I for one don't 'hate' 'em - but haven't listened through a whole album since their Roadrunner debut (The State) - and a few singles from each of the others - and I dug Kroeger's Santana cuts.
But I also have a weakness for jock rock.
Success is a bitch. Bottom line is they're a force for a reason.
I don't find them nearly as offensive as pricks like Scott Stapp, Fred Durst & Lars Ulrich - who are just so fucking douchey they turn me off to anything they produce. And come on, their shit at least rocks compared to the pop crap we're subjected to by the corporations.
But for some reason every musician I know hates on Nickelback, and I just think it's the cool thing to pull 'em down.
And bleach, imagine being fucking pelted on stage, I'd fucking walk too.
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