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ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß track list ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ---------- ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 01 Flat On The Floor 2:02 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý 02 Do This Anymore 4:03 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 03 Someday 3:27 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 04 Believe It Or Not 4:08 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 05 Feelin' Way Too Damn Good 4:16 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 06 Because Of You 3:30 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 07 Figured You Out 3:48 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 08 Should've Listened 3:42 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 09 Throw Yourself Away 3:55 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ 10 Another Hole In The Head 3:35 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 11 See You At The Show 4:07 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 12 Saturday Night's Alright (For 3:43 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Fighting) (Bonus Track) ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 13 Yanking Out My Heart (Bonus 3:35 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Track) ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 14 Learn The Hard Way (Bonus 2:55 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Track) ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Yesterday we brought you something from Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß RR (Ruff Ryders) and today also ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß something from RR (RoadRunner) and this is ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ their biggest act on the label. We hope ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² you enjoy this almost 1 month pre in ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ its retail glory and keep staying ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² tuned because theres more RR to come. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß (Ruff Ryders or RoadRunner?) Guess we'll ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ find out soon. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Welcome to a success story built on the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß road, on the radio, and on one band's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ commitment to, above all things, great ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² rock songs. Nickelback exploded across ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the globe with their sophomore album, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Silver Side Up. The follow-up to their ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Gold-selling 2000 debut The State, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Silver Side Up was an instant smash upon ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² release in Sept 2001, going on to sell ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý over nine million copies to date Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß worldwide. The album achieved Gold, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Platinum, or multi-Platinum status in the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ U.S. (5x Platinum), UK (3x platinum) the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² band's native Canada (8x platinum), ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Australia (2x Platinum), Germany ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² (Platinum), Holland (Platinum), and ten ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß other territories worldwide. Having ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ gained fans steadily on The State through ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² relentless touring and rock radio play, ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the band's rise to success was Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß catapulted by Silver Side Ups ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß unstoppable radio anthem, "How You Remind ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Me. The song that went on to rack up ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² four Grammy Award nominations, four ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Billboard Awards, four Juno awards, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² and countless radio accreditations. All ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß important statistics, but the stats are ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ best summed up by the following: "How You ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Remind Me" was the #1 Most Played Song ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý of 2002, across all formats, according Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to Billboard Monitor. The band shot into ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß rare air, and stayed there, when two #1 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Rock singles followed, "Too Bad" and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "Never Again", each commanding audience ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ numbers in the millions. When the dust ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² settled, Nickelback had made another ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß stunning achievement: the band was named ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ #1 Most Played Rock Artist of 2002 Across ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² All Radio Formats. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Now in 2003, the Vancouver-based ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ensemble of Chad Kroeger - ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ singer/guitarist and main songwriter, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Ryan Peake - guitarist, Mike Kroeger - ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ bassist, and Ryan Vikedal - drummer ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² are back with their most accomplished ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß effort to date, the new album The Long ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Road. At once accessible and tuneful, ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² accomplished and honest, aggressive and ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý emotional, The Long Road raises the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß stakes while realizing the potential of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß these young hitmakers. "We've pushed ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ things further in every way possible. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² We're very proud of this album", ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ frontman Chad Kroeger says of the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² release. "Fans of real rock music are in²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß for a surprise." ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² From the album's dynamic lead single ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý "Someday" to the strapping guitar riffs Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß of "Throw Yourself Away" to the vibrant ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß and energetic "Do This Anymore" and the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ bare emotion of "Feelin' Way Too Damn ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Good," The Long Road sees Nickelback ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ focusing it's signature melodic crunch ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² like never before. The album is also ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß highlighted by a marked lyrical growth, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ more often tackling universal themes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² rather than simply going toe-to-toe with ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý personal demons. "The album is less Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß directed at me and things I've gone ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß through," lead singer and guitarist Chad ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Kroeger, elaborates. "Instead of being ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² about my own life, it's about ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ experiences that everyone can relate ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² to and hopefully learn something from." ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ On The Long Road, a key component in the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² evolution of the music was the band's ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý decision to handle production chores Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß all on their own for the first time. The ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß band knew this would be a challenge, but ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ had the confidence within them to take ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² on the task. The Long Road marks the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ first time in Nickelback's career that ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the band has crafted an entire album ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß without any outside influence. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² "It was great that the four of us had to ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý be our own referees and work together Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to make the record we really wanted to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß make," Chad Kroeger says of the recording ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ sessions, which took place at Greenhouse ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² studios and Chad's home studio both in ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Vancouver. "There was no one looking ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² over our shoulder and we never felt ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß inhibited. We wouldn't have had it any ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ other way." ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý "I think we all feel like we've already Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß captured the brass ring and accomplished ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß more than we could have ever hoped for ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ when we were first starting out," Chad ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Kroeger concludes. "We know we've made ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ a great rock record. Now we're just ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² waiting to see how people are going to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß cast their votes." Nickelback bassist ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Mike Kroeger adds, "We're just doing what ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² we do the best way we know how. We don't ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý concern ourselves with what everyone Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß else is doing. We're just interested in ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß making rock-solid and honest Nickelback ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ records." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ The craft of rock music, as ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² interpreted by Nickelback, is honed ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
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