The Nickelbacklash

I was on Facebook one day when I was directed to a link of people I should unfriend. Clicking on the link took me to a list of people on my friends list who have liked the band Nickelback.



While I'll admit I've never been a fan of the band that dominated radio in the mid-00s, I have to say I was a little surprised. Why such animosity? I decided to Google it. I found this.



And this.



And this.



Maybe that last one is the key to what's going on. Everyone seemed to like Nickelback in the 00s, so people felt pressured to like them. Now there's a backlash. A NICKELbacklash. What happened between then...



...and now to make the band so hated?



Granted, I was never a big fan. The lead singer always sounded a little scary to me. I felt like this was how Satan would sound if he could sing. Yet he had this super-nice look that didn't match his voice. 


But this video serves as proof that quite a few people liked them enough to help them with their music video in 2005...including a few people you may recognize.




Is there a band whose music you hate with a passion?