NICKELBACK just dropped a "metal" song....

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    Music Video: • Nickelback - "San Quen...
    @nickelback just dropped #sanquentin
    Here is my #reaction to the new #nickelback song

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  • @OnePumpWiIy
    @OnePumpWiIy Рік тому +144

    I feel like people hate Nickelback only because of memes. They dont make bad music, people just wanna fit it and ride the hate train

    • @triptripacy4418
      @triptripacy4418 Рік тому +4

      I mean.... if they didn't suck the memes would have never blown up. people would have came across a nickleback sucks meme, shrugged, and kept scrolling because they knew its just some bs trolling. the only reason the memes blew up in the first place is a classic case of "its funny cuz its true".

    • @misanthropic_anthropoid_6660
      @misanthropic_anthropoid_6660 Рік тому +3

      Nah man. It’s radio rock. it’s “frat metal” at its finest. It’s fucking awful.

    • @woopimright
      @woopimright Рік тому

      This song fuckin sucks

    • @reddevil_yt8
      @reddevil_yt8 Рік тому +1

      I deflect that comment with bad taste in music

    • @thoughttickler7315
      @thoughttickler7315 Рік тому +4

      @@misanthropic_anthropoid_6660 well, you don't know music

  • @agapologia
    @agapologia Рік тому +382

    I have to say: I went to a Nickelback concert a few years back for my wife. I was extremely pleasantly surprised. They did some metal covers during their show and they absolutely nailed them. Much respect.

    • @cenaboyle
      @cenaboyle Рік тому +9

      They do put on a great show.

    • @mvyper
      @mvyper Рік тому +8

      Their covers are actually very good. They're making money, that's all.

    • @adrianjarvis129
      @adrianjarvis129 Рік тому

      I sore them many yrs ago and I got to agree they did nail it live and they did sad but true which they did a decent job of.respect needed because they have done some pretty good sounds

    • @RBroek1983
      @RBroek1983 Рік тому

      Playing covers is for when you are in high school tho. Shouldn't be needed for a full grown band.

    • @coulombeQC
      @coulombeQC Рік тому

      It mostly come down to gigachad being an hateable guy lmao

  • @MaRoach7
    @MaRoach7 Рік тому +48

    For a band that gets so much hate they sold millions of albums. I've seen them 2x live and they were 🔥. I'll bet if a Nickelback song came on in the bar everyone would know every word

    • @dillowman8
      @dillowman8 Рік тому +5

      Exactly. People like being argumentative for the sake of it.

    • @Abridgimation
      @Abridgimation Рік тому

      @@dillowman8 Nope, we just have a fuctioning brain that's able to tell when a song is corporate and lazy :D

    • @Abridgimation
      @Abridgimation Рік тому +1

      Nikki Minaj sold millions, doesn't exactly translate to praise...

    • @dillowman8
      @dillowman8 Рік тому

      @@Abridgimation to compare Nickelback to Nicki Minaj is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. You sure your brain is actually functioning? It may need a jumpstart after that remark

  • @mikekerr1640
    @mikekerr1640 Рік тому +72

    They did a song in memory of dimebag Darrell called 'side of a bullet', it was more metal and had a killer groove and story to it. Check it out.

    • @thekingofinsane
      @thekingofinsane Рік тому +1

      I just said something similar! Side of a Bullet is out of this world!

    • @derrickcaddell2577
      @derrickcaddell2577 Рік тому +2

      Dimebag is on the track Side of a Bullet. Dime and Vinnie were friends with Chad and Mike Kroger.

    • @KeltkeGH
      @KeltkeGH Рік тому +1

      "Fight For All The Wrong Reasons" is another amazing song by Nickelback from the same album, the guitar tone is amazing.

    • @jldude84
      @jldude84 Рік тому

      I had no idea that song had anything to do with Dimebag.

    • @brharris777
      @brharris777 Рік тому +3

      "Never again" brings it pretty hard too.

  • @bricktrooper540
    @bricktrooper540 Рік тому +27

    Nickel back is the band everyone listens to in the car by yourself but never tell anyone about.

  • @bennyj8386
    @bennyj8386 Рік тому +23

    If his metalhead mate wasnt sittin next to him Alex wouldve given us his usual "broooo that was dope" review 🤣

  • @yoavstauber
    @yoavstauber Рік тому +23

    Alex,for a Metallica fan,you should know what San Quentin is. The song St Anger was filmed at San Quentin State Prison.

  • @Mr.Swiss.Passport
    @Mr.Swiss.Passport Рік тому +21

    As a Metallica fan, I really like this song😎🤘🏻

  • @scotter23
    @scotter23 Рік тому +338

    God I’m over the hate for this band that almost no one actually listens to them. They were cool on college radio. Then they were cool when they broke out. Then they wrote two songs that broke over in the main stream and Comedy Central made fun of them one day and suddenly the entire world decided that Nickelback sucked. And I’m getting really tired of people criticizing them for the song not being heavy enough. They never said it was. Nobody said it was. They just put out a new song. Why do the gatekeepers have to act so much smarter than everyone. They sell out arenas.

    • @nicktate1263
      @nicktate1263 Рік тому +3

      Thank you… for a band that “sucks”, they are approaching 60 million records and sell out all of their tours. So, suck it, haters 🤟🏼

    • @Mr_Epic01
      @Mr_Epic01 Рік тому +10

      Completely agree

    • @Bravesandmetalfan
      @Bravesandmetalfan Рік тому +9

      People hate on them mainly because the music is very bland. That's cool if they are your thing but you've got to admit that this song along with many of theirs are very by the numbers and bland

    • @tylerbailey9329
      @tylerbailey9329 Рік тому +6

      I don't care if they're "heavy" or not, it's just that they literally started the first ten seconds of the song in an eniterly different tone just to lure in metal fans, only to throw it all out the window for the entire rest of the track in favour of the exact same stupid trash they're already known for. It's a pathetic bait-and-switch tactic.

    • @jasonbodden8816
      @jasonbodden8816 Рік тому +4

      Well, for me they just aren't a great band. They're technically each good players and Kroeger can sing his ass off but what he writes over half the time is pure shit. I like a few of their songs, I won't lie, but will I ever buy a Nickelback album? That's a hard no.

  • @zanec4891
    @zanec4891 Рік тому +195

    Hi, your friend wasn't reacting to the song, he had his opinion before listening, so nothing could change that. i just want you to know not every song needs to be deep or something new, sometimes bands make tracks that just sound as a party song and i am one of the harshest critics of the band, because i am a fan of them and i always want them not to say evolve but to reach higher grounds than before. This band can make any type of song and this one is one of those bangers to rock on, nothing new but still something refreshing to hear, especially in the declining rock genre as we all just wanna hear some guitars on the radio!

    • @danatmonst3594
      @danatmonst3594 Рік тому +32

      I got the same impression. Friend Alex's mind was made up before the song was started. In fact it seemed like he didnt even wanna be here/in the video. Shame.

    • @SquishyRed1
      @SquishyRed1 Рік тому +2

      THIS

    • @jeremyeyles735
      @jeremyeyles735 Рік тому +3

      I was willing to give this a shot because by the title it sounded like they may have been deciding to go through a sound/genre shift, and I didn't think it was half bad right up until the tambourine came in and then everything after that felt so generic, safe, forgettable, and poorly put together. Not to say these guys aren't talented, but they're definitely not creative.

    • @ZarathosDaimaoh
      @ZarathosDaimaoh Рік тому +1

      it's true that his friends was already biased ......but when it comes to the song itself , he wasn't exactly wrong . It ain't the worst thing ever like he makes he sounds , but it is a compilation of cringy tropes , with awful lyrics that are hard to ignore

    • @jasonbodden8816
      @jasonbodden8816 Рік тому +10

      @@danatmonst3594 Yeah, the dude shouldn't be in any of these vids. No vibe whatsoever and was a bit annoying tbh lol. I don't like the song at all either but he just wasn't saying anything even remotely worth listening to. Bet Alex regretted bringing him on this vid lol.

  • @rooster5755
    @rooster5755 Рік тому +16

    Side of a Bullet is one of their heaviest songs that ive heard and very good..ROCKS

  • @MrWorfy99
    @MrWorfy99 Рік тому +120

    What a miserable life your friend must lead if he needs to analyse and pull apart every song he knows he’s already going to hate because it’s fashionable.
    I personally love this song, the lyric may not be Shakespearean but it’s a great tune that gets the head nodding.

    • @AlexKoby
      @AlexKoby Рік тому +4

    • @fletcherrutland6293
      @fletcherrutland6293 Рік тому

      i don’t hate nickelback but this song is ass. cheesy af…imo

    • @meatwad88
      @meatwad88 Рік тому +2

      It sounds just like their old albums....this is not metal.

    • @Sinfull80
      @Sinfull80 Рік тому

      This song is so fake. 🤮

    • @k3yzw1zard79
      @k3yzw1zard79 Рік тому +1

      The head nodding because it's cringe

  • @ricksterdrummer2170
    @ricksterdrummer2170 Рік тому +271

    Not even close to being Nickelbacks most metal song. Feed the Machine, Flat on the floor, Animals, SEX (mostly the breakdown/solo). Those are bangers!

    • @nighthawk9532
      @nighthawk9532 Рік тому +12

      “SEX” and “This Means war” are some of their heaviest breakdowns, the riffs in the song “feed the machine” get pretty heavy

    • @TrXmXtic
      @TrXmXtic Рік тому +16

      I’d like to add in “The Betrayal (Act III)” and “Side Of A Bullet” to that realm of heavy bangers as well🔥

    • @djentyman4002
      @djentyman4002 Рік тому +16

      Side of a Bullet which has Dimebag in it.. one of their heaviest and best songs

    • @Dnote113
      @Dnote113 Рік тому +6

      @@TrXmXtic Side of a Bullet is my favorite NB song.

    • @eibbor171
      @eibbor171 Рік тому

      Side of a bullet is their best imo

  • @ericburleson2565
    @ericburleson2565 Рік тому +384

    This one hurt me honestly. I love the song and I personally don't think Nickelback deserves the hate. I respect your opinion and right to dislike what you don't like though

    • @CinoXL
      @CinoXL Рік тому +19

      Hurt me as well……hurt my ears! Pure trash.

    • @ericburleson2565
      @ericburleson2565 Рік тому +18

      @@CinoXL you're allowed your opinion

    • @skylerfoster6399
      @skylerfoster6399 Рік тому +7

      everyone has an opinion I'm glad it sounds back to their roots. ppl forget this is a Single not the B side. where they get Heavy if u wanna look. guy on the right is just mad that the nickel is back😂

    • @DillyDilly13
      @DillyDilly13 Рік тому +15

      @@CinoXL Hurr Durr hating on nickelback is soooo KEWL look at me guys!

    • @OmnipotentWealth
      @OmnipotentWealth Рік тому

      NippleSmack

  • @johnnywalker8513
    @johnnywalker8513 Рік тому +81

    Nickelback is so underrated. They have so many good songs

    • @shamwow4582
      @shamwow4582 Рік тому +3

      They arent underrated. Just hated for no reason...

    • @Rockman-kj7pm
      @Rockman-kj7pm Рік тому +2

      They were digging it.😀

    • @Abridgimation
      @Abridgimation Рік тому +1

      @@shamwow4582 Photograph, Rockstar, Something In Your Mouth, Animals, Next Contestant... Yeah dude, no reason, clearly...

    • @zacharyf473
      @zacharyf473 Рік тому +1

      i just counted i have 18 nickel back songs on my playlist lol

    • @woopimright
      @woopimright Рік тому

      Def not this one

  • @jeffreymunks4569
    @jeffreymunks4569 Рік тому +9

    Love NickelBack 🖤🖤🖤🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 keep em coming 🔥🔥🔥

  • @jxstified7558
    @jxstified7558 Рік тому +30

    Always loved Nickelback idgaf

  • @gabeaustin6300
    @gabeaustin6300 Рік тому +12

    It seemed like Alex actually liked it but was scared to express it because of his friend hating it… lol

  • @katemarr1984
    @katemarr1984 Рік тому +12

    FWIW - Obviously Nickleback gets a lot of hate for many reasons - some valid, some not so valid.
    If they aren't your thing; that's cool, you're entitled to enjoy /listen to what you like.
    A few years ago, there was a charitable organization ( sorry don't remember the specific organization) that chose Nickelback as a promotional partner for an event.
    The organization got put on blast and faced heavy criticism for choosing them.
    In response to the criticism their response was "We chose them because they understood our mission as an organization and they were all in and understood how to spread the message to their fan base."
    In the end, the band supported the charity and spread the word.
    So, regardless if you like their music or not, they used their platform and their fans for a good cause.
    That's all - internet trolls need not apply.
    Have a dope ass day and don't let anybody throw shade at you.

  • @DMNCJSTR
    @DMNCJSTR Рік тому +14

    My opinion is Nickleback is a amazing band. They've made all kinds of great songs that people still rock to. Happy and depressed. But same time, if you've been bashed for so long to where you start giving up and losing the vibe, its common to lose the feel for it due to several people's criticism. But, I don't see the same things everyone else sees so I just give my opinion and people may take it for what it's worth or give their own. The song could have been better I agree completely though.

    • @woopimright
      @woopimright Рік тому

      Amazing ? eh. great live shows but eh, not really versatile when it comes to music. This song sounds like everything from their first album to I wanna be a rockstar …

  • @farrellanne90
    @farrellanne90 Рік тому +257

    I definitely prefer when you do reactions alone. It felt like you were scared to like this because he was such a hater. I’ve seen Nickelback in concert and they’re great! They’re awesome showmen too and absolutely hilarious! They know they’re a meme and they’re laughing all the way to the bank. Lol

    • @xxjsavagexx
      @xxjsavagexx Рік тому +16

      But the song was trash....

    • @farrellanne90
      @farrellanne90 Рік тому +29

      @@xxjsavagexx That’s just your opinion though. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @xxjsavagexx
      @xxjsavagexx Рік тому +4

      @@farrellanne90 ooooo real creative response there, almost as creative as this song.

    • @farrellanne90
      @farrellanne90 Рік тому +18

      @@xxjsavagexx 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh bless your heart.

    • @xxjsavagexx
      @xxjsavagexx Рік тому

      @@farrellanne90 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh bless your ears if you like this garbage

  • @nighthawk9532
    @nighthawk9532 Рік тому +56

    There’s some Alt metal in there but it’s mostly hard rock, just your standard Nickelback song, I love Nickelback they have some bangers

    • @thomas8673
      @thomas8673 Рік тому +1

      Yep I agree it something u can jam to

    • @dmphax
      @dmphax Рік тому +1

      Definitely more on the side of hard rock. Very generic writing overall.

    • @Awood2207
      @Awood2207 Рік тому +1

      @@dmphax I felt the same way. To me it sounds like their song SEX off their Dark Horse album...and nothing else.

  • @constructionxinc
    @constructionxinc Рік тому +3

    I’ve seen them recently and was front row and hands down best concert I’ve ever been too. They sound exactly like the radio live. They put on a good show… more entertaining than some UA-cam channel who doesn’t know the difference between rock and metal 🤬

  • @stephenbilbruck4149
    @stephenbilbruck4149 Рік тому +27

    For someone who thinks it's bad your sure bouncing your head. I think the song was good and glad to hear new rock music.

    • @A.E2000
      @A.E2000 Рік тому +17

      I think he did like it but was afraid to show his own opinion because of the guy next to him.. because he keeps looking at him when he "gets excited"

    • @woopimright
      @woopimright Рік тому +2

      @@A.E2000 exactly. if glasses dude likes it then he should like it but the right guy was right, song sucked

  • @beastdude
    @beastdude Рік тому +26

    Sounds less metal and more hard rock, which is typically what nickleback is. Need more hard rock in general these days though, it's kinda getting forgotten it seems. I recently found a band called Dynazty, whose first 2 albums are pure hard rock, then they changed to a more melodic metal sound, both good but they were good as hard rock. Also for your friend, he's your typical nickleback 'hater', well, 'disliker'. Once they've made up their mind of disliking a band, especially the band wagon of hating on nickelback, then they'll never like anything that band releases. So yeah, probably a bad choice of person to do a reaction to.

  • @jasonkirk7748
    @jasonkirk7748 Рік тому +60

    In attempt to be as objective as possible, I think the production on this song is very good. However, it sounds very contrived, like the band decided to write something they thought would be 'cool' and 'heavy'. The lyrics are also very cheesy. This is more like a throwaway bonus track or a b-side than the lead single from a forthcoming album.

    • @jameswbster
      @jameswbster Рік тому +10

      Totally agree. The song's "fine" but it feels like something they slapped together....not their best work. I think they, and everyone else, would just better off if we all agreed they were hard rock and stopped trying to pretend they're a metal band. I've seen them live, they were fantastic.....but they're heavy rock not metal.

    • @zacharyengle4256
      @zacharyengle4256 Рік тому +5

      @@jameswbster I've personally never considered them a metal band, just a rock band with metal songs, like Linkin Park, Chevelle, Evanescence, and other alternative bands of their time period (1995-2006). But genre is irrelvant to whether a song is good or bad.
      The bands I mentioned could be country, pop, hip-hop, metal, punk, whatever - as long as the music's got an authentic feel to it and is well-written, that's all I care about at the end of the day.

    • @zacharyengle4256
      @zacharyengle4256 Рік тому

      @@TheAlexheald Alternative meral is alternative metal. I'd have listened every band I know with alternative metal/nu metal albums if I could. Red, Godsmack, Skillet, Evanescence, Creed, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Three Days Grace, Chevelle - the band doesn't matter, alternative metal is alternative metal. I was being unbiased, and never said who is better, I was talking rock bands with alt-metal songs in general.

    • @heidibaltom8138
      @heidibaltom8138 Рік тому +3

      This is the sort of comment i like. You dont like the song but give actual reasons why and dont just say "Its crap". And you dont just trash talk it either. Great review.

    • @evanthompson4186
      @evanthompson4186 Рік тому

      Every Nickelback song since All The Right Reasons has felt contrived if we're being honest. I think they discounted all the songs on that album except Rockstar and were like, "This is what sells" and while they're right, it just makes for soulless drivel.

  • @Jotarcrr17
    @Jotarcrr17 Рік тому +8

    You need to react to the album "Dark Horse" the songs are similar to this new released! And it is actually a good rock album

  • @genebarker3624
    @genebarker3624 Рік тому +3

    I think this is standard Nickelback, and I like it. I don't think it's any harder than some of their other songs. That's what good about them, they got something for just about everyone, soft, medium, or hard.

  • @scjohnson243
    @scjohnson243 Рік тому +169

    I appreciate your reactions, but disagree totally on this. I'm actually a nickleback fan - I played drums professionally for 15 years and really enjoy Adair's drums. The guitar licks I really enjoy - I know Chad gets a lot of shit thrown at him, but I've met the guy a few times and really down to earth and good guy. Different strokes, different folks - I dont get the hate for them. I think they are a great rock band... /shrug.

    • @schwann145
      @schwann145 Рік тому +5

      I think it boils down to two considerations:
      1) Chad has a reputation as a snob. He's taken shots at other acts (most famously Corey Taylor probably...) for like, no reason. He thinks he's the shit and lets everyone know it. (Everyone, even fellow musicians, say the rest of the band is cool though.)
      2) It's corporate rock. Born in a boardroom, designed by a label to sell to the lowest common denominator, etc. I'm not saying the band doesn't write their own stuff, but what they do write is very very very simple, easy, never break out of 4/4 timing, keep the beat easy to follow, keep the lyrics repeatable and easy, etc.
      It's a situation of, "there's nothing wrong with liking the music, but it's definitely not music for music lovers."
      (Edit: And to be fair, this is mostly all to do with their radio play. There's plenty of Nickelback that no one's ever heard if they aren't specifically a fan that isn't the above.)

    • @SS-dm5iy
      @SS-dm5iy Рік тому +1

      Sorry...it was horrific. The only moderately decent thing was the guitar riff...as basic as it was it was like a 3/10 on the catchy scale. Whereas every other part of this is irredeemable.

    • @renegysenbergs3171
      @renegysenbergs3171 Рік тому +10

      @@schwann145
      1) Seeing that Chad Kroeger can laugh with all the hate and doesn't take himself so serious would indicate that he isn't a snob. The Corey Taylor feud started when Corey was caught lying on public media that Nickelback blew up due to the fact that the record company had used the Slipknot promotional budget to promote Nickelback. This was dissproven by their record company, Nickelback just became mainstream faster than Slipknot.
      2) Sammy Hagar knows Chad Kroeger and when they talked (interview is somewhere on UA-cam) and there it was stated that Nickelback's songwriting starts with a riff or just 1 line of text and that they just jam to see where they end up with each song, so again the opposite of corporate rock.
      3) The Nickelback hate bandwagon started here: ua-cam.com/video/GFC4OFWIPtw/v-deo.html

    • @footnotedrummer
      @footnotedrummer Рік тому +2

      I think Nickelback gets a lot of unnecessary crap, but this is just another Nickelback song. There's nothing special about this at all. To use a Canadian term (for the band's sake) this song is very Pablum.

    • @scjohnson243
      @scjohnson243 Рік тому +8

      @@schwann145 Each their own, I'm definately a "Music Lover" and really enjoy NB.. we dont all have to like the same things, just seems like people like to hate on them specifically because its the "cool" thing to do.. /shrug

  • @trirycheman
    @trirycheman Рік тому +68

    Damn, dude is such a hater. Nothing they do would ever please him.

    • @infinitedarkness9476
      @infinitedarkness9476 Рік тому

      That's because they fucking suck.

    • @scottburnside3218
      @scottburnside3218 Рік тому

      I hate the band but it's cool I guess

    • @Puppyboi12345
      @Puppyboi12345 Рік тому

      It’s literally a bad song lmao

    • @mrprincemusicandgaming
      @mrprincemusicandgaming Рік тому +1

      Their music is pretty bland to me. I like to hear a new song here and there but it was never a band I could sit through an album with

    • @spookymr_pl0w851
      @spookymr_pl0w851 Рік тому

      Maybe because nickelback is really bad? The music overall is not that bad but the vocals are shit. Chad has no range what so ever.

  • @ryandymond2195
    @ryandymond2195 Рік тому +5

    Even though I've never been a big nickelback fan, I think this is an excellent song.

  • @spentcasing3990
    @spentcasing3990 Рік тому +2

    Love them or hate them they do put on a great live show.

  • @andyelliott4018
    @andyelliott4018 Рік тому +20

    It's a decent song, I'm pretty sure it's about when Chad got in trouble with drinking n driving. Also your buddy is a music snob,keep it solo.

    • @barrelchest86lopez38
      @barrelchest86lopez38 Рік тому +3

      Dude he's being honest it's trash

    • @zahrans
      @zahrans Рік тому +2

      @@barrelchest86lopez38 That's like your opinion, man

    • @andrewbarnett3234
      @andrewbarnett3234 Рік тому

      It's actually about Chad meeting the warden of San Quentin at a party

  • @sandycheeks9342
    @sandycheeks9342 Рік тому +10

    Well, thank you for doing the reaction 😅 Sorry it didn't hit the way I thought it would for you.
    I've always liked Nickelback and I'm really not ashamed to admit it. If that makes me vanilla, so be it, but I can literally sing along with every song in their entire catalogue.
    As far as listening to Audioslave is concerned, hell yeah you should! Great road trip music from that band. And we all need more Chris Cornell in our lives.
    Much love guys, thanks again for suffering through that for me 😂

  • @calebtincher2815
    @calebtincher2815 Рік тому +1

    Alex literally just Vibing and this dude just heated for no real reason😂

  • @floydmills8963
    @floydmills8963 Рік тому

    Song "Follow You Home" from the album "All the right reasons". One of my favorite Nickelback songs. Peace and love y'all 🤟

  • @hanssakura5313
    @hanssakura5313 Рік тому +33

    Hope you get back to dream theater. The glass prison is a pretty good prog “metal” song that I think you would love. Everyone slays that song from start to end. Would love to see your reaction to that one

    • @luisrodriguez-baz1323
      @luisrodriguez-baz1323 Рік тому +2

      seriously tho. I think he would love the entire train of thought album

    • @Shenaniganz89
      @Shenaniganz89 Рік тому

      Ughh glass prison slaps so hard!!!

    • @wilksy2008
      @wilksy2008 Рік тому

      Ooof, this song is a hard-hitter lmfao!!!

    • @TheH8redd
      @TheH8redd Рік тому +2

      Panic attack is quite the piece too.

    • @wilksy2008
      @wilksy2008 Рік тому

      @@TheH8redd Great song, pretty relentless from start to finish! 🥵

  • @moongurd20
    @moongurd20 Рік тому +72

    I have never seen Nickelback live but i have listened to them since i was a child. This song rocked! 😁
    Damn how your guest slammed the song, not really enjoying his "energy" 😂

    • @jacobdowler1
      @jacobdowler1 Рік тому +25

      Seems like he tries too hard to be "cool"😆

    • @mos8541
      @mos8541 Рік тому +2

      since you were a child... last year?

    • @moongurd20
      @moongurd20 Рік тому +2

      @@mos8541 trying to be cool aswell? Nah iam getting old, soon in my 30s 😅

    • @sagefool5786
      @sagefool5786 Рік тому +3

      I've been to A LOT of concerts over the years, including Tina Turner in 1985. NickleBack was, bar none, the best concert I've ever been to.

    • @markwalsh3124
      @markwalsh3124 Рік тому

      Maybe he appreciates different things to you...

  • @godofthunder6046
    @godofthunder6046 Рік тому +7

    It actually sounds exactly like an old nickelback song. Somewhere along the lines of "something in your mouth". It's something I wouldn't mind playing in the background in a bar, but definitely not a masterpiece. And not metal either.

  • @danielfield7986
    @danielfield7986 Рік тому +1

    just because the internet says not to like them doesn't mean you don't have. Social contagion

  • @shieldsup4927
    @shieldsup4927 Рік тому +8

    Personally for me Nickelback was a band that was played everywhere. I did like and own one album but it just got to the point that I heard them so often everywhere i quit listening to them.

  • @Hellavit
    @Hellavit Рік тому +12

    If you want a quite heavy “metal” Nickelback song I’d suggest The Betrayal Act III, that song goes hard!

    • @5.0dirtsmurf34
      @5.0dirtsmurf34 Рік тому +1

      I’ve been telling people this since that song came out. It goes hard af.

  • @layzorbeeemz7317
    @layzorbeeemz7317 Рік тому +4

    I've been watching a few of your Alice in Chains reaction videos and I'm right there with you dude. Layne Staley is one of my favorites of all time in regards to singers. It would be cool to see you react to a Mad Season song. It's a band Layne Staley was in for a short while in the mid 90's. There are a few good quality live performances posted on UA-cam. Artificial Red is one of my favorite songs from Mad Seasons only album. Lifeless Dead is a killer song too.

  • @WhatDayIsItTrumpDay
    @WhatDayIsItTrumpDay Рік тому +1

    Dude, Alex, what's wrong with y'all? I was with Alex #2, in that Nickleback Hate has become a meme, but this song was pretty damn good., kinda sounded like Five Finger Death Punch meets Trivium. The vocals fit the music perfectly. I don't any idea what he normally sounds like, but this was cool.

  • @SwedetasticGames
    @SwedetasticGames Рік тому +4

    Cheesy, but better than I expected tbh. The bass is really nice and heavy.

  • @LudusAurea
    @LudusAurea Рік тому +3

    The beginning feels like they're trying to sound like OG avenged sevenfold.

  • @glennd9527
    @glennd9527 Рік тому

    what songs have you two released lately? But it would sound better than this right?

  • @SleeplessMomma
    @SleeplessMomma Рік тому

    Alex, your friend Alex’s brutal honesty is well appreciated. I really can’t get into this song. Maybe their next song will be better but I’m not holding my breath.

  • @zackaryhaselius2226
    @zackaryhaselius2226 Рік тому +10

    Still think you should fo more Shinedown. Especially their old stuff. AMAZING.

  • @Maxssx3
    @Maxssx3 Рік тому +3

    I mean people jokes on them, but their 2 last album was really good. No Fixed Address and Feed The Machine are really good. Can't wait for their next album :)

  • @jpsmyth87
    @jpsmyth87 Рік тому

    Had tickets to go see these guys a few years back but the tour got canceled because of covid but this is one group I want to go see love Nickelback

  • @calvinrussell317
    @calvinrussell317 Рік тому +4

    Nickelback deserves more respect than what they get I don't see nothing wrong with this song it actually sounds pretty good

  • @laitsu8852
    @laitsu8852 Рік тому +21

    I swear if this was a metallica song, everybody would love it

    • @zestyviking
      @zestyviking Рік тому +3

      Nah... if this was Metallica I would be super disappointed

    • @thedevilsblackheart
      @thedevilsblackheart Рік тому +2

      If Metallica recorded and released this garbage, I would no longer be a fan. There is no integrity or honesty about this song. Metallica fans would rebel.

    • @BROU-bb2uc
      @BROU-bb2uc Рік тому +3

      @@thedevilsblackheart I'm a metal head and Death Magnetic sucked.

    • @thedevilsblackheart
      @thedevilsblackheart Рік тому +1

      @@BROU-bb2uc lol, not a huge fan of Death Magnetic myself. But, Death Magnetic was better written than this shit though. I’m a metal head too. Have been for almost 40 years. And Nickelback, IS NOT METAL. Nor will they ever be. Like I’ve said in the past, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. This opinion just happens to be mine. Have a great day my fellow human and metal head.

    • @BROU-bb2uc
      @BROU-bb2uc Рік тому +2

      @@thedevilsblackheart oh I agree Nickelback is pop.

  • @DJW_
    @DJW_ Рік тому +37

    I am by no means what you'd call a Nickelback fan, but this really isn't bad. I mean yeah.. its right up there with Five Finger Death Punch in terms of dad rock but theres certainly worse out there.
    Also pretty sure they're referencing San Quentin prison

    • @treyharmon7682
      @treyharmon7682 Рік тому +5

      Right like it’s pretty cheesy but it’s also catchy, I would listen to it if was on the radio but probably not add it to my music lol

    • @John6298
      @John6298 Рік тому +9

      Not sure why you are bashing FFDP. It doesn't make you cool

    • @singingfan
      @singingfan Рік тому +2

      I was quite surprised the lawyer didn’t know where San Quentin (one of the most referenced prisons in the United States) is. 😂

    • @shyartistry
      @shyartistry Рік тому +7

      As a huge five finger death punch fan I wouldn't call them a dad rock band at all, and while nickleback isn't the most metal or liked, I like a few songs by them, but thay doesn't mean you should call ffdp a dad rock band when they are clearly an alternative metal band and I won't accept anything lower than that
      Have a good day 😄

    • @chrishendrix5943
      @chrishendrix5943 Рік тому +1

      Respect the dads.

  • @lordgoffy
    @lordgoffy Рік тому +1

    This is my Favoriten Nickelback Song!

  • @connorliebel3122
    @connorliebel3122 Рік тому +1

    Alex. My man. If you're looking for the Nickelback song that is the most metal, it's "Side Of A Bullet". The lead is by Dimebag Darrell himself.

  • @stephenhood2948
    @stephenhood2948 Рік тому +10

    I think this song sounds great!! It has a real Get em Up sound to it, which is one of my favorites from them, maybe a bit of Bottoms Up as well.

  • @Dnote113
    @Dnote113 Рік тому +6

    Writing this before I hear it... I'm hopeful. Based off of Side of a Bullet, I'm willing to give them a shot at metal 😁🤘
    Edit: After listening to it... I liked it. I actually, unironically, enjoy this song and I WILL be listening to it again.
    Good for you NB 😁👍

    • @kennymeierer6951
      @kennymeierer6951 Рік тому

      I'm actually surprised you liked it because a lot of people have said this song is trash. The people that said the song is trash probably doesn't want to admit that this is a banger.

  • @northcountryoutlaw9704
    @northcountryoutlaw9704 10 місяців тому

    This is one of my favorite Nickelback songs

  • @Kathryn.K
    @Kathryn.K Рік тому

    I'm a huge Nickelback fan and I got to say this is so coincidental because just before I looked at this video I was out in my car listening to this exact song and just rockin' it out in my car with it cranked.

  • @tobydobo4080
    @tobydobo4080 Рік тому +8

    Note to self, never write a chorus hook that ends with San Quentin

  • @SunRayz3r
    @SunRayz3r Рік тому +16

    I resonate with your sentiments. It’s just “meh”. There isn’t any significant hook that makes it interesting.
    People will say what they say, some like it, and that’s fine, but for me it’s just lacking some major X factor to give it the needed edge.

    • @ProjectGRIDLOKT
      @ProjectGRIDLOKT Рік тому +2

      I liked it but at the same time I felt like it was missing the edge like that intro. If they continued with the intro or added a breakdown with some Kroeger yells, I think it could've worked. It was heavier but not heavy.

  • @johnnyblue9120
    @johnnyblue9120 7 місяців тому

    Coby's reaction was pretty much my reaction as well. If bands like that are making it, I'm confident that my band will be successful lol

  • @prasadgawali1428
    @prasadgawali1428 Рік тому

    "As Everything Unfolds - Hiding from Myself" must listen this song

  • @BurpleRX7
    @BurpleRX7 Рік тому +9

    Hey there out there putting out music, better than the rest of us sitting here just listening.
    Got to respect them for that.
    If you was told it was someone else you would probably love it.
    They have a fan base and I respect it

    • @brucenatelee
      @brucenatelee Рік тому +1

      That is still like a quality-vs-quantity argument. I don't hate this song at all, but being given props for "at least..." is still kinda sad.

    • @krismohr1721
      @krismohr1721 Рік тому +2

      Couldn't disagree more with this review. Your buddy wasn't gonna say anything truthful right from the start cause he dislikes nickelback. You start out by saying you actually like them and start jamming to them but yet when he throws hate your like, oh yeah for sure man this sucks, this is cheezy. Grow some balls dude. And I'm not sure why everyone is like oh this is a metal song from nickelback.. who says so? They didn't say we're releasing a metal song. They just released a song. It's a rock song and the haters are trying to say this is there metal. I think this song rocks. Been a fan since the start and can't wait for the new album. I understand we have different tastes so some might not like it but don't be afraid to like it just cause someone else doesn't.

    • @ashbumgarner2825
      @ashbumgarner2825 Рік тому +1

      @@brucenatelee very pessimistic comment tbh the original commenter was just trying to share a lil light on it and took it and ran with it.

    • @ashbumgarner2825
      @ashbumgarner2825 Рік тому

      @@krismohr1721 only reason i dont myself is the singer coming off a hint on country twang in his voice and that being said im not a country fan not even remotely but thats just my music opinion i wont bank on others liking the country genre i just have my reasons i dont like it

  • @clinkincups6827
    @clinkincups6827 Рік тому +12

    This isn't a lyrically dense song with deep meaning. It's a party song and a song you crank the volume on and drop a gear.
    Love the song, thanks for the reaction

  • @jameshanson7065
    @jameshanson7065 Рік тому +1

    They do have a few that are a little on the heavier side. If you are interested in checking out more from them, give a listen to "Coin for the Ferryman".

  • @tobifunpp
    @tobifunpp Рік тому +2

    I just told my husband "it sounds like 80's hairmetal" and I probably would have liked it back then. And then your buddy just said the same. When I listen to something like that today I feel something thats called "fremdschämen" Thats german and I don't know the english word for it but it's like you feel ashamed for something someone else does 😳.

  • @shannondragonslayertatkenhorst

    IT'S NOT METAL BUT I LIKE IT

  • @zachcromwell4776
    @zachcromwell4776 Рік тому +8

    Once u know Nickelback's original sound, its really difficult to make it work with another genre. Corey Taylor is the 1 who sticks out in my head who makes it work.

    • @teodorisful
      @teodorisful Рік тому

      Danny Worsnop from Asking Alexandria does a great job with blues music

  • @trumptrain1013
    @trumptrain1013 Рік тому

    Buddy this hurt right in the feels.

  • @feliciab5019
    @feliciab5019 Рік тому +2

    Honestly as someone who only likes very few songs from NB, this one is fine. Although I wouldn’t call it metal. Hard rock? More than likely. It did give me a sort of 80’s vibe too which isn’t bad.
    I would add this to my music collection even though it’s not something I would listen to every day. :)

  • @Damoinion
    @Damoinion Рік тому +10

    I've been a metalhead since I first heard Sabbath in the early 70's and I don't see any reason why people should diss Nickleback. I like a lot of their work.
    This track is not one I would go out and buy but would still be perfectly fine in a club. A little thin for my taste but kinda ok drum. Good clean lyrics, easy to hear for us old buggers.

  • @justinsajec1196
    @justinsajec1196 Рік тому +2

    Finally gonna check out some Audioslave? Give I am the highway or like a stone a listen. Neither are heavy, but man they slap my hymen harder than a roided up will Smith

  • @mikemacintyre6885
    @mikemacintyre6885 Рік тому

    “I feel like it should be over by now!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @WeaponizedGoochsweat
    @WeaponizedGoochsweat Рік тому

    People always say they hate nickelback until I play them "Burn it to the Ground" and "Animals"

  • @Spart1269
    @Spart1269 Рік тому +5

    Man. That song is great. Throws me back to the good old Nickelback.
    I love their riffs. Heavy and catchy.
    I know the formula is simple to make something that’ll appeal to most people but pulling it off as often as these guys do is remarkable. I think you can’t deny that, whether you love or hate.
    I really don’t feel like it’s generic rock or metal. The recipe might be but the execution is singular. It is dead ,on good ol’ Nickelback and I love it.

  • @Thessik73
    @Thessik73 Рік тому +3

    Yeah, this is hard rock, not metal. Nothing wrong with that, or the "dated" sound. Classic rock is classic for a reason. The vocalist just wasn't selling it to me, though. You can't phone in a wild party song.

  • @robmackinnon2139
    @robmackinnon2139 Рік тому

    It's FUN and it hammers! 🤘🤘

  • @aaronpomerantz
    @aaronpomerantz Рік тому

    The lyrics "someone told me to burn it to the ground", I think, is a reference to an old song of theirs called "burn it to the ground"

  • @sturgisbaby9050
    @sturgisbaby9050 Рік тому +7

    Not sure how I feel about the lyrics but ... I love Nickelback. Love the mean 🎸 and hard hitting 🥁. If you appreciate live rock n roll go see a Nickelback show 🎶.

    • @mos8541
      @mos8541 Рік тому +3

      hows the pit at a nickelback show... ... ... ... thats what i fukkn thought

    • @sturgisbaby9050
      @sturgisbaby9050 Рік тому

      @@mos8541 if you're speaking to me, I don't give a shit what you "fukkin thought"

  • @bmunzzzzz
    @bmunzzzzz Рік тому +6

    I love this guest. I had the EXACT same reaction. Intrigued at the start, and then it quickly fades and just shook my head throughout the rest of it

  • @deathquazars9654
    @deathquazars9654 Рік тому

    Nickelback is like covering old Shinedown unrealized song. It’s more post-grunge than more “metal”

  • @DemonKingNemo
    @DemonKingNemo Рік тому +1

    I love Nickelback. Lyrics may be cheesy but it's like impossible not to jam to them lol

  • @Lunamoon0927
    @Lunamoon0927 Рік тому +6

    Ive been a nickelback fan my whole life and I loved this new song and love how their playing hard rock 🤟🎸

    • @shockzta
      @shockzta Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂Metal😂😂😂😂😂

    • @undead5FDPA7Xfanguy
      @undead5FDPA7Xfanguy Рік тому +1

      your whole life? so you must be 10 years old. Half of their songs sound like this. This is far from their heaviest. Feed the Machine and The Betrayal (Act III) would count as metal but this is hard rock. They aren't going metal. This is the usual. They aren't a bad band though. Welcome new fan.

    • @Lunamoon0927
      @Lunamoon0927 Рік тому

      @@undead5FDPA7Xfanguy Idk how long I’ve been listening to them but I know it was for a long time and yeah this is more hard rock, idk why I put metal lol

  • @stevenfilley7631
    @stevenfilley7631 Рік тому +3

    Cmon guys it's just decent rock song. Please don't become metal snobs. Not even in my top 20 bands but just fun. Better than most crap played on the radio. Just saying

  • @handsoffmyskull
    @handsoffmyskull Рік тому

    Its like a mixed of modern and 90s rock. I'm actually impressed. It's not cheesy for me especially when you grew up with 80s and 90s rock music or at least started your music taste in that era.

  • @ki11atj49
    @ki11atj49 Рік тому

    Anyone can hate all they want but I'm jamming this in my car fully turned up

  • @arronnelson772
    @arronnelson772 Рік тому +3

    I am a fan of nickel back I listen to all of there songs I will say that San Quentin for them is different I was a bit disappointed they stuck to like 65% of the nickel back formula but at the same time I enjoyed it I’m glad the instruments didn’t get wasted on sex lyrics it’s a song I can turn my brain off to and absolutely rock out I’d give it a 3.8/5 I think it’s very enjoyable

  • @tskwerl
    @tskwerl Рік тому +4

    Nope. I've listened to hair metal bands in the 80's that were more metal than that. That is hard rock.

  • @derekabma
    @derekabma Рік тому

    It’s more a throwback to their classic era, around the All The Right Reasons album and those ones.

  • @schprinklerrr1956
    @schprinklerrr1956 Рік тому

    The world will be a better place when people aren’t afraid to admit Nickelback are good

  • @patrickschardt7724
    @patrickschardt7724 Рік тому +4

    Alex: It’s pretty cheesy
    Me: it’s Nickelback. Of course it’s cheesy. Catchy but cheesy
    I’ve heard a lot better but I’ve also heard a lot worse. It’s just a generic harder rock song

  • @ForgingThought
    @ForgingThought Рік тому +4

    Two things,#1: whoever mixed and produced the track A+ you did great the sound is big and balanced, and you turned a paper sack of diarrhea into a to-go container filled with week old chili; you did the best you could and it shows. #2: This song sounds like it was specifically written to be the opening credits for a made for USA network TV or straight to DVD movie starring one D-list celebrity and featuring all CGI explosions. Either that or the audio that accompanies stock footage when sporting events cut to and come back from commercial. This is the same old formula Nickelback has always had, generic and phoned in. Alot of it has to do with having a pretentious front man who's vocal style sounds as tho he is tapping his foot to keep rhythm, without him the band could make some decent tunes (kinda like the band creed having real musical chops being held back by Scott stapp) Nickelback has had tons of success so obviously they did some things right in their career and they have a song called "too bad" that I actually thought was pretty decent. But everything else I've heard is easily forgettable and made worse by the frontmans insistence on himself (see Chad Kroger's Slipknot comments) but like another comment said, that's just my opinion.

  • @dillpicklz4486
    @dillpicklz4486 Рік тому

    I live 40 minutes from their hometown., and I know many people who know them personally; I also know people who have had many personal encounters and have told me quite a lot of what could be considered unreleased stories about Chad and his various ongoings in Hanna AB... lmfao... It is however cool, to see them ever so lightly dip their toes into the snowflakes touching the bare surface of the magnificently huge-cocked iceberg that is heavy metal. I do hope they continue in this direction.

  • @k.zn.1283
    @k.zn.1283 Рік тому

    They are lawyers, at least Alex. Hence their direct reaction to the lyrics 😂

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  • @danielthompson2708
    @danielthompson2708 Рік тому +3

    Absolute killer of a song! 😁🔥🔥 stuck on repeat! Stick to solo reactions in future and do more Nickelback reactions 😂 the other Alex took away the normal high energy you put into your videos me thinks!

    • @danatmonst3594
      @danatmonst3594 Рік тому +2

      yah, the friend killed the mood before it started. Credit where credit is due. Nickelback will soldier on, continue touring and making money. Good on em. Hope they're near me one day soon. I'd happily pay to see them live.

  • @roseparker9788
    @roseparker9788 Рік тому +1

    Ive loved Nickelback since Silverside up..cracking album..newer stuff hasnt been too great,hopefully theyll try get heavyer again! Maybe not! 🤘🇬🇧🤘

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    @dontrayler9292 Рік тому +1

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