How Nickelback Became The Most Hated Band In History

Everyone has different tastes and preferences, so it’s surprising that Nickelback has pretty much locked up the title of Worst Band of All Time.
What is it about the Canadian rock band that makes them more hated than Creed, Insane Clown Posse, and Limp Bizkit all put together? While they’re far from the only band to have issues with women, lead singer Chad Kroeger is famous for being immature and misogynistic, which is often reflected in his lyrics. In addition, many listeners find their sound bland and completely unoriginal.
Let’s take a look at how Nickelback became the most hated band in history.
#Nickleback #Rockstar #Musician
Same song different day | 0:00
A famous diss | 1:07
Chad Kroeger, frat boy | 1:39
Lyrical misogynist | 2:49
Patient zero | 3:44
Furniture 'Rockstar' | 4:18
Too cool to give back | 5:13
The internet made us do it | 5:58
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[@GrungeHQ]

Is the Nickelback hate warranted or is it just overblown?

[@thealmightycouch311]

Grunge Warrented he called slipknot Nickelback Jr

[@cboyles84]

Grunge Personally, I don't Care too much.I was curious about the reasons, that's pretty much it. I will say though that I think its overblown. People tend to overreact to small issues. Want something to be upset about, too thin-skinned, etc.

[@thealmightycouch311]

beaconinthedark that may be true but the lead is an asshole and thinks his band is the greatest ever watch some of his interviews or look up the argument he got into with slipknot

[@cboyles84]

Joaquim Hodder Fair enough, opinion not withstanding😂

[@cboyles84]

Joaquim Hodder For what? You didn't err. Its all good😆

[@DBeMeNLV]

Yet people love Cardi B. Wrap your head around that. 😒😑

[@DBeMeNLV]

@Human Cancerbag 👍

[@tmawiatmawia1875]

😑

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

@@Angelinferno Who doesn't find it annoying?

[@Angelinferno]

@@theevildrummingsithlord1492 no one.

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

@@Angelinferno I agree fully.

[@jaska8203]

I mean of course the frontman is a fratboy, his name is literally Chad.

[@flipthegrid8809]

Yes

[@VivaSepulchre]

His name is Choad

[@choochoopicklepie]

LMAO

[@bushchat28d]

His name IS Chad, not literally ffs.

[@jasoncrandall5320]

Nickelbacks DOMESTIC VIOLENCE song is actually pretty good. The ROCKSTAR song is so bad, I want to kill them.

[@Planet-Pantera]

I’m a metal head , and I love lots of genres of metal and other bands, I’m a big Dean Martin fan aswell and I’ve seen lots of bands, a few years ago I saw Nickelback live in Manchester with my girlfriend, (she was a fan) and the arena was sold out, they were brilliant live. When they performed “RockStar”Chad got 3 fans on stage to sing it with him, 2 girls and a disabled boy which was very nice to see. I Don’t know Why people hate them, my girl hates Heavy Metal, lots of people hate all different types of music. I don’t like boy bands but someone must like them because they’re selling tickets, If we all liked the same music the world would be boring. (I know everyone is different and have different views, this is just my opinion) 😁🤘🏼

[@gogogadgetrectalpunch7436]

It’s impossible for me to hate Nickelback when Lullaby got me through a particularly rough time in my teens. I’d listen to that masterpiece on repeat for hours just lying down in bed.

[@sheilacarteronarampage8483]

It's all this younger idiots Hw you remind me came out when I was 18 I rocked the hell outta that album wtf is wrong with this video people talk shht Nothing wrong this band ROCKS hard

[@SK-db8hw]

I never understood why they are hated to the point that pop culture always berate them for their "bad music". I'm not a die hard fan but once I saw lullaby play on tv. Back then I couldn't understand English very well but the visuals of MV and the vocals of the singer spoke to me. I will always have a soft spot for Nickleback because of lullaby. Nothing beats the nostalgia when I listen to that song.

[@fgfg633]

Their lyrics are misogynistic??? Now do rap artists 🙄

[@marksharik4350]

Grunge is such a dumbass

[@richykoshy5333]

Crazy selfrigtious fools unessarly make gender an issue they are worthy of contempt

[@st1lysh35]

right? dude, so many people hate them bcs of their social behaviour... imagine 45 years old people that listen to classic rock on the radio, they don't even know that they are so hated, they just know the songs bcs they are so popular and bcs they sound good...

[@prometheustv6558]

So just because rap artists make mysoginistic lyrics, it makes it ok for Nickelback to do it.

[@fgfg633]

@@prometheustv6558 Where did I say that? I said, "Now do rap artists." They are in your face, no holds barred degrading, misogynistic, and crude.

[@mincenchez5887]

If I'm honest I always thought nickel backs singer was Nicholas cage

[@KalashDj]

nah, everybody knows nickolas cage is the Marylin Manson

[@soupfork7893]

XD i thought chinese peps where call chineseins

[@OGrenwar]

Lol

[@JeromeProductions]

xD

[@lois8211]

@@KalashDj stop it😂😂

[@jwarnermusic]

“Listen to Nickleback backwards and you hear the devil. Even worse, listen to Nickleback forwards and you hear Nickleback.” - Dave Grohl

[@lebenslachen]

GLAD I am from Germany, we‘ve never heard anything (bad) about Nickelback here so I can just ENJOY the band without having all the rumors in the back of my mind. Plus, I simply can’t hate on a band that wrote the most touching song ever, „Lullaby“, with the most perfect lyrics ever. It’s my favorite song of all time and it‘s been helping through dark times still.

[@regloh555]

Amen, Bruder. Mittlerweile finde ich es nur noch lächerlich, wenn es Trend ist Nickelback zu hassen. Es gibt so viel schlechtere Rockmusik...

[@IndiaKairiSingh]

The reason why many Americans dislike Nickelback is because they are Canadian. You should change your title. It should be "WHY ARE AMERICANS ANGRY WITH NICKELBACK," while in Asia, they are fine.

[@jbinnn]

That’s a lie, the band is hated because they couldnt get their Nickleback

[@lola-hu8io]

Now that is funny 😆

[@ggeneral9670]

😂

[@a_perez_e6835]

Noooo 💀

[@undead7485]

Oh good to know

[@mattfowler9119]

lol😂🤣

[@ultimaartz-justinm.70]

I feel like it’s more of a meme than anything serious

[@haaazzziiim]

UltimaArtz - Justin M. Yup me too

[@xxDOTH3DEWxx]

Especially when you don't really listen to them, or didn't grow up listening. But if you unironically give it a try it's not all that bad

[@patoren3gou653]

@@xxDOTH3DEWxx try listening to prodigy and then complain about Nickelback

[@spectree8549]

@@patoren3gou653 which prodigy??

[@patoren3gou653]

@@spectree8549 forestarter

[@jarrodmontague3424]

Rock is supposed to come from a place of sincerity and genuine feelings / experiences. Chad and the band have not been shy about sharing their intent to write songs that are hits with no genuine experiences behind them. That’s the problem. This is the Pop formula. If Nickelback came out tomorrow and said they’re a Pop band, I’d stop hating them.

[@TheStlrgrl64]

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Continue your hate. It’s not affecting them in the least. In fact, it keeps them relevant.

[@TheSuperM101]

I'm really sad they get so much hate they're such a great group of artists!!

[@stevec6427]

They're extremely mediocre

[@marisajustice9151]

They are great I love them

[@MakotoKinoSailorJupiter2020]

Seems like people have more of an issue with the frontman than the band.

[@justworkingfortheweekend8504]

@@MakotoKinoSailorJupiter2020 just jealous of him

[@puppetmaster158]

Anyone that lets the internet or other jealous music artists tell you what is good and what is not good, our total brain dead losers. Nothing more than puppets trying to fit in when I don't know good quality music when they hear it. Nickelback sold more albums and made more money than most of the bands out there. That's why the other bands are jealous

[@paigemills67]

I'd rather listen to Nickelback then these audio tuned pop stars anyday!

[@thattempleguy6712]

Old town road, that's all I will say

[@davidanderson6747]

No comparison

[@huntersmith3888]

I guess you missed the auto tune that Nickleback uses. Otherwise you wouldn't have made this comment.

[@davidanderson6747]

@@huntersmith3888 i think they are real. You need to listen to your tapes and see how real you are.

[@huntersmith3888]

@@davidanderson6747 the fuck are you on about?

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

The 5 seconds loop in the background is worse than Nickleback.

[@cristinawilligs]

bon jovi and foo figthers are way worse

[@hahdhsjsjrkfn]

cristina willigs oh christ

[@homiefromtheset7786]

Ghost81 That 5 second loop IS nickleback

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Nickelback is worse than Nickelback.

[@homiefromtheset7786]

Ghost81 LOL

[@toby-aprilseegren3872]

I can't hate them. Nicklebacks Far Away has a special place in my life for a number of personal reasons.

[@stevenborg102]

one of the their best songs

[@GombaGang]

People are hypocrites. They complain Nickelback talks about women like tools, but when it comes to rap music, they love it. I'm so done with humanity.

[@champsammy13]

Look at this *GRAPH*

[@lizardqueen6041]

Every time I do it makes me *GRAPH*

[@shawne4323]

champsammy13 n

[@shawne4323]

champsammy13 .

[@TheArrogantMonk]

I’ll never forget how hard I laughed the first time o saw that gif. Thanks for the memory 😂

[@passionoflovers]

Look at this fucking shit!

[@quentingazziola7038]

Okay. So Nickelback is hated because: -they released successful songs and earn money -always used same cords and beats (what would we say about ACDC and all today's pop bands...) -misogynistic lyrics (once again, what would we say about today's pop or bad rap music that everyone loves) They're merely hated because they have understood how the system works and what people like and want to hear... I call this "jealousy", that's all

[@londoneliot4588]

I mean Nickelback is pretty awful in my opinion but acdc is also pretty awful and today's rap is really bad too depending on the artist

[@luizfilipe4226]

@@londoneliot4588 awful is your ass

[@dragginmedown]

Haha dont put ACDC anywhere near those floggs haha

[@AMildCaseOfCovid]

I think you nailed it. It seems so fitting that they began as a cover band, as they're doing what a cover band does: play crowd-pleasing music without taking any risks on making a new sound. People are just bitter because Nickleback made so much money without needing to do anything new. It's like being mad at someone for becoming a dentist.

[@Idontlikecsharp]

Okay so you let all the really bad things out!

[@peggynadboralski6717]

I love their music! Always will! No hate here

[@duggsie6414]

No hate here either, Nickelback fan to the end !!

[@jasminefrias4925]

I actually gotta admit that I love most Nickleback songs, and have always wondered what peoples problem was.

[@POOFAYMANN]

I've always liked them, alot of their songs bring back old car trip memories from when I was a kid, so the nostalgia factor. I remember being really confused when the internet came around and I saw everyone was giving them shit

[@nope4163]

Exactly!

[@catsrule6883]

I don’t think they’re the worst band ever but I just couldn’t get into a lot of their music. But they are better than a lot of modern rap music.

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@catsrule6883 but "how you remind me" is good thi

[@jinja-ninga97c21]

Ditto

[@zombywoof1015]

Well there's your problem. You listened to the numbskulls of the internet. BIG mistake.

[@OcantinhodoDragonBall]

No matter who you are or whatever you do, there will allways be someone who hates you.

[@dexan1833]

O cantinho do Dragon Ball no it's "sticks and stones may break my bones but there will always be a way to offend a feminist"

[@duckspeaker2702]

Especially if you're as shitty as Nickelback

[@cruiserscreek]

It helps if you have a shitty attitude, shit music, rape lyrics, the drink driving and forcing someone to mutilate themselves.

[@Marshatx]

cruiserscreek wait so are you hating Nickelback or defending it?.......

[@cruiserscreek]

I was being sarcastic, sorry if that wasn't clear.

[@kellynnd5361]

three days grace and their sibling bad my darkest days(brothers formed each band), nickelback, big wreck, and theory of a dead man etc... are prime examples of a canadian genre of music, which is why they sound similar to each other.

[@terricunningham6810]

oh I have Theory of a dead man on my play list

[@sp4284]

I heard comments about other bands in the past, how hated they were for this or that, like REO Speedwagon sold out, etc. Let me tell you this now. I listen to bands cuz I love the music...period. The off-stage politics are of little concern. So you tell me who you remember at the end of the day, the critic? or Nickelback? Case closed....boyaa!!

[@crystaljefferson6167]

Ok bro, now go listen to how rappers talk about women, including women rappers. People just like to nitpick, no I don't love Nickelback but I do like some of their songs.

[@AliaLead]

wouldn't that be nic-pick

[@crystaljefferson6167]

@@AliaLead lmao literally nitpicking the way I say nitpick & yeah that's always how I've pronounced it. I also just looked it up on Google bc I'm from Kentucky & we say things different (example I say pop but everyone else says soda witch is something new I've learned). And just to make sure that I am right in the way I am pronouncing it & it turns out Google's got my back on this one.

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

Just because rappers do it doesn't mean they have too

[@crystaljefferson6167]

@@raspberrycrowns9494 my dude it's not just rappers that do it, all kinds of artist do it. If one band or rapper can do it, there's literally no reason they can't, to say otherwise is hypocritical. Regardless I really don't care & I honestly can't be botherd with this discussion further, so have a nice day & God bless ✌️

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@crystaljefferson6167 There's nothing stopping a band to not make misogynistic music. Plus you're the one who said rappers, I just led with that but eh fine you're right let's not argue.

[@ultimatewasser975]

"I can get a Corona down in five or six seconds" I think we found the cure guys 😮

[@ryanmuller4996]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Monstrodolagoness1]

I was searching for this comment.

[@Corpsekingful]

😮

[@justanoldsnufkin9747]

What cure poor little sheeps

[@DolaFiche]

😂😂😂

[@johncorey7408]

The "awful" 2005 album hit 10 million units in sales in the US alone in 2017. That's "diamond" status- only 2 others managed that since 2005- Garth Brooks and Adele. Nickelback is still doing just fine in spite of all the hate.

[@angelb452]

Saw the documentary in theaters! It was amazing and glad the guys are still keeping it big!

[@BDog54]

LOOK AT THIS GRAPH

[@HoneyBadger_____]

MAKES ME LAUGH

[@xXTragicDestinyXx]

I was thinking about this the entire time and I'm glad it was the first comment I saw.

[@Guizupa]

Best 9 secs of my life

[@selthafour6948]

Oh shit, commented this before i saw yours 😂😂. Theres probably a ton

[@Wojtekone88]

Bec OH MEH GAWWD IT MAKES MEH LAF

[@freitagt1553]

“Hating” nickelback is a meme and, in a way, evolved into an example of a sort of confirmation bias. People don’t _really_ vehemently despise their music

[@icysteve46]

I love their music. To make your point.

[@Mikefantasia22]

I beg to differ

[@icysteve46]

@@Mikefantasia22 no begging.

[@Bafftubz10]

It's like hating fortnite 'cus you just have to or else...

[@SonekR]

bandwagon I guess

[@TheGrayHuntsman]

3:02 what rapper/hip-hop star HASN'T done that?!

[@dreasey]

Few people don’t raise their glass when they hear “The whiskey just bit me”

[@entertain7us148]

Nickelback hate is just a meme. for everything on this list, there's at leat 1000 other bands out there that are just as bad or worse. It's just fun to hate on Nickelback cos for some reason we've collectively decided as a culture that they're the prime musical punching bag.

[@ReidDotO]

rt

[@B1uefix]

Exactly, it's an extreme case of bandwagon effect. Pun intended.

[@WraithVanglorious]

entertain7us14 Exactly! The hate is so unnecessary.

[@GoHardMang]

They sound like shit, every song sounds exactly the same, and they take away the spotlight from other potential bands that ACTUALLY SOUND GOOD.

[@Ithzzz]

well yes in 2001-2004ish ppl were legitematly annoyed at Nickelback but today its just a meme. 90% of the ppl saying they hate Nickelback nowadays are not even old enough to know where the hate stems from in the first place.

[@oohwha]

I love the bit about "offensive lyrics". I hope no one ever.... ever, ever, EVER.... introduces this reviewer to the world of rap and hip hop. Like.... seriously......... ever.

[@Swnsasy]

Do I need to bring up WAP lol..

[@oohwha]

@@Swnsasy exactly...

[@sw1412]

I love the lyrics!!!!! LOL

[@adenzien]

Every AC/DC song is about fucking

[@pyroblade452]

@@Swnsasy beat me to it!

[@ABs70nova]

I never understood why people didn't like them.theyre so good

[@Mocharocks9966]

I actually love nickelbacks songs. I think it’s because of the nostalgia ❤️

[@frontiermetals1218]

Nickelback's honest not-giving-a-fuckness is like a breath of fresh air!

[@Clockworrk66]

Corny asf

[@geebro7699]

That is true they are still rockin to this day.

[@jenniferacrey2940]

yeah, choking and raping is refreshing

[@axzelvonzeherzaroychelx8338]

Lmao. Corney is more honest one. Even he respects his fans.

[@jenniferacrey2940]

@Dr. Jones that made absolutely no sense

[@wooza5919]

Mumble rappers are way worse and everyone just jumped on the bandwagon to hate nickelback

[@thanosbustedinyourmum]

Nah rappers are better even the mumbling ones

[@nightrat42]

@@thanosbustedinyourmum lol no, no their not. At least Nickelback is a group of actual musicians, unlike rappers.

[@maximyles]

Silence1684 lol well you don’t really know much about rap if you think they aren’t musicians

[@wooza5919]

@@maximyles 90 percent of rappers nowadays are 17-21 year olds who rap about memes, drugs, sex, money, and guns. Rock sings about drugs but they tell u how to get over it. 80s-90s rap was good like beastie boys and run dmc but now its just shit

[@maximyles]

jesus christ himself jazz also sings about sex and drugs, even Shakespeare write about sex. Artists draw sex. I don’t get what the subject on ones art has to be with the quality of content? Sex and drugs and money is what most musicians are concerned about no matter what genre. It’s how they produce it which make the difference

[@Hanavannin]

I unashamedly love nickelback and always will. I've seen a lot of bands live and I can hand on heart say nickelback are up there with the best.

[@spac18]

Nope, they are generic as hell

[@sevtron4207]

they were hated for a reason and then it carried to a trend to hate him and now, not sure

[@hmmok1329]

Rappers today are multitudes worse. Just sayin.

[@hmmok1329]

Jamie give me an example

[@andrewo607]

Tbh guys… to me this is like comparing rotten apples with rotten oranges… ;) We have a genre I don’t like at all: rap And we have a band I don’t really like at all topping the charts in my favors genre…

[@BlakeHawkFlame6]

Spliced Gene from Strand kendrick lamar, logic, eminem, j cole, lil dicky

[@jennaorlowski9228]

I hate your icon it's like there's a hair on my screen, I'm sure that's the intended purpose though

[@BlakeHawkFlame6]

Richard Skipper thats your opinion

[@tytaylor1843]

Pretty much Nickleback got hated on for what rappers continue to be famous for! 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@onetakeadventureswithjoeld4679]

This is how Rock and roll should be, Its not feel good bullshit politics , Its Rock music!

[@baddragonite]

Wait so Nickelback makes songs about fucking chicjs and it's misogyny, but Nicki Minaj or some of these other chicks make songs just as bad if not worse and it's empowering? Sounds like some bull

[@megamax898]

So your definition of fucking chicks is beating them?

[@thecorrundum4331]

Hooooolllllld on there.

[@alexsmith2910]

Sounds like you heard what you wanted to hear instead of the truth.

[@DatDoza]

Nope the are both fucking trash

[@DatDoza]

*they

[@RedBlushGurl]

It just became cool to hate them. So no one wanted to admit they actually did like their stuff

[@krthkh]

Sierra R seriously man, I wanted to say this

[@bryandiaz7133]

Sierra R I like their songs I still like them

[@flagzngunz4180]

I saw them along with Creed back in 1999 when Leader of Men was their biggest hit. Loved that song. My Own Prison by Creed was a great album. This was my music for a couple summers back in the day.

[@udontnidmyname3865]

This video achieved one thing today made listen to Nickleback playlists for my whole work shift. It was a good, day. Thanks.

[@NicklePickle426]

Their lyrics are no more misogynistic than any rapper out there, in fact their tamer!

[@stefanthedane8968]

I agree

[@jonstone6862]

They're tamer.*

[@jontyson4476]

Umm no. You’re wrong on that one.

[@ramonhenderson7484]

@@jonstone6862 😂

[@ashtonmillis4951]

@@jontyson4476 nah

[@ainsleyharriott3932]

*”Look at this photograph”*

[@blackcamcorder]

*LOOK AT THIS **_GRAaaAapH_*

[@greghernandez54]

Same

[@themisanthrope5799]

Nice profile pic XD

[@jaylancaster8826]

Everytime it makes me laugh

[@John-dd8kh]

blackcamcorder what are you guys implying??

[@4steiny]

Literally almost every single 80s/90s rockband frontman could be thrown into the ‘frat boy’ category

[@bobthecpaontheloose4141]

Over the years I've heard the Nickelback thing about being hated and not being a big follower of theirs I was alway curious about what they sounded like. Just listened to the mentioned song and it sounds familiar enough to recollect some of their work. It is a sound that draws you in but I can understand that if heard repeatedly would get old in a big hurry. This is not so different from a time some years back when I would listen to an old classics radio station and for some reason they would play an old Beatle's song - "Michelle". When first heard it's engaging and pleasant - after about a 100 times, which this station seemed to like to play - I wanted to throw up every time they played it.

[@ssimonc]

..er...but these type of women degrading lyrics are now common place in rap, aren't they?

[@themaskedtalker2171]

Yes, but modern rap is mostly trash; the "artists" who rap are usually stoned beyond all belief and ramble to a beat.

[@themaskedtalker2171]

@Master Epps speaking as a man, there's a difference between unnecessary credit and just simply not shitting on people... most modern rap artists objectify women. LISTEN TO THOSE LYRICS AND YOU'LL GET IT. In fact, most modern rap has just become trashy; and that's not just the disrespect part; I'm also referring to the fact that all I ever hear is about fame, sex, drugs, and money. Put this into perspective; a modern male rapper makes a song about forcing women into sex and about how to use them. Now imagine a female rapper/singer making a song about manipulating men into sex and about how to manipulate them... technically, it's the same; a person shitting on a person. Sooo... I wasn't giving women "unnecessary credit", I was just saying how most modern rap is trashy in my opinion and why.

[@brianstone3722]

@@materialhell I guess you haven't heard Maggie Tyler is gay and dating jaden smith lol it's seriously in the news but I think it's a publicity stunt Tyler is trolling the internet he's a goofball him and jaden are just friends

[@UnStop4ble]

@@brianstone3722 "Might be something Tyler the Creator would rap about, though" HAHAHAHA xd

[@brianstone3722]

Sippy lol I agree

[@novakkosanovic]

So basically someone made it a trend to hate nickleback and a ton of mindless internet zombies followed...shocker

[@teddy3917]

Novak Kosanović no people just hate because only produce 2 good songs.

[@novakkosanovic]

Lilhotshot01 that sounds like a good reason not to like the band, not to hate it.

[@teddy3917]

Novak Kosanović plus he said he was better than slipknot

[@Hedstown]

No I truly hate nickleback they slimed there way into a genre of music I loved and then polluted it for the best part of a decade with mindless drivel I couldn't escape. I only wish the Portuguese were better shots.

[@Bornagainvillain]

Their music is bland. I can't listen to grunge...

[@johnyacks7690]

Never heard about the band being hated. They rock 🪨🎸😎🤣💪🤧

[@sheilacarteronarampage8483]

Just more BS lies mate

[@cornpop442]

Loved "Never Again" And Rockstar video was awesome. Everybody wishes they made a video like that

[@dannydaw59]

"Becoming the most hated band doesn't happen overnight." What about Milli Vanilli?

[@lianefehrle9921]

They were not a band. They were made up. Now the people with the music behind milli were the band

[@jasoncrandall5320]

Mill Vanilli was hated long before they got outed as Frauds.

[@SlyHikari03]

That wasn’t a band. That was two guys trying to make a living out of music and failing.

[@lyndahenry5469]

Lost prophets??

[@danaj50]

That’s True 🤣🤣

[@kWithoutPosting]

Rap degrades women and talks about violence but it's not hated like Nickle Back 🤔

[@antonysturgis3638]

Rappers dont hate nickelback , ppl who hate nickelback hate nickelback. Rappers have nothing to do with /could care less. Try pop music or something

[@danman6669]

@@antonysturgis3638 What he's getting at is that the video rips on Nickelback for sometimes having sexist lyrics, yet rap has LOTS of sexist lyrics, but it's still super popular. It's a double standard.

[@antonysturgis3638]

@@danman6669 thats not rappers fault? Dont listen to it lol.l, we all know how rap music is thats why its rap, thats sorta their thing. But it is also a double standard. I understand where youre coming from. Its a double standard.

[@metalfan2346]

@@antonysturgis3638i really think you aren't understanding, one of the reasons nickelback is hated is for having that type of lyrics, and the rap has it worst and yet they don't hate that fucking shit

[@Son_Adi]

That's modern rap. Idiot. Rap music wasn't always like that.

[@ryankempter4446]

On the topic of Chad's frat boy behavior. This is tame compared to the shit Motley Crue did. Not really an argument against Nickelback

[@Ztuber564]

TLDW: Nickleback became victim of “its cool to hate (insert here)” syndrome

[@uniquelygeekly3120]

I grew up listening to Nickelback, Greenday, and Skillet, so I don't really care if other people hate the people who make the music, I still enjoy it. It's okay to distance the art from the artist and it's okay to like something even if the person who made it is a douche. People still like Harry Potter after all.

[@kathyholcomb724]

People listen to Ozzy Osborne and he was just as bad if not worse...Marilyn Manson anyone? Anyone???

[@wetpants96]

@@kathyholcomb724 Ozzy was not a douchebag, he just did a lot of drugs. There's no reason to hate him other than that

[@njunderground82]

Exactly!

[@jasonjackson3114]

"This is where I went to school..." Yeah, the poetry certainly puts and lump in this old soldiers throat

[@informationyes]

So you dont like jK rowling for possibly being a transphobe because thats all the controversy she has

[@NSNC0]

Tbh, rather listen to them than modern day rappers

[@blueraven8738]

I know right.

[@genesis_cypher1920]

If you want something that isn’t shit pop. Then I recommend nerdcore if you which anime or play games the shit they make slaps

[@leftro3002]

this sounds idiotic there are many new age rappers better than old school ones, kendrick lamar, Vince staples, Earl sweatshirt, Tyler the creator, joey bada$$, xxxtentacion

[@appmp3976]

Only good rapper is Alfred yankovic

[@RicoBurghFan]

False equivalence

[@nashbymusic1098]

They're so amazing, top 5 favourite bands/artist and like, they're songs are not even all the same, such amazing variety

[@HAIRHOLIC_1]

I think they are hated because their songs used to be played on loop in every single damn radio station, people really just got enough of them. At least this is what happened to me, I liked them as a band, I was never a fan or anything just enjoyed few of their songs, but after that rockstar song (which I liked initially) I kept hearing it over and over and over it was too much man, they’ve overdone it.

[@christos6068]

LETS ADMIT IT GUYS WE ALL LOVE AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR SONGS ! People hate them because they beat the system with its own power !

[@kmartin8025]

Hell I still have a few i like! I just listen to a couple for the first time in like 8 or 9 years! That’s how I got here!😂🤷

[@jamesfalcon7086]

Facts

[@rabobingayan9758]

Look at this graph

[@champropaganda]

@@rabobingayan9758 Precisely

[@lincolnabbot]

Im seeing a Green Day Fan here 🧐

[@walkero6804]

I don’t see why nickelback is hated he’s pretty good

[@shawarmageddonit]

"He"?

[@nolandavis2927]

@@shawarmageddonit Yeah 🤟🔥🎸👍 Nickelback is pretty good Post-grunge band

[@gerardford9706]

@Efren Flores another incel who cant give a single reason why nickelback is bad and just hates them for no reason because its "cool". Get out of your mom's basement

[@nickrandles1102]

@@gerardford9706 what’s an incel?

[@Mintyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Nickelback isn't the issue. Its Chad Kroger that's the problem he's a douche

[@CanineLupus0114]

It all comes down to: "Its a meme" "Its a joke" *Its Bullying*

[@Simpletalk1337]

it's crazy how nickelback done everything to get the commercial succes and has sold 50 milion albums and then we have bands like megadeth who sold 40 million albums and is so technical good at their craft that if u not into music its rly hard to get whats going on, on those instrument and still they manage to sell that amount. Same with metallica for their first 4 albums especially. also metallica has always been a band doing what the fuck they wanna do and not what they think the public wanna listen to. Slayer sold 20 million and they are pure thrash metal..

[@loggerhead837]

I think it’s hilarious how everyone focuses on chad and the other three dudes are kinda just caught in the crossfire😂

[@sayakchakma6156]

"I can get a corona down in 5 or 6 seconds." Where tf are you now Chad?

[@darrenfrank9904]

Probably sitting in his mansion relaxing n laughing knowing he doesn't have to work his ass off for someone else 5-6 days a week lol

[@schechter01]

In rehab, at some point...

[@calebandrelek2971]

@@darrenfrank9904 He can only dream. His lifestyle doesn't allow living in a mansion and not worry about finances for a very long time now. I wouldn't be surprised if he is somebody's bitch right now working for chumchange

[@dr.loomis4221]

@@calebandrelek2971 dude has a net worth of 80-90 million dollars...he'll be fine

[@ffjsb]

Corona is basically Mexican Natty Light anyway... Not a major accomplishment.

[@robson2939]

I had no idea about this. I remember that 'This is how you remind me" was a huge hit even in Europe

[@timez364]

lets get right! we dont hate nickelback, we hate that we love them so much

[@BrawndoQC]

People have time to hate bands? I just don't listen to it.

[@carlosgonzalez2764]

Well it doesn't depends on my willingness to listen to crap music like nickelback and tons of other shit, it's on the mass media; radio, youtube, tv, spotify, movies, series and so on, that's what pisses me off I can't stop listening to stupid shit even though it isn't my personal choice.

[@michaelservice2355]

I make time to hate shitleback

[@pepelepew1505]

I don't take time out of my way to listen and hate. Just hate.

[@edweefication]

It's because they were famous. It's easy to being hated when you're famous.

[@O.z.713]

Brawndo lol true

[@KM-eg5br]

Was I the only one waiting for some major reason to pop up of why people actually hate the group? Cause this was really weak. lol

[@damiansconberg4715]

V Payton its mostly bandwagon

[@bryanf1091]

It's because of "Photograph." That song was just completely overplayed. Probably the most overplayed song in history.

[@cleansocks75]

V Payton he told a drum tech to stick his dick in a fan and said he loved the sound of him screaming. That sounds like some serious psychopath shit to me...

[@SammyNeverEver]

You mean the disgusting lyrical material? Cause that would be one

[@randymasser6165]

V Payton i know right I still like them

[@IanBuell]

In the end, they still are rock stars and got PAID! Good on them.

[@jodie-mayrose3231]

The hate for this band has just never made sense. I think it's just pure jealousy?

[@danbrowne2862]

This should be a clip on why we don’t like people who don’t like Nickelback . .

[@Kim6dawn1224]

Yeah, u sho right!

[@cnchess]

Absolutely!

[@bobo0202]

Well I don't like you either

[@dallasclark3973]

Well the Internet doesn't completely cater to the Mentally Handicapped, Sorry.

[@ShwappaJ]

@Anderson Cooper 99% of karens, you mean?

[@cliffbarber6058]

Over 50 million albums sold, not bad for a much hated band. The internet is a cow herd.

[@timrhoads3117]

I didnt even know that Nickleback was so hated by so many ! Actually i could care less ! They pumped out some Rockin Memorable tunes during their Heyday ! I had the pleasure of seeing them live at a strip down event (acoustic , indoor , 3800 people) in Spokane/Airway Heights Washington . I was a little surprised at how well the group harmonized !

[@MrElatioNoG]

I thought people hating Nickelback was a meme, I don't think people actually hate them as much as people think they do in these comment. lmfao

[@antonfriel1982]

definitely a meme

[@HockeyfanCaps]

I actually hate them as much as you can imagine

[@highlivin1917]

Elation Nickleback hate was a thing before memes were.

[@isixiail1433]

Ryan "hearing Nickelback fans all over this comment section..." Never knew that i can post a voice note now on youtube comment section

[@Ryan-cx2tg]

ISIXIAIL- Weak.

[@peecmkr45]

Most of this is petty Crap compared to what most rock bands have done since the 70's.

[@rjjrdq]

The Bee Gee's were "hated" after the disco backlash at the end of the 70's, but people didn't realize that they wrote multiple billboard hits for other artists throughout the 80's. As long as it wasn't the Bee Gee's the music was just fine...

[@m3nac32s0c13ty]

The people who hated Nickelback (and still do) are the ones who were headbanging to Metallica, System of a Down, KoRn, and Slipknot during the 2000s. The so-called "Freaks". lol

[@DavidMartinez-oh2kn]

I clicked because I saw Nicolas Cage.

[@nate8930]

Lmao

[@Seachase100]

My question is this: Why hate on Nickleback for these petty reasons, when there's a trainload of male rappers who proudly practice sexism, racism, hatred, jealously and envy with every breath they take.... yet, these guys get praised for it. So, what we have here is a bunch of cowardly haters who pick on a basically harmless band, while ignoring the true perpetrators because they're scared to open their mouth. It's sad and repulsive at the same time.

[@dshadow7156]

Seachase100....rap is the worst type of music (term used lightly) that ever plagued humanity.

[@abbysproul9446]

Thank u

[@jentepostma8024]

The only people who like rap are the youngsters. There is alot more hate going to them then NB!

[@dee-dees.3635]

Yeah, I'm thinking they're taking this guy out for his "misogyny" but so many others before and after this band have basically said the same things or worse. And DONE worse. And rap is at the top of the list. I kinda like this band and kinda like their lyrics. Since when does talking about sex... and, perhaps, submission... make someone a misogynist? This reeks of SJWs. I'm sick of it.

[@rosered3674]

Band makes a song with sexual lyrics: MISGOYYNNY! 50 shades of gray: Ah what fine literature

[@ErnestJay88]

But "Look at this photograph" song really cool, even though it ended as a meme

[@More-Cowbell-SlideGuitar-Harp]

don't get the hate against this awesome band. they have a formula for making great rockin tunes, they sound great live and it works for them and the fans. and not many other bands can attest to that. so all the haters can suck it and deal with it

[@Blazemoth]

I actually like some Nickelback songs, I mean, there's worse shit out there.

[@impostorsus3835]

And rap

[@bellaknightR597]

Justin Bieber

[@bellaknightR597]

I also like a couple of their songs

[@landryspoorguitar6666]

Limp bizkit

[@brycematthews2784]

Landryspoorguitar 01 wow forgot about them they’re ass

[@lancelange9377]

They keep selling out arenas, so I don't know what to say. It's like back in the day nobody would admit to watching Dukes of Hazzard, yet it was the highest rated show. People need to stop worrying about what other people think and just like what they honestly like.

[@beanslexicon4253]

Sooooooo TRUE! lol Glad to finally hear someone else say this too, I was never a diehard fan of NB but alot of other artists get same crap. Ppl follow what most others are saying than behind closed doors theirs ears perk up psh..lame.

[@cobypope8759]

PREACH!

[@kkelleybass]

50 million in sales, yet they are so hated? Proof that hatred is rooted in jealousy.

[@driverm4]

These guys should have come of age during the 80s. Their antics would have been perfect for the times.

[@snowdog202]

I never understood all the hate. They're not a bad band. I wouldn't call them great but there's waaaaaaaaaay worse out there.

[@squishydoo5417]

Bill The Grammar Supremacist Have you listened to anything by them except Dark Horse? Because every other album proves you wrong on that. Yeah, they do have some songs like that, but it's nowhere near "99%."

[@rzarectz]

Thats exactly it, they're not shit enough that nobody likes them, they're just shit enough that they maintain the perfect dividing line to separate retarded people with shit taste who like them, from persons of a higher consciousness who see the true gawd awful shit behind the cockbag facade. Thus the derision.

[@squishydoo5417]

Bill The Grammar Supremacist their first four albums were pure post-grunge or rock, and a large portion of everything they've released since have also been rock. I won't deny that a lot of their stuff sounds generic, but it's not just pop.

[@alvafairchild13]

id rather listen to limp bizkit

[@HiThere-ig5iz]

You're all generic as fuck..

[@bludhound73]

The Chainsmokers are the new Nickelback. All their songs sound the same.

[@kingexcrementus4268]

Not a fan of the Chainsmokers but on the bright side the lead singer doesn't sound like he's choking on semen.

[@LM-2005]

Me and my step grandad lived Nickleback's hit "Rockstar" it is still a bangar to this day even if there are some bits in there that is weird but amazing at the same time.

[@michaelmevissen9126]

Wore my Nickelback Tshirt today with pride. Had a punk at 7-11 tell me I can't believe you are wearing a Nickelback t-shirt. I told him, why wouldn't I? Great band puts on a great show.

[@ryzhe830]

Subscribe to eggtropy for not nickelback!

[@carterday6243]

Haha

[@subliminalenterprise4062]

Yeah fuck those maron 5 bands

[@dancarlton7973]

The Backstreet Girls are worse

[@abcderanzi]

@Scotty V hate the superbowl not the band

[@lemmykilmister5293]

Super bowl half Time destroyed

[@coltsrule5150]

They say if you play a Nickelback record backwards, you;ll hear the devil speak. The scary thing is, if you play a Nickelback record forward, you'll hear Nickelback.

[@plausibledeniability4016]

Joke steal!

[@kentleykingtaggart7034]

coltsrule5150 That was just to good.

[@xMRPx]

@coltsrule5150 I have to agree with Kentley King Taggart, that was just too good! LOL!!

[@SteveTK420]

coltsrule5150 if you play nickelback backwards you'll hear Satan wondering why you're listening you shity music

coltsrule5150 bbbhhhaaa that's fucking hilarious

[@smileyslick1534]

I think there is jealousy many people have of Nickelback reaching a status selling out shows, selling millions of records/CD’s, and living like rockstars. That’s what many wannabes dream of aspiring to become.

[@albertcorbeil1107]

Listen up all you critics , YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH MASSIVE SUCCESS!

[@MikeSpiderson]

At least they are not Logan Paul

[@thetree9399]

They did some pretty Logan Paul shit way before Logan Paul was relevant.

[@alvafairchild13]

hey good thought chad could retire he'd be perfect

[@starkiller18]

At least they aren't creed

[@MikeSpiderson]

Greenboy28 Creed is good tho you 1D10T

[@starkiller18]

DaRealiestMickey you obviously have terrible taste in music then. also calling someone an idiot for having a different opinion than you causes you to instantly lose the argument