Disco de Sum 41: “Chuck [8 Bonus Tracks]”

This album is a huge improvement for this band. They get better with each album. They are by far the best of the pop-punk bands.

1. Intro -- just a short instrumental, nothing special

2. No Reason (9/10) -- One of their heaviest tracks ever. Killer chorus. 2nd best song on the album.

3. We're All to Blame (9/10) -- Sounds like a punk version of System of a Down's "Chop Suey." It's the best song on the album, and the best song Sum 41 has ever done.

4. Angels With Dirty Faces (6/10) -- Another heavy song, but drags through the verses. The chorus isn't bad.

5. Some Say (8/10) -- Softer song, sounds like some of the songs from their 2nd album, "All Killer No Filler."

6. The Bitter End (6/10) -- Here's a real heavy song for these guys. Sounds A LOT like Metallica's "Battery." Nice guitar solos here, but the vocals aren't too good.

7. Open Your Eyes (8/10) -- Another song with a great chorus. Nice guitar work in the verses.

8. Slipping Away (7/10) -- Softest song I've ever heard from this band. Very well placed in the album as a break between the heavier stuff.

9. I'm Not the One (7/10) -- Great intro, sounds like Linkin Park. Another powerful chorus like tracks 2 & 7, but not as good.

10. Welcome to Hell (6/10) -- Short power-punk song. Sounds like The Offspring.

11. Pieces (9/10) -- This should definitely be the next single. It's the best of the 3 softer songs on the album, and it's their best chance for cross-over success. Has "Top 40" written all over it.

12. There's No Solution (7/10) -- Another great intro, and another great chorus. A little slower than most of the other songs on the album, but still pretty heavy.

13. 88 (6/10) -- Starts off like a typical Sum 41 song, then gets real soft for the first verse, but the rest of the song is pretty typical. Nothing special here.

14. Noots (bonus track) (5/10) -- Doesn't suck, but its pretty boring. The chorus is decent though.

15. Moron (bonus track) (5/10) -- Intro sounds like Green Day. Another pretty boring song with a decent chorus.

16.Subject to Change (bonus track) (7/10) -- Long intro, which isn't bad. Guitar work in the verse reminds me of Papa Roach from their Infest album, and the chorus is almost identical musically to the one in "No Reason," but the lyrics here sound stupid.

This album Rocks. Every other song I've previously heard from Sum 41 was sugar coated, pop filled puke inducing ordinairyness. I've never liked the sugar coating on most music. This is true today as it was back in high school, too long ago.

Today, however, I was in a music store and heard We're All to Blame. I thought, "This is a group I could very easily get into!". My jaw hit the floor when I heard that it was in fact Sum 41. The salesperson, whom I've shopped from for several years, said it rocks.

He wasn't kidding. I picked it right up. It's just so nice to see that they've dropped the pop and found a hard edged style to their music.

Some might say that this is Metallica, just a different group. I beg to differ, however. This is very different, and has a much more modern tint to the songs. Yeah, there are similarities, but it still is a lot closer to the newer style of hard edged rock/metal.

They've added a deep, thoughtfulness to the lyrics.

We're All To Blame talks about how we, as a society, are all to blame for the issues of the day.

Some Say is of how kids, and others of today don't buy all the lies and hiding of facts from them. I suspect it's about censorship.

The Bitter end talks about the "After Life"

Open Your Eyes talks about realizing how bad a relationship is.

Welcome to Hell is about taking care of your own **** cause in the end you're the one who's responsible in the end.

Pieces is about trying to be everything to everyone and end up failing and being alone.

This album is very good, and a refeshing change from the previous releases by Sum 41 I've seen them on MTV, heard them on the radio, and on other TV shows. I've never been impressed with them. UNTIL NOW that is!

Great album, well worth the money!

The 4th album by Sum 41 is a great CD, lemme say that first. However, this has no impact on what I feel about the album, but I don't really think this is their hardest. They say, "If you liked the last one, you'll like this one." But I don't think this is like "Does this look infected?" I believe that that was their hardest, they've sort of blended their third album with "All Killer No Filler" and "Half Hour of Power" What may make it harder is the occasional scream, but the melodies are similar to that of their sophomore album. Anyway, the CD is no doubt their best yet. Here's what I think about each song:

Intro: I'm not sure why they have an intro in this, they really don't need it and next to their other songs it's not too impressive. 2/5

No Reason: Very good, but like I said, the first verse reminds me of "All Killer No Filler" Love the chorus, it's an all around awesome song. 5/5

We're All to Blame: Good song, this is where it starts to sound like "Does this look infected?" The chorus is kinda soft, but I love the verses and screaming. 4/5

Angels With Dirty Faces: This no doubt has the BEST chorus of any song on the CD. A hard, fast song and an amazing one as well. 5/5

Some Say: This song is like a trip down memory lane. It sounds just like the stuff from their first 2 albums. Very good soft song. 5/5

The Bitter End: Not my favorite, it's good and all, but it seems to have kinda boring lyrics. 3/5

Open Your Eyes: Amazing song, second favorite on the album, it's very catchy, even thought the lyrics are shallow. 5/5

Slipping Away: My least favorite song. It's like a softer version of "The Bitter End" 3/5

I'm Not The One: The by far greatest song on the album, from the intro to the screaming verses and the chorus. 5/5

Welcome to Hell: A great song, but it's a little short, not even 2 minutes. Besides that it's kickass! 5/5

Pieces: The second soft song, but unlike the last, I love this one. The lyrics, unlike the rest of the song, are deeper, and they leave you thinking, like Story of the Year and Linkin Park do on their CDs.

There's No Solution: Not great but I listen to it, it's a good song. Kinda reminds me of "No reason"

88: Awesome song to close with, they end on a great note, getting very hard and very soft in the same song. 5/5

All in all, it's amazing, I recomend anyone who has ever liked Sum 41 to get this CD.

Although different from their other albums, Sum 41's Chuck still possesses the spark that was apparent in their earlier work. Long gone are the songs of angry teenagers and comical songs, replaced by songs about bigger problems like "Some Say" and "We're All to Blame". Sum 41 demonstrates an enormous leap tourds maturity. The songs seem heartfelt, in fact there's nothing funny about them, there is only serious and guitar riffs that seem to cut to the soul. Chuck is without a doubt one of Sum 41's best albums and is one that will be enjoyable many years from now

If you listen to Sum 41's previous album, "Does this Look Infected?" almost every song has an underlying subtle political message with the exclusion of Still Waiting, which is an obivous cry for peace.

This CD however, is obviously political, with songs like "We're All to Blame" which you may not like because of it's style, but it will definitely make you think, because of parts like the amazingly written chorus, "...and we're all to blame, we've gone to far, from pride to shame, we're hopelessly blisful and blind to all we are; we want it all, with no sacrifice".

The songs are by far darker and progression from the pop-punk radio classics from previous CD's, which nonetheless command respect. The songs on this album in a sense are reminiscant of the sad and angry songs of Linkin Park, and are more emotionally moving, because of their rythm and melodies.

This is an amazing CD, with a great 48 second instrumental song, titled, "Intro". I know, I know, I have an idea of why it's called that.

Buy this CD, or at least borrow it from a friend, and take a listen, and if you like it, buy it right away, and don't use Kazaa.