Nickelback is Good, Actually
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Ladies and gentlemen ... Nickelback is good, actually. It's about time somebody gave these guys some credit. With the amount of hits they have, the amount of songs we all sing along to (whether you will admit it or not), why are they so maligned? Why are they ~the worst band in the history of music~? I don't buy it. Let's talk.
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I see big nickleback was able to get you with their propaganda smh
Bunch a sheep
Lmaooo
Nice bait
I think implying that Linkin Park have anything to do with butt rock is much more of risky and hot take than the main idea of the video
I know right
well… butt rock is just a term for successful/popular rock music. so he‘s right, since linkin park are one of the best selling rock/metal bands of the last 40 years
Chad Kroger is the reason for the “look at this graph” meme, and so they’re good in my books.
My girlfriend took me to a concert just recently to see Nickleback! They were awesome and hilarious I had a great time and they stayed late playing 3 extra songs they loved playing still!!
Nickelback have some really great deep cuts. Side of a Bullet is actually a song about going back in time and trying to take revenge on the murderer of Dimebag Darrell from Pantera. They actually had permission to use Dimebag’s solo on that song, which I thought was super nice of Pantera to do. And their all time heaviest song Because of You is a straight up banger. And I’ve grown to like the cheesy hits, too; Rockstar I think, was a big influence on the bro country scene, except it doesn’t repulse me like Florida Georgia Line or Jason Aldean, or Blake Shelton, or any of those guys do.
Nickelback also has songs like “Lullaby” which is about self harm and a friend committing suicide and wishing you could have been the one to save them, “Just to Get High” about a a friend who had a drug addiction and watching them destroy their life, and “If Today Was Youth Last Day” about living life to its fullest. They have some songs that really hit you and give you something to think about.
@@rage4shot317Exactly!
Because of You is so underrated. I love that song. This band is so hated for Photograph and How You Remind Me even when they made songs that have more meaning than almost all modern music.
Not Leaving Yet, Throw Yourself Away, Flat on the Floor, Midnight Queen, Just to Get High (great guitar solo), Must be Nice, Get'em Up, For the River, Never Again, Breathe (Yonge Dundas Square Toronto 2003 live version). Worthy listening.
To me, Nickelback are like Kenny G. The people that hate their guts are much more annoying than them.
I think that's the real deal. Nickelback really wasn't exactly original or new, but was the music that was played in the 2000's. A kind of genre of music that isn't on my playlist from hearing on my own, but the perfect band to have in a Karaoke Hits playlist and have some fun
As a pretentious music enthusiast, sometimes I find it refreshing to just chill out from all the Radiohead, Deftones and Aphex twin and just listen to some classic pop hits that I remember from my childhood. One of my go to songs for these kind of moments are "the reason" by hoobastank (God, what a great band name). It's catchy, easy to listen to, and now with time, it becomes nostalgic. And yes, I know this video is talking about Nickelback in particular, but as a Malaysian, I've never been exposed to Nickelback as much as Americans and Canadians did. Though I definitely remembered hearing them once in a while on the radio, back then and even recently. But I think the point that I'm trying to make here is somewhat related to the topic. And that is that, sometimes it's good to take a break from our seriousness of music and just chill out for a moment...
Deftones fans sure are insufferably pretentious
Been a Nickelback fan since the release of Hero when I was 4 years old. Never looked back and glad more people are giving them props.
You and me both dude. Been riding with them since I heard that glorious song, and at the back of my head, even as a teen, I knew the slander was bullshit. Slowly people started admitting it and I feel vindicated.
So happy to see love for Nickelback. I've been a fan of theirs since How You Remind Me and still listen to them today.
And YES! Finally someone on UA-cam who gets the fun of Rockstar XD Thank you!
Never understood the joke. Bumped these blokes hard in my teens. Only country rock band I listened to. The vocal always hit 🤌🏿
It's not a joke. They're an unbearably corny band
@@danculbert6349why? How so? Can you explain what they did so bad?
Country?
@60wwediva Nothing new. Idk about now, but back when they were all over the radio and people wouldn't shut up about them every single I heard from them sounded similar to every other song they made. They came out during the age of 2000s pop and that was not a good era for music lol. Rap, rock, country, pop, r&b, etc. all seemed like they hit a plateu except for a few artist.
@@60wwediva2000s music was the age of trend and why a lot of musical artists today can make millions with just OK talent and sound (Island Boys anyone?)
I saw them at a music festival back when they were just starting to get big and they played a great set! I don't know if I'm a fan, but I'd go see them again just for their on-stage energy.
Most controversial title ever
Yesssssssss!! I can’t believe I’ve lived long enough to see the rehabilitation of Nickelback, I just hope I love long enough to see the same for Imagine Dragons.
Yeesh
thunder
I've heard ID's debut album is alright. It's the music after that which people take issue with.
I actually think of Hero and So Bad when I hear about Nickleback. I remember wondering why they stopped making songs like that and being confused when hearing their newer hits at the time, like photograph, thinking this can’t be the same band that made So Bad or Hero. Also their album Curb is never mentioned in these videos.
Too Bad... and they have lots of great songs that never make it to the radio... Lullaby, Side of a Bullet, Figured you out, Just to get high... just to name a few
I listen to Nickelback more than any pre 2000s band, and I have no shame
I've always liked Nickelback but friends like to go "WTF you have nickelback on the playlist?" when I drive them around, when the song's halfway they go "Damn nickelback isn't that bad" lmfao. Now, I will say I don't like all their stuff but even some of their basic stuff like when we stand together and just to get high get me going.
before watching the video i just wanna say i have loved Nickelback since the first time i heard them (How you remind me). i was never in the "Nickelback sucks" crowd because i firmly believed they made good music. still love their stuff today.
I really liked their Feed the Machine album.
I feel extremely violated that Matchbox 20 was put in the same category as Creed and Nickelback (and I like all 3 bands)
Nickleback is like McDonalds, it’s popular, and gets the job done
I haven't been a huge fan of their later stuff, but The State is a fantastic album, and I will die on that hill.
Really liked this video - as someone who tries to give everything a fair shake and give it a context, I've always found it weird (outside of my teenage years) how much hate the band gets - especially their latest tracks are pretty sweet bangers!
thank you for making this video. theyve gotten way too much hate for way too long. i never hated them and i remember screaming like kroeger, singing karaoke, this is how you remind me
idk how people could call Nickleback "stripped of counter-culture" when bangers like Edge Of Revolution exist
now its time to defend coldplay >:]
Parachutes. Nuff said.
u did not call linkin park butt rock…
"Someday" is the best Nickelback in my humble opinion.
They're okay enough, they don't deserve the hate.
This, after Patton Oswald’s piece about them, is phase two of the comprehensive Nickleback rehabilitation. It worked for Guy Fietti, it can work for them.
Personally, I don’t want to spend 3-4 minutes listening to their overconsistent pablum, but there is no accounting for taste.
Nickelback are far from my favorite band, but I do unironically enjoy them every once in a while. I think the overall "post-grunge" label hurt them a bit, and the fact that Photograph got over saturated made matters worse.
They´re fine, they know what they´re doing, they seem to be pretty good live from the clips I´ve seen, and as much as it gets made fun of, Chad´s voice (at least in the early 2000s) is really good. That rasp is great for rock.
Funny I think you meant to post this on April 1st. Must have been a miss-input. Let's be honest tho, Nickelback is just the old Imagine Dragons.
Dimebad Darrell of Pantera did a guest guitar solo on their early alblums so they have a heavy metal cred.
Some say that Vanilla Ice was a poser, a talentless hack, a corporate sell out..decades later, some might feel a yearn to wax nostalgic over his catchy tune that "weren't so bad really". And like you have posited so articulately whilst pleading your case for Nickelback, I appreciate the insights one may garner through time and maturity. And from this I must conclude, with utmost deference and sincerity..
I call bullshit.
Complete. And. Utter. Bullshit.
('Ya know, it would be quite lovely to indulge in a bit a palate cleansing with a truly gifted talent, a little known but quickly rising star named Ren. Have 'ya heard of him yet? I pity the fool who hasn't.)
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I remember driving in the Mojave Desert in late 2005 just having talked to someone about how the last six years of my life had been an utter waste and I was about to start my life over with practically nothing and then Nickleback's Photograph came on over the radio. That moment has been seered into my brain, which is why I could never hop on the Nickleback Hate Train.
I've always felt that dunking on nickelback was an American thing cause they were very popular in my country, I even had two of their cds
What is your country and is English the main language?
@@Spaghettaboutit South Africa and yes English is one of the main languages.
The band has great chemistry amongst each member. Their Nardwaur interview showcased this well
Nardwaur made even Chance the Rapper seem somewhat charming. Truly a uniquely gifted interviewer.
My favorite songs called butt rock now... goes back listening to them
I want a video like this, but on pre-Jagger Maroon 5.
As a Certified Butt Rock Enthusist™, I always liked Nickleback (and all of the butt rock examples tbh). I've never been a fan of listening to the radio, so I was saved the over-played nature of Nickleback, and was able to enjoy them without getting burnt out before I could find tracks that were my style.
As someone who owns a good chunk of their records, I definitely agree that Nickelback is a good band that I think gets a bad rep. No Fixed Address is an album that shouldn't work nearly enough as it does given their amount of experimentation, but songs like She Keeps Me Up and Million Miles an Hour are still bangers.
Though I do gotta make a correction for the Hero segment as that technically isn't a Nickelback song. It's a Chad Kroeger solo song with members of other bands like Theory of a Deadman and such. I also kinda wish you talked about Josey Scott's vocals on the track
They are good, but a lot of times when you constantly hear something on the radio, it becomes annoying.
Yeah, that's it. You can't really appreciate a band when they become just one song.
@@phoebegee54 spot on.
@@phoebegee54 yeah but to be fair to Nickelback, its not their fault that all those songs got so popular... they got great songs that never get played on the radio like Feed the Machine, Coin for the ferryman, Breathe, Animals, Lullaby, Side of a bullet, This means war, Follow you home, Just to get high is one of their most underrated songs
@@thomaspella5776 fair enough. There are a lot of bands I've judged based only on one song though. It's impossible to listen to everything.
@@phoebegee54 i know, I just don’t understand why people listen to a maximum of 3 songs by a band, if people don’t give them more of a chance then that their opinion is invalid imo
Damn…. I love matchbox 20 creed and nickleback…
I always thought “Butt Rock” referred to all those late-90s/early 2000s singers who mushed their words so much it literally sounded like they were singing with farts. Wouldn’t really refer to songs with pop emo vocals as Butt Rock lol. Think most of those examples were Nu-Metal or pop/radio rock.
I never understood the hate
I hate them because I only know them for one song and I hate the song but it's catchy enough that once I hear it, it keeps playing in my head over and over, building resentment.
For me it was never hate. It was just "This band does not interest me. AT ALL."
Me neither I wanna know what the fuck happened for the hate.
@phoebegee54 that's hella ignorant
@@60wwedivamaybe but that's how I feel. I don't give every band a chance.
I think everything that came after, “How You Remind Me,” made me mire of a fan. “Hero,” “Someday,” “Rockatar,” and the others were better. I also like Chad’s Santana collaboration, “Into the Night.” Ps, their harder stuff, (the stuff that was released on hard rock radio,” is also worth a listen.
I would love to hear your perspective on the phenomenon that is the band Sleep Token
People probably hate Nickelback the same way i hate Adele. To be forced to over listen to a artist you don't even know who are. for me i found Nickelback on Playstation 2 game called Flatout. And i have like them since. Because it got introduced to me, and not forced upon me on media
Gloria Estefan. Enya. Dido.
Omg them and Imagine Dragons are so overhated
It's always stuck me how Nickelback was treated, when they're just like Weezer, but a decade later. Both perfected their brands of pop-rock. Weezer gets praise, but Nickelback gets disdain.
I think Weezer worked because they werer very obviously nerds who played nerdy and emotionally open brand of alt-rock. Also not to mention Weezer created to of the best rock albums of the 90s with The Blue Album and Pinkerton.
Honestly, when it comes to post-grunge bands from that era, you could do so much worse than Nickelback
The chorus of 'Rockstar' is just so goddamn catchy man! I've always loved that song. 'Figured You Out' is pretty good too. 🤷
Next, I want to see a reappraisal of Imagine Dragons, particularly their first 2 albums. They got popular for a reason.
you forgoot next contestant where they went the heavy metal route
People dunk on nickelback as I’d imagine dragons don’t exist
Great video!
I will not tolerate any MB20 slander!
I've come full circle. I grew up liking Nickelback. Then hated them when I was snobby about music. Now that I'm almost 30, it's just fun rock n roll.
Finally, someone else says it.
Follow you home is another deeper cut of them, super groovy with gibbons doin some vocals and I think slide guitar. And a killer drum intro
Always liked Nickelback and never understood the hate. So many people claim their music sounds the same.
I mean, compared to Imagine Dragons, sure.
Great video as always.
The highlight of this video is Alfo's Chad Kroeger impression.
I don’t think anyone really hates Nickelback… it’s just become cool to hate on them.
I love nickelback i love thier song "Burn it too the ground"
Nickelback is not self-aware and in fact is a force for mediocrity.
Hero is a solid song. That being said, there is so many voices that should be boosted and lifted up and Nickelback just takes up too much space. They take up less space now then they did than. But energy isn’t worth being used to defend them. They mostly faded into obscurity and the world is better for that.
I don't like their music purely going off of my musical taste, but I also didn't like anyone I knew who liked Nickelback. It just didn't get a good place in my life. So whenever I hear them, I physically recoil into my skin. Crawling, if you may.
I love that entire era. It was a great transition period for music, what we got after wasn't great but this era can be described as the 80's of the new mellnium.
“Relegate” in place of “delegate” is what you want there at 3:14
its not that they're bad, they're certainly not the worst band ever, its that they're corporate butt rock and I'm not interested. I think 90% of their critics are coming from this angle.
You should do a video like this on kid rock.
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Why am i noticing that Paul wall was in rockstar lmao
*before watching* NO! *runs away again*
Disagree with your conclusion, but good job with this video. I think Chad Kroger and Tom Brien's quotes REALLY point to the reason they're hated: "How You Remind Me" is a boring interpretation of 90's alt rock AND it was everywhere.
Personally, i found it the most forgetable song ever. Despite watching MTV obsessively, my friend would reference it, and I had NO IDEA what song she was talking about. There were other songs i disliked that got constant airplay: "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies and "Run Around" by Blues Traveler, but these songs aren't boring, they're annoying, which means that with their hits BNL and BT took risks by doing something that, to me and others, is sonically off-putting, and I can respect that. "How You Remind Me," didn't really do anything like that. It's just bland, middle of the road, and reminiscent of beloved bands that weren't bland or middle of road.
But great video, nonetheless! It takes chutzpah to identify as a Nickelback fan these days!
I always love when a dude can put his pretentiousness aside and play devils advocate for something that everyone hates and clowns on
Hero is a Chad solo song.
Also they kick ass live.
I mean look for me, they're just a way lamer Third Eye Blind, which lemme tell ya, I really enjoy Third Eye Blind, but that's just how it is for me. Never thought they were the worst, just the easiest to have a harmless laugh with and move on with my day.
I don't see the 3EB resemblance at all actually
Nickelback's 'How You Remind Me' first started charting 3 days before the 9/11 tragedy. Coincidence? I'm just asking questions, alright?
Saw them in concert way back in the day and they were great so I definitely can say they are talented
Wait till he goes down the Horse the Band rabbit hole
Check out The State and Feed the Machine, they're good albums
I honestly have never gotten what’s up with all the nickelback hate. They’re a good band. They’ve got good songs. They’re modest enough individuals. They’ve never done anything to deserve any hate.
Alright now look. I agree that Nickelback gets a bad rap and they're pretty good. And while I think the term "Butt Rock" is hilarious and well deserved, I still like many bands who would be considered Butt Rock. But I am disgusted that Disturbed and Linkin Park are listed anywhere near the idea of Butt Rock.
I agree with Chad Kroeger mentioning comedians. The wave of hate seemed to really amp up after a sound bit from Comedy Central stating that they sucked started playing on rotation between every show and commercial. Really, people just love to shit on other people having fun with and loving what they do.
Also, if you haven't heard the sea shanty version of Rockstar, you are missing out.
For example, Far Away made me learn to play guitar
So, they do have some good music
Gonna haver tô come after the raaaaain rain.
FINALLY!!!
I never understood why people hated nickelback. I thought their music was great? I don't understand the hate?
It's mostly due to being overplayed on the radio
Grew up on nickleback and have been to 2 of their concerts. They seemed pretty nice.
Harrison's most daring take yet
Nah Boygenius was still much spicier
Factor is trash don’t buy it
I think you mean Nickel Creek
Though I maybe don't hate them quite as intensely as I used to, my hatred of Nickelback is admittedly much more deep-seated and personal than a lot of others'. I'm from the same Canadian province as them (Alberta), and I grew up in Calgary, roughly two hours or so away from their small hometown of Hanna. Since I grew up there during the height of Nickelback's popularity in the 2000s, this meant hearing their songs nonstop on EVERY radio format imaginable in Calgary (pop, adult contemporary, butt rock etc) because of Canadian content bylaws and hometown/provincial pride for lots of people. I was also bullied heavily in junior high school by a couple boys who were big Nickelback fans.
Furthermore, Nickelback seem to represent so many of the worst outsider stereotypes about the province of Alberta - conservative, misogynistic, alpha male douchebag dudebros who love oil and gas, Stephen Harper (our former conservative Prime Minister who also called Calgary home) and pickup trucks - that so many people in my hometown have been trying to escape for a while now. In fact, there are so many Joy Division-esque post-punk bands in Calgary who've emerged over the last decade or so (Preoccupations and Sunglaciers are two good examples worth checking out, if you're not familiar), ostensibly as a reaction to bands like Nickelback. This is without even mentioning how similar their songs sound and how little artistic depth they seem to have (or Chad's embarrassing haircuts)!
So while I understand why they're getting reevaluated a certain way years after the fact (admittedly, some of the hate they got was a bit much even for them), and they seem like friendly-enough dudes in interviews (e.g. their recent one with Nardwuar), there's still plenty of room for criticism with them.
I can listen to their stuff all day.
People don't like Matchbox 20?
No, we weren't. No, they're not..
iconic band like radiohead?
no thanks. just seeing the lyrics of "S.E.X." again is ample reason to go back to bullying Nickelback.
they go into the same category as Mötley Crüe and Aerosmith: annoying, glossy, whimpering, and gross butt rock by creepy misogynists.
Nah. Definitely not as bad as most people say, but they're not good.
You have no idea what over-played is... living in Canada when these guys were at the height of their fame meant you could not work a part-time job in retail without listening to them every. single. day. You could not turn on MTV (Canada) and not hear one of their songs every hour. You could not escape it.. so it became milk-toast. It became the bi-word for bland and uninspired. They weren't bad songs but they were there whether you wanted them to be or not.
Edit: CRTC is the governing body in Canada over radio and television... and they mandate that 30% of all media must be Canadian.. so guess what, I heard a lot of Simple Plan (which, no complaints), Nickelback and Avril Lavigne... and nobody but the Canadian public loathed it more when they hooked up... it is still a sore-spot for me whenever I think about it.. it's like Christmas music in October.
I’m glad this band is getting more appreciation.
The hottest of takes.