Scars and Souvenirs, the third album from Theory of a Deadman, sounds like a rehash of the band's first two albums -- which is to say that it sounds like Nickelback. Chad Kroeger signed them to his 604 Records label in 2001, and throughout Scars and Souvenirs, Theory of a Deadman draw upon the melodies, vocals, choruses, and riffs of Kroeger and company. Many examples abound, but the best is "Not Meant to Be," a song whose melody and chorus bear more than a passing resemblance to All the Right Reasons' "Rockstar." Like their previous effort, Gasoline, Theory of a Deadman turned to producer Howard Benson on Scars and Souvenirs, which could explain why the album sticks to the same sounds and formulas instead of branching out in a new direction. It makes Scars and Souvenirs less then essential, given that nothing has changed. [The album was released again in 2009 with eight bonus tracks, including acoustic version of songs from the album, new songs, and a handful of covers. It also came with a bonus DVD of videos. In addition, the CD/DVD edition was released in a clean version with explicit content removed.] ~ Katherine Fulton, All Music Guide
Disc 1: So Happy [Acoustic] (4:11) By The Way (3:35) Got It Made (3:14) Not Meant To Be (3:33) Crutch [Explicit] (3:16) All Or Nothing (3:30) Heaven (Little By Little) (4:19) Bad Girlfriend [Explicit] (3:25) Hate My Life [Explicit] (3:10) Little Smirk (3:31) End Of The Summer (3:30) Wait For Me (4:03) Sacrifice (2:56) Great Pretender (3:40) Shadow (3:49) So Happy [Acoustic] (4:11) By The Way [Acoustic] (3:33) Not Meant To Be [Acoustic] (3:29) Got Me Wrong (4:29) Midnight Rider (3:08) What's Your Name (3:41)
Disc 2: By The Way [DVD] Not Meant To Be [DVD] Hate My Life [DVD] Bad Girlfriend [DVD] So Happy [DVD] No Surprise [DVD] Santa Monica [DVD] Make Up Your Mind [DVD] Nothing Could Come Between Us [DVD] Hate My Life [DVD][Live] Making Of By The Way [DVD] [Multimedia Track] Making Of Not Meant To Be [DVD] [Multimedia Track] Making Of Hate My Life [DVD] [Multimedia Track] Making Of Bad Girlfriend [DVD] [Multimedia Track] Haciendas -- Tyler's Place [DVD] [Multimedia Track] Press Trailer [DVD] [Multimedia Track]