Departed from Universal Records, Hoobastank stake out an independent route, hiring Gavin Brown to helm their fifth album, Fight or Flight.
The title alone suggests a bit of a bristle in Hoobastank's backbone and the album proves this to be true: this is a leaner, tougher record than they have made in years, a crisp black-and-white photo standing in contrast to the highly saturated colors of their earlier major-label work.
Apart from that crisp, muscular production, not much has changed within Hoobastank: they still pledge allegiance to the emotional bloodletting, insistent power chords, and a backbeat scaled for an arena, but all of this has been resized for an intimate setting and the results are effective, perhaps the most immediate music they've made.
Hoobastank still have a tendency to be a bit ponderous in their compositions -- a trait that surfaces not only on power ballads but on rockers so angst-ridden they belie the group's age -- but Brown keeps the group focused, steering Hoobastank toward an assured, mature update of their signatures.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This is Gonna HurtHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | You Before MeHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | The FallenHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Can You Save Me?Hoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | No DestinationHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Slow DownHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | No Win SituationHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Sing What You Can't SayHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | MagnoliaHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | IncompleteHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | A Thousand WordsHoobastank | Hoobastank | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 42 mins | 98 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 309 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Brown | Producer |
| 2 | Daniel Estrin | Guitar, Ukulele |
| 3 | Paul Geary | Management |
| 4 | Paul David Hager | Mixing |
| 5 | Chris Hesse | Drums |
| 6 | Hoobastank | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Jesse Charland | Bass, Keyboards |
| 8 | Douglas Robb | Vocals |
| 9 | Steve Wood | Management |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |