For(n)ever
by Hoobastank
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Jan 27, 2009
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Despite this barrage of invective, it's strangely reassuring hearing the oft-preprogrammed Hoobastank break free from their constraints.
  2. Boston Globe
    60
    Formulaic though the album may be, the band musters enough craft and personality to keep it afloat. The band is at its best when mixing pop melancholy with strident guitar rock.
  3. Blender
    40
    Album four is especially monochrome gut-check metal, so flourishes of mellow pianos or cargo-shorts funk are as welcome as a bag of Skittles in a pack of combat rations.
  5. NOW Magazine
    20
    All 11 tracks feature painfully predictable song structures and lethargic chord progressions devoid of anything resembling a hook.

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User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 6 out of 18
  1. JustinS.
    Mar 16, 2009
    5
    The album simply isn't as good as previous efforts, and falls rather flat throughout most of the songs. The sound is familiar, but The album simply isn't as good as previous efforts, and falls rather flat throughout most of the songs. The sound is familiar, but it's a mere shadow of the sound the band is capable of producing. It feels rushed and uninspired.… Full Review »
  2. AndreM.
    Mar 8, 2009
    4
    Worst hoobastank album ever. huge let down.
  3. BrettR.
    Mar 1, 2009
    1
    They keep getting worse!!!
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