Does the lead singer from "Nickelback" creep anyone else out?

[LostinVA]

He just looks scary and strange... and, I won't even mention how EVERY SINGLE DAMN SONG sounds exactly the same...

[Lady Freedom]

1. Looks pretty darn cute to me

[LostinVA]

2. His teeth are weird and scary

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

3. I'm with you.

Nickelback sucks.

[Shakespeare]

4. I'm waiting for him to have a love child with....

...the lead singer (who screams her way through every song) of Evanescence, and create a super race of ultra-sucky lead singers.

[LeftyMom]

5. His and his band's continued employment creeps me out

Jesus, we all knew Americans have shitty taste, but Jesus tapdancing Christ, must they outdo themselves? :puke:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. In the defense of America, Nickelback was a gift from Canada.

:puke:

[ghostsofgiants]

8. In defense of Canada, they're from Alberta.

The Texas of Canada.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

32. In defense of Texas, Bush is really from Connecticut.

:P

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

54. In defense of Connecticut, the family moved to TX when the Shrub was 2.

:P

[Monk06]

49. In defense of Alberta, the Canadian Government gave free land

to Montana farmers and ranchers to come to Canada
in 1867 to provide the Canadian National Railway with
customers and Alberta with white people.

Blame Montana for Nickelback

[SlavesandBulldozers]

64. In defense of defense.

a good offense is the best defense.

[LeftyMom]

9. First Celine Dion, now this?

We attack at dawn. :nuke:

Couldn't they give us a nicer, less annoying gift, like pubic lice? :grr: I thought Canadians were supposed to be polite.

I'm still going to blame Americans for buying this shit, and corporate radio for playing it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. They're probably related to the one really nasty waiter I met in Montreal.

The majority of Canadians were very nice though.

[Brundle_Fly]

68. we gave you some goodies too....

Mike Myers.
Leslie Neilson.
Margo Kidder.
John Roberts (cnn)
Martin Short
Shania Twain (reOw)
Jim Carrey
Sarah McLachlan
Leonard Cohen
Pierre Trudeau
Elisha Cuthbert
Kiefer & Donald Sutherland
Tommy Chong
The Tragically Hip

so back off the Celine stuff... & it's not our Midwest making Nickleback so bloody popular.

[skypilot]

69. Thank you for Linda Evangelista too.

:)

[Brundle_Fly]

70. reOw part deux.

[skypilot]

72. Huh?

*

[Brundle_Fly]

73. oh sorry

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2004/08/18/linda_evangelista_wideweb__430x274,1.jpg

REOW

[skypilot]

75. I love this one:

[Kool Kitty]

48. Blame Canada!

Somebody better call Kyle's mother.

[XemaSab]

52. Shouldn't the band properly be called "Beaverback" then?

:shrug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

55. Totally, but since when do Canadians make sense?

:shrug:

[LostinVA]

14. I know

[SlavesandBulldozers]

7. you don't like his greasy blonde poodle hair?

there's a site somewhere that shows that two of their songs, played simultaneously - are the same.

check it: http://www.thewebshite.net/nickelback.htm lol

[LostinVA]

15. They ARE all the same!!!

[XemaSab]

50. jesus tapdancing christ

:o

[sakabatou]

62. I only like them

Because some of my favorite AMVs use their songs.

[crim son]

11. Looks bad, sounds bad.

Can't stand him.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

12. Don't stop with the lead singer.

Please. The entire shite outfit creeps me out.

:puke:

[WCGreen]

13. Oh you know they have an image consutant....

They are posers....

[Elidor]

16. It's not just the suckass music - it's the misogynist lyrics, too

I like your pants around your feet
And I like the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favourite damn disease

And people pay to listen to this shit! I'd pay to see the bandmembers beaten with bats.

[LostinVA]

17. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Ugh.

[lildreamer316]

19. WRONG wrong wrong. You all have misunderstood.

did you listen to the rest of the lyrics??
What has happened is that he is with a woman who likes to be treated like shit. Who likes to wallow in the drama, go out with guys that beat her up. Maybe she likes to be humiliated; he thinks--oh; now he's figured her out. AS HE SAYS IN THE SAME SONG:

Ooooh
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out

And I hate the places that we go
And I hate the people that you know
And I hate the way you can't say no
Too many long lines in a row
I hate the powder on your nose

==he put up with it for awhile, 'cause he was trying to make her feel better about herself, before he FIGURED OUT that she wasn't going to change; that she didn't want a nice guy.She has no self-esteem, and he hates dealing with it.

Just because a band is popular does not mean they are shitty, unintelligent, or assholes. Some of us plebians do have a bit of taste,and some people who are poplular can actually think AND play their instruments at the same time.

They wrote this lyric to follow coming from the point of view of a young boy witnessing his mother getting beat up by her new husband/boyfriend (not the boy's father):

Father's a name you haven't earned yet
You're just a child with a temper
Haven't you heard "Don't hit a lady"?
Kickin' your ass would be a pleasure

(but he can't because he's too small--the song is cathartic for him).

Don't judge before you investigate.

[Elidor]

29. Yeah, I figured out that the girl likes being treated like shit

It's pretty clear from the lyrics that he likes treating her like shit, too, at least until he gets bored of the game.

[Susang]

37. Don't assume your interpretation is the only one

Or the correct one. Why do people always assume that they are the only ones who understands what a song is about and that everyone who disagrees with them is either stupid, misinformed or just plain wrong?

Once a song is written, it's out there, open to interpretation from anyone who hears it. What the songwriter says was intended doesn't really matter, especially if it isn't in language that is literal. Often, it ends up meaning something completely different than the songwriter originally intended. A good song should mean something different to every person who listens to it.

Don't judge, period. :eyes:

[mvd]

18. No, his music just annoys me

"How You Remind Me" even got a little stale. Amy Lee from Evanescence, however, has a beautiful, soaring voice.

[XemaSab]

51. too bad their songs all sound like creed

n/t

[LostinVA]

56. Even I won't insult Nickelback THAT much

[XemaSab]

61. I was talking about Evanescence

:P

[LostinVA]

74. Oh -- hehehehe

[HughBeaumont]

20. Represents everything wrong with ClearChannel-era radio.

The 38 Special of the New Millennium.

[lildreamer316]

21. The new album is one of the best things out in popular music this year.

I have already endured a flamefest here for this statement,but I stand behind it fully. If everyone is going to bother to judge something by what they hear on the radio and their pre-concieved notions, that's their problem. I can agree that we don't all like the same music, and that's fine. But if someone is going to analyze the music wrongly, like always seems to happen with anyone who dares to be popular, and that happened upthread, that's just very judgemental.
I guess Ozzy's lyrics ARE satainc, and the Beatles were telling me to buy a warm gun to be happy. What??
I don't like rap particularly, but I will listen to the song in question BEFORE I pronounce it mysogynisitc and etc.
LostInVA; I really am not attacking your personal impression of the lead singer. You have a right to view him any way you want,and I'm not trying to argue with that. I'm just tired of all of the left side thinking that anything popular is evil and crap.
Maybe people think the radio might NOT play the best stuff that particular artist has put out??? Has that ever happened to any of their favorite artists?? What is so wrong with making some money AND having a few good songs? Sheesh!!

Whatever,not sure why I bother. No one's gonna listen to me anyway; I'm just a stupid blonde stripper. Strikes against me, all.

[ghostsofgiants]

22. Quick question...

What does you being a stripper have to do with how much Nickelback sucks?

[lildreamer316]

27. No no no.

It's just my way of expressing my frustration. It's a metaphor in a way for the fact that people seem to always think I don't know what I'm talking about (that being whether I'm a stripper,blonde, or not). Just being sarcastic and snippy. It seems that in many arguments about this subject, it is automatically assumed that if I happen to like some part of popular music, then I must not be very well versed in music or other things. This seems to be assumed whether they know I'm a stripper or not. I was just adding to the pile.
and I seem to recall you and me having the lovely Niclkleback argument before, so I'm gonna stop talking about this right now.:crazy:

[ghostsofgiants]

28. Probably.

My hatred of that band is no secret, nor is my outspokenness about music. Anyway, I'll just go about my business.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

23. I don't have anything against strippers and you know that.

I just think Nickelback really sucks.

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

24. ditto. nt

[lildreamer316]

26. Sorry, please read below. n/t

[lildreamer316]

25. Wasn't saying you did..

I'm just irritated. Very sorry it came off as that pissy. Don't mind me, please.
I am irritated at the way some people here (and I do not mean you or Lost) will jump all over some music and judge without all the facts. It directly condtradicts the liberal stance many of them profess to have.

[GirlinContempt]

34. Facts?

I'm pretty sure saying "I think band x sucks" is a fact

[ghostsofgiants]

35. Dude, X definitely does not suck.

[Susang]

63. Exene & John Doe definitely do not suck

And that's a fact. :P

[LostinVA]

41. The scary thing is, I'm always right

I'M TEASING.

[LostinVA]

40. Even though I started the thread -- ditto

And, the dude SCARES me when he sings... my sister thinks it's his choppers that are so creepy.

[mvd]

30. I know what you mean

I like some popular stuff. I have no problem with you sticking up for them - in fact, I encourage it. I don't like Nickelback, but I do enjoy newer Gwen Stefani, Hootie And The Blowfish, and Garth Brooks, among other popular artists.

[fudge stripe cookays]

39. That statement is why radio is so fucked up these days.

Because people buy their drivel. And Creed's drivel, and anything else that programmers think will make a buck.

Nickelback sucks. That guy's voice literally drives me to homicidal rage.

What does being a "Stupid blonde stripper" have to do with anything? Some strippers have good taste in music.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

66. i don't think that was fair

comparing Nickelback with the Beatles. yikes.

[Broken_Hero]

31. no not really...

but I do agree that their music is rather repeatitive, but some of the best bands fall into that trap, aka AC/DC for starters...

[HEyHEY]

33. And he's a drunk driver

[Ava]

36. he looks like the catholic version of jesus

and their music sucks. :rofl:

[Jamastiene]

38. Just. Yuck.

I concur. He's creepy and yucky to me. They suck.

[LostinVA]

42. And, I've heard he HATES squirrels

[Jamastiene]

43. Grrrrr....

As if I need another reason to dislike him. Gasp, he's a squirrel hater.

[LostinVA]

57. He calls them "tree rats" and throws stuff at 'em

Would I lie to you???

[kiahzero]

44. You're not kidding about every song sounding the same:

http://www.jengajam.com/r/Nickelback-Flash-Origi

[Generic Brad]

45. Them's fighting words in my house

I mentioned that I did not think Nickelback's music would stand the test of time. Hoo, boy. The rest of my family fired back that they will be remembered longer than the Who or the Rolling Stones. I still beg to differ (but now I have learned to keep it to myself), although it was fun to point out an on-line poll to my wife where the lead singer Chad was listed as one of the top ten ugliest men in the world due to the size of his massive head.

[AlCzervik]

46. he always sounds pissed and yes he's creepy looking, dirty like he needs

to brought down to the river and beaten over a rock until he's clean.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

67. brought down to the river and beaten over a rock until he's clean.

well maybe not until he's clean, but certainly until he's unconcious.

[Orangepeel]

47. Nickelback is the Olive Garden of music

:popcorn:

Seriously. Mass market and nothing special, sure, but also the recipient of vitriol that seems way out of proportion based on their degree of offensiveness and general lack of consequence in the world.

[last_texas_dem]

53. I agree with you

They seem to have replaced Creed as the "Mainstream rock band we can blame for everything that is wrong with radio today." Really, I agree that they're nothing special, based on the singles that I've heard; I liked a couple O.K., though a couple were horrible, and was indifferent to everything else. But I don't understand why they have become such a commonly-bashed band; this extends beyond DU to various forms of entertainment/music-related media to people I've discussed music with off-line. I think it's primarily due to lack of original thought on the part of mainstream music/radio-bashers, but what do I know? :hide:

[LostinVA]

58. I think it's because the lead singer is so damned creepy

Hence this thread....

[Phillycat]

59. I like them.

I do. :shrug: It's not fantastic music, but I enjoy it. You want my indie hipster credentials? I've got them. I just don't need to be so goddamned COOL all the time.

[cwydro]

60. He sure isn't much to look at

but I like the music OK:)

[mark414]

65. what's creepier is that they have actually found some success

with that terrible crap that they try to call rock music

[LynneSin]

71. Perhaps the lead singer of Nickelback is creeped out by you

Have you thought about that

:shrug: