Hinder Album: “Take It To The Limit [PA] [Slipcase]”

Hinder gels as a band, the instrumentation is top notch. These songs are uplifting and big sounding. If they had put another "chick" on the album cover they would've sold platinum instead of gold. JMHO, I really like Hinder's brand of rock.

"Take It To The Limit" is excellent! This is an excellent follow-up from Hinder, which is becoming one of the best rock bands of this decade. All of the tracks on here are excellent!

Track Listing

1. USE ME

2. LOADED AND ALONE

3. LAST KISS GOODBYE

4. UP ALL NIGHT

5. WITHOUT YOU

6. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT

7. THE BEST IS YET TO COME

8. HEAVEN SENT

9. THING FOR YOU

10. LOST IN THE SUN

11. FAR FROM HOME

BONUS TRACKS

12. THUNDERSTRUCK

13. LIVE FOR TODAY

14. RUNNING IN THE RAIN

One of my friend's described Hinder's album as "epic". As a fan of their initial album, I decided I should check out the epicness. I bought the album and was not disappointed in the slightest. Do I think it was their best work? Not necessarily. Did I enjoy the album? Without question. The album has a definite 80's feel to it, which I really enjoyed. However, as a fan of Hinder, I expected much different. Overall, I give it a solid B+.

Hinder's 2008 album is swesome. Great tunes from beginning to end. I bought All American Nightmare and Extreme Behavior first, and then after listening to those albums, I had to get this one. If you like good, ol' fashioned rock, you will not be disappointed.

"Take it to the limit" is the second album by American rock band "Hinder", originally released in 2008. "Take it to the limit" captures the band taking a creative turn towards a more 80's oriented hard rock sound.

The amazing cover artwork hints a lot about the artistic direction of the album; mansions, fast cars, sexy ladies, effectively summing up the extravagance of the 80s rock-star lifestyle. All the above are essentially portrayed on the lyrical part of "Hinder"s music and one has to admit that it works rather well for them. The line up features lead singer Austin Winkler, guitarists Joe Garvey and Mark King along with bass player Mike Rodden and drummer Cody Hanson.

Although simple, one could argue that rock-star attitude is hard to be induced naturally in a band's music, with groups moving towards that direction often sounding forced and perhaps unconvincing. Well, "Hinder" have managed to sound as spontaneous as possible and the more one plays "Take it to the limit", the more one is convinced that the album is a natural progression in the group's career. Favorite tracks include "Heaven Sent", the groovy-melodic "Up all night" and "Lonely and alone".

Above all, what makes the material and album memorable is the anthemic nature of the songwriting, emphasizing huge choruses, grooves and melodies being the very essence of this genre. "Take it to the limit" is a must for fans 80s oriented, yet modern, rock.