Underclass Hero

Underclass Hero
Studio album by Sum 41
Publication (s)	July 27, 2007
admission	November 6, 2006 - March 14, 2007
Label (s)	Island / Universal
Format (s)	CD , CD + DVD
Genre (s)	Pop-punk , punk rock , alternative rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	51 min 49 s
occupation	Vocals , guitar : Deryck Whibley Bass , backing vocals : Jason McCaslin Drums , background vocals : Steve Jocz String instruments : David Campbell Percussion : Daniel Chase Keyboard : Jamie Muhoberac Piano : Michael Railton
production	Deryck Whibley
Studio (s)	Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles Sound City Studios, Van Nuys Sage & Sound Studios Hollywood
chronology Chuck 2004 Underclass Hero Screaming Bloody Murder 2011
Single releases May 15, 2007 Underclass Hero July 23, 2007 Walking disaster February 28, 2008 With me

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Underclass Hero   DE 10 08/10/2007 (6 weeks)   AT 8th 08/10/2007 (9 weeks)   CH 9 08/05/2007 (9 weeks)   UK 46 08/04/2007 (3 weeks)   US 7th 08/11/2007 (9 weeks)   CA 1 08/11/2007 (2 weeks)

Singles

Underclass Hero   DE 76 08/03/2007 (2 weeks)   CA 33 08/11/2007 (7 weeks) With me   CA 37 04/05/2008 (12 weeks)

Underclass Hero is the fourth studio album of Canadian pop-punk - band Sum 41 . It was released on July 27, 2007 by Island / Universal . After the metal- heavy predecessor Chuck , Underclass Hero is a return to the pop-punk of the older Sum-41 albums, only the more serious basic theme of the lyrics was taken over by Chuck .

Creation and publication

After lead guitarist Dave Baksh left , the band worked on the new album without a new guitarist. The recordings took place between November 2006 and March 2007 in three different studios in Los Angeles , Van Nuys and Hollywood (all California ). This time Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley worked as the producer .

On May 15, the advance single Underclass Hero was released , which made it into the singles charts in Germany and Canada. The album itself was released on July 18, 2007, but initially only in Japan . On July 23, 2007 the album was released in Europe and Canada , and one day later in the USA .

Track list

CD

#	title	length
1.	Underclass Hero	3:14
2.	Walking disaster	4:46
3.	Speak of the Devil	3:58
4th	Dear Father	3:52
5.	Count Your Last Blessings	3:03
6th	Ma Poubelle	0:55
7th	March of the Dogs	3:09
8th.	The Jester	2:48
9.	With me	4:51
10.	Pull the curtain	4:18
11.	King of Contradiction	1:40
12.	Best of Me	4:25
13.	Confusion and Frustration in Modern Times	3:46
14th	So long goodbye	3:01
15th	Look at Me ( Hidden Track , starts at 2:00)	4:03

limited edition

CD

#	title	length
1.	Take a look at yourself	3:24
2.	No apologies	2:58
3.	This is goodbye	2:28
4th	Walking Disaster (live recording from the studio)	4:22
5.	Count Your Last Blessings (live recording from the studio)	2:41

DVD

#	title
1.	Underclass Hero
2.	Pieces
3.	We're All To Blame
4th	Nothing on My Back
5.	Road to Ruin - Webisode 1
6th	Road to Ruin - Webisode 2
7th	Road To Ruin - Webisode 3
8th.	Road to Ruin - Webisode 10

Receptions

The album was mostly criticized in professional reviews, but the opinions of music critics varied greatly.

Simon Windegger from laut.de awards 2 out of 5 stars and says that you would notice the departure of guitarist Dave Baksh , but the record has potential.

Jochen Gedwien awards 5 out of 10 points on plattentests.de and writes that the album is good for roaring along.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine's album got 2 out of 5 stars on allmusic.com . The critic describes the album as a typical pop-punk album.

sputnikmusic.com awards 1 out of 5 stars. Critic Dave Donnelly thinks the album is too commercial and the lyrics too boring.

Raphael Oidtmann awards 9 out of 10 points on cdstarts.de. He writes that this album has shown that punk rock is not yet extinct.

On whiskey-soda.de , the critic gives the school grade 2 and thinks that the album would be something for pop-punk fans, but that one shouldn't have too high demands.

Awards

• Golden record
  • Canada .
  • Japan

In addition, the album was nominated for the Juno Award in the category Rock Album of the Year in 2008, but could not win the award.

Web links

• Information and criticism on allmusic.com (English)
• Criticism on laut.de
• Criticism on plattentests.de
• Review on sputnikmusic.com (English)
• Criticism on cdstarts.de
• Criticism on whiskey-soda.de
• Title list on hitparade.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US / CA
2. ↑ ^{a b} Simon Windegger: Where have the metal parts gone? On: laut.de. Retrieved June 11, 2011
3. ↑ James Montgomery: Dave 'Brownsound' Baksh Says Sum 41 Got 'Too Dark For The Public' . From: mtv.com (English), June 8, 2006. Accessed November 17, 2012
4. ↑ Deryck Whibley (credits) at allmusic.com (English). Retrieved June 11, 2011
5. ↑ Jochen Gedwien: saliva lickers . On: plattentests.de. Retrieved June 11, 2011
6. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Review on allmusic.com (English)
7. ↑ Dave Donnelly: Review on sputnikmusic.com (English). Retrieved June 11, 2011
8. ↑ Raphael Oidtmann: Criticism on cdstarts.de. Retrieved June 11, 2011
9. ↑ Criticism ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on whiskey-soda.de. Retrieved June 11, 2011 
10. ↑ Awards for Music Sales in Canada . On: cria.ca (English). Retrieved June 11, 2011
11. ↑ Awards for Music Sales in Japan . In: riaj.or.jp (Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2011
12. ↑ Sum 41 in the Juno Awards database  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English). On: junoawards.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2011