Do people really hate Nickelback?

Or is it just a big internet joke?I've been listening to most their songs on Youtube and their actually decent :)

Yes.

Why would I hate them? They didn't do anything to me for them to deserve hate.

Why would I hate them? They didn't do anything to me for them to deserve hate.

jun_aka_pekto

idk

Why did people hate Bieber (or w/e his name was)?

I used to like them...but then I heard good music.

Probably but I'm still a fan of that Rockstar song. :p

Honestly, I can't even think of any of their songs.

I dislike Nickelback, but it feels like a lot of people just jump on the "Nickelback is the worst band ever!!!" bandwagon because everybody else on the internet says the same thing. They're just generic rock music designed to get play on the radio. There are tons of other bands who are just as bland as Nickelback who don't get nearly as much hate.

i like their first album.

was my introduction into rock music.(using rock as a general term.)

I like them, but I'm in the minority. And I'm just fine with that.

People really hate them. A lot of their songs sound the same. Canuck3000

I dislike Nickelback, but it feels like a lot of people just jump on the "Nickelback is the worst band ever!!!" bandwagon because everybody else on the internet says the same thing. They're just generic rock music designed to get play on the radio. There are tons of other bands who are just as bland as Nickelback who don't get nearly as much hate.

JML897

[QUOTE="Canuck3000"]People really hate them. A lot of their songs sound the same. lonewolf604

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"][QUOTE="Canuck3000"]People really hate them. A lot of their songs sound the same. LJS9502_basic

There last album was horrendous, ever song seemed like it was Tie Your Mother Down...

They're kind of a guilty pleasure for me mostly for nostalgic reasons.

They're kind of a guilty pleasure for me mostly for nostalgic reasons.

DharmaMember77

Chad Kroeger is aboslutely terrible. His writing and vocals are awful, he can only write about getting drunk and having sex, and wanting to be a rockstar.

F*cking awful.

Seriously, how many songs can you write about getting drunk and getting blown? No wonder he hooked up with Avril, another vapid human being.

Considering the quality of his music, and themes, I'm not surprised they're successful .

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

Why would I hate them? They didn't do anything to me for them to deserve hate.

Necrifer

idk

Why did people hate Bieber (or w/e his name was)?

Beats me. I don't hate Justin Bieber either. I mean I had to put with his Christmas Carol CD because my wife n kids like his music. But, that's not any reason to hate the guy.

Honestly, I can't even think of any of their songs.

Pirate700

I actually like their cover of Elton John's Saturday.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9DJ5ilPzi0

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] There is a distinction though in a band having their own sound and repeating the same basic song over and over.....LJS9502_basic

People really hate them. A lot of their songs sound the same. Canuck3000

I'm surprised at how sudden the hate was. In one year,  they went from another generic rock band to scum of the earth. But ultimately, it's the bandwagon effect.

^Yep. *puts on hipster glasses* I disliked them before it became mainstream.

In all seriousness, they're not "scum of the earth", just incredibly generic and cliche.

Who? 

^That's how relevant they are. 

Hate is a strong word. And if you actually hateNickelback, then you've got some problems.

And if you don't actually hateNickelback, but you say you hate them anyway, then thank you for devaluing the word "hate" and for not caring about the meaning of the words that you use...

Or is it just a big internet joke?I've been listening to most their songs on Youtube and their actually decent :)

ralphster

Really, really average pop rock. Butt rock is more like it.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="lonewolf604"] People like Nickleback, and they're a pop band. I doubt they're going to change their formula. Its exactly like Coldplay. These bands aren't exactly horrible, they just cater to the masses. They have their place. lonewolf604

Please, can we not put Coldplay and Nickelback in the same group? Coldplay outmatches Nickelback's pop songs by a thousand times.

I don't hate Nickelback; I just don't care.

Yes, plenty of us hate Nickleback.

Sure has hating the band become a bit of a fad thing? Yes, but that still doesn't stop their music from being awful and the band just being a prime example of what is wrong with popular music.

They are pretty much talentless, likely don't even write their own songs, and their songs are still just empty and souless.

Thing is, even in the realm of popular music they are still in the shallow end of that very shallow pool...

So yeah, people hate the band and for good reason.

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Conversely pop bands appeal because that is what people are given. Easy hooks and image. Do you think if people were presented with different music Nickelback would be popular? In other words...if the label didn't think they could market these guys and make a lot of money.....would they be as well known?Shmiity

Please, can we not put Coldplay and Nickelback in the same group? Coldplay outmatches Nickelback's pop songs by a thousand times.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="lonewolf604"] People like Nickleback, and they're a pop band. I doubt they're going to change their formula. Its exactly like Coldplay. These bands aren't exactly horrible, they just cater to the masses. They have their place. lonewolf604

i agree that they have a few catchy songs, but then the rest sound all the same.

So i dont hate them but couldnt care less about them

no i dont hate him.

I don't mind Nickelback. What I find funny is that I used to see nothing, but praise for that band, then all of a sudden, they became very hated.