Anyone else not hate Nickelback?

karaokeman

You hear people say everywhere "ew Nickelback" and "they're Nirvana for pussies" etc.

Just wondering does anyone around here actually like them, sure they have some stupid singles, but their actual albums are quite good when you listen to them.

They have some great riffs, and its becoming more so with the more recent albums, they release poppy singles to promote the albums, but their album tracks are vastly superior.

Honestly there's so much more to these guys than the few terrible tunes they send out to radio stations.

Kurz

I can't stand it. It's like a a mix of Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi and Michael Bolton. I know it's the trendy thing to dislike them but I dislike them for genuine reasons. I haven't ventured past their singles because I expect it all to be just as bad if not worse.

Furious-Red

Yea i actually like them although the last 2 albums are very similar . Seen them with Bon Jovi few years ago and were pretty good

karaokeman

Kurz wrote: »

I haven't ventured past their singles because I expect it all to be just as bad if not worse.

As said and rehashed countless times, delve deeper and you will be rewarded, the album tracks are vastly superior to the singles.

Twilightning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lswXV9XV_Pw

:pac:

As much as everyone else hates them, I dislike their music but I wouldn't be bouncing stones off the lead singer's head!

RayCon

viadah

Malice

karaokeman wrote: »

the album tracks are vastly superior to the singles.

Can you post some of these superior album tracks?

Dark Artist

I'm not a fan of Nickelback but I have a mate who does like them quite a lot and he has quite a varied taste in different kinds of metal and rock. I have no problem with them, even just knowing their singles I think they have some nice catchy songs.

I think most people's problem with them is how successful they became considering how simplistic their style is, but the way I look at it, they're the ones who actually put the time in and worked themselves to become a success. Haters gonna hate, as they say.

Kurz

Dark Artist wrote: »

I think most people's problem with them is how successful they became considering how simplistic their style is, but the way I look at it, they're the ones who actually put the time in and worked themselves to become a success. Haters gonna hate, as they say.

Or people simply don't like the music, it's not that far-fetched of an idea.

karaokeman

Malice wrote: »

Can you post some of these superior album tracks?

Really like some of these tunes, sure Nickelback may not be to everyone's taste thats just a matter of subjectivity.

But what I would recommend for people who want to look more at Nickelback for their musical talent rather than a selective part of their discography;

SilverScreen

I had the Silver Side Up CD when I was 14

The good thing though was that I've actually had the pleasure of binning a Nickelback album when I binned it couple of years later

LH Pathe

To claim to like nickelback would tarnish my image.

.. I don't mind the wrestling theme but it is WWE!

christmas2012

Never heard much of them they dont bother me one way or the other..

LH Pathe

I wouldn't throw rocks at em anyhow. You could argue the stage, badly needed some rock but that was just bad form

viadah

If 'Just to Get High' is indicative of 'superior' tracks I'll stick to hating them. If I'm missing out, **** it, I'll live.

cena

Have all there albums. I like them.

Gaspode

I like 'em, they're not bad. Dont know what all the anti-nicelback memes on the web are about, guess it was an in-joke that went viral.

Riddle101

I used to be a fan of them, but I've since been turned off them. I think they have some good songs, just like any band has some songs that standout for them, but overall I haven't been interested in them for years.

mags1962

Like a lot and have their albums, seen them live twice and both times they did very good shows. I think hard rockers shun them because they are not heavy enough but give them their due they have been very commercially succesful and that in itself puts a lot of people off.

viadah

mags1962 wrote: »

I think hard rockers shun them because they are not heavy enough but give them their due they have been very commercially succesful and that in itself puts a lot of people off.

That has nothing to do with it. I hate Nickelback yet love Roxette and Fit for an Autopsy. It's not about 'heaviness' or commerciality. Stop trying to make it a reason, giving it an explanation. It's simple. Some people just flat out don't like them.

Malice

I wouldn't say I hate them in the same way that I hate Jedward or Westlife or stuff like that. More that I just don't like them. Partly it's because of that song "How You Remind Me" which was utterly played to death for what seemed like an age. I realise that's not the band's fault, they're just guilty by association. The other major reason why I don't like them is that song "Rock Star". A millionaire rockstar writing a satirical song about how he'd like to be a millionaire rock star (or more specifically, just one of those rich arseholes that don't like to wait in line with the plebs)? What a great idea! Not patronising at all.

For the benefit of American readers those last two lines were sarcasm.

viadah

Yeah, that 'Rock Star' song is ****ing awful. I don't like Nickelback, but worse than that, I felt embarrassed for them when I heard that.

Cill94

With a passion. The corny lyrics are terrible and all of their songs seem to sound the same. And the lead singer has that annoying whiney voice. I think this video shows pretty clearly how uncreative their songwriting is.

Malice

Great video. A clear indication of a thought process that probably went along the lines of "We found a song structure that made us millions so let's copy it and hope no one notices".

Napper Hawkins

Can't stand them, don't really care if they're on in the background though, they're cheesy, soft rock with a certain audience in mind so it doesn't bother me. I'm a metalhead so I generally don't notice that type of music.

This whole "**** Nickelback" **** is poor form I reckon, I just ignore what I don't like and that's the end of it. It's the same with all that Justin Bieber rubbish that's all over Youtube. As a musician I think it's poor form to be forever having a go at someone elses art, however commercialised or fake you may perceive it to be. Don't like Nickelback? Off ye go and start your own band and create something better.

Bands like Nickelback do well because most people don't really give a toss about what music is handed to them, so it ends up as bland and uninspired ****e and it's everywhere because it's easy peasy.

But whinging about and attacking one particularly transparent band, when there is so much other ****e out there that deserves your bile, just seems like such a waste of energy.

Furious-Red

Malice wrote: »

Great video. A clear indication of a thought process that probably went along the lines of "We found a song structure that made us millions so let's copy it and hope no one notices".

Just like ACDC :P

bnt

Haven't heard enough of them to hate them. It takes more than a few duff songs to generate negativity from me. I'm just not in their target audience.

Wrongway1985

Don't hate them just not a fan, really loved this track though possibly their best??!!

viadah

So this is what their non-single tracks sound like? Wow, that was a hell of a lot more arty than I expected from them, I'm gonna go check out their back catalogue now.

Tarkus

It's the losers passing judgement that create this crap. Don't like 'em, ignore them like its supposed to be done. This new age of beng punk ass losers is where the beatings should be happening.