Underclass Hero
by Sum 41
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2007
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 110 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 110
  3. Negative: 20 out of 110

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  1. MaryseL.
    Dec 11, 2007
    5
    Not bad, not good either, Chuck was much better, but what the heck, I'm still loving them and I'll continue to attempt their shows. And I'll secretly hope they'll bring us something better next time.
  2. BunnyRabbit
    Jul 25, 2007
    4
    Blah. Very bland, lacking the power of punk and the pizazz of pop. If it were a meal, it would be meatloaf.
  3. Decim
    May 25, 2017
    6
    Dave's absence is heard from the first song, the title track, who can be a kind of summary of this album: it's not terrible, but it ain't inspired, there are are few remarkable songs (Speak of the devil, The Jester, Pull The Curtain and So Long Goodbye), while Best Of Me is almost embarrassing.
    March Of The Dogs is interesting.

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Spin
    60
    The result is a bigger, slicker record laced with potent "American Idiot"-style Bush-bashing, a handful of emo-heavy relationship ballads, and very few surprises. [Sep 2007, p.138]
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    40
    Underclass Hero they've gone straight for the commercial mother lode, pitching their sound almost equidistantly between 'The Black Parade' and 'American Idiot' (insert your own 'parade of idiots' gag here).... If you already own those albums, why waste your time with this?
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  3. The Guardian
    20
    Sentiments are rendered as blandly as lazy graffiti tags, with the music accompanying them as bold and portentous as a light shower.
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