"This Means War" by Nickelback

[Ryanar]

MITB 2011 had a friggin production theme, and it was still a better pay per view than Elimination Chamber.

Besides, if anything is underrated its Metallica's Load and ReLoad albums. Besides Hero of the Day, those albums were brilliant.

[Urfarkendarf]

Feb 27, 2012 0:54:09 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Nickelback is extremely underrated. I don't know who started this internet let's all hat nickelback meme but it is getting annoying. There are way worse bands. Even their songs that aren't great are still at least average.

Just no.

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Feb 27, 2012 0:54:09 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Nickelback is extremely underrated. I don't know who started this internet let's all hat nickelback meme but it is getting annoying. There are way worse bands. Even their songs that aren't great are still at least average.

First of all, it's kind of hard to call a band that's sold as many albums as Nickelback has underrated. Second of all, Nickelback hatred pretty much predates the existence of memes. People have pretty much hated them since "How You Remind Me" started stinking up airwaves in like 1999. People continued to hate Nickelback as they put out different versions of "How You Remind Me" with slightly altered lyrics for the next 10 years, to an incomprehensible level of success.

That said, I would agree that, while I find them terrible, Nickelback is far from the worst band around. They are just extremely bland and generic to me. But, I'm not going to knock anybody for listening to different music than I do. To each his own.

[Brother Nero....Wolfe]

Feb 27, 2012 0:54:09 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Nickelback is extremely underrated. I don't know who started this internet let's all hat nickelback meme but it is getting annoying. There are way worse bands. Even their songs that aren't great are still at least average.

It's not just an internet thing. My sociology professor literally takes time during his lectures to talk about how much he loathes Nickelback. People have always hated them.

...I kind of don't loathe them that much. I mean I don't like their songs but I like one or two songs of theirs.

[celticjobber]

Feb 27, 2012 1:49:04 GMT -5 Brother Nero....Wolfe said:

Feb 27, 2012 0:54:09 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Nickelback is extremely underrated. I don't know who started this internet let's all hat nickelback meme but it is getting annoying. There are way worse bands. Even their songs that aren't great are still at least average.

It's not just an internet thing. My sociology professor literally takes time during his lectures to talk about how much he loathes Nickelback. People have always hated them.

...I kind of don't loathe them that much. I mean I don't like their songs but I like one or two songs of theirs.

Maybe it depends on where you're from? I've never known anyone who hates Nickelback in real life. And I didn't notice all the hatred online until a couple of years ago.

And for the record, I'm not a fan of theirs. I just don't think they're nearly as bad as they're made out to be.

There are far worse and more annoying bands out there, such as Hinder or Buckcherry. And Nickelback's better than atleast 90% of modern rap (atleast, IMO).

[FUNK_US/BRODUS]

Screw all of you. Nickelback are great, "The State" is a fantastic album especially.

[flatsdomino]

Nickelback is f***ing terrible. That's not even subjective.

[Deleted]

I was unaware that Nickelback sucking was even disputed.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

no Nickleback song could ever be better than anything. f***ing musical turd-mongers.

[kidkamikaze10]

... I don't think so Tim.

A few things. No, Nickelback isn't underrated. Yes, people were saying Nickelback sucked since "How You Remind Me". I was nine when that song came out, and not only were people saying it sucked then, I was saying it too.

And much like modern rock fans, I'm sick of hearing how modern hip hop and rap sucks these days. Crappy music didn't just infect entire genres in the span of a few years. Every era of every genre had their popular trash.

You (rhetorical) just stop looking for the good stuff and fell back on nostalgia recently.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Feb 26, 2012 20:36:02 GMT -5 Wolf Hurricane said:

AKA: The theme for this past Elimination Chamber > all four current WrestleMania themes.

[kriskomet]

Feb 27, 2012 3:27:37 GMT -5 FUNK_US/BRODUS said:

Screw all of you. Nickelback are great, "The State" is a fantastic album especially.

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Feb 27, 2012 0:54:09 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Nickelback is extremely underrated. I don't know who started this internet let's all hat nickelback meme but it is getting annoying. There are way worse bands. Even their songs that aren't great are still at least average.

It's Chad Kroger. Dude has the least sincere delivery of any rock singer I can think of. Even when the music isn't awful, he just comes in and Krogers all over everything to make it suck. Its not an internet meme, the band is just extremely hateable, its like rock n' roll McDonalds.

Also, some of us remember when mainstream rock bands were actually GOOD instead of "well there's worse bands on the planet".

[Brother Nero....Wolfe]

Feb 27, 2012 2:11:21 GMT -5 celticjobber said:

Feb 27, 2012 1:49:04 GMT -5 Brother Nero....Wolfe said:

It's not just an internet thing. My sociology professor literally takes time during his lectures to talk about how much he loathes Nickelback. People have always hated them.

...I kind of don't loathe them that much. I mean I don't like their songs but I like one or two songs of theirs.

Maybe it depends on where you're from? I've never known anyone who hates Nickelback in real life. And I didn't notice all the hatred online until a couple of years ago.

And for the record, I'm not a fan of theirs. I just don't think they're nearly as bad as they're made out to be.

There are far worse and more annoying bands out there, such as Hinder or Buckcherry. And Nickelback's better than atleast 90% of modern rap (atleast, IMO).

You are probably right, I imagine the Nickelback hatred is probably a bit stronger here in Canada due to "Why are we associated with that again" than in other places. And even then, it must vary from city to city.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Feb 27, 2012 13:15:34 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Feb 27, 2012 0:54:09 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Nickelback is extremely underrated. I don't know who started this internet let's all hat nickelback meme but it is getting annoying. There are way worse bands. Even their songs that aren't great are still at least average.

It's Chad Kroger. Dude has the least sincere delivery of any rock singer I can think of. Even when the music isn't awful, he just comes in and Krogers all over everything to make it suck. Its not an internet meme, the band is just extremely hateable, its like rock n' roll McDonalds.

Also, some of us remember when mainstream rock bands were actually GOOD instead of "well there's worse bands on the planet".

"Kroeger" should be a verb now. "aw man you totally kroegered these enchiladas. they taste like feet". "the stripper had a nice bod, but she kroegered her dance. it was emmbarassing"

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Feb 27, 2012 13:18:50 GMT -5 Brother Nero....Wolfe said:

Feb 27, 2012 2:11:21 GMT -5 celticjobber said:

Maybe it depends on where you're from? I've never known anyone who hates Nickelback in real life. And I didn't notice all the hatred online until a couple of years ago.

And for the record, I'm not a fan of theirs. I just don't think they're nearly as bad as they're made out to be.

There are far worse and more annoying bands out there, such as Hinder or Buckcherry. And Nickelback's better than atleast 90% of modern rap (atleast, IMO).

You are probably right, I imagine the Nickelback hatred is probably a bit stronger here in Canada due to "Why are we associated with that again" than in other places. And even then, it must vary from city to city.

also, if you listen to the radio up here playing Nickleback and Justin Bieber all day makes up all the canadian content.

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

Canada gives the world SC-TV and Trailer Park Boys then as a trade off gives us Nickelback and Bryan Adams. You're a cruel mistress, Canada.

[67 more]

You all seem to be missing the point. He's not saying that Nickelback is a good band, just that This Means War is a good song compared to the last four Mania themes. Also, I can't stand Nickelback but actually like This Means War. Furthermore, look at the Mania themes the last few years. You've had Shoot to Thrill (IMO one of AC/DCs worst songs), I Made It (Kevin Rudolf's OK but the other two rappers just annoy me), Written in the Stars (chorus is good but Tinie Tempah is annoying as well) and this year, Good Feeling (would have preferred the song it sampled, Levels by AVICII, but still) and that stupid Minaj/Guetta song.

Dude has a point.

[Wolf Hurricane]

Feb 27, 2012 14:04:48 GMT -5 67 more said:

You all seem to be missing the point. He's not saying that Nickelback is a good band, just that This Means War is a good song compared to the last four Mania themes. Also, I can't stand Nickelback but actually like This Means War. Furthermore, look at the Mania themes the last few years. You've had Shoot to Thrill (IMO one of AC/DCs worst songs), I Made It (Kevin Rudolf's OK but the other two rappers just annoy me), Written in the Stars (chorus is good but Tinie Tempah is annoying as well) and this year, Good Feeling (would have preferred the song it sampled, Levels by AVICII, but still) and that stupid Minaj/Guetta song.

Dude has a point.

Pretty much this. Say what you want about Nickelback the band (as you already have for the past two pages ), but "This Means War" seems a hell of a lot more WrestleMania-like than, well anything from Nicki Minaj or Flo Rida.

[wildojinx]

Feb 27, 2012 2:11:21 GMT -5 celticjobber said:

There are far worse and more annoying bands out there, such as Hinder or Buckcherry. And Nickelback's better than atleast 90% of modern rap (atleast, IMO).

Buckcherry are MUCH better than Nickelback. Granted, most of their radio hits suck, but the albums themselves have some hidden gems in them (like "Onset"). Same for Hinder ("Loaded and Alone" for example). OTOH, Ive actually listened to the full album of Dark Horses and i didnt hear anything that grabbed me. That said i wish theyd use a heavier song for a WM theme (Like Anthrax's "Fight em till you cant" or Megadeth's "Black Swan").