Get in to: Nickelback

I'm sure a few of you having just read the title thought "eurgh". Well, more than anyone, this is for you. I don't like it when people dislike a band before they've really listened to them. Of course, many people HAVE listened to Nickelback, and still "don't like them", but i find this hard to grasp. No, they're nothing groundbreaking, but they're also not crap. Nickelback provide a staple quality random of songs to sing along to. They manage good songs with good lyrics, sometimes even great to both of us. Their downside is not quite managing to make an 'amazing' album. The Long Road was damn close, for them. However, the pure disjointedness that makes their albums such a pleasure to listen to also makes it harder to keep in the same spirit? There's always a blend of lighter more balladic (Come on Oxford, add it to the next edition!) songs and much harder harsher songs. Of course, most people know How You Remind Me, and the much seen-as -'clone' Someday (we'll not mention Photograph off the latest shall we...) but don't venture further. So, after that lil ramble of rambliness, now you shall. Bitch.

# Leader of Men - Nickelback

This comes off their second album, The State. To me, it's very reminiscient of Tomorrow by Silverchair. Okay some of the lyrics aren't exactly genious, but, it works well, and i really like the song. Of the two, of course, i'd pick Silverchair. At the same time, because there's a possibly-similar, better song out there, should you ignore the other? NO! Heh. Well my opinion anyway...


# Next Contestant - Nickelback

This is my fav of the 'heavier' stuff off the latest album, All the Right Reasons. What Nickelback seem to do is more create an escapism character in their songs instead of one you can relate to yourself? Of course, this isn't true about all their songs by far, but there's a lot that revolve around a very messed up life and perspective (Never Again, Believe It or Not...etc). This doesn't make them worse songs, just, something different to get lost in. This song specifically is all about a flirtacious girlfriend and the jealous boyfriend beating the crap out of people for going near her? Which, well, is a nice image, haha. It explores emotions that maybe even you yourself aren't currently feeling, again for me at least, much in the same way getting lost in a film can. This is obviously not a trait unique to Nickelback, more of all music, but it seems to be something they focus on instead of nurturing the listeners. They're a story telling band, hehe =) It's a nice get away.


# We Will Rock You - Nickelback

A little while back, i gave you the badns cover of Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) and so i thought i'd finish off this little intromaduction with another cover of theirs, this time Queen, which appeared as a b-side on what as far as i know is still their most recent single, Photograph.