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My $.02 on the Nickleback basher

#41
mjolnir said:
I've figured it out.

...You're their PR guy, aren't you? :eyebrow:

I kid, I kid. :D
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LOL!!! You would think so..... I think this has always been a soar subject for me. I grew up in the metal scene. And they would hate on anyone that had pop appeal. Me on the other hand enjoy some pop music and don't care for bashing of bands that have found a way to be successful. And no matter what people say, they had to pay their dues. Every successful band does. Green Day lived in vans for years. Just one example. So yes I get upset when people hate on the success of others. Cause those are the people that usually hold themselves back from their own success because of foolish pride.
 
#42
TheVoiceless said:
Dude Guided By Voices is a great band. I just heard them for the first time on Pandora. I also read their bio. It seems that they have a rotating line up. But as great as they are you will have to learn "how you remind me" by Nickelback if you are in a POP cover band. And trust me if you are in a "classic rock band" 10 years from now you WILL be playing Nickelback. Not Guided By Voices, sorry but that's just how it is.
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What makes a band timeless? Think about that for a moment.

Many bands that have songs ending up on cover band playlists are either crossover songs that have mass appeal along many styles/genres of popular music, or the band reinvents themselves and adapts to new sounds, techniques, and musical trends to stay relevant.

Not knocking any love you have of Nickleback, their musicianship or their songs. But, they have to adapt to their medium, and so far, they have not evolved from their current style and taken any chances beyond the forms that they are currently good at. (GBV has done this many times over, but they're not signed or very well known, but that adds to their appeal)

That's Nickleback's next challenge; to move from what they know they can do into another realm that still has appeal, style and originality...and sounds honest.

That's up to them.
 
#43
You know what? There's a guy in Akron named Bob Pollard who's the singer of Guided By Voices. If you ask me, he's one of the greatest artists of all time. If you Google the band, you'll find dozens of links. That, in its own way qualifies as greatness.
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Sorry but I had to chime in. Bob or uncle Bob, as they call him around here, is from Dayton, not Akron. He lived on Titus st. (hence, the album "Vampire on Titus") and taught school at Northridge H.S. Sorry, I love my hometown and Hate seeing credit taken away. Kinda like North Carolina's "First in Flight" license plates. The Wright bros were from Dayton. They developed, tested and built everything here. Their first flight did happen to be in Kittyhawk, NC because the conditions were right. But Dayton was the birthplace of aviation. Sorry about my rant. Dayton doesn't have too much to be proud of anymore. LOL
 
#44
TheVoiceless said:
They are popular, but I would hardly put them up as a HUGE POP success. I would like to know who sold more albums, Coaltraine or Hannah Montana;) What I am trying to get across here is that people don't care how great you can sing or play as long as the song connects with them. Metal connects with me. Again by no means am I a Nickelback fan, but why hate a band for being successful?
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I get irrationally angry when he sees people deducting points from 'trane because he didn't sell enough records. Like that was ever the point.

Also, Coltrane sold just fine in his lifetime and people will still buy Giant Steps in a hundred years.
 
#45
P. Aaron said:
What makes a band timeless? Think about that for a moment.

Many bands that have songs ending up on cover band playlists are either crossover songs that have mass appeal along many styles/genres of popular music, or the band reinvents themselves and adapts to new sounds, techniques, and musical trends to stay relevant.

Not knocking any love you have of Nickleback, their musicianship or their songs. But, they have to adapt to their medium, and so far, they have not evolved from their current style and taken any chances beyond the forms that they are currently good at. (GBV has done this many times over, but they're not signed or very well known, but that adds to their appeal)

That's Nickleback's next challenge; to move from what they know they can do into another realm that still has appeal, style and originality...and sounds honest.

That's up to them.
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Dude, ACDC never changed, The Rolling Stones, ETC. If you find something that makes you money stick with it. If you want to explore other musical avenues then save that for the side project. AGAIN I DON'T LOVE NICKELBACK:mad::mad:
 
#47
Sunnburn said:
Sorry but I had to chime in. Bob or uncle Bob, as they call him around here, is from Dayton, not Akron. He lived on Titus st. (hence, the album "Vampire on Titus") and taught school at Northridge H.S. Sorry, I love my hometown and Hate seeing credit taken away. Kinda like North Carolina's "First in Flight" license plates. The Wright bros were from Dayton. They developed, tested and built everything here. Their first flight did happen to be in Kittyhawk, NC because the conditions were right. But Dayton was the birthplace of aviation. Sorry about my rant. Dayton doesn't have too much to be proud of anymore. LOL
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Can I still like 'em?
 
#48
TheVoiceless said:
Dude, ACDC never changed, The Rolling Stones, ETC. If you find something that makes you money stick with it. If you want to explore other musical avenues then save that for the side project. AGAIN I DON'T LOVE NICKELBACK:mad::mad:
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The Stones have done many different types of songs using a variety of genres to make fairly cool and crossover tunes. Monkey Man to Moonlight Mile, Can't Always Get What You Want, Emotional Rescue, etc.

AC/DC is a bit closer to your point, they also don't take themselves so seriously in their songs which lends to their popularity-overall likeability.
 

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