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The parenthetical "n" in the title of For(n)ever isn't merely a piece of clever typography, it's an indication of what Hoobastank's fourth album is all about, for For(n)ever is tied together by the notion that nothing lasts forever...or more precisely, whatever relationship singer Doug Robb just finished sure didn't last forever. For(n)ever is a breakup album at its purest, teeming with regret, anger, and recriminations but little guilt, as there's little question that Robb believes he's the wronged party. He finds incriminating letters tucked away behind the bed, discovers that "[The] more you speak/The less I care about you," wonders "Who the Hell Am I?" now that the relationship has sputtered to a halt. The funny thing about a breakup album scored to mechanical modern rock -- equal part grunge harmonies and digitally processed active rock riffs -- is that sympathy winds up shifting from the singer to his subject of scorn, since all those nasty sentiments feel directed to the listeners, not the cheating, duplicitous girl who is now long gone, gone, gone. Despite this barrage of invective, it's strangely reassuring hearing the oft-preprogrammed Hoobastank break free from their constraints. Prior to this, they seemed more concerned with airplay than emotion, so it's nice to see their human side slip through even if it isn't particularly pleasant to hear.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Daniel Estrin, Composer - Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist - Tom Robb, Author
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Blue, Composer - Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikey Canzonetta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist - Vanessa Amorosi, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Campbell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikey Canzonetta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikey Canzonetta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Hesse, Composer - Howard Benson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marc VanGool, Unknown, Other - Paul DeCarli, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hatsukazu Inagaki, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Plotnikoff, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikey Canzonetta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Syrowski, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gersh, Unknown, Other - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Dan Estrin, Composer - Doug Robb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The parenthetical "n" in the title of For(n)ever isn't merely a piece of clever typography, it's an indication of what Hoobastank's fourth album is all about, for For(n)ever is tied together by the notion that nothing lasts forever...or more precisely, whatever relationship singer Doug Robb just finished sure didn't last forever. For(n)ever is a breakup album at its purest, teeming with regret, anger, and recriminations but little guilt, as there's little question that Robb believes he's the wronged party. He finds incriminating letters tucked away behind the bed, discovers that "[The] more you speak/The less I care about you," wonders "Who the Hell Am I?" now that the relationship has sputtered to a halt. The funny thing about a breakup album scored to mechanical modern rock -- equal part grunge harmonies and digitally processed active rock riffs -- is that sympathy winds up shifting from the singer to his subject of scorn, since all those nasty sentiments feel directed to the listeners, not the cheating, duplicitous girl who is now long gone, gone, gone. Despite this barrage of invective, it's strangely reassuring hearing the oft-preprogrammed Hoobastank break free from their constraints. Prior to this, they seemed more concerned with airplay than emotion, so it's nice to see their human side slip through even if it isn't particularly pleasant to hear.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:30
- Main artists: Hoobastank
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Def Jam
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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