From NBC Think, published Aug. 15 2020.
They’re not really country, but they’re not rock ‘n’ roll either. They’re barely even a band that can still attract critical attention, yet their continually commercially successful songs still incite waves of anger from their haters.
They’re Nickelback, the mainstream, watered-down rock-pop ’90s band that polarizes the internet, bonding both the haters and their diehard fans with one another.
From left, frontman Chad Kroeger, guitarist Ryan Peake, drummer Daniel Adair and bassist Mike Kroeger of Nickelback attend a memorabilia case dedication ahead of the band’s five-night “Feed the Machine” residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Feb 22, 2018.Ethan Miller / Getty Images file
They’re not really country, but they’re not rock ‘n’ roll either. They’re barely even a band that can still attract critical attention, yet their continually commercially successful songs still incite waves of anger from their haters.
They’re Nickelback, the mainstream, watered-down rock-pop ’90s band that polarizes the internet, bonding both the haters and their diehard fans with one another.
Read on NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/nickelback-s-devil-went-down-georgia-how-they-remind-you-ncna1236851
