I can see a lot of comments stating "I never understood the Nickelback hate" Well as someone who grew up and witnessed it in real time the backlash was never because they were "played on radio too much", it all started with the cringe now and cringe then single "Figure you out" - which was misogynistic trash sandwiched between a couple of written for radio ballads, which lyrically read like theyre from another band.
If you watch this documentary you just come away with the thought that they're just a bunch of great guys who worked real hard and just got backlash because of social media hate . Might all be true, but even the reason and controversy of them firing their original drummer is completely avoided (look up wikipedia for the truth, it wasnt because 3 doors down just had a better drummer), but in this it's all hugged out and forgiven, which is such a stark gap in the story I had to go google straight away. Also the drummer has horrible facial hair, a pre request for all the Pearl Jam light bands of that era so I guess he completed things.
The first 30 minutes is very good, looking at their beginnings in a small town and extra hard hustle to be a success (a good note for anyone actually wanting to be in a successful music act - you have to put in the complete focus of hours and sweat with little return to even have a chance of taking off). But after that anything that's deep and dark with their history is completely skipped over to just continue to pump up the band's image like they dont expect any of us to google.
Nickelbacks over the top hate might have been unfair, but it was certainly earned. Maybe this doc will change things, because most people are too lazy to even google on the same phone they're watching the thing. Guess we'll see.
And with the interviews with the bottom price lawyer - he's an old man wearing sunnies inside trying to be a cool dude, even that is cringe.
