Nickelback Hate

[imaloony]

I've heard a lot of people declaring how terrible Nickelback is, and I never got it. I enjoy their music. They're certainly not the best ever, but I find it good enough to listen to once in a while.

Some people simply call them unoriginal, which I see, but it doesn't make them bad. There are plenty of unoriginal bands that are considered much better than Nickelback.

I suppose their genre is another main complaint, that they have a type of rock that a lot of people simply hate to death. My response to that is: Hate the genre, not the band. Some people may not like what Nickelback does, but I'll say this much about it: They do it well. They've got a good singer, the rest of the band is certainly competent enough to play their songs well, their songs generally have decent lyrics, and I simply can't see where all this hate comes from.

So, could someone explain all this hate to me? Because I simply don't get it.

 

[ouno]

I used to not like Nickelback at all with the exception of a few songs, but then Dark Horse came out and I saw them live, gotta say I like em now. I really have no idea why i didn't like them before, I just didn't.

 

[LongAndShort]

I hate Nickelback, because to me, they sound terrible. That's pretty much it. Boring lyrics, dull musicianship, bad production, and general blandness.

But then again, that's just my opinion. I have mine, you have yours.

Apparently you do have my opinion. Woo.

I don't like the band, and Chad really pisses me off. There is something about his voice that fills me with violent rage.

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

I hate the singer's stupid redneck voice and I hate the retarded lyrics and I also hate that their name is "Nickelback," that's such a stupid name I mean just shut up already sheesh.

 

[Bucket0Bones]

It's because their success far outweighs their talent

 

[The Spectator]

Only thing I've wondered is why they are on the Roadrunner record label.

 

[mattttherman3]

I don't hate Nickelback, just most of whats on their new album, I like their older stuff.

 

[Marter]

I don't hate Nickelback. Sure, a lot of the songs are repetitive, but if you don't listen to them often, a song here or there isn't all that bad.

 

[HaraDaya]

I used to not like Nickelback at all with the exception of a few songs, but then Dark Horse came out and I saw them live, gotta say I like em now. I really have no idea why i didn't like them before, I just didn't.

I think that's a common phenomenon, once you see a band live you'd often have a better opinion of them, cause you've seen them as people not just in what media makes them out to be. That's a theory of mine anyways. It's up for debate.

 

[rokkolpo]

oh come on, you like it.

so stop whining if other people don't share your opinion.
it's not a big deal!

 

[Dok Zombie]

I liked Silver Side Up and The Long Road when I was younger, don't really bother with them these days. I always thought they did themselves no favours with the singles they chose to release which were usually insipid dad-rock wank whereas some of the album tracks were pretty good.

They're just nothing special, I wouldn't pay for an album these days, but I also wouldn't turn it off if one of their songs came on the radio or whatever.

 

[Eri]

Funny that everyone seems to hate them and yet they're ridiculously famous. Hypocrites.

 

[Cherry Cola]

I also hate that their name is "Nickelback," that's such a stupid name I mean just shut up already sheesh.

I heard that they got it because Chad used to get a nickle back at a store they liked or something.

Nickle back.... Nickelback...

The retards can't fucking spell nickle.

 

[CoverYourHead]

Funny that everyone seems to hate them and yet they're ridiculously famous. Hypocrites.

Just because you don't like something a lot of other people don't does make you a hypocrite. It just goes to show how there's a lot of different opinions around music these days.

OT: I'm very meh about them. Don't like 'em, don't vigorously despise them, but I won't be buying any of their music any time soon.

 

[Julianking93]

Because they suck.

It's that simple.

They have horrible music, can't write a song for shit and they're just a bunch of douchebags.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Funny that everyone seems to hate them and yet they're ridiculously famous. Hypocrites.

How is it hypocritical to hate a famous band? What, because they are famous we automatically give them all our money?