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Why does Nickelback Suck?

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Leader of Man was a pretty cool song when it first came out and wasn't overplayed into oblivion.
 
the singer has a two note range and an annoying drawl, and he sings lyrics that only a 12 year old would identify with. the guitars are generic, bland, and lack any sort of energy. the bass is... wait... what bass? the drums are so freaking stock you don't even HEAR them.

and, the number 1 reason: the songs sucks.
 
Originally posted by: Scourge
Originally posted by: LordNoob
Originally posted by: blurredvision
Originally posted by: LordNoob
So basically it says they got their name because Chad Kroger used to work at a coffee shop and customers would give him a dollar for coffee and he would give them a nickel back. Hence the name "Nickelback". I just remember thinking, "wow, thats lame".
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This coming from a guy who chose his internet handle to be "LordNoob"........... 😕
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This coming from a guy who chose his internet handle to be "blurredvision".........
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Hey, you're the one making fun of the name, not him.
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Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Just FYI, they suck in concert, their lead singer is a nub. Before every song he feels the need to tell you what drugs he was on when he wrote the song. Who cares, this isnt high school. You dont look cool by telling everyone you are a druggie
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He did that when I saw them with a bunch of other bands about 4 years ago.
 
Anyone remember when someone took two of their songs and played them on top of eachother and they sounded almost exactly the same?
The intros were the same length, the drum fill was the exact same, the lyrics kicked in at the same time....

It's like they built those songs out of the same set of legos.
 
vBeing a musician, I think they're actually one of the more talented bands out there. They have a good 70's influence, and their lyrics aren't the normal "ooohh ooohh baby she loves me yeah yeah".
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So what you're saying is that The Beatles suck?

I have to say Nickleback is a run of the mill contemporary emo rock band. Nothing even close to worthy of writing home about.
Kroger has absolutely no range what-so-ever and their riffs are all generally alike.

It would be really great if new bands actually wrote songs that weren't whining about women, social interaction, politics or the state of the world. Music can be happy, every song doesn't have to carry some message along with it. Sing a song about how great your dog is, or how cool sitting on your porch during a thunderstorm is. Contemporary bands have some of the most whiney, pessimistic themes to them.
 
i think nickelback is pretty awesome...

edit: i agree the songs on the radio are overplayed, but the other stuff on the albums are what makes me like them
 
Originally posted by: illusion88
Anyone remember when someone took two of their songs and played them on top of eachother and they sounded almost exactly the same?
The intros were the same length, the drum fill was the exact same, the lyrics kicked in at the same time....

It's like they built those songs out of the same set of legos.
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I'll bet that I could find a pair of songs from ANY artist and do the same thing.

Personally, I like Nickelback ok... As has been said, their radio songs have been played to death. But that's not at all unusual, and why I rarely ever listen to music on the radio.

I suppose it's just cool to bash whatever band is most popular. Been that way since the days of Mozart, Schubert, and Beethoven. (Now THOSE were flame wars!)
 
because the radio completely overplays everything they release so hearing their songs make people want to carve their ears out.
 
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
the singer has a two note range and an annoying drawl, and he sings lyrics that only a 12 year old would identify with. the guitars are generic, bland, and lack any sort of energy. the bass is... wait... what bass? the drums are so freaking stock you don't even HEAR them.

and, the number 1 reason: the songs sucks.
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I do have to give their drummer credit. He does a solo in concert and its pretty bad ass. I am a drummer of over 15 years so i know a good drummer when i see one
 
Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Listen to "Photograph" and you will realise why they suck.
That song just grates on my nerves to no end.
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Seconded, Thirded, Fourthed, and so on.


Look into bands with this "talent" thing.

I hear it's big in the underground scene right now.
 
Originally posted by: CarlKillerMiller
Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Listen to "Photograph" and you will realise why they suck.
That song just grates on my nerves to no end.
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Seconded, Thirded, Fourthed, and so on.


Look into bands with this "talent" thing.

I hear it's big in the underground scene right now.
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Don't get me wrong I listen to underground music as well. I just don't see why Nickelback sucks...

As for the mashup... haa, I have to give them credit for passing off the same song twice (almost 🙂 )
 
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