Underclass Hero
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Studio album by Sum 41 | |||||||
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July 27, 2007 |
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November 6, 2006 - March 14, 2007 |
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Label (s) | Island / Universal | ||||||
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CD , CD + DVD |
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Title (number) |
14th |
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running time |
51 min 49 s |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US / CA
- ↑ a b Simon Windegger: Where have the metal parts gone? On: laut.de. Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Deryck Whibley (credits) at allmusic.com (English). Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ↑ Jochen Gedwien: saliva lickers . On: plattentests.de. Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Review on allmusic.com (English)
- ↑ Dave Donnelly: Review on sputnikmusic.com (English). Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ↑ Raphael Oidtmann: Criticism on cdstarts.de. Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales in Canada . On: cria.ca (English). Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales in Japan . In: riaj.or.jp (Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ↑ 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