Nickelback Talk New Album

Chad Kroeger laughs when asked if the phenomenal sales for 2005's "All The Right Reasons" gave confidence to Nickelback as it set out to make its sixth studio album, "Dark Horse."

"No, because look what we have to try to live up to," says Kroeger, who co-founded the quartet in 1995 in Alberta, Canada. "There's a mountain sitting behind us. We've got to try and put something out now that's going to stand up to that. So for us, the bar has been raised ridiculously high."

"Dark Horse," which comes out November 18 on Roadrunner and was co-produced by Mutt Lange, certainly has a target to clear. Buoyed by seven multiformat hit singles and five No. 1 videos-and apparently unaffected by widespread critical drubbing - "All The Right Reasons" has sold 10 million copies worldwide, according to Roadrunner, and spent a staggering 110 consecutive weeks in the top 30 of the Billboard 200. It fell off the chart October 11 after a 156-week run, the longest registered in 11 years.

"All The Right Reasons" also took off in a big way this summer in Europe, meaning Kroeger and his bandmates-brother and bassist Mike Kroeger, guitarist Ryan Peake and drummer Daniel Adair - were multitasking across two continents as they recorded "Dark Horse" and promoted its predecessor.

"We've never left the previous album cycle," Roadrunner president Jonas Nachsin says. "That's got to be a seriously positive sign going into a new one. It's become such a monster to try to put our arms around, we're just doing the best we can to guide it into fruition at this point."

In his first interview about the new album, Kroeger - who started working with Lange ("The dude is my hero," he says) on "Dark Horse" in March in Switzerland - acknowledges that he "would've liked a longer break" for himself. But he also recognized it was time for more Nickelback music in the marketplace.

"If you're a fan of the band and you went out and got 'All the Right Reasons' the first week it was released, you'd be waiting for new material for, like, three years now," Kroeger says. "So it was definitely time for us to make sure that we had a new album and some new songs for the fans."

Thanks for the info to Billboard.com.

Comments

[Afi_rocker_91]

Eh, im more of a fan of their older stuff.
Didnt really care for ATRR

[Stampede]

yeah they better release an album before their genre falls off the face of the earth completely. they're a band that can't pass the test of time.

[Gary791]

idk, i didn't like the single i heard on the radio. i'm definetly a fan of their old music, but the new stuff is starting to sound like some power pop shit.
and 'Dark Horse'? sounds like f*cking dethklok or something....

[G-loony]

well i kind of look forward to it cause atleast the title sounds a bit better then the one of the last album...

[xxmoshoutxx]

they put out some decent songs
but the new single sounds like a load of sh!t

Checked.

No flaming or band-bashing!

[Whitby_Wizard]

Id rather listen to a dead cat

[frankv]

No talk about what it sounds like? All the article wrote about was the previous album's commercial success. It makes them sound like a couple of KISS members.

[bwalter32]

what's with the censorship. i'm not allowed to voice my opinion?

[Sloane]

Who cares

[Bonorly]

Funnily enough professional musicians are in it for the money, get over it.

[chris_red]

Psh. Get off the Nickelback-hating bandwagon already. If they sucked they wouldn't be so damn successful.

[Teen Spirit]

Their older, grunge-based stuff was much better. But congrats to Nickelback anyway, they're working hard.

[PanteraBread]

now that i've read this, i'm going to have myself a bowl of sadness

[connorlawhorne]

I thought Nickleback had already been completely shunned by anyone who actually likes music.

[robarge00]

who cares?

[G0dzilla]

Their older stuff was far better then ATRR, but that was still good. I did not like the new song though, sounded too pop-ish for them. I hope at least some of the new album has some heavier songs.

[tommilee]

they best jus stick to their heavyer stuff i hate rockstar and photograph style stuff

[lewymcgee]

chris_red wrote:

Psh. Get off the Nickelback-hating bandwagon already. If they sucked they wouldn't be so damn successful.

umm...lil wayne has the worst music to ever dread this planet, and hes successful, so your wrong. nickelback is successful and they suck very very very badly. like rly bad

Checked.

[thedarkblues06]

lewymcgee wrote:

chris_red wrote:

Psh. Get off the Nickelback-hating bandwagon already. If they sucked they wouldn't be so damn successful.

umm...lil wayne has the worst music to ever dread this planet, and hes successful, so your wrong. nickelback is successful and they suck very very very badly. like rly bad

Don't see you as rich and famous as they are.

I more into their old style stuff, the grunge, back when Curb and Hesher were out. This new single is just okay, not that great.

Interested in seeing what the new album is going to be like though.

connorlawhorne wrote:

I thought Nickleback had already been completely shunned by anyone who actually likes music.

Lol! Apparently not...156 week run at the top? Seems like a lot of people who "like music" like Nickelback. They may not be as complex or as "cool" as Metallica/Dime/that kind of stuff (I mean that literally, Nickelback couldn't compare to bands like that)...but they are still musical.

Deal with it or gtfo.

[risingsaint]

Interested in hearing the new stuff...ATRR was a good album in my opinion, and thats coming from someone who loves bands like Lamb of God, Bodom, Slipknot, etc. Nickelback is a good, standard rock band (although slightly generic at some points) they deserve credit for their efforts.

PS...high five on the lil wayne comment haha

[strat0blaster]

chris_red wrote:

Psh. Get off the Nickelback-hating bandwagon already. If they sucked they wouldn't be so damn successful.

While I like Nickelback a lot, that isn't necessarily true. PR and money account for a lot of what constitutes "good" in music these days. If a band's success were confirmation of how talented they were, Britney Spears would be a phenom, and New Kids on the Block would be some of the best musicians alive.

Record sales and chart positions don't account for actual talent, and "good" is subjective anyway.

That being said, I like the band, and hope the new album is good.

[AVA_Plus44_182]

I actually got all their albums last year, all 5 of them, and listened to them very open-mindedly. I was doing that on and off for almost a year and recently I came to the conclusion that I just don't like them, not even the old stuff. I'm not bashing this band, I'm just voicing my opinion and justifying it, which I'm pretty sure shouldn't earn me a warning.

I find the old stuff to have poor musicianship and sub-par production, and I find the newer stuff to have equally poor musicianship but good production. And it was the last album (which I think is crap) that sold 10 million copes. What does that tell you?

[_GoingBlind_]

Nickelback, the recycling masters, I wish I had the ability to re-gergitate the same song with different lyrics and still be able to sell it to the mass media, god bless em for being put out the same 5#!+ for years and still sell millions, I bitch about these guys...yet I have bought everyone of the albums to date, I don't know how they do it. Chad teach me

[lewymcgee]

what does it mean when a moderator puts "Checked" in a post?

[kranoscorp]

thedarkblues06 wrote:

lewymcgee wrote:

chris_red wrote:

Psh. Get off the Nickelback-hating bandwagon already. If they sucked they wouldn't be so damn successful.

umm...lil wayne has the worst music to ever dread this planet, and hes successful, so your wrong. nickelback is successful and they suck very very very badly. like rly bad

Don't see you as rich and famous as they are.

I more into their old style stuff, the grunge, back when Curb and Hesher were out. This new single is just okay, not that great.

Interested in seeing what the new album is going to be like though.


connorlawhorne wrote:

I thought Nickleback had already been completely shunned by anyone who actually likes music.

Lol! Apparently not...156 week run at the top? Seems like a lot of people who "like music" like Nickelback. They may not be as complex or as "cool" as Metallica/Dime/that kind of stuff (I mean that literally, Nickelback couldn't compare to bands like that)...but they are still musical.

Deal with it or gtfo.

Thats because people are sheep with no musical tastes whatsoever. Every single musician I have met dislikes Nickleback.

Why? Because people who actually know how music works realize that they are nothing special anymore. They are now powerpop designed to sell, and mindless consumers eat it all up.

[SoftParade1967]

I love Nickelback. I have all their albums and I can't wait till Dark Horse! Its gonna be hard to make something better than All The Right Reasons but Nickelbacks Nickelback. I cant wait.

[pratt121]

kranoscorp wrote:
Thats because people are sheep with no musical tastes whatsoever. Every single musician I have met dislikes Nickleback.

Why? Because people who actually know how music works realize that they are nothing special anymore. They are now powerpop designed to sell, and mindless consumers eat it all up.

I think Nickelback are ridiculously cheesy. I totally agree with the idea that they started off in the vein of late 90's-early00's jock-rock phase (music for white people who don't like music) and now they're just milking that cow for everything it has. I think they dried up in like, 2000... but I guess America disagrees. I thought their CD covered ground they've already covered (which is funny, because the ground they covered previously was covered better by other bands)

But hey, I like Coldplay, so what the hell do I know? Everyone has their own tastes, I guess, but anyone who likes Nickelback will not be in my band, guarantee you that.

[pratt121]

And just so you know commercial success doesn't always mean musical talent. Shania Twain, the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and Celine Dion are all part of the top albums sold since 91.

[bwalter32]

there's a video on youtube, i forget what its called, but they play two of their songs at the same time and its the same damn thing.

[Badmotorfever]

I'll say one thing about them in this big group of bitching - they put on a kickass live show.

Tell me, haters, when was the last time your favourite band fired free tour t-shirts into the crowd via C02 powered guns, followed a few songs later by free beer?

And this was just at shitty ol' Wembley Arena in London (shadowed by the 02).

So for all those of you who think this band are complete shit and don't give a **** about anything but money, I'd say think again, because even if you hated their music you'd be impressed by their live shows.

[pratt121]

Badmotorfever wrote:

I'll say one thing about them in this big group of bitching - they put on a kickass live show.

Tell me, haters, when was the last time your favourite band fired free tour t-shirts into the crowd via C02 powered guns, followed a few songs later by free beer?

And this was just at shitty ol' Wembley Arena in London (shadowed by the 02).

So for all those of you who think this band are complete shit and don't give a **** about anything but money, I'd say think again, because even if you hated their music you'd be impressed by their live shows.

what? they do that at hockey games here all the time, that's not impressive, that's lame.

[bwalter32]

Badmotorfever wrote:

I'll say one thing about them in this big group of bitching - they put on a kickass live show.

Tell me, haters, when was the last time your favourite band fired free tour t-shirts into the crowd via C02 powered guns, followed a few songs later by free beer?

And this was just at shitty ol' Wembley Arena in London (shadowed by the 02).

So for all those of you who think this band are complete shit and don't give a **** about anything but money, I'd say think again, because even if you hated their music you'd be impressed by their live shows.

they have to use all the theatrics so people don't actually listen to the music and leave.

[pratt121]

Hay guys! if Nickelback plays this song, you get a free taco courtesy of Taco Bell the next day!

[Afi_rocker_91]

Badmotorfever wrote:

I'll say one thing about them in this big group of bitching - they put on a kickass live show.

Tell me, haters, when was the last time your favourite band fired free tour t-shirts into the crowd via C02 powered guns, followed a few songs later by free beer?

And this was just at shitty ol' Wembley Arena in London (shadowed by the 02).

So for all those of you who think this band are complete shit and don't give a **** about anything but money, I'd say think again, because even if you hated their music you'd be impressed by their live shows.

This was random.
We are talking about how shitty the band is. Not how "Cool" they are live

[[x]Huffy[x]]

Prefer the old stuff. The only song I liked from ATRR was Animals, because it sounds like the older stuff.

[tkemmerer14]

There's a big difference between being "cool" and being good. "Cool" implies commercial success and popularity. Good implies that they have talented musicians and original work. Take an under-appreciated band like 311. Like them or not they always change up their style and always are in it for the fans, not the money. "Cool" bands like Nickelback are in it for money and on-stage beer-chuggin'! That would be cool if Chad Kroeger were a high-schooler, but at his age that kind of makes you a loser.

[Metal_Rich]

risingsaint wrote:
thats coming from someone who loves bands like Lamb of God, Bodom, Slipknot, etc

I rest my case.

:P Kidding, the only thing I dislike Nickelback for is Rockstar, my gosh I hate that song so much. I look forward to hearing what they put out.

[robarge00]

I'll say one thing about them in this big group of bitching - they put on a kickass live show.

Tell me, haters, when was the last time your favourite band fired free tour t-shirts into the crowd via C02 powered guns, followed a few songs later by free beer?

And this was just at shitty ol' Wembley Arena in London (shadowed by the 02).

So for all those of you who think this band are complete shit and don't give a **** about anything but money, I'd say think again, because even if you hated their music you'd be impressed by their live shows.

I'd rather watch and listen to actual musicianship they get a free shirt and a beer. Britney Spears could have the coolest live show ever and I would still think she sucks.

[sydvicious]

nickelback has put out some good stuff in the past but chad is so negative..thats what makes me mad. He has a lot of talent and nickelback is succesful, but he is still like "theres a mountain behind us". I can understand not being over-confident but come on... If people liked the old cd's then there going to check the new one out.

[MESAexplorer]

If you don't like nickelback, what was the point of coming into this thread, reading it, and then posting a dumbass ignorant comment about how they're music is awful, repetitive, they're greedy etc.

Sure, they might reuse song structures but that's part of song writing. I do prefer bands to come up with something new, but when you play music you become good at doing certain things, when you're good at them you do them more often. I just happens that Nickelback uses a basic chord progression and song buildup frequently.

They're a great band live. They have a good sound. I like quite a few of their songs, Rockstar is probably their worst IMO.

[kennyvspenny]

the songs I've heard from the new album were actually pretty catchy. Too bad they always try to squeeze some super rectified sound into songs that don't call for it.

[Step Hen]

If there goin to far into pop then they desrve to go down the crapper. BTW I went to see them on thier last tour and they didn't seem to dwell on much of thier soft stuff... opening w/ animals kiked azz

[*Loooza_LotZ!*]

in response to MESAexplorer, we come on these threads to prove that some people on this website have taste.....anyway, would some please tell chad to sort out his 'tache/beard as it doesn't go with his hair and it looks freaky, thank you

[guitargodwannab]

this better be a lil better then the last album

[Negativeone666]

meh, the only song that really made an impression on me was "side of a bullet" because Dimebag had a solo in it.

And all i can picture wen i hear their name is that famous bottling video.

rechecked.

[recliner33]

AVA_Plus44_182 wrote:

I actually got all their albums last year, all 5 of them, and listened to them very open-mindedly. I was doing that on and off for almost a year and recently I came to the conclusion that I just don't like them, not even the old stuff. I'm not bashing this band, I'm just voicing my opinion and justifying it, which I'm pretty sure shouldn't earn me a warning.

I find the old stuff to have poor musicianship and sub-par production, and I find the newer stuff to have equally poor musicianship but good production. And it was the last album (which I think is crap) that sold 10 million copes. What does that tell you?

It tells me that you are insane for buying their 5 albums and even more insane for listening to them on and off for an entire year.

[korn_dawg]

recliner33 wrote:

AVA_Plus44_182 wrote:

I actually got all their albums last year, all 5 of them, and listened to them very open-mindedly. I was doing that on and off for almost a year and recently I came to the conclusion that I just don't like them, not even the old stuff. I'm not bashing this band, I'm just voicing my opinion and justifying it, which I'm pretty sure shouldn't earn me a warning.

I find the old stuff to have poor musicianship and sub-par production, and I find the newer stuff to have equally poor musicianship but good production. And it was the last album (which I think is crap) that sold 10 million copes. What does that tell you?
It tells me that you are insane for buying their 5 albums and even more insane for listening to them on and off for an entire year.

+1

[travd92]

i like nickelback. just because to me, they have a good sound. they aren't really orignial, but their sound is good to me.

[Okeefe Is Legit]

10 bucks says they're gonna rip off their own songs on this album.

[JPetrucci25]

damn this will be badass. they get better and better

[pootoob]

I used to like Nickelback, and then he goes and makes comments like this
"There's a mountain sitting behind us. We've got to try and put something out now that's going to stand up to that. So for us, the bar has been raised ridiculously high."

Normally, bands try and beat their last records in terms of skill, musiucianship, writing, etc. From the sounds of that the only thing they are trying to beat is their sales record...

[2113]

They don't have anything to live up to, what they're saying is bullshit. They've got instruments, payola, and a nation of idiots who like awful music. They don't have to even exert effort in the position they're in.

[realiztik]

MY GOD, YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS!!! They just put out an album that is one of the biggest ever, and you think they they are only looking at record sales! The album had HUGE hits wether you like them or not.. how can you top that? I dunno... How can you Metallica? Megadeth? Aerosmith? AC/DC? Name the band you like and figure this out yourself... You post sh*t posts ONLY because you don't like em. GIVE CREDIT WHERE ITS DUE!!!!! They are amazing musicians, don't believe me? Go see em live. They know how to put on a good show. That's what people pay for, and they deliver. NOW SHUT UP!!!

[BOSS-anaut]

New album eh? This, my people, is a problem that must be solved. Excuse me while I listen to more disgustingly sung songs whose vocal styles came from such fantastic bands such as CREED!

[wyldeshredder]

i think a bit of their old stuff.....but, i truly hope i dont get this album for christmass..
when i was 12 i was like "metallica,get me metallica! master of puppets!!c'mon! (i only had RTL,and the black album at that point..)



what did i get.****in nickelback. all the wrong reasons. great

[dann_blood]

Looking forward to the album. I hope they take a step backwards and write it more in the style of The Long Road, which is a great album when you listen to the whole thing. Still, as long as they put on a few songs that are in the old style, i'll be good.
Also, when you guys talk about whether a band is good or not, you have to look at their live performance as well. Whether you like or don't like the music is irrelevant, because you'll like the music regardless if the stage performance is good enough. And Nickelback have that type of stage performance.

[SilverSpurs616]

Chad Kroeger: I wanna be a rockstar.

[Strato-Massacre]

i swear, the first few seconds of their new song, i thought it was that usher cats "love in this club" or w/e he calls it.

[MetalGear1786]

Personally I think the music the majority of the people on this site listen too is shit. Ive herd far worse albums then ATRR.

[taytay8b]

you people will be really surprised when you hear the new album...its not nickelback...thanks to lange most likely...i swear its actually good

[AVA_Plus44_182]

recliner33 wrote:

AVA_Plus44_182 wrote:

I actually got all their albums last year, all 5 of them, and listened to them very open-mindedly. I was doing that on and off for almost a year and recently I came to the conclusion that I just don't like them, not even the old stuff. I'm not bashing this band, I'm just voicing my opinion and justifying it, which I'm pretty sure shouldn't earn me a warning.

I find the old stuff to have poor musicianship and sub-par production, and I find the newer stuff to have equally poor musicianship but good production. And it was the last album (which I think is crap) that sold 10 million copes. What does that tell you?
It tells me that you are insane for buying their 5 albums and even more insane for listening to them on and off for an entire year.

They were on my Zen and I was listening on and off at work. I wasn't listening specially to them in a sealed room at home so it's not like I was going out of my way and stabbing myself in the leg by listening to a band I gradually liked less and less.

And I didn't buy them, I copied the albums off my friend because he used to like them. He has, coincidentally, also gone off the band in recent times. If I had liked them I would have considered paying for some of their albums but that wasn't the case.

So your argument fails.

[AVA_Plus44_182]

I just get sick of hearing chad singing about how butch he is, about his meaningless affairs (all the wrong reasons) which he thinks mean the world, and about how badly he'll mess you up if you touch his girlfriend (next contestant). Just doesn't mean shit to me and neither does the music that supports it after a few listens. I'm sorry but I'm allowed to state that I don't like something and explain why, regardless of what you nazis say.

[RUSTDOGG666]

wow they've kept this secret for a while usually you would hear something like this a few months in advance like we did with metallicas album. oh well hope its good.

[newbie08]

Haha, Nickelback are so funny. The lead singer looks like a horse too.

[Shadow_player]

newbie08 :
Haha, Nickelback are so funny. The lead singer looks like a horse too

hahah yh its true... but they songs are so bland get sum flavour in your music horseman and crew!

[Rajah]

Yeah, God damn, how disappointing it would be to get a Nickelback album and have it not sound like Nickelback. Any of you "musicians with superior opinions" expect it to sound like anything else?
Get over yourselves. They've released 5 albums that sound like Nickelback and yet you complain? AC/DC release 18 or so albums, and use the same riffs over and over again for the last 30 odd years, yet no-one complains? Why is that?
Same boring arguement, they sound the same. Would you expect an AC/DC record to sound anything apart from an AC/DC record?

[Amadeus_Wolves]

honestly, i must have missed the memo that said everyone has to hate nickleback. i find their music pretty catchy, all across the board. i really don't see why it's a bad thing. and simplicity has always been a good thing in music because it makes it accessable to all people, musicians or not. over complicating something to make a name for yourself is just plain dull.

[Minkaro]

Wait, sixth studio album? I've only got two!

[hardrocker64]

yea, i agree. the new song is not good at all

xxmoshoutxx wrote:

they put out some decent songs
but the new single sounds like a load of sh!t

[hardrocker64]

They are living the dream that every rockstar wants. gotta give them credit for it. They have stayed on the radio constantly for years now like them or not.

[HostileFTW]

realiztik wrote:

MY GOD, YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS!!! They just put out an album that is one of the biggest ever, and you think they they are only looking at record sales! The album had HUGE hits wether you like them or not.. how can you top that? I dunno... How can you Metallica? Megadeth? Aerosmith? AC/DC? Name the band you like and figure this out yourself... You post sh*t posts ONLY because you don't like em. GIVE CREDIT WHERE ITS DUE!!!!! They are amazing musicians, don't believe me? Go see em live. They know how to put on a good show. That's what people pay for, and they deliver. NOW SHUT UP!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOG2NktOfE8


They sure can put on a live show!!!

[HostileFTW]

Rajah wrote:

Yeah, God damn, how disappointing it would be to get a Nickelback album and have it not sound like Nickelback. Any of you "musicians with superior opinions" expect it to sound like anything else?
Get over yourselves. They've released 5 albums that sound like Nickelback and yet you complain? AC/DC release 18 or so albums, and use the same riffs over and over again for the last 30 odd years, yet no-one complains? Why is that?
Same boring arguement, they sound the same. Would you expect an AC/DC record to sound anything apart from an AC/DC record?

Who said everybody liked Ac/Dc? Hell most of us hate Brian Johnson!


Sells/Popularity =/= Talent.

Checked.

[voicesoffcamera]

please don't release a new album.

[tele150322]

His voice just kills me. He's trying way to hard to get a certain sound and not being real. and regardless of their success or alleged musicianship (which I have not seen any evidence of anything special), I really just hope this album gets lost and not sold and nickleback disbands, because honestly I can't listen to that voice anymore.

[MCRkid22]

Meh... I don't mind them. They're way to overrated, to be sure, but you also gotta respect them. Seven major singles? I mean, come on, that's totally insane. It's a really rare thing, and obviously they're talented. I don't necessarily like the music as much as i like, say Alice in Chains, but it's still pretty good.

[taytay8b]

New song, called "Something In Your Mouth", i swear this doesn't sound like them at all, and because of that, i'm looking forward to the new album!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph4nqH7IeBA

[Rajah]

HostileFTW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOG 2NktOfE8
They sure can put on a live show!!!

That was about 5 years ago at a metal show in Portugal. They shouldn't have even been on the bill but the promoter's son was a huge fan and they offered Nickelback a decent sum of money to play, and the band had initially refused but finally agreed.
But of course the video gets posted, and linked, by those with no idea of the truth. They had rocks thrown at them. I recall years ago Motorhead had darts thrown at them and Motley Crue had coins with razor blades attached thrown at them. Hell, even Sharon Osbourne threw eggs at Iron Maiden last year. Goes to show the general public can be moronic when they want to be.

[Snoopz]

Nickelback Rocks, They are the best rock band I've ever seen, I think the target from the dark horse is to show the people that they aren't stuck in one style & they can't success without it, Look what "Gotta Be Somebody" single did on the radio... wow
Nickelback you rock!

[Snoopz]

*Loooza_LotZ!* wrote:

in response to MESAexplorer, we come on these threads to prove that some people on this website have taste.....anyway, would some please tell chad to sort out his 'tache/beard as it doesn't go with his hair and it looks freaky, thank you

Ooh, lol you don't like his beard even, you dont like their music,look,etc... why did u paid attention for the thread & replied, to prove that you got a good music taste lol, so take this buddy, you ain't got any musical TASTE!
coz, weather you hate nickelback or not that won't make their fans go away & hate them as you do.

[3 days grace14]

wow hey i agree there older stuf was heavier but come on there are obviously people who like it if you just gonna flame them y even read the article your just being dicks go cut your self and write emo music

[kennedys1]

i just got darkhorse and i'm gonna say this sounds a deal heavier than their last album, sure it still has its lighter kinda poppish songs, but you can base and entire cd off of those. all in all i say they did a damn good job with this one!

[Zombiestompa]

Dark Horse is definitely their heaviest sounding album yet. It still doesn't compare to The Long Road (that's just my opinion)To all who choose to "attack" people who enjoy what they enjoy, whether it be Nickelback or Metallica, Slayer, In Flames etc. Get a life, get out of your bedrooms or wherever it is nurture your hate and take a moment or two to ponder this....If your opinion mattered, why is it that you feel the need to waste your time on here *bashing* people for "having no taste in music"

I'm sure every band you like are genius' and everyone's heard of them. It's true there is no justice, when some people are asked to name a song by Pink Floyd for example they do not know any, yet when asked to name a song by this band they'll immediately respond. (READ THAT LAST SENTENCE BEFORE YOU START SAYING I'M COMPARING NICKELBACK WITH PINK FLOYD - i'm not)It isn't right that they know one but not the other, however that's life.

It should not be anyone's personal mission to "educate" others in the rights and wrongs of music and if you think that's what you should do, then go home and re-evaluate your life.

I like Nickelback and have done for about a decade or so since I first heard The State, I also listen to many hundreds of other bands for example the aforementioned Pink Floyd, Soilwork, Joe Satriani, Alice in Chains, does this mean I have no taste or that I just like other things than you do, or does it mean that we may have common ground.

Get over the disagreement with this band before you embarass yourselves.

The older stuff was okay, the newer stuff isn't going to change the world but Dark Horse definitely alot more fun than All the right reasons. I like it and wish tham all the very best of success.

[kennedys1]

to zombiestompa: Right on brother!!!!

p.s. srry for the double post.

[thesecondman]

I tend to accept changes in sound when it comes to bands' albums... but this one seems like it's less for a rock concert and more for a dance hall. Seems very uncharacteristic. I 3 of the 6 albums and could only make myself listen to about a minute of each song. It's a disappointment in my book. Also: every one of their songs is about sex. Every single one. Not even Buckcherry (another band I at the minimum, respect) rolls like that. Too bad. This was one I was looking forward to.

[thesecondman]

I own*

[ibanez124]

Its nice to see so many losers have the time to read about a band they don't even care about, and also to post a message about a band that they don't even care about. Just shows that you guys have no lives what so ever.