Okay, wow --- I was not expecting this. I went into this video thinking it'd be a clone of that Photograph song or something, and was ready to laugh my ass off. But this cover was really good. Is...
Okay, wow --- I was not expecting this. I went into this video thinking it'd be a clone of that Photograph song or something, and was ready to laugh my ass off. But this cover was really good.
They always were good, and only got so much hate because they were popular (and a bit repetitive), IMO. I saw them live some time in the early 2000s at an Edgefest and they put on an awesome live...
They always were good, and only got so much hate because they were popular (and a bit repetitive), IMO. I saw them live some time in the early 2000s at an Edgefest and they put on an awesome live performance.
p.s. @aphoenix, I know we were coincidentally at a lot of the same concerts and venues in/around Tdot at the time; Were you at the Edgefest where they played the main stage too? IIRC Goldfinger was on the main stage that year as well.
Exactly. It was also before streaming or even personal music players took off so FM radio was still something you listened to a lot -- pretty much every rock station transformed into Theory of...
Exactly. It was also before streaming or even personal music players took off so FM radio was still something you listened to a lot -- pretty much every rock station transformed into Theory of Nickel Creed for 4-5 years. It was awful. Radio has always been repetitive due to licensing but those three bands and others just sounded so similar it was grating.
It was probably even worse for Canadians like me and @Loire too, because radio stations in Canada are required to play music by Canadian artists at least 35% of the time. So when a band gets...
It was probably even worse for Canadians like me and @Loire too, because radio stations in Canada are required to play music by Canadian artists at least 35% of the time. So when a band gets popular and is Canadian, they get played a ton here.
Yea I'm Canadian as well. I forgot about the CRTC rules but that was a huge part of my problem for sure. Sometimes its great and there's extra Hip on the radio but when it's bad it's bad.
Yea I'm Canadian as well. I forgot about the CRTC rules but that was a huge part of my problem for sure. Sometimes its great and there's extra Hip on the radio but when it's bad it's bad.
On the contrary! From a few old comments of mine: And I would also add Sam Roberts Band (Hard Road, Brother Down, Where Have All The Good People Gone?) to that list too. Still can't get enough of...
On the contrary! From a few old comments of mine:
Matthew Good Band is one of my all-time favorite Canadian alternative rock bands from the 90s and it's always bothered me that they never seemed to make it outside of Canada, despite being one of the best selling rock bands here and having earned so many accolades. Matthew Good has also been remarkably open over the years about his struggles with mental illness (bipolar disorder) and he is a bit of a hero of mine in that regard.
His live/acoustic version of Tripoli is one of my absolute favorite songs of all time. And for anyone who hasn't heard of MG but like what they hear so far, I would definitely recommend checking out Strange Days and Jenni's Song in particular, as they are considered Canadian classics and still get a ton of radio play here, even now.
The CRTC's Canadian Content rules can result in a lot of kinda mediocre bands getting way too much play up here, but it has also allowed a ton of really talented artists from up here to find success when they likely otherwise wouldn't have. So overall, I am still pretty appreciative of it... especially since it has also helped prevent us from becoming too Americanized as well.
I have no problem with the purported goal of Canadian content rules but in general I wish there was more of this: and less overplay Canadian artists that have already become massively successful...
The CRTC's Canadian Content rules can result in a lot of kinda mediocre bands getting way too much play up here, but it has also allowed a ton of really talented artists from up here to find success when they likely otherwise wouldn't have. So overall, I am still pretty appreciative of it... especially since it has also helped prevent us from becoming too Americanized as well.
I have no problem with the purported goal of Canadian content rules but in general I wish there was more of this:
but it has also allowed a ton of really talented artists from up here to find success when they likely otherwise wouldn't have
and less overplay Canadian artists that have already become massively successful in the States. From my perspective, there is as much or more of the latter versus the former.
CBC is pretty great. I used to love listening to The Vinyl Cafe on roadtrips -- not only was Stuart McLean an unrivaled master in storytelling but they would always have a local Canadian band on...
CBC is pretty great. I used to love listening to The Vinyl Cafe on roadtrips -- not only was Stuart McLean an unrivaled master in storytelling but they would always have a local Canadian band on to perform during the show. To me it's one of the modern peaks of Canadiana. For anyone unfamiliar I encourage you to give it a listen: CBC has a couple of old episodes online available here. RIP Stuart.
Yup, I was there. They were good! I think that was the year that Silverchair was supposed to play, but had to pull out, and there was also Cake and maybe Finger Eleven along with Goldfinger and...
Yup, I was there. They were good! I think that was the year that Silverchair was supposed to play, but had to pull out, and there was also Cake and maybe Finger Eleven along with Goldfinger and Sevendust.
Second stage had the Mudmen, a band I used to enjoy a lot. Fun fact: one year, my band opened for the Mudmen at a different concert, so I guess my degrees of separation to Nickelback is 2.
Nickelback is a good band, put on a good show, and tend to write the same song at least once on every album. That's the thing that bugs me about them; they are repetitive. There's a really damning MP3 out there where one song plays out of the left and one out of the right and they mesh just about perfectly.
Hah! Nice! I figured you might have been there. :P And yeah, I seem to remember Cake being on the main stage for that one as well. I just didn't mention them since I'm not really a fan of their...
Hah! Nice! I figured you might have been there. :P
And yeah, I seem to remember Cake being on the main stage for that one as well. I just didn't mention them since I'm not really a fan of their music (other than The Distance and I Will Survive, of course). :P And IIRC, Billy Talent played again that year too, who I am a huge fan of even to this day. Never heard of the Mudmen though, so I will have to check them out. :)
Also, agreed, Nickelback really could get really repetitive, especially in all the songs they were clearly hoping to get radio play with. I think @Loire nailed it too; They (and Creed) were the most prominent face of that particular gravely-voiced post-grunge trend of the time, so took most of the heat for it once it wore out its welcome. Regardless, they were still damn good musicians though, IMO.
Oh man, I love Cake. For a while, one of my friends and I were prepping our band "Icing" where all we did were Cake covers. I don't think they were great that year though, and I like them more as...
Oh man, I love Cake. For a while, one of my friends and I were prepping our band "Icing" where all we did were Cake covers. I don't think they were great that year though, and I like them more as a studio band than a live band (though I think I've only seen them twice and other people seem to like them fine). The singer was pretty off.
Billy Talent was there and were amazing and there were a lot of other bands that weren't quite "big" yet - The Trews, 30 Seconds to Mars, Joel Plaskett, Three Days Grace were all there. I also wrote "Theory of a Nickelback Wripoff" so maybe Theory of a Deadman was there?
The Mudmen are a pretty decent rock band that features two whopping great lads playing bagpipes. They're a ton of fun (literally, I think the band probably weighs about that).
So a lot of covers of covers? <insert Yo dawg joke> :P And you clearly have a much better memory than I. All the Edgefests I went to kinda blend together in my mind, so I have a hard time...
my friends and I were prepping our band "Icing" where all we did were Cake covers
So a lot of covers of covers? <insert Yo dawg joke> :P
And you clearly have a much better memory than I. All the Edgefests I went to kinda blend together in my mind, so I have a hard time remembering exactly who played when. Hell, I apparently even have a hard time distinguishing which concert/festival was which, since I could have absolutely sworn I first heard 311 on one of the small stages at an Edgefest in the 90s, but at least according to Wikipedia they have never played at one.
And yeah, I checked out some Mudmen vids already. Them are some beefy boys! Pretty awesome music too. Surprised I hadn't heard of them before, and am now bummed I narrowly missed seeing them play live. :(
Not necessarily a better memory, but I do have a digital journal on concerts that I've been to and my general impressions of them. One thing about the Mudmen is that the braw lads in kilts are...
Not necessarily a better memory, but I do have a digital journal on concerts that I've been to and my general impressions of them.
One thing about the Mudmen is that the braw lads in kilts are both about 6'5" and go about 400 pounds or so. I'm a big fellow myself, but they both make me look like a normal human. I think they're still touring, and they put on a pretty good show.
And yes, it was supposed to be covers all the way down!
I admit I only heard their big hits, and those were definitely repetitive. It does make more sense that they made songs to make money and also actually good ones.
I admit I only heard their big hits, and those were definitely repetitive. It does make more sense that they made songs to make money and also actually good ones.
It looks like it was originally just a cover by Rob from The Lottery Winners. But the new version includes the rest of The Lottery Winners and Nickelback actually joining in the singing too, which...
Okay, wow --- I was not expecting this. I went into this video thinking it'd be a clone of that Photograph song or something, and was ready to laugh my ass off. But this cover was really good.
Is Nickleback actually... good?!
They always were good, and only got so much hate because they were popular (and a bit repetitive), IMO. I saw them live some time in the early 2000s at an Edgefest and they put on an awesome live performance.
p.s. @aphoenix, I know we were coincidentally at a lot of the same concerts and venues in/around Tdot at the time; Were you at the Edgefest where they played the main stage too? IIRC Goldfinger was on the main stage that year as well.
edit: Speaking of Goldfinger!
Exactly. It was also before streaming or even personal music players took off so FM radio was still something you listened to a lot -- pretty much every rock station transformed into Theory of Nickel Creed for 4-5 years. It was awful. Radio has always been repetitive due to licensing but those three bands and others just sounded so similar it was grating.
It was probably even worse for Canadians like me and @Loire too, because radio stations in Canada are required to play music by Canadian artists at least 35% of the time. So when a band gets popular and is Canadian, they get played a ton here.
Yea I'm Canadian as well. I forgot about the CRTC rules but that was a huge part of my problem for sure. Sometimes its great and there's extra Hip on the radio but when it's bad it's bad.
On the contrary! From a few old comments of mine:
And I would also add Sam Roberts Band (Hard Road, Brother Down, Where Have All The Good People Gone?) to that list too. Still can't get enough of them either.
The CRTC's Canadian Content rules can result in a lot of kinda mediocre bands getting way too much play up here, but it has also allowed a ton of really talented artists from up here to find success when they likely otherwise wouldn't have. So overall, I am still pretty appreciative of it... especially since it has also helped prevent us from becoming too Americanized as well.
I have no problem with the purported goal of Canadian content rules but in general I wish there was more of this:
and less overplay Canadian artists that have already become massively successful in the States. From my perspective, there is as much or more of the latter versus the former.
CBC is pretty great. I used to love listening to The Vinyl Cafe on roadtrips -- not only was Stuart McLean an unrivaled master in storytelling but they would always have a local Canadian band on to perform during the show. To me it's one of the modern peaks of Canadiana. For anyone unfamiliar I encourage you to give it a listen: CBC has a couple of old episodes online available here. RIP Stuart.
Yup, I was there. They were good! I think that was the year that Silverchair was supposed to play, but had to pull out, and there was also Cake and maybe Finger Eleven along with Goldfinger and Sevendust.
Second stage had the Mudmen, a band I used to enjoy a lot. Fun fact: one year, my band opened for the Mudmen at a different concert, so I guess my degrees of separation to Nickelback is 2.
Nickelback is a good band, put on a good show, and tend to write the same song at least once on every album. That's the thing that bugs me about them; they are repetitive. There's a really damning MP3 out there where one song plays out of the left and one out of the right and they mesh just about perfectly.
Hah! Nice! I figured you might have been there. :P
And yeah, I seem to remember Cake being on the main stage for that one as well. I just didn't mention them since I'm not really a fan of their music (other than The Distance and I Will Survive, of course). :P And IIRC, Billy Talent played again that year too, who I am a huge fan of even to this day. Never heard of the Mudmen though, so I will have to check them out. :)
Also, agreed, Nickelback really could get really repetitive, especially in all the songs they were clearly hoping to get radio play with. I think @Loire nailed it too; They (and Creed) were the most prominent face of that particular gravely-voiced post-grunge trend of the time, so took most of the heat for it once it wore out its welcome. Regardless, they were still damn good musicians though, IMO.
Oh man, I love Cake. For a while, one of my friends and I were prepping our band "Icing" where all we did were Cake covers. I don't think they were great that year though, and I like them more as a studio band than a live band (though I think I've only seen them twice and other people seem to like them fine). The singer was pretty off.
Billy Talent was there and were amazing and there were a lot of other bands that weren't quite "big" yet - The Trews, 30 Seconds to Mars, Joel Plaskett, Three Days Grace were all there. I also wrote "Theory of a Nickelback Wripoff" so maybe Theory of a Deadman was there?
The Mudmen are a pretty decent rock band that features two whopping great lads playing bagpipes. They're a ton of fun (literally, I think the band probably weighs about that).
So a lot of covers of covers? <insert Yo dawg joke> :P
And you clearly have a much better memory than I. All the Edgefests I went to kinda blend together in my mind, so I have a hard time remembering exactly who played when. Hell, I apparently even have a hard time distinguishing which concert/festival was which, since I could have absolutely sworn I first heard 311 on one of the small stages at an Edgefest in the 90s, but at least according to Wikipedia they have never played at one.
And yeah, I checked out some Mudmen vids already. Them are some beefy boys! Pretty awesome music too. Surprised I hadn't heard of them before, and am now bummed I narrowly missed seeing them play live. :(
Not necessarily a better memory, but I do have a digital journal on concerts that I've been to and my general impressions of them.
One thing about the Mudmen is that the braw lads in kilts are both about 6'5" and go about 400 pounds or so. I'm a big fellow myself, but they both make me look like a normal human. I think they're still touring, and they put on a pretty good show.
And yes, it was supposed to be covers all the way down!
Ah, damn. I wish I had thought to do that! So many of my concert memories seem so vague now, or have been lost in time... like tears in the rain. :(
I admit I only heard their big hits, and those were definitely repetitive. It does make more sense that they made songs to make money and also actually good ones.
They also released a sea shanty version of Rockstar and it's pretty dumb fun. If Nickelback wants to do more experimental stuff, I'd give it a shot.
Is that nickelback or a cover? Doesn't sound like the guy
It looks like it was originally just a cover by Rob from The Lottery Winners. But the new version includes the rest of The Lottery Winners and Nickelback actually joining in the singing too, which you can see more clearly in the TikTok video: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickelback/video/6920735097167662342
ooh neat!!