It could have been any band, but it became a meme and with the acceleration in Facebook and other platforms. As younger people are the biggest consumers of music, it goes without saying, they are the most fickle with ensuring they are on the right side of a trend. That would be fine if they could back it up with good lyrics. Thanks to corporate radio, you got to hear that every day and every hour no matter where you happened to be.
It just felt like the bar was already so much higher. There were many more responses, theories, and a few unhelpful screeds, but you get the idea. Meanwhile, Nickelback endures as do their legions of fans.
Alan Cross is a broadcaster with Q and World Canada Local. Alan Cross has an anthropological question: Why do so many say they hate Nickelback? Full Menu Search Menu. Close Local your local region National. Search Submit search Quick Search.
Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. By Alan Cross Global News. Posted October 11, am. The biggest was that this band has been so successful at mimicking the rock genre that they lost any sense of authenticity. In other words, they excelled at copying everything that already existed, and being super-successful at it. They were professionally bland. But also not well enough, which is read as commercial tactics and as a lack of a stable and sincere identity.
But blandness and formulaic inauthenticity are like dry needles before a forest fire. Who started the blaze? It was after this point, according to the report, that existing hate and ridicule exploded. Full-blown memes, non-stop jokes, and all-out protests soon became the norm. It was the proverbial lynchpin that sparked the unstoppable explosion. Actually, the furniture ad itself was banned because the seller, DFS, exaggerated the size of its sofas. Others have questioned the finding.
For example, early skits on Comedy Central may have been the bigger reason. And with that, here are some other major moments of ridicule against Nickelback. With many more sure to follow. Nickelback gets pelted with rocks and bottles at a hard rock festival in Portgual, forcing the band to quit after two songs.
The event coincided with the DFS furniture ad. Aux Labs develops NickelBlock app to block all mentions of Nickelback from your internet experience. App goes completely viral, used by millions and spreads to Facebook. Nearly 56, football fans sign a petition to prevent Nickelback from playing the halftime show between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. The band plays just one song.
Nickelback refuses to allow broadcast of their charity performance at Alberta Flood Aid, drawing the ire of thousands of fans. The troll also attended other Republican rallies. World waits for next Nickelback moment of hilarity.
Kroger has a great voice and they are excellent musicians. Face it, their good and everyone is jealous. Kroeger has an incredible and unique voice and I love their songs.
The issue is that they are purely a product of the record industry. Their music is completely unoriginal, recycled rock riffs designed to appeal to the average rock audience. It is an insult to the seasoned rock music fan that they think they can appeal to our lowest common denominator. Fact is even the worst of Nickelbacks songs had a million more times the talent of all of rap music ever created. What an incredibly inappropriate and broadly-generalizing comment. Imho, so many people claim to hate Nickelback merely for the reason it makes them feel included.
Call it the Bandwagon Effect, but people gravitate towards what makes them feel vindicated and liked. Smell that? Pants on fire. Pants on fire everywhere…. Or country songs, let alone other rock songs. Juke Box Hero? Every rap song not about misogyny? Come on that is a lame reason to hate. Well said. Not a huge fan but they have some good songs.
Forget hating Nickelback; hate the bandwagon. Lost in a myth that they still have it after all these years. Very well said Brandy!! Not that Nickleback is any of these but they hugely successful. Paul… your articles are so stupid. You are being delusional with this Nickelback thing. This is a question i have asked myself many times over the last couple of years.
Glad someone actually took the time to figure it out…even though its still a mystery. As for you asdasd, you sound like a prick.
Just saw them in concert and they rocked it. Besides, I think most hate for them stems from the anti-immigrant sentement that exists in the U. Nice try making this a political thing. I hate them. They suck. Chad Kroeger is an arrogant prick. He had the nerve to call Slipknot and Stone Sour Nickelback light. Both bands are more talented and neither band sound like Nickelback garbage. Nickelback reminds me of Creed. Overhyped and overrated. HOW do they remind you of Creed?? Creed has two major hits, Nickelback has…..
They are also the 11th best selling band in history. Creeds 2 hits were good, but there is no comparison to Nickelback.
You have obviously jumped upon the haters bandwagon with nothing left to stand on to back up your hatred. The real reason nickel back sucks is this: the name of the band is douchey for starters. Subscriber Account active since.
By examining reviews of the band published between and , Anttonen determined that all the hatred is "not about the sound, but what values are attached to the sounds. Haters ride Nickelback for being inauthentic, faking their way through uninspired, uncool post-grunge for purely commercial purposes, Anttonen surmises.
The Canadian group relies on tried-and-true soft rock tropes and rarely attempt to play anything innovative, sticking with what will reliably get radio play. If you're looking for a Nickelback song that perfectly exemplifies Anttonen's findings, might we suggest their track "Rockstar" for your listening, um, pleasure?
For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
0コメント