Hard Rock Bottom [ENHANCED]

No Use For A Name

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B000067CQG
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,622 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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No Use for a Name started doing this whole punk-pop thing while the members of Sum 41 and Blink 182 were still shoving crayons up their noses. But it's taken several years and some key lineup changes for the Northern California band to catch up to its brood in ambition and appeal. Hard Rock Bottom pushes things along nicely, as atomic single "Dumb Reminders" has already gatecrashed mainstream radio. The rest of the disc is brimming with more potential hits, like the snotty "Friends of the Enemy," a tune fans of Green Day will cream themselves over, and the overcaffeinated cover of Sinead O'Connor's "This Is a Rebel Song," as jarring as the original was sublime. It's taken them a while to catch on, but the rewards should be rich. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description
2002 release featuring 13 songs that run the gamut between introspective down trodden minimalism to pure un-harnessed punk rock a la No Use For A Name! They even cover Sinead O'Conner. The CD is enhanced with footage of behind the scenes footage from the studio.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent comeback album!, July 11, 2002

By	D. Lawrence "dale1379" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't believe some of you guys are saying this album is bad! It in no way is predictable or samey. The style is similar to More Betterness, but this is an album full of new stuff. The guitar playing and vocals are spot on, and the drumming is fantastic. the duet with Karina Denike on "This is a Rebel Song" is top notch and probably way better than the original. But what stands out for me would be the revamp of "Let Me Down" which is better than the fat Music 5 version.
I'd recommend this to any NUFAN fan. It's not their best CD (i loved Leche Con carne) but it is still a great album and a good addition to the NUFAN collection. I must disagree with whoever said "fans of NUFAN are just Pennywise fans who think they are cool true punkers". That's rubbish. NUFAN has more fans than you'd realise, and their music is rated highly, especially by myself!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best punk albums, July 3, 2002

By	"blinkfizz" (Leeds, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This album is ace, it is my first No Use album and I discovered them on the NOFX and Bad Religion album sleeves. The solos rock and the songs are sublime ecspecially 'Dumb Reminders' and 'Solitaire. Invest now!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can you say "Pop-Punk"?, December 14, 2004

By	Schlongy Dongy "Sch-to the-long" (Superworld of Autobaun Peninsula?) - See all my reviews

No Use for a Name...What happened? I like almost every song on this CD. There are a few exceptions like "Any Number Can Play", but overall, it's a great CD. My only problem with the CD is that it is hugely pop and super polished. I seen it coming with "More Betterness", but I never thought they'd go so far into Blink-41/Simple-Found Glory territory. "International You Day" is hardcore pop-punk drama-about-a-girl, but not bad, and "Dumb Reminders" is the traditional filler about a missing girl song. Girls! GIRLS! We all know they cheat, lie, steal, and move, but we have crappy bands to sing about them like Blink 182 and Simple Plan. No Use should stick to politics, apartments, and fields of stuff. Like agony.