an Angel") are the strongest points of the album. "Homecoming Queen" and "Shoulda" close the album. When the last notes of Shoulda faded away, my only thought was WOW! I was blown away. I can't even pick a favorite. EVERY SONG on this album is AWESOME! Not one filler.
I just have one thing to say about Hinder, they ROCK.
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