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Nickelback is a post-grunge rock band formed in Hanna, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The name derived from the nickel in change Mike Kroeger's brother frequently had to give customers back in his job at a Starbucks coffee shop in which he would say, "Here's your nickel back".
The band has sold over 13 million albums in the United States and over 1.5 million albums in Canada, their worldwide albums sales counted near to 20 million.
Nickelback's latest release, All the Right Reasons has already sold more than 3.5 million albums in US and over 5 million albums worldwide while not even a year has passed since its release.
The core of the band hails from Hanna, Alberta. They are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Nickelback was helped early on by Cancon, the Canadian law requiring a certain percentage of music played on Canadian radio to be from Canadian musical artists. Their second full length album, The State, propelled them to the mainstream with two Top 10 hits (one being "Leader of Men") and the follow up album Silver Side Up, with 2002's most-played single "How You Remind Me", gave them superstar status, scoring multi-format smashes on every album since.
The band was playing their second song at the Ilha do Ermal festival in Portugal on August 19, 2002, when singer Chad Kroeger was suddenly sprayed with a full bottle of water, hurled from somewhere within the audience. Kroeger immediately tore off his guitar and confronted the crowd, and as he turned around, he was pelted in the back of the head with what looked like a large rock. "See ya," he replied with a wave. With that, the entire band followed him off the stage. Both Kroeger and drummer Ryan Vikedal gave the audience the finger as they strode off. Kroeger was unharmed by the rock.[1]
Silver Side Up was released on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. On that morning, they were on their tour bus traveling across Pennsylvania less than 10 miles from where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.
They have received 6 Juno Awards and were nominated for 5 more in 2006. Their single "Photograph" was nominated for best single. Nickelback with their latest album, topped the nominees with 3 the nominations including Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (All the Right Reasons) and Favorite Alternative Artist, for the 34th American Music Awards which are going to be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2006.
Nickelback's style can be described as hard rock with a melodic undertone, modern arena rock sound (many claim there are also a small amount of heavy metal and country influences). The frontman Chad Kroeger is the dominant element; his vocals sustain the songs through verse and hook.
As with many bands, Nickelback's lyrics deal mostly with
either acquiring romance, the loss of romance, or the transition
between love and hate in
relationships. Earlier albums included songs discussing problems such as
parental desertion and domestic abuse. They seldom if ever speak metaphorically.
Their fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005), sees a change in their subject matter. Kroeger deals with nostalgia, friendships and the passage of time in one of the 2005 singles, "Photograph". "Rockstar" has the band reflecting on the consequences of their new status as recognized musicians and is a typical grunge style attack on commercialisation and manufactured artists. The album, however, has received negative reviews. All Music Guide called Nickelback "unspeakably awful" in the album's critical review. [2]
Nickelback was the main support act for Bon Jovi on the European & American legs of the latter's "Have a Nice Day Tour" in 2006.
In 2003, an internet meme pokes fun at the similarities between the song How You Remind Me and Someday, referred to as "How You Remind Me of Someday". Chad Kroeger, on the official Nickelback website said of the album The Long Road, "We've pushed things further in every way possible. Fans of real rock music are in for a surprise."
A student from Vancouver, Canada, however, synchronised the two songs together, showing that both songs appear to be of nearly identical length. As well, the rhythms match almost perfectly in syncopation. A British website put these two songs together in a similar fashion in a flash file[1], where one song is played through the left speaker and one through the right.
In a press conference, bassist Mike Kroeger said to the Cleveland Free Times, "I think that's remarkable for someone to notice that there is a hit quality. If all hits sound the same, then sorry. When you are a band that has a distinct style such as us or AC/DC, that happens. When you have a distinct style, you run the risk of sounding similar."[2].
Chad Kroeger - Lead Vocals and Guitars
Ryan Peake - Guitar and Backing Vocals
Mike Kroeger - Bass Guitar
Daniel Adair - Drums and Backing Vocals
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