• neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Nickelback is an alright band. Far from my favorite, I just don’t get what all the hate was about.

    In fact, I’d go as far as saying that their first album is pretty good, and I like it. Except from that song which is severely overplayed and mediocre.

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      2 days ago

      I was in Middle School when they hit it big, and am Canadian to boot. They got overplayed to the point of frustration on the radio and TV.

      Couple that with them being one of the last successful “butt-rock” bands, and my friend group had everything we needed to hate on them.

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      2 days ago

      Do yourself a favor and hear that cover bit they did for Metallica’s “Sad but true”. They’re pretty good musicians actually but they just choose to do more corny/commercial stuff – which imho is not valid reason for the hate. Sad but true.

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        2 days ago

        Choosing to produce generic and soulless music for profit isn’t a good reason to dislike a band?