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DiscountDelight - The State
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List Price: $17.98
Our Price: $9.48
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Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0016861858629
Label: Roadrunner Records
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Roadrunner Records
Release Date: 2000-03-07
Studio: Roadrunner Records
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Summary: first time's a charm
Comment: love em' or hate em', no one can deny that nickelback is one of the biggest modern rock acts on the face of the earth. for their debut, the state, nickelback brings all they have and places it into 10 unique and interesting cuts.
Breathe, Cowboy hat and Leader of men all sound like the nickelback we know and love, with catchy guitars, chad's signature vocals and sky high hooks.
Old enough is short but sweet, with a great chours and vocals.
Worthy to stay could go down as the most unique nickelback song of all, with a heavy bass effect and turntables! By far my favorite on the record.
Diggin' this, the sixth song, has some killer guitar riffs and one of the best solo's I've ever heard nickelback play (better than the one on "saturday night's alright"!).
Deep opens with a sludgy guitar intro and moves into another great song. Almost industrial sounding, if you can believe it.
One last run may take some time to grow on you, but when it does, it's killer.
Not leaving yet' left me speechless; this song has a wonderful intro and some of the best lyrics I've ever heard. The chorus sounds like something by audioslave or vertical horizon, very catchy but done at a perfect pace. All around great song.
Finally, Hold out your hand is one of the best closers I've ever heard. The songs just keeps building on itself, and towards the end it all comes together for a wonderful outro. Song construction at it's finest.
Overall, the more I listen the more I agree, this could be nickelback's best release to date. I still love "silver" and "road", but this is just a genius record. A must for any rock fan.
Ps. alot of people believe the 2002's re-issue of curb is nickelback's first record. It's not. It's actually a collection of b-sides and early recordings, and honestly, it kinda sucks. As a huge fan, who has the record, I wouldn't have felt bad about passing on it. So again, the state is nickelbacks first offical record, not curb. And what a record it is...
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Summary: More solid rock from Nickelback.
Comment: The State is Nickelback's second full length record. It was released in 2000 by Roadrunner records. Many people call this NB's first, but it's not, Curb is. As for the album itself, I found it to be WAY too short. Most of the songs are pretty solid, but man, two more tracks would have made it a hell of alot better. Here is what I thought of each song:
Breathe xxx Good opener, awesome third verse and chorus 5/5
Cowboy Hat xxx Another awesome song 5/5
Leader of men xxx average 3/5
Old enough xxx I like it 4/5
Worthy to say xxx Awesome, very different sound for NB 5/5
Diggin' this xxx Gets old fast 2/5
Deep xxx I like the chorus, but that's it 3/5
One Last Run xxx Only average 3/5
Not leavin' yet xxx An awesome chorus and great lyrics 5/5
Hold out your hand xxx Good offical closer 4/5
Leader of men (acoustic) xxx Pointless 1/5
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Pros: Good, solid rock, with awesome lyrics.
Cons: Too short, some fillers here and there.
Overall: The State is a good record. A few more songs would have made it better, but NB has this weird thing with making everything they put out as short as possible. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Summary: The Album that we've all been dyi'n to hear!
Comment: #1 10/10 EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!
#2 8/10 ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#3 7/10 Cool!!!
#4 9/10 Awesome!!!!!!! A worthy review to say!!!!!
#5 8/10
#6 7/10
#7 7/10
#8 10/10 Excellent!!!!!!!!!!
#9 9/10
#10 9/10
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Summary: By far the best........
Comment: Simply stated (no pun intended).......this is the best album Nickelback has put out. The songs rock and arent repetitive sounding. I have tried to get into realeases after this, but they fail to rock out like this one does. BUY IT IF YOU ARE A TRUE FAN!
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Summary: Nickelback's Debut.....
Comment: I started off as a fan of Nickelback after their Curb CD. Realising that they had a debut album I decided to buy this one and whilst many of the songs were listenable they were to me flat sounding. Nickelback was relatively knew on the music world stage and it took them sometime to get their footing and become well known. It was only ever going to be a matter of time.
This CD is not going to be for everybody, however it is a introduction to how Nickelback sounded at the beginning and their musical evolution over a matter of time. I wish the band all the luck in the future and they have certainly improved 10 fold over the last few years.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Nickelback, winners of Canada's Juno Award for Best New Band and Creed's tour-mates, are heavily influenced by the anthemic and articulate soulfulness of Pearl Jam. The State is consciously dramatic--sweet strums are overwhelmed by crashing waves of distorted guitar. Singer Chad Kroeger meaningfully wails tales of small-town woe, centering on complex relationships, a claustrophobic underground culture, and the struggle between staying and leaving. Yet Nickelback are at their best when they set aside their Pearl Jam debts, as with the heavy "Deep," the grinding "Not Leavin' Yet," and the more experimental "Worthy to Say." Nickelback are good, but still growing--possibly into something great. --Dominic Wills
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