Hate to Love: Nickelback

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??

Because it appears people have forgotten, Nickelback became hated because they refused to perform at a charity concert at the last minute unless they got paid more. A charity concert.....now they're desperate to come up with other excuses for why people started to hate them.

They were very popular when they first came out but then their personalities started to show. That's okay though, it's 2024 and everyone is a victim in the world of avoiding responsibility for your actions.

Aside from that they're what Green Day became except Nickelback became pop much quicker once in the limelight. Don't blame others for your bad choices and greedy nature.

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.

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!

Listen, facts are facts. They have one of the largest fan bases ever, not only in Canada but the World. If I were a wealthy and successful as these guys I would LOVE TO BE HATED!!! I seriously doubt that the haters of Nickelback have ever been to one of their shows. They pack so much energy and stage presence that there are few who could top them. Hit after Hit after Hit...So proud to call them kick ass Alberta boys...well Daniel we will adopt you into this great province!!!