The Long Road

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After years of plugging away and refining their sound, the members of Nickelback found themselves on the verge of superstardom when "How You Remind Me" became 2002’s most-played song on U.S. radio. But this fourth album hardly finds the group taking it easy as it basks in newfound glorie. Instead, <i>The Long Road</i> seethes with restlessness and rage, as if Chad Kroeger and his bandmates saw success as just another reason to push themselves harder. Working for the first time with producer Joey Moi, Nickelback lays into the songs here with a formidable sense of aggression, a quality most memorably epitomized by the Metallica-style assault and battery of "Believe It or Not." Elsewhere, Kroeger bolsters the menacing mood and bruising effect of the barrage he creates with lead guitarist Ryan Peake by tackling subjects that are just as heavy. On the thunderous "Because of You," he angrily describes an addiction's destructive impact on a relationship. Inspired by a real-life case of infanticide, "Throwing Yourself Away" paints the tough conditions that surround a tragedy. Even in the more avidly anthemic "Someday," Kroeger carries a heavy heart as he sings about the brighter times that always feel a little too far away. .

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