Customer Reviews

Hard Rock Bottom [Vinyl]

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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!

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!

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.

I can't believe i would be saying this about this band but this album is super slick even compared to More betterness which kinda sucks, this album has much better songs but it sounds a little over produced. The best songs are , "international you day", the way too poppy, "dumb reminders", "any number can play" , "solitaire".

"Hard Rock Bottom" is my first No Use For a Name album...and I love it. If you are into catchy chorus', well written/fun lyrics, and addicting guitar hooks; you won't find a much better CD. Of all their stuff that I have heard, I truly like this release the most. "Hard Rock..." is a driving album with thirteen punked up tracks that all have great replay value. It's basically as catchy as the radio pop-punk but with more of a NOFX edge. If you are into this genre or are just starting out on it, you are in the right place. You won't go wrong with NUFAN.

This cd is great. After they did a super show at Warped tour, i was more than happy to buy this cd. THis cd has everything punk rock has to offer. Great guitars and great vocals. NUFAN has evolved on this cd. Worth buying and worth listening to. Good release to start off the summer.

I've aways liked NUFAN, but this record rules. It's by far their best. All the good elements of their older albums with better melodies. Nuff said.

I've been a fan of No Use since 'Leche Con Carne' and I think that this is their best record to date. They've really grown into their style and it sounds so much more mature then alot of the other pop-punk bands out there. The lyrics are great too, alot of bands as they get older and reach success seem to write silly lyrics about high school issues just to sell to the kids...these lyrics are sophisticated yet simple enough for the pop sound.

I was worried this might sound lame like the new Face To Face album, but NUFAN is sticking to their guns and making songs like they always have...only a little bit better.

Being a Fan of NUFAN for a while now, I was extremely stoked for this cd. Now that it is out, I am speechless. This is by far their best cd yet. It tops all of their other discs, and is by far one of the best cds of 2002. They've really outdone themselves here, and if you pass over this cd, you're really missing out. It combines the speed of Leche Con Carne with the catchiness of Making Friends and More Betterness to make it into one perfect disc. By NUFAN standards, it should be called "Most Bestest", because thats how good it is.

The whole cd has one hell of a hook to it that just doesn't let up. Each song is worth listening to over and over and over. The disc starts off with a minute long brooding number, "Feels Like Home" which then explodes into the fast number "International You Day", and from there on, the cd absolutetly rips with intensity. My favorites are catchy as hell "Dumb Reminders", "Friends Of The Enemy" & "Angela", the awesome sounding duet number "This is A Rebel Song", The brooding starting "Solitaire" which explodes into a rocking chorus, and the haunting number "Insecurity Alert", which really opens your eyes of what is going on in the world today.

This is by far one of the best releases of 2002, only behind the new Bad Religion. From the first time I listened to it, I knew I had discovered something golden, and with each listen, it only gets better and better. Now do yourself a favor and go get it, right now.

Now three years that it was released and you know what? I still listen to it with the same pleasure. Must have listened to it at least 100 times!!! Together with More Betterness this album is one of the best melodic hard-core stuff I've ever heard. You can't help yourself singing along. A must-have. Buy it!!!!