The Nickelback hate needs to stop.

Cool, mine was the first post epic post

There, I feel so much better now!

You're welcome.

Who gives a crap??

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Sorry to go against the grain ... but mass popularity isn't a problem for Nickleback ... being the second best selling foreign act to US after the Beatles.

Stay classy TDPRI ( you know, the friendliest, nicest, smartest and most handsome guitar forum on the web). What a sad thread.

What a moment in time
feel so ....epic

I need to rest for a while .

Stay classy TDPRI ( you know, the friendliest, nicest, smartest and most handsome guitar forum on the web). What a sad thread.

Having an opinion contrary to the mainstream doesn't make it unfriendly. Adding humor isn't bad either. But asking people to keep their opinions to themselves because it goes against the grain is the true crime.

Easy-easy-easy!

We just hit "Epic". Lets not hit "Locked Epic".

That would be sad...........

Having an opinion contrary to the mainstream doesn't make it unfriendly. Adding humor isn't bad either. But asking people to keep their opinions to themselves because it goes against the grain is the true crime.

you need to look up the definition of crime. Some of these jokes were feloniously unfunny.

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This thread has inspired me! I'll just say it: I hate Rush and Coldplay almost as much as Nickelback!

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I resisted opening this thread for several days.....

After reading thru it, I have to admit that a few of the posts have me bent over and laughing really, really hard....

I'm no Nickelback fan boy....

BUT---

If I could make myself a "rock star" millionaire by finding a popular mine and going there regularly to dig through the same dirt over and over again, I would ride that puppy until I got every single nickel I could out of that sucker...not to mention all of the little side benefits.

:mrgreen:

This thread has inspired me! I'll just say it: I hate Rush and Coldplay almost as much as Nickelback!

Ouch!! Rush in the same "dislike" sentence as Nickelback?! But hey...I posted my opinion, and of course yours is respected as well..still kinda hurts though :wink:

you need to look up the definition of crime. Some of these jokes were feloniously unfunny.

I do agree with you on that note :grin:

http://stereogum.com/915012/black-keys-pick-a-fight-with-nickelback/franchises/wheres-the-beef/

Whoa! I think this may be the first Epic Thread I've participated in.

I LOVE pickleback!

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had a bad tummy feeling about this hating of music groups, it should stop
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i should be supporting other musicians and the whole industry in general good or bad...



from inmusic.ca
Nickelback strikes all the right chords as they once again prove their uncanny knack for crafting catchy songs with unforgettable hooks and indelible lyrical wordplay
- nickelback.com


:rolleyes:

I'm really glad this went epic

the NBhate has even reached a provincial newspaper in Oz?.... it's going viral...

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/01/05/black-keys-slam-nickelback/

I look at this photograph, evrytime I do it makes me barf

I look at this photograph, evrytime I do it makes me barf

"this is where I grew up, If I go back they'll try to beat me up"

“We'll show the world they were wrong,and teach them all to sing along.”
― Nickelback

OK, as I posted way back around #166 in this now "epic" thread, I never heard of Nickelback until now. And have no interest in them.

But now, several days later, I have jumped into the mess.

My perspective is that "modern" rock music all sucks and is a long-dead genre, music-wise. The last rock album I bought when it was new was The Police, "Synchronicity".

Anyway, the first thing I did to plunge in was watch around three Nickelback videos off of youtube including a live one. Hmm. Then I watched two by The Black Keys, who are now famous for hating Nickelback. Hmm.

The Black Keys utterly suck. Why they aren't employed in other fields is a mystery to me. Zero music of interest to be heard from them. Nickelback also sucks, but in a different way. Pro-sounding and polished, but repetitive and banal as well.

I noted that in every tune the bassist of Nickelback overuses & abuses the low-note extension of his 5 or 6-string bass. Bassists, listen: When you want to play every C on that low string, DON'T! No one wants to hear that all the time. It's a gimmick best used once or twice per night. Leaves the chord with no root unless you are listening through some fancy speakers.

So, I expected Nickelback to be some amateurish posers; but they are actually "state of the art" rock music. I don't see how they are that much worse than the plethora of other rock bands of this era.

P.S. I hate the gratuitous "cussing" through the mics. Maybe that was daring at some point decades ago; now seems scripted & phony.

OK, as I posted way back around #166 in this now "epic" thread, I never heard of Nickelback until now. And have no interest in them.

But now, several days later, I have jumped into the mess.

My perspective is that "modern" rock music all sucks and is a long-dead genre, music-wise. The last rock album I bought when it was new was The Police, "Synchronicity".

Anyway, the first thing I did to plunge in was watch around three Nickelback videos off of youtube including a live one. Hmm. Then I watched two by The Black Keys, who are now famous for hating Nickelback. Hmm.

The Black Keys utterly suck. Why they aren't employed in other fields is a mystery to me. Zero music of interest to be heard from them. Nickelback also sucks, but in a different way. Pro-sounding and polished, but repetitive and banal as well.

I noted that in every tune the bassist of Nickelback overuses & abuses the low-note extension of his 5 or 6-string bass. Bassists, listen: When you want to play every C on that low string, DON'T! No one wants to hear that all the time. It's a gimmick best used once or twice per night. Leaves the chord with no root unless you are listening through some fancy speakers.

So, I expected Nickelback to be some amateurish posers; but they are actually "state of the art" rock music. I don't see how they are that much worse than the plethora of other rock bands of this era.

P.S. I hate the gratuitous "cussing" through the mics. Maybe that was daring at some point decades ago; now seems scripted & phony.


I like The Black Keys!

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I've never heard a Nickelback song. Haven't listened to commercial radio since the mid 90's.

Nickleback and The Black Keys kind of sound the same to me, all pretty much the trad arr end of Zep, good but without the extra bit that made Zep special.

Nickleback and Black Keys kind of sound the same to me, all pretty much the trad arr end of Zep without the extra bit that made Zep special.


I don't think they sound the least bit similar tbh.
One is a four piece post grunge band and the other is a two piece blues rock band.

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I don't think they sound the least bit similar tbh.
One is a four piece post grunge band and the other is a two piece blues rock band.

:confused::confused::confused:

Both pretty traditional rock, the differences are more timbrel, Nickleback have a singer with a grungy voice.

Both pretty traditional rock, the differences are more timbrel, Nickleback have a singer with a grungy voice.

Care to post some examples?

Care to post some examples?

Care to post some examples?

OK The Black Keys are definately Zep Wannabies, and VERY traditional

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Nickleback are trad rock too, but probably more eclectic with country meets the big anthemic chorus that a lot mainstream bands seem to do these days.

Kind of got me with the obvious Zep comparison for Nickleback, more the feel, perhaps their rock roots are more Lynard Skinard.

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I guess my point is if one band is going to diss another band for stringing together rock cliche's invented by classic bands then the same criticism shouldn't be applicable to them.

OK The Black Key are definately Zep Wannabies, and VERY traditional

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Nickleback are trad rock too, but probably more electic with coutry meets the big anthemic chorus that a lot mainstream bands seem to do these days.

Kind of got me with the obvious Zep comparison for Nickleback, more the feel, perhaps their roots are more Lynard Skinard.

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I guess my point is if one band is going to diss another band for stringing together rock cliche's then the same criticism shouldn't be applicable to them.


So Nickelback and The Black Keys sound the same because they they both have a song that sounds a little bit like two totally different songs by a third band? That's a bit of a stretch IMO.:neutral:

By that logic I can say just about any two bands are the same.

So Nickelback and The Black Keys sound the same because they they both have a song that sounds a little bit like two totally different songs by a third band? That's a bit of a stretch IMO.:neutral:

I'm saying The Black Keys rubbish Nickleback for being trite when the same criticism can be leveled at them ... and they DO sound very Zep II.

I'm saying The Black Keys rubbish Nickleback for being trite when the same criticism can be leveled at them ... and they DO sound very Zep II.

Go back an re-read the article, they criticised them for making boring, "watered down" music, I don't think originality came into it.

Actually they criticised them for making crappy music, I don't think originality came into it.

Then it's all about taste in tribute bands ... whether you like hearing Zep or Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Then it's all about taste in tribute bands ... whether you like hearing Zep or Lynyrd Skynyrd.

I give up, you obviously haven't heard very much by either band, based on your posts, not that I blame you for not listening to much Nickelback. But I'm sorry, they just aren't the same and your original point about the hypocritical nature of The Black Keys' criticism of Nickelback was based on something that wasn't even true.

Tis a silly argument.

...

If you think Nickelback generally sound like Skynyrd then you haven't heard much Nickelback!

I'm not saying they're Skynyrd, I'm just saying there's a lot of trad rock in what they do, but to their credit they borrow from a more eclectic set of influences / or cliches ... depending on your point of view.

If 'watered down' means a band rips off from a larger set of classic bands then it's a weak criticism.

I give up, you obviously haven't heard very much by either band, based on your posts, not that I blame you for not listening to much Nickelback. But I'm sorry, they just aren't the same and your original point about the hypocritical nature of The Black Keys' criticism of Nickelback was based on something that wasn't even true.

Tis a silly argument.

One band slagging off another band is silly ... especially from a glass house

I AM A HUMAN BEING!

Tim

By the way - I think you moderators do an excellent job making this a great forum. I was feeling a bit curmudgeonly that night apparently...

Let the hate continue! : )

See the definition of fail below:


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I think The Black Keys sound similar to Led Zepplin, the same way Led Zepplin sound similar to every other heavy blues orientated rock band since the early 1960s.

It's not like if you were handing out medals for originality Led Zepplin would get one.

Anyway back to the main topic Nickelback suck and The Black Keys 'RAWK!"

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I think The Black Keys sound similar to Led Zepplin, the same way Led Zepplin sound similar to every other heavy blues orientated rock band since the early 1960s.

It's not like if you were handing out medals for originality Led Zepplin would get one.

Anyway back to the main topic Nickelback suck and The Black Keys 'RAWK!"

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Very Moby Dick .... I'm sure the The Black Keys are very likable and great live ... but Zep had originality in spades.

Very Moby Dick .... I'm sure the The Black Keys are very likable and great live ... but Zep had originality in spades.

A band's originality is relative to its audience's ignorance.

How much did Jimmy Page rip off players like Davy Graham, a lot. How much did Davy Graham rip off other players, a lot. It's just one long circle-jerk of people taking from on another. Anyone who claims to be original is either lying or doesn't know who they are a ripping off yet.

Being original isn't as important as being good.

A band's originality is relative to its audience's are ignorance.

How much did Jimmy Page rip off players like Davy Graham, a lot. How much did Davy Graham rip off other players, a lot. It's just one long circle-jerk of people taking from on another. Anyone who claims to be original is either lying or doesn't know who they are a ripping off yet.

Being original isn't as important as being good.

You've got a good point there, but even so .... a lot of rock, pop and indie is now becoming more like country and folk where traditional sounds and arrangements are recycled a lot ... and in our X-factor world the performance is lauded more than the creativity.

Zep's creative mix defined a genre.

Maybe it's because pop/rock has nowhere else to go or maybe downloads mean labels can't take risks.

You've got a good point there, but even so .... a lot of rock, pop and indie is now becoming more like country and folk where traditional sounds and arrangements are recycled a lot ... and in our X-factor world the performance is lauded more than the creativity.

Maybe it's because pop/rock has nowhere else to go or maybe downloads mean labels can't take risks.

I think there came a certain tipping point where the music industry understood the formula necessary to make music profitable. Once that happened no one was going to stop them from repeating it ad infinitum. So now we are stuck with nothing in the popular genre that is remotely interesting.

It's not a problem with new music in general, just commercial new music. I see plenty of random bands making weird and different stuff, but it's not exactly going to end up on the radio or tv. It's not really designed to make people rich.

Nickelback is a perfect example of formulaic, banal, commercial music. It's not designed to excite, it's designed to appeal to those most likely to be parted with their cash. It's music for dumb-asses and that is why anyone else should hate it.

Being original isn't as important as being good.

Exactly! And being good means not sucking.

...like Nickleback.

Tim

I think there came a certain tipping point where the music industry understood the formula necessary to make music profitable. Once that happened no one was going to stop them from repeating it ad infinitum. So now we are stuck with nothing in the popular genre that is remotely interesting.

It's not a problem with new music in general, just commercial new music. I see plenty of random bands making weird and different stuff, but it's not exactly going to end up on the radio or tv. It's not really designed to make people rich.

Nickelback is a perfect example of formulaic, banal, commercial music. It's not designed to excite, it's designed to appeal to those most likely to be parted with their cash. It's music for dumb-asses and that is why anyone else should hate it.

Yep. There are at least as many bands doing their own thing now as there were "back in the day". You just have to look a little harder.

I think there came a certain tipping point where the music industry understood the formula necessary to make music profitable. Once that happened no one was going to stop them from repeating it ad infinitum. So now we are stuck with nothing in the popular genre that is remotely interesting.

It's not a problem with new music in general, just commercial new music. I see plenty of random bands making weird and different stuff, but it's not exactly going to end up on the radio or tv. It's not really designed to make people rich.

Nickelback is a perfect example of formulaic, banal, commercial music. It's not designed to excite, it's designed to appeal to those most likely to be parted with their cash. It's music for dumb-asses and that is why anyone else should hate it.

I agree, I read somewhere Wonderwall was the turning point, Oasis were one of the last genuinely brilliant creative bands but they also made the f***ing anthemic stadium singalong the standard big revenue earner. The music industry typically spends $1m to record and promote a single and can't cash in on physical sales anymore, so they give us band likes Nickleback, Coldplay, etc who specialise in the stadium singalong ... either that or bands that are very predictable, like actors playing a role rather than the real deal.

Yep. There are at least as many bands doing their own thing now as there were "back in the day". You just have to look a little harder.

This Stewart Lee joke (5 minutes in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7aLiIL75q0#t=005m00s) sums up the paradox that good things make less money, in turn will always be maligned and so will therefore always be hard to find.

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Yep. There are at least as many bands doing their own thing now as there were "back in the day". You just have to look a little harder.

+1

Deerhoof is my number 1 right now, though this is straying ... lets get back to Nickleback :lol:.

This Stewart Lee joke sums up the paradox that good things make less money, in turn will always be maligned and so will therefore always be hard to find.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7aLiIL75q0#t=005m00s

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Watching it now. I love Stewart Lee, Season 1 of Comedy Vehicle is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Season 2 was pretty good, though not quite as good as season 1 imo.

I don't know how the Black Keys got dragged into this, but here is a quote from the up coming Rolling Stone magazine cover story on them. I apologize in advance if this has already been posted. I tried to skim the 14 pages of talk, but couldn't find it. Patrick is the awkward looking drummer...

"Patrick Carney is pretty sure he knows what's ailing his chosen genre these days. "Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world," he says, blowing cigarette smoke out the window of his rented East Village loft a few days *before the band heads to L.A. "So they became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be ***** – therefore you should never try to be the biggest rock band in the world. ***** that! Rock & roll is the music I feel the most passionately about, and I don't like to see it f*cking ruined and spoon-fed down our throats in this watered-down, post-grunge crap, horrendous *****. When people start lumping us into that kind of *****, it's like, ‘F*ck you,' honestly."

Sorry mods, tried to edit it as much as possible.

The Black Keys hate needs to stop!



Seriously, though, while I like the Black Keys and don't care for Nickelback -- and while I don't think the two bands are at all similar -- I do agree that it's disappointing to see one band trashing another. I lost a little respect for the Black Keys when I read about that. It's one thing for guys like us to say "Nickelback sucks" on an Internet forum (although a fair number of us have really only said "I don't like Nickelback"). But for a well-known, established artist or group to trash another group in a major national magazine...that's not too classy. I hate to see bands I like doing that.

I'm probably in the minority here, but, the Black Keys dont do a thing for me. At all. I've heard them, I've seen them on tv... maybe I just need a bass player.

The Black Keys hate needs to stop!



Seriously, though, while I like the Black Keys and don't care for Nickelback -- and while I don't think the two bands are at all similar -- I do agree that it's disappointing to see one band trashing another. I lost a little respect for the Black Keys when I read about that. It's one thing for guys like us to say "Nickelback sucks" on an Internet forum (although a fair number of us have really only said "I don't like Nickelback"). But for a well-known, established artist or group to trash another group in a major national magazine...that's not too classy. I hate to see bands I like doing that.

It gets attention, I remember a band I'd never heard of called Fiery Furnaces dissed Radiohead, it was all over the music press and blogosphere. Out of curiosity I checked them out, thinking they'd be rubbish, and I actually became a fan. Though overall it really backfired on them as armies of Radiohead fans now regularly flame their youtubes and everything else they have online.

With The Black Keys, they're perhaps playing it safer by tapping into a zeitgeist that's separate from Nickleback fans. Kind of marketing themselves as the antithesis of Nickleback. Though it's kind of lame ...

If this had happened several years ago, I'd believe it might be a play for publicity on the Black Keys' part. But they've reached a level where they don't need to trash Nickelback for the publicity. I think it was just a case of Carney expressing a sincerely held opinion. He has a right to that opinion, of course, and I pretty much agree with it. It's just unfortunate that he didn't think (or didn't care) about the fact that he was speaking to a writer for the Rolling Stone and his words would go out to hundreds of thousands of readers and be repeated in dozens of other media outlets.

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Yahoo news was just telling me, Nickelback refuses to follow the music trends.

No disrespect to those who did, they said.

I agree. No reason for Nickelback to do anything pertaining to "music".

Not sure what they even have to do with music.

The only place that Nickelback could truly be epic is right here at the TDPRI. Hooray... First place - way to go - Awesome!!!

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True story:

I once was working backstage during an outdoor N****back show. The venue was actually pretty cool, a big amphitheater kind of like Red Rock, lots of nature and as the sun went down you could even hear animals and frogs croaking. After everything was over the guys were kind of milling around giving the crew and each other high fives like, " Man, we are AWESOME. " It kind of blew my mind that 4 guys could be so into themselves. But I thought, don't judge, maybe it's just performance adrenaline or whatever.
Anyways, one of them says it's time to "get high". I wondered what would N****back's substance of choice would be. The drummer leans over to me ( man his breath stunk)* and says, "Dude,you ever lick a toad?" I'm thinking, you need a tictac not an amphibian !

So just as I'm having my "you gotta be kidding me" moment, he bolts back onstage. Sure enough, he hops off stage into the bushes into the marsh and comes back with a frog.
At this point all the guys are laughing and like throwing it to each other. Un-believable! And disgusting.
So I decided I'd had enough and radioed one of the cops that was doing security. THREE huge officers show up and ask what's going on. Maybe because there are four guys in N****back and there was only three cops, they felt brave that night. So cue the verbal showdown and war of words the drummer gets all in the biggest officer's face (this cop was massive, I'm talking over 280 lbs of solid law enforcement.)

So Mr. Halitosis breathes right in the cops face and says, "What are you going to do about it? "

The cop reaches into his pocket, pulls out a small rattly box of tiny white breath mints, shakes one out and slowly, calmly produces the shiny gleaming oblong candy.

The room was still.

The lead guitar guy who at this point still hadn't cut his hair so he looked alot like a friendly lion asks bewilderedly, "What the heck is that?

The policeman looks them all in the eyes replies, confidently and firmly,

(wait for it)

"It's a Tic-Tac, N****back.

Leave the frog alone. "

Don't forget Great Canadian Music 100 % N ****back Free - Guaranteed!

True story:

I once was working backstage during an outdoor N****back show. The venue was actually pretty cool, a big amphitheater kind of like Red Rock, lots of nature and as the sun went down you could even hear animals and frogs croaking. After everything was over the guys were kind of milling around giving the crew and each other high fives like, " Man, we are AWESOME. " It kind of blew my mind that 4 guys could be so into themselves. But I thought, don't judge, maybe it's just performance adrenaline or whatever.
Anyways, one of them says it's time to "get high". I wondered what would N****back's substance of choice would be. The drummer leans over to me ( man his breath stunk)* and says, "Dude,you ever lick a toad?" I'm thinking, you need a tictac not an amphibian !

So just as I'm having my "you gotta be kidding me" moment, he bolts back onstage. Sure enough, he hops off stage into the bushes into the marsh and comes back with a frog.
At this point all the guys are laughing and like throwing it to each other. Un-believable! And disgusting.
So I decided I'd had enough and radioed one of the cops that was doing security. THREE huge officers show up and ask what's going on. Maybe because there are four guys in N****back and there was only three cops, they felt brave that night. So cue the verbal showdown and war of words the drummer gets all in the biggest officer's face (this cop was massive, I'm talking over 280 lbs of solid law enforcement.)

So Mr. Halitosis breathes right in the cops face and says, "What are you going to do about it? "

The cop reaches into his pocket, pulls out a small rattly box of tiny white breath mints, shakes one out and slowly, calmly produces the shiny gleaming oblong candy.

The room was still.

The lead guitar guy who at this point still hadn't cut his hair so he looked alot like a friendly lion asks bewilderedly, "What the heck is that?

The policeman looks them all in the eyes replies, confidently and firmly,

(wait for it)

"It's a Tic-Tac, N****back.

Leave the frog alone. "

Don't forget Great Canadian Music 100 % N ****back Free - Guaranteed!


This is awesome!!! Nice job!

The Colorado River Toad secretes an hallucinogenic substance. I once knew a guy who had a houseful of them.

Get him a costco membership, tic tacs and n****back albums by the truckload. He'll need em. The tic tacs, I mean.

True story:

I once was working backstage during an outdoor N****back show. The venue was actually pretty cool, a big amphitheater kind of like Red Rock, lots of nature and as the sun went down you could even hear animals and frogs croaking. After everything was over the guys were kind of milling around giving the crew and each other high fives like, " Man, we are AWESOME. " It kind of blew my mind that 4 guys could be so into themselves. But I thought, don't judge, maybe it's just performance adrenaline or whatever.
Anyways, one of them says it's time to "get high". I wondered what would N****back's substance of choice would be. The drummer leans over to me ( man his breath stunk)* and says, "Dude,you ever lick a toad?" I'm thinking, you need a tictac not an amphibian !

So just as I'm having my "you gotta be kidding me" moment, he bolts back onstage. Sure enough, he hops off stage into the bushes into the marsh and comes back with a frog.
At this point all the guys are laughing and like throwing it to each other. Un-believable! And disgusting.
So I decided I'd had enough and radioed one of the cops that was doing security. THREE huge officers show up and ask what's going on. Maybe because there are four guys in N****back and there was only three cops, they felt brave that night. So cue the verbal showdown and war of words the drummer gets all in the biggest officer's face (this cop was massive, I'm talking over 280 lbs of solid law enforcement.)

So Mr. Halitosis breathes right in the cops face and says, "What are you going to do about it? "

The cop reaches into his pocket, pulls out a small rattly box of tiny white breath mints, shakes one out and slowly, calmly produces the shiny gleaming oblong candy.

The room was still.

The lead guitar guy who at this point still hadn't cut his hair so he looked alot like a friendly lion asks bewilderedly, "What the heck is that?

The policeman looks them all in the eyes replies, confidently and firmly,

(wait for it)

"It's a Tic-Tac, N****back.

Leave the frog alone. "

Don't forget Great Canadian Music 100 % N ****back Free - Guaranteed!

Good one!

I believe the OP Tele Poet bailed on this thread a few days back in the wake of the avalanche of Nickelback non-backers.

Wrong.

Well good for you Tele Poet. I hope you can take it all as fun of some sort. Not a matter of life or death.

toads ....really ?

friends will be friends

Wow - this thread gets stranger every day ...
Love It :lol:

friends will be friends

Well at least it explains his croaky voice.

By the way ... this is not an enormous amphibian

.... it's my newt

http://www.thprd.org/imagelibrary/images/newt%20face.jpg

Well at least it explains his croaky voice.

By the way ... this is not an enormous amphibian

.... it's my newt

http://www.thprd.org/imagelibrary/images/newt%20face.jpg


Nice Newt.

Wrong.
I daresay you've gotta be pretty proud of starting a thread that made it to Epic status!

I'm thinking, you need a tictac not an amphibian

Perhaps the most quotable quote I've read here on the tdpri in a while :lol:

I daresay you've gotta be pretty proud of starting a thread that made it to Epic status!

I kind of figured it would :cool:

Well at least it explains his croaky voice.

By the way ... this is not an enormous amphibian

.... it's my newt

http://www.thprd.org/imagelibrary/images/newt%20face.jpg

Hmmm he looks all clammy and Gingrichy....

Perhaps the most quotable quote I've read here on the tdpri in a while :lol:

Muchas Gracias, everyone. Took me an hour to type that one up on my phone... :)

True story:

I once was working backstage during an outdoor N****back show....

"It's a Tic-Tac, N****back.

Leave the frog alone. "

Don't forget Great Canadian Music 100 % N ****back Free - Guaranteed!

Pure awesome. I can't stop laughing!:lol:

Thanks schoolie, makes all that typing seem worthwhile... :)

Thanks schoolie, makes all that typing seem worthwhile... :)

I liked the story but could have waited until you got to a keyboard. :smile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8JeeDsBUv4

don't know if this has been posted yet but if it has, here it goes again...

Well good for you Tele Poet. I hope you can take it all as fun of some sort. Not a matter of life or death.

Wouldn't you like to turn on the radio and hear something better?

That is the problem these days, it seems. Life is never a matter of life and death. Mediocrity is cause for celebration. We do eventually die, and the more time we spend tolerating Nickelback and not enjoying something good, pretty soon its a pretty ghastly life after all.

I'm not here to subsist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8JeeDsBUv4

don't know if this has been posted yet but if it has, here it goes again...

Very good!

...and what I like about the tic-tac joke is it is easy to remember (I'm a little dense) so I told it a few times and it does make a laugh... good clean fun, sorta like a N****back concert. :mrgreen:

I liked the story but could have waited until you got to a keyboard. :smile:

Humor like this don't wait!

That's the spirit! :lol:

I did not post here yet, because, well, I didn't actually know Nickelback.
This thread made me check them out on youtube though and while hate is to strong a word, they really are pretty ghastly! :shock:

Do you like tic tacs?

Some people like the Beatles, I think they suck. Just the 60's version of Nickleback.

Wow, you must REALLY hate the Beatles!

I am not going through 15 pages to see if this has been posted already....

But I saw this and immediately thought of this thread :mrgreen:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/404385_10150513384518440_271545148439_8876313_4345 71737_n.jpg

I wonder if you can get a personalised plate that says "despite the bands listed on the hood".

courtesy of itunes....apparently Nickelback is " essential ".:lol:

Nickelback sells.

Just finished reading this thread (yeah I know, slow day at work...). I only read it now because anything related to Nickleback tends to send me in the opposite direction.

Possibly some of the funniest posts I've seen on TDPRI.

Tricklecrap. Nipplestrap. Fokallthat.

What a load of effing bollocks band. I struggle to think of a band I despise more. It really makes me puke.

Hot damm, I love this site and the people who make it what it is.

PS - To the OP: one day you will realise the error of your ways and thank us for helping you do so. In the meantime, good luck son.

Just imagine:

A battle Royal, no quarter given:

On one side: Nickelback and all its fandom;

On the Other: the Black Eyed Peas, and any fans they may have.

We hope the strength in numbers are not too out of balance.

Let them just both go at one another until one side (or both) is in ruins.


This is the stuff of happy dreams, no?

:^)

Nickelback sells.

They sure do.

Nearly as much as they suck. :lol:

Nickelback sells.

So does Lady Gaga. What's your point?

I don't hate them. They just don't have any talent. "marketable" and "Production Value" are terms that come into play when it comes to this band. Very boring to listen to. Nickel back and Godsmack. They both are talentless. They're like Rebecca Black with multiple albums. Seriously

Nickel back sells. Most stuff that we're forced to listen to on commercial radio sells. It's advertising. Mr clean and swiffer sell too.

is Nickelback a great band? no. a better than most band? (most meaning sheer # of signed and unsigned bands out there) yes. I thimk its funny, everyone seems to hate them, yet they have massive sales. a friend won tickets to see them in dallas, they put on a very entertaining live show. earned some respect

is Nickelback a great band? no. a better than most band? (most meaning sheer # of signed and unsigned bands out there) yes. I thimk its funny, everyone seems to hate them, yet they have massive sales. a friend won tickets to see them in dallas, they put on a very entertaining live show. earned some respect

It doesn't change the fact that their music sucks.

I think there's very little I can contribute to this thread that hasn't already been said, but here goes...

When Nickleback first came on the scene, I was a junior in high school, first started listening to "music", and wouldn't pick up my first Fender Strat until four years later. At first, starting in 2002, I thought they were catchy with songs like "How You Remind Me", "Hero", "Someday", and "Rockstar".

I then started to study the greats and a bit of theory. You know, all the old guys now in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, or dead. It was at that point that I had an epiphany. Every Nickleback single sounds undeniably similar and 99% (because there are always accidents) of everything that's played on the radio is a pure, unmitigated, steaming pile of garbage.

Unfortunately, Nickleback isn't an accident (see what I did there? :lol:).

Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck defined the Hard Rock genre with the solo from "Beck's Bolero". The Black Keys are clearly disciples of Zep, but they bring something to the table while still being faithful to their roots.

Nickleback, is that dinner guest who shows up with a bag of ice, eats the food everyone else brings, goes into the bathroom, craps it into a bag, and serves it to the kids for dessert while telling them it's chocolate ice cream.

It doesn't change the fact that their music sucks.

sucks? hardy, they are slightly above avarage. you want to see sucks, go to an open mic night at any local bar. 90% of those acts suck.

sucks? hardy, they are slightly above avarage. you want to see sucks, go to an open mic night at any local bar. 90% of those acts suck.

Why the hate on Open Mic?

Why the hate on Open Mic?

:lol:

Is this not a bit of a pointless thread? Some people like them, some don't, all a matter of opinion, which people are entitled to... No right or wrong answer as to whether 'their music sucks' or not. Just think of all the kids that will have picked up a guitar because of them.

Is this not a bit of a pointless thread? Some people like them, some don't, all a matter of opinion, which people are entitled to... No right or wrong answer as to whether 'their music sucks' or not. Just think of all the kids that will have picked up a guitar because of them.

Gosh I hope they learn to play it better & stay out of that drop d tuning

Nothing wrong with Drop D

Not if you're trying to dumb it down for the power chord crowd

Is Double Drop D ok?





I'm an Open G man myself, just curious

It doesn't change the fact that their music sucks.

Yeah. Yours must be better.

Haters gotta hate.

I like "I wanna be a rockstar" but that's the only song of theirs I can listen to without singing along in my best impersonation of a stretched out butthole.

See attached write-up previewing one of their shows.

This thread gave me cancer.

Oh damn a dog just Nickelbacked on my lawn.

Can't stand their music; that being said, they obviously know what a fairly large group of people want, give it to them in a professional manner, and work their butts off doing so. I'm not hardly going to slag guys who can do that.

I don't hate Nickelback.

They do suck though.

I dont really know anything about Nickelback. I'm sure I've heard one of their songs but??? I'm going out for the first time tomorrow with a lady almost as old as me (58) who is going to see Nickelback next week...Should I cancel the date? Let me know quickly please.

Don't cancel the date, but don't marry her either!









(just kidding Nickelback fans)

You have my permission to tell her my N****back joke. (Much earlier in the thread.)

I dont really know anything about Nickelback. I'm sure I've heard one of their songs but??? I'm going out for the first time tomorrow with a lady almost as old as me (58) who is going to see Nickelback next week...Should I cancel the date? Let me know quickly please.

me either

Nickelback and the Spice Girls. Proof that millions of people can be wrong.

:lol::lol::lol:

See attached write-up previewing one of their shows.

:lol: I just saw this making its rounds, and came here just to post exactly that :lol:

My little brothers sometimes play them on the computer at full blast. It's a race between my hands and the sound waves of one of their songs to see who can get to my ears faster.

Oh damn a dog just Nickelbacked on my lawn.

Ha ha ha i could just throw myself away for this .:grin:

Just out of curiosity, is this the official 'Kick a Band when it's down' thread? To be honest I never heard of the band until I read the thread. Any publicity is good publicity they say...

I never heard of the band

Says the luckiest man alive.

Just out of curiosity, is this the official 'Kick a Band when it's down' thread? To be honest I never heard of the band until I read the thread. Any publicity is good publicity they say...

They sell a lot of CDs, and probably get a lot of airplay on "modern rock" stations, so they're hardly down.

And they suck.

I'll go a little further and tell you why I say that: they very competently play the most profoundly soul-less and clichéd example of the music currently making commercial radio unlistenable by me.

Tim

I don't think this is really about "hate", but I do think there are some very logical reasons why the majority of folks on a forum such as this would find a band like Nickelback at least mildly offensive. If you are on here, you probably take music more seriously than any random person on the street, and you are likely to have some level of seriousness in pushing yourself in your playing abilities, and/or creative abilities. This band comes across as intentionally going in the opposite direction to that, to making music as bland, inoffensive, and cliched as possible. But that's why it works on the radio- it's filler that won't grate with the general public. The average radio listener isn't looking to have their brain challenged, and no one would ever accuse a band like this of doing that to you!

It's the same reason my girlfriend would much prefer to listen to Neil Diamond than to the music I like when we're in the car- to her, the music I like is "weird." But what she identifies as "weird" I identify as "interesting"- there is something in the music I like that gets my brain fired up- an out-of-the-ordinary rhythm, an exceptional guitar lead, some unique and unexpected sounds, etc., all of which tends to strike her as unpleasant. And none of this is trying to say that she's dumb and I'm smart- we are just looking for different things out of music because of how we individually value music in our lives. She's not looking for the challenge for which I'm looking. She's looking for familiar lyrics, melodies, arrangements, etc., because music is not as high on her priority list- she has other things that are her passions higher on the list than music. But for me, creative music is at or near the top. And fair enough. Different strokes for different folks.

So what this boils down to is this is the last sort of crowd that should have Nickelback pushed on them. I'm sure as a whole we could never agree on liking all the same styles of music, but the majority of us are at least looking for one thing in common in what we listen to, and that is a certain quality level. That "thing" or dynamic that makes the music interesting and valued by you. And for so many in this group it's just too easy to discern a distinct lack of those qualities in a group like Nickelback.

I want my nickel back for opening this thread.

I can understand not likeing them I just don't understand all the hate. jerry cantrell of alice in chains seems to be impressed with them. I liked them quite a bit first but they did get repetitive. like almost everybody . I think just save your hate for bruce springsteen britney spears.

They sell a lot of CDs, and probably get a lot of airplay on "modern rock" stations, so they're hardly down.

And they suck.

I'll go a little further and tell you why I say that: they very competently play the most profoundly soul-less and clichéd example of the music currently making commercial radio unlistenable by me.

Tim

I must be listening to the wrong/right right radio stations here in OZ, but I rarely listen to commercial radio anyway, not for the past thirty years anyway. Maybe its fair to say that us 50 somethings are not the target audience anyway. I have had a look at a couple of their tunes on u-tube and they are a B-grade band to be sure, kind of where Grand Funk sat along side great bands like the Stones, Creedence, and Zeppelin in their day. Then again, as Ronnie Reagan proved, being a B-grade something is no barrier to immortality. "I'm your Captain, Yeh Yeh yeh yeh Yeah!"

I must be listening to the wrong/right right radio stations here in OZ, but I rarely listen to commercial radio anyway, not for the past thirty years anyway. Maybe its fair to say that us 50 somethings are not the target audience anyway. I have had a look at a couple of their tunes on u-tube and they are a B-grade band to be sure, kind of where Grand Funk sat along side great bands like the Stones, Creedence, and Zeppelin in their day. Then again, as Ronnie Reagan proved, being a B-grade something is no barrier to immortality. "I'm your Captain, Yeh Yeh yeh yeh Yeah!"

It's funny you should write that, as I was thinking of Grand Funk as being their 70s equivalent also!

Withdrawn.

I must be listening to the wrong/right right radio stations here in OZ, but I rarely listen to commercial radio anyway, not for the past thirty years anyway. Maybe its fair to say that us 50 somethings are not the target audience anyway. I have had a look at a couple of their tunes on u-tube and they are a B-grade band to be sure, kind of where Grand Funk sat along side great bands like the Stones, Creedence, and Zeppelin in their day. Then again, as Ronnie Reagan proved, being a B-grade something is no barrier to immortality. "I'm your Captain, Yeh Yeh yeh yeh Yeah!"

It's funny you should write that, as I was thinking of Grand Funk as being their 70s equivalent also!


To the best of my knowledge I've never heard Nickelback but a comparison with Grand Funk is all I need to tell me I don't need to. Who ever let those guys out of their garage should be hung and then face a firing squad. They were a joke.

I like Daniel Adair when he's not playing with Nickelback (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIvKsJ6lvH8).

Aw damn, I'm a huge grand funk fan....maybe cause I grew up near flint and my dad went to school with don brewer? Oh well, I still have some of their vinyls that I really like, at least I still think they were cooler than nickelback :P different strokes...

Nickleback was shot down by a brewery. The comments from said brewery are hilarious

"It's obvious that this would be a great opportunity for us and maybe get some mainstream youth into craft beer rather than the swill. However, none of us at the brewery really care for the band (or frat parties) so our knee jerk reaction is 'no thanks'. But how cool would it be to see our beer in a video?"
"Why cant it be some cool band like Slayer? The guy that called said the lead singer is familiar with our brand. What does that mean? Does the lead singer of Nickleback drink craft beer?"
"I absolutely hate that band," ... "It's s--- rock and roll that doesn't deserve to be on the radio."

Linky (http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/dark-horse-brewing-co-says-no-thanks-to-nickelback-endorsement-deal.26037/)

Nickleback was shot down by a brewery. The comments from said brewery are hilarious

"It's obvious that this would be a great opportunity for us and maybe get some mainstream youth into craft beer rather than the swill. However, none of us at the brewery really care for the band (or frat parties) so our knee jerk reaction is 'no thanks'. But how cool would it be to see our beer in a video?"
"Why cant it be some cool band like Slayer? The guy that called said the lead singer is familiar with our brand. What does that mean? Does the lead singer of Nickleback drink craft beer?"
"I absolutely hate that band," ... "It's s--- rock and roll that doesn't deserve to be on the radio."

Linky (http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/dark-horse-brewing-co-says-no-thanks-to-nickelback-endorsement-deal.26037/)

That. Is. Awesome.

Anyone wanna hear my Nickleback joke again?

Anyone wanna hear my Nickleback joke again?

(Crickets)

Yeah, I'm game, let's hear it!

Fool me once, shame on you!











Fool me twice, won't get fooled again!

Yeah, I'm game, let's hear it!

Back by popular demand....
This one's for mal paso...
:)
True story:

I once was working backstage during an outdoor N****back show. The venue was actually pretty cool, a big amphitheater kind of like Red Rock, lots of nature and as the sun went down you could even hear animals and frogs croaking. After everything was over the guys were kind of milling around giving the crew and each other high fives like, " Man, we are AWESOME. " It kind of blew my mind that 4 guys could be so into themselves. But I thought, don't judge, maybe it's just performance adrenaline or whatever.
Anyways, one of them says it's time to "get high". I wondered what would N****back's substance of choice would be. The drummer leans over to me ( man his breath stunk)* and says, "Dude,you ever lick a toad?" I'm thinking, you need a tictac not an amphibian !

So just as I'm having my "you gotta be kidding me" moment, he bolts back onstage. Sure enough, he hops off stage into the bushes into the marsh and comes back with a frog.
At this point all the guys are laughing and like throwing it to each other. Un-believable! And disgusting.
So I decided I'd had enough and radioed one of the cops that was doing security. THREE huge officers show up and ask what's going on. Maybe because there are four guys in N****back and there was only three cops, they felt brave that night. So cue the verbal showdown and war of words the drummer gets all in the biggest officer's face (this cop was massive, I'm talking over 280 lbs of solid law enforcement.)

So Mr. Halitosis breathes right in the cops face and says, "What are you going to do about it? "

The cop reaches into his pocket, pulls out a small rattly box of tiny white breath mints, shakes one out and slowly, calmly produces the shiny gleaming oblong candy.

The room was still.

The lead guitar guy who at this point still hadn't cut his hair so he looked alot like a friendly lion asks bewilderedly, "What the heck is that?

The policeman looks them all in the eyes - replies confidently and firmly,

(wait for it)

"It's a Tic-Tac, N****back.

Leave the frog alone. "

Don't forget Great Canadian Music 100 % N ****back Free - Guaranteed!

(Crickets)

Y'know Djalt, that joke might have been a bit funnier had you not made me wait 8 hours for it!:lol:

It's funny, I have this recollection of a distinct moment seeing a short clip of a Nickleback concert in the late 90s or mebbe y2k.

Anywhoose, the guitarist guy who's not the friendly lion guy (lets call him "Not Chad") he had a ball cap, jeans and t-shirt (being from small town Alberta myself, i can vouch that this is standard issue attire, especially if you were born in the 70's).

But i distinctly remember him playing these power chord double -stops over a drum breakdown ,leaning back each time...sounding very heavy, like it was a side-miked cabinet chunk kind of sound
And...
He was playing a tele!

I actually remember thinking the tele made the whole thing a little more legit.

That's all. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.

I saw an ad on TV last night, these guys are coming back to Perth....they were only here last year for goodness sakes! I'm, labelling it as their " haven't we had enough?" tour 2012.

Perth : where Radiohead wont play, but we get a Nickleback show per annum.

Our deepest sympathies to our Australian friends. We are sorry Nickleback is causing you such pain "Down Under."
:)

So Nickelback walks into a bar... There's no punch line. Ruining music isn't funny.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Chad-Kroeger-Blackwater-Les-Paul.aspx

The most versatile artist in rock.

Clearly, Chad Kroeger is the Frank Zappa of this generation.

Mud sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sha-aaaaaaaaark......
Didn't they used to open with that one?

Mud sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sha-aaaaaaaaark......
Didn't they used to open with that one?

Now you've got me imagining Chad Kroger regaling that story, albeit with a Tyee for that Canadian inflection...

I would say that the Nickelback love needs to stop. They suck and are symbols of everything wrong with rock music today.

I'll stop when they do.

Cheers,
Geoff

Nickle Back is reworked wrestlemania-style Pearl Jam... nothing more. Eddie Vetter is real. The mime is not.

exhibit A, your honour.:shock:

5iynt0jBD2U

I was listening to a radio on my way to work this morning, it's a kind of smart ass political humor type show. They had a report about a Nickleback fan who was apparently trying to sneak into a show and fell into some sort of "gorge". He was injured, but expected to recover. the announcer ended the report with this comment: " It could have been worse. He might have actually got in to see the show."
"THIS NICkLEBACK HATE HAS TO STOP!

Ok I totally don't get all this nickelback hatred!!!!! Especially in these days of artists who couldn't play a single note on an instrument or carry a tune in a bucket! At least these guys are real musicians,and if most of these haters( who probably can't play for s&@%) had the opportunity to cut a song that would make them some serious dead presidents they would do it in a skinny minute

Chad, is that you?

Ok I totally don't get all this nickelback hatred!!!!! Especially in these days of artists who couldn't play a single note on an instrument or carry a tune in a bucket! At least these guys are real musicians,and if most of these haters( who probably can't play for s&@%) had the opportunity to cut a song that would make them some serious dead presidents they would do it in a skinny minute

True dat! Most people cant write a 3 chord song let alone the 4 chord nickleback tunes.

Mud sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sha-aaaaaaaaark......
Didn't they used to open with that one?

Wow does that mean the same thing in canada that it does in illinois... if so thats pretty gutsy...

exhibit A, your honour.:shock:

5iynt0jBD2U

I had never given a listen to this "band" before. That was "something".

Did anyone else ever notice that all Nickelback tunes sound the same, or is it just me?

667th post

I keep this handy just in case I really really REALLY agree with something...

Why be bummed? I mean theres still plenty of people that love leif garret. If you lile them, go ahead. Dont gotta be protecttive. Theres obviously alot of people that like them. So why worrry about those.who dont? Btw, nickelderp blows, ccr rules...

Just been reading through this thread killing some time. Thats a great story Djalt, thanks for posting it!! So I realise nobody has posted any N-back love (or hate) in a long time but I'm going to stir the pot again anyway. I'm new to the forum and still reading through old threads so forgive me.

I think it just boils down to the fact that Nickelback are at best a mediocre band.

Well marketed but not in anyway are they pioneers in a musical sense.

Now I will hold my hands up and admit that I am a long time hater of this band. I hated them from the first time I was unfortunate enough to hear them on the radio. It was the track that goes ''this how you remind me blah-blah blah blah-blah blah' and those lyrics immediatly made me cringe.
The sound wasn't a million miles away from other stuff that I was listening to at the time, but even as a teenager I thought they sounded contrived and were trying a little too hard.
The track got huge amounts of air play and I really grew to hate that song and by extension Nickelback themselves in a very short period of time.

So why are they so unbelievably successfull? I'll tell ya... They found a formula.
It is, by definition, music for the masses. Middle of the 'rock' road. Unoffensive and overdriven.
They are simply the Big Mac with a slice of processed cheese, of the guitar based music world. I've had a couple of Ronalds offerings in my time, but to be perfectly honest I'd prefer a nice piece of steak, or anything substantial for that matter.

This music for the masses phenomena is nothing new.
Its present in all styles and genres, pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic dance music etc etc, dont even get me started on modern 'R and B' but it has all been equally diluted to the point that this sub par garbage is now acceptable and actually considered good music.
The general public are idiots. Popular culture and the media grips these people tighter and tighter everyday.

This is a forum for guitar players. We are musicians. I don't find it surprising in any way that lots of us here hate Nickelback. How disappointed would you be if in 15 or 20 years you pass your telecaster torch to your offspring, only to hear them jammin through Nickelbacks back catalogue, as opposed to trying to learn something of substance like Hendrix, Zeppelin, Stones, Floyd or good stuff from today, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins or The Black Keys. Personally, I would take back the guitar and bury it in the the back yard.
Lets raise the bar again. Lets eat steak.

Or nut-loaf with a lovely leafy green salad with a balsamic vinegar dressing...sorry forgot about the veggies out there.

Now you guys have got to be shifting me.They aint that bad.Bashing on Rush,Beatles,April Wine,Neil Young,The Band??????????????You are joshing me right?I had planned on ordering one of those forum big coffee cups but I aint so sure now.And another thing-just what has Canada done to you?I think you owe the OP and Canada an apology.This kid is 16yrs old for petes sake and now he's probably having to re-think his entire album collection.He may have finally found a home here on the forum and within 670 posts he has been electronically beaten to a pulp and told he is a tool.That his opinions are not valued by those he loves dearly and looks up to like his big brothers.I really am at a loss of words.I was planning on introducing you guys to my sister but I'm not too sure now.

Now you guys have got to be shifting me.They aint that bad.Bashing on Rush,Beatles,April Wine,Neil Young,The Band??????????????You are joshing me right?I had planned on ordering one of those forum big coffee cups but I aint so sure now.And another thing-just what has Canada done to you?I think you owe the OP and Canada an apology.This kid is 16yrs old for petes sake and now he's probably having to re-think his entire album collection.He may have finally found a home here on the forum and within 670 posts he has been electronically beaten to a pulp and told he is a tool.That his opinions are not valued by those he loves dearly and looks up to like his big brothers.I really am at a loss of words.I was planning on introducing you guys to my sister but I'm not too sure now.

the big question now is, how do you feel about cargo shorts?

They are fantastic for carrying lots of stuff,but one must wear proper shoes or you end up looking like a tourist.
Edit:I can't wear them-endowments don't you know.:mrgreen:

The "Black Keys" claiming that "Nickelback" sucks is, to me, like Kim Kardashian claiming that Paris Hilton is a spoiled slut.

P.S. I just bought a brand-new pair of cargo pants last week. About my 10th pair. These are "army" green, my first try at that fashion statement. $8 at Target. They will easily hold 4 cans of beer when walking to my brother's house up the street to watch a movie. [He never has beer; only cheap whiskey.]

No way man, read my post again, I dont think you got what I'm saying.
The Black Keys may not be your personal "cup of tea" but that was just an example, I listed a number of other examples too. What I am refering to in this instance is talent. Dan Auerbach has more talent in little finger than Chad Kroeger has in his whole body. The crux of my argument is that music in general is being slowly diluted to a bland, tasteless 'product' that the general public are accepting and asking for more. Nickelback are merely one example of this 'dumbing down' type mainsteam music.
Dont get me wrong, Nickelback have some catchy songs, this is obvious, but are they pushing the envelope? No they are not. They are comfortable and making millions, with a mundane impression of real music.

The "Black Keys" claiming that "Nickelback" sucks is, to me, like Kim Kardashian claiming that Paris Hilton is a spoiled slut.

P.S. I just bought a brand-new pair of cargo pants last week. About my 10th pair. These are "army" green, my first try at that fashion statement. $8 at Target. They will easily hold 4 cans of beer when walking to my brother's house up the street to watch a movie. [He never has beer; only cheap whiskey.]

When Nickelback sells out Madison Square Garden in 15 minutes then I will wear cargo shorts and sandles with socks while sporting a Hawaiian shirt!

I once went to a bar that had a sign hung by the jukebox that read. 'NO Nickleback. Your money will no longer be refunded. Suck it, Tobys.' Cool place. Had the bar then another area for live music. The walls were a mural of cities, outdoor venues, that had bands/musicians throughout. Facebook/tobyhillbar. No connections its just a seriously sweet place to be if youre ever in the area. Kinda got off topic there oops. Anyway- not my taste but if you like them thats cool too.

Not the worst thing I've heard; far from the greatest too, but hey, a lot of music out there is crap. Oh hell, I sound like my old man:lol:

They have that one Rock Star song or some **** and I didn't turn it off the other day. I felt dirty

:lol:

I didn't know I hated Nickelback.

Never really listened to them.
I just wonder if there is a problem with the word "hate". When I was young "Hate" meant an extreme dislike and revulsion for someone or something. The word was used
very seldom because of the strength of emotion the word represented.

Today, the word has been hijacked and now means "meh" "they're icky". A lot of this comes from the need to demonize people who are not analyzed as being properly indoctrinated by the word police.
We see people talking about "hate free zones", and other such concoctions used to vilify another persons value system.
Or recently it is "phobia"=: an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation.
Yet when one investigates, it isn't the object or situation that bring forth the given response. It is the value system of an individual that defines what is and what isn't something that they want to be an element in their life.
A choice that every free person has the right and obligation to make for themselves.

I got flamed really bad one time (Really, just once? you ask. Hurrrumph) Okay, I get flamed alot. Seems to be my lot in life.

I had a thread one time a long while back in which I asserted that Lennon and McCartney didn't write all of their songs at the beginning of their careers. My point of contention was that it is hard enough to write an exceptionally well written song, much less hundreds of them, one right after another. The lyrics were succinct and perfectly written. The music was completely different for each song and each one sounded like a completely different band. They had song shops like the brill bldg that had writers like Carol King, Barry Manilow, etc. You went there, bought the song, and the song was yours. Lock stock and barrel. So it wouldn't have been tough for them.

Opinions are like ..... everybody has one. I can't stand Conway Twitty, but you'd be surprised how many requests we get when we play for something from Con. To me
I think he would have made a better window peeper than singer. Every one of his songs sounds like he is drooling at the mouith and heavy breathing.

Life goes on. Before you know it, all of it will be over.

The Nickelback hate must continue and grow.

http://www.troll.me/images/grinning-emperor-palpatine/let-the-hate-flow-through-you.jpg

As far as Canadian Music is concerned I prefer this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnCsAm39zAQ&feature=player_detailpage

gotta admit, these guys are pretty repetitive........................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................

This thread needs to stop.

This thread needs to stop.

Then let's kill it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!