Hate to Love: Nickelback

I personally say no to both - no wait! There is pleasure - in listening, so no pun intended as always. Now I would like to believe that anyone who (still) hates Nickelback would not make themself suffer through the documentary - or my review. Though I am not going to be mean - at all.

I never really understood how this became a thing. I reckon it is always a thing of people to want to bring others down, when they feel they have claimed success while not being "worthy" of it ... even more so when it comes to Rock - that seems to have softened to be more pop than fans would like it to be.

This is just one of the things that will be mentioned here in the documentary. But this is more personal ... this is about the band members ... about how they got together and how they are sticking together! They are as it seems family.

There are quite a few nuggets here - you don't have to be a fan of them - this will be interesting unless you absolutely hate them ... although even then I assume some might be swayed over .. let them have fun! Have fun too ... or just don't listen to them (their music) ... live and let live (live on stage or elsewhere)

I think people just enjoyed making a trend out of hating on Nickelback. I've always been a fan. They put on a kickass concert too. This documentary was super informative and uplifting. Highly recommend.

It walks through the formation of the band from the very beginning. It was news to me that they came out with their first album back in the 90s. It then goes through the background of each of the band members. They show different scenes from some of the concerts they've performed.

If you're a proud (or closeted) fan of Nickelback, you should watch this documentary. I have more of an appreciation for them now after watching this documentary.

I don't love or hate Nickelback. I liked This is How You Remind me when it came out all those years ago, but I stopped listening to them shortly after.

However, I think I like them less after watching this documentary.

Here are some of the reasons why:

The lyrics to some of their songs deserve the derision they earned the band. Chad claims they are "risque" but they're just crude and corny. There was no attempt to justify or explain these lyrics.

The attitude of Chad Kroeger ("I'm great at getting out of trouble")' is.deserving of scorn. This a 50 year old man acting in a cringeworthy manner.

The documentary didn't even mention the lawsuits related to the firing of the drummer. Apparently it was over songwriting royalties, which would make Chad Kroeger crude, cringeworthy, and greedy.

There was no self reflection as to why people disliked them. It was just dismissed as nasty online trolls, which is only part of the truth.

However, there were some parts that made me feel sympathetic towards the rest of the band. Bullying kids because their father is in Nickelback is not acceptable. It's sad that that happened.

But apart from that, I came away very unimpressed and unsympathetic. The music is crude, the lead singer is cringe, and they lack self awareness as to why they are disliked.

I honestly have just never understood the hate. They are a great band. Great music. If it isn't your particular type of music.. DON'T LISTEN TO THEM! I mean really.. As is the case with anything. Movies, TV, Music, etc. It has always been crazy to me how some people just turned to such hate. WHY???? I was glad to see the documentary because I have just never understood why anyone would want to make someone feel bad for no other reason than they just don't like their music or a band member, whatever. You do have the option NOT TO BUY OR LISTEN TO THEM! Ok, so they aren't for you. Why keep saying hateful, hurtful things??

Some nerd comic who no one thought was very funny thought he'd start a meme-like commentary pooping on this band. No one still cares about that dummie while Nickelback is still rocking!

Nickelback is one of the greatest bands of all time - period. Just like the sun comes up and goes down its a fact.

I think one of the more powerful segments of this documentary was when there were a series of clips of online folk slagging the band only to cut whole-heartedly into singing one of their songs. They're Canadian pop culture, American pop culture, small town country life, a bit of country a bit of grunge and a bit of metal. A very human band too, three of which grew up together from the start and the last member's been with them for 18 yrs.

Great documentary, I highly enjoyed it and recommend it!