I'm not afraid to admit I like them. If liking Nickelback makes me a lesser person than anyone else, then so be it. I suck for liking Nickelback.:)

At V2002 I was queueing up for a signing, which was right next to the main stage and had to inadvertently stand through Nickelback as well. You can't fault them for giving that type of music fan what they want, but when Chad Kroeger told the crowd to "REPEAT AFTER ME!! NICKELBACK...****ING...ROCK!!!" and he got barely nothing in return, it was too bad.

You hate Nickelback. Congratulations, your taste in music is deep and profound. Nearly as profound as this guy:

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Look guys

I hate nickelback, they suck so hard

Can I be accepted now? Is my taste good yet?

Yeah, I hate it when people bash universally panned bands. I think that kip1985 guy at least was brave enough to stick up for them.

I stick up for the music I like, regardless of whether other people like them or not. I feel that liking a certain band does not determine what kind of person I am.

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Well said.

I'm not a fan of Nickelback and their other radio rock peers. But I'm not about to come into this thread and bash them, hating on Nickelback is like some unofficial rite of passage most music fans seem to think they must undertake. Never made any sense to me. I don't even find them to be THAT bad. Just not good.

But bashing them is the only thing they`re any good for, to not do so is a grave injustice on music in general.

May I ask what everyone hates about them? I seem to be the only "fan" of their music, and I'd like to know why everyone else feels the way they do about them.

Also, if I do not bash Nickelback, am I not a true music fan regardless? If bashing Nickelback is the popular thing to do, then why do their fans still sell out arenas after arenas?

They are rubbish. If they were unknown, most of us would still dislike them as a band (although I expect their appeal would increase) but at least we would not have had to endure 'Rockstar' over and over and over and over and over again.

If "their fans sell out arenas after arenas" why would you think you're the only fan of them?

I'm not overly keen on them, they have some catchy songs though. It's just that horrible brand of American corporate pop rock, it's horribly overproduced. They've got the same vibe as Creed, and thats never a good thing.

Unless your parents were hipsters.

I personally think that the band themselves can have some good ideas. I don't think people would hate them nearly as much if their songs weren't sung with Chad Croegers strained voice. Imagine "Rockstar" sung by Justin Beiber. It would stop being horrible, and just become annoying. Imagine "Photograph" sung by Jon Bon Jovi. Might turn into a decent song.

I actually like Creed, as well. So my taste in music might not be as "refined" as some of you, but I quite enjoy the music I like. Also, I do not listen to radio at all, so I have no clue of what the "hits" are or not, so I do not bore of the same songs that others might.

At the end of the day, I don't think it's about how "refined" you are. It matters more on whether you enjoy it or not. And you have the guts to stand up for that despite knowing people won't like it. Personally, I think Creed are awful, but that shouldn't stop you liking them.

And this is what Creed sounds like to me.....


Creed Shreds 4 - A Thousand Yasseahs! by SPIRITSWITCHBOARD - YouTube

If you enjoy it, that's your taste, and I have no say.

Nickelback and now Creed, you really are on your way to becoming a refined music listener, whatever next..........Staind perhaps!

Maybe you should listen to the radio a bit more, you might find some good hits.

I laughed.

Uh uh. No. You're not blaming this one on America. Nickelback are a Canadian band. :laughing:

...Okay, Creed is America's fault.

They're just the kings of mediocrity. It's not because they're woefully bad, it's more because of how popular they are for their average sound. The immense popularity for something of that calibre is a bit bewildering. I personally admire the drummer, he holds the band together very well and unlike many Kroeger's voice doesn't make me want to cut off my ears. But to really cut it up the lyrics are all about driving, drinking or screwing. And the guitar riffs are all pretty similar too.

I dont HATE them, but I am not a fan. Simple as that

Whooah! I missed that one! Next he'll be bashing Beiber and Celine Dion as being "American Pop trash".

While the band may have been shat out into existence within the Canadian borders, it was American record label Roadrunner that saw that shit and decided to put it in the spotlight for all to see.

This is very true. I remember at the time, I heard them and didn't think they were a good fit for the label at all. I suppose they fit in with the dynamic at the time better than, say, The Dresden Dolls (very confused as to how they wound up on Roadrunner) but so much of Roadrunner's fare at the time was more aggressive nu metal type stuff. At the time, I was all about headbanging and mosh pits and found them to be pussified.

With that said, at least their earlier stuff was more palatable than the utter swill they're putting out today - at least then, their lyrical "content" was just angry and brooding. Now, it appears to be them angry and pissed off at how much money they have, how many women are throwing themselves at the band, and how much they party.

Chad Kroeger deserves a swift kick to the vagina, for real.

I was going to make an angry comment about seeing this thread's existence but this quote pretty much sums up my feelings.

Roadrunner actually started in the Netherlands. So if you don't want to blame Canada for Nickelback (even though you should) blame the dutch.

I live my life by the motto 'when in doubt, blame the dutch'.

To the person who said maybe I'll like Staind next...I actually do like them also. This community does well in accepting newcomers even though my taste's aren't quite what other people's may be. It's pretty funny, I don't listen to radio because I don't like being force-fed hits (which is why I'm assuming many other people don't as well), but then I'm told to listen to the radio to find other good songs...by the same bands that produce (in almost everyone's opinion) mediocre hit after mediocre hit? Strange...

The problem is, you don't listen to radio but still happen to be into the bands/music that gets airplay. Usually people that don't bother with radio end up listening to different music.

Therefore the comment "You should listen to radio" makes sense because you actually seem to enjoy the kind of music that is forced down your throat. Also, a lot of what you find on the radio will be better than Creed, Nickelback and Staind.

The bands that get played on the radio are catchy at first, like it or not, but then they get overplayed so much to the point of madness almost. I don't listen to the radio, but I know catchy radio-orientated music when I hear it. When I first heard "Rockstar", I thought it was boring right away, which meant that I wasn't going to let it be force-fed to me through radio, although friends still do it. I don't need to listen to the radio to know the hits when friends' ask me if I heard the latest from, while were on the subject, Nickelback. I actually haven't heard their newest album, and don't intend to unless I buy their album, which I will eventually.

Also, I listen to lots of music, so whether it's mainstream or obscure, I like it. Death metal isn't played on the radio, but I love the genre. I don't know what to say to justify why I like the music I do, I just...do. I might not like every single genre, or every single style, but the genres I do like, I like 99% of bands in those genres.

If I appear argumentative, I apologize, it's just that I love music, it's a passion of mine, and whether I realize that Nickelback, Staind and Creed aren't the "cream-of-the-crop" when it comes to Rock music, I still like them just as much as the more obscure bands.

Oh of course, but that doesn't mean they can't and don't play the type of rock I described.

For somebody that doesn`t listen to music on the radio, you do a good job at listening to WHAT gets played on the radio.

Hope you`re not referring to Cannibal Corpse here.

Yes, I do a good job at listening to catchy songs by bands. I couldn't tell you what is being played on the radio these days, but I'll assume it's hits by the radio-friendly bands like Nickelback.

Also, I'm not referring to any particular band when I mentioned Death metal, maybe I should have said Extreme Metal to keep it more open.

Stuff like Belphegor? Thankfully I've never heard those kinds of bands on the radio.

Nu-metal like Staind can get considerable airplay: their single "It's Been Awhile" was around for ages.

I'm the same way. I listen to far more metal, punk, alternative, hip hop, and what not than I do radio music, but I do enjoy some radio music now and again. Even the worst of it. I myself listen to Nickelback and Creed along with Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, etc. Not that often, but sometimes I just like to unplug my brain and listen to something that's just plain catchy.

I'll confess to liking a good old bit of Bon Jovi for that very purpose! The hits are all catchy but don't really seem like particularly great music (Some of their other work is deep and beautiful though).

I actually own Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet. Terrible band, but I love them.

Lord yes! Nothing like blasting out a good bit of cheesy hair metal with the windows down. You should see people's expressions when they hear the line "love is a social disease!". I'm not embarrassed about it; I love them!

Nickelback is hated for they're radio hit songs such as "How You Remind Me" and "Someday". But they actually have a lot of good heavy songs
(Because of you, Animals, Never Again, Flat on the floor.. and so on)

Personally Nickelback is one of my favorite bands, and one of the most underrated because they make those ****ty songs that appeal to 13 year old girls and gets played on the radio 24/7. I also hate those songs.

Nah, all their songs are ****ty post grunge/generic crap rock, but it's listenable crap rock. They're at least better than Three Days Grace, although I have the same general level of disrespect for both of them.