Nickelback
Biography
Few bands did more than Nickelback to establish the force of slick, commercially minded post-grunge in the 2000s. Led by vocalist Chad Kroeger, the band initially emerged in the late '90s as Canada's answer to Creed, prizing a blend of gruff vocals and distorted (yet radio-friendly) guitars. After a handful of singles failed to gain much traction in Canada, "How You Remind Me" caught hold in 2001, eventually topping the charts in several countries while gathering four Grammy nominations and four Juno Awards. Creed imploded several years later, but Nickelback's popularity only grew as the decade progressed, effectively eclipsing those acts that had once informed the band's sound.
Chad Kroeger honed his frontman skills by performing with cover bands in Hanna, a small Canadian town 215 kilometers northeast of Calgary. After growing tired of playing other people's songs, he borrowed money from his stepfather and relocated to Vancouver, where he recorded his first batch of original material. Mike Kroeger, Chad's bass-playing sibling, decided to join his brother's band, as did fellow Vancouver transplants Ryan Peake (a guitarist who had befriended the Kroegers in middle school) and Ryan Vikedal (a drummer from Peake's hometown of Brooks, Alberta).
Selected Discography
I think you become your music though and if you want to only have drugs and no life then fine I dont really care its your life
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yup you're officially gay now.
but hey. i guess i'll be the better man and say that i'm putting an end to our fighting. |
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oh because their so bad i had to take the time to say that and up yours
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wow. you saying that if i protest your comment makes me an automatic f**got makes you a f**got. if you hate nickelback so much why do you come to their page? gosh i hate having to tell little a**holes like you (stargate) that they need their heads examined...
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Nickelback has no skill if you call what he does singing then you need to get your hearing checked because it isn't close only good thing is his voice will give out soon if he keeps chocking like that. if you protest to this you are an automatic f**got. oh and i don't have a choice since my bus plays it on the way to school. oh now im scared
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I agree wit mike hawk and you get a life noob and linkin park is 100000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 times ur mom beter
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thanks a ton mike hawk. just two comments below you robin shirley was politely asking haters like you to just stay the hell off of this site. and now you go bash again! do you even have a life?
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Every time I come on here sombody hateful has to say hateful comments about Nickelback. I loved Nickelback since 2004 any NIckelback haters if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. because me and all the other fans appreciate them
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nickelback is awesome. it just takes too long for them to come out with a new cd. wish it could be one every six months...
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I just wish they would come to Central Florida more than once every 4 years or so.
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Nickelback is freakin awesome! For real, y'all. If you hate on them, then....you just don't appreciate good music.
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My neighbor group up Nickelback. Owned all the releases, saw them live 18 times and even hung out with them. He is legally retarded now. Nice going NickelFag
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mike hawk, go listen to your fuc.king porcupine tree somewhere else and leave us alone so we can listen to awesome nickelback music.
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THIS BAND IS AWSOME!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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truly horrible music, i'd rather be a fan of country music, or f*g pop or whatever terribly contrived other pop bullshit than this, perhaps even rap, thankfully i'm not a fan of any of it.
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There are a lot of Nickelback haters, but this CD is great. Saw Nickelback at Konocti Inn 2 years, and they rocked. They might have gotten soft, but they paid their dues. They can do whatever the hell they want. Don't like it... don't listen. Either way you feel about em, it's all good.
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Well, if you like Nickelback, Chad Kroeger sold alot of his songs to Theory of a Deadman. And Daughtry, CAVO, and Theory of a Deadman are touring the country right now.
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i watched th video willow...pre t t y boring actually...f r o m wat u were saying i was expicting a linch mob to go up onto th stage and chase nickelback out of portugal. all the people did was throw a few rocks at them. nothing horrible or exciting.
anyway nickelback rocks (no pun intended i guess...) i'm starting to get into them again, especially stuff from th long road. |
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