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Take It to the Limit (Hinder album)

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Take It to the Limit is the second studio album of rock band Hinder. The album has been in the works since January 2008 and was released November 4, 2008 on Universal Motown Records. The album was recorded by Jay Van Poederooyen and produced by Brian Howes at Van Howes Studios in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The record was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Mix LA in Tarzana, California, USA. It has a much heavier glam metal and a lesser post-grunge influence than their last album, while retaining the elements of hard rock that the band had previously used. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Release

The first single, "Use Me", was released to radio on July 7, 2008, with a digital download release on July 15, 2008. "Heaven Sent" was performed at Hinder concerts dating back to 2007; however, the song was originally called "Heaven Lost You" when it was first performed.

Reception

Although critical reactions to the album have been mixed, it was received better than their debut. It received a 49/100 score on Metacritic.[5] Entertainment Weekly gave a grade of C+ and cited their lack of originality and contrasting song styles of hard rock and ballads. Chris Willman explained, "If you were ever young and in love, dumb with drink, and had a head swimming with not just Boone's Farm wine but also Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, and AC/DC (to name these guys' most blatant anthemic influences), you may be willing to forgive Hinder's lack of originality and preponderance of madonna/whore issues."[3] He summed up by saying "If only the whiplash they induce resulted from real headbanging, not from trying to follow Hinder's song-to-song indecision about whether to be studs or wimps."[3] In a more positive review Hard Rock Hideout [6] gave it 4.5 out of five stars saying that "Take It To The Limit is a stronger album from start to finish than the band’s debut." and that " Hinder is one of the bands leading the revival for straight up rock-n-roll and “Take It To The Limit” is going to go a long way in helping the cause."

Many have criticized the originality of the album, saying many of the lyrical themes were similar to many snap music rap albums (especially the Dem Franchize Boyz album On Top Of Our Game), and the sound sounded similar to many 1980's glam metal bands.

Track listing

All songs written by Austin Winkler, Cody Hanson and Brian Howes.

  1. "Use Me" – 3:49
  2. "Loaded and Alone" – 4:06
  3. "Last Kiss Goodbye"– 3:48
  4. "Up All Night" – 3:33
  5. "Without You" – 3:52
  6. "Take It to the Limit" (feat. Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe) – 3:11
  7. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 3:22
  8. "Heaven Sent" – 3:41
  9. "Thing for You" – 3:59
  10. "Lost In the Sun" – 3:52
  11. "Far from Home" – 4:03

Bonus tracks

Best Buy have released a version that include six exclusive bonus tracks, featuring live and in-studio acoustic versions of these songs.[7]

  • "Heaven Sent (Live)" – 3:42
  • "Loaded and Alone (Acoustic)" – 3:34
  • "Lost in the Sun (Live)" – 3:46
  • "The Best Is Yet to Come (Acoustic)" – 3:21
  • "Without You (Acoustic)" – 3:52
  • "Use Me (Live)" – 4:30

Wal-Mart have also release a special edition of the album which that includes three bonus tracks and a bonus DVD.[8]

  • "Thunderstruck" (AC/DC cover) – 4:52
  • "Live for Today" – 2:56
  • "Running in the Rain" (Extreme Behavior outtake) – 3:35

iTunes U.S. has two bonus tracks.

  • "Heartless" – 3:38
  • "One Night Stand" – 3:14

iTunes U.K. has two bonus tracks.

Japanese edition has two bonus tracks.

  • "One Night Stand" – 3:14
  • "Running in the Rain" (Extreme Behavior outtake) – 3:35

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 4
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 3
U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums 2
Canadian Albums Chart 11
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 44

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Stewart, Allison (November 4, 2008). "Hinder: Rocking Like It's 1989". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Take It to the Limit at AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Willman, Chris (October 30, 2008). "Take it to the Limit review". Entertainment Weekly (1019). Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Hoard, Christian (November 13, 2008). "Take it to the Limit : Hinder : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Take It To The Limit Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  6. ^ Name (required). "Hinder – Take It To The Limit (Release Year – 2008) «". Hardrockhideout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  7. ^ Best Buy: Hinder - Take It To The Limit
  8. ^ Walmart.com: Take It To The Limit (Edited) (with 3 Exclusive Bonus Tracks) (Deluxe Edition) (Includes DVD)
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