General Music Chat

I liked some of Nicklebacks music, but as I've said before their lyrics are awfull. Might as well be listening to some country whinner crap.

The KISS the way I always heard it was Kings In Satins Service. In an interview I heard Gene say that as they were attempting to name the band someone suggested f**k. And it was down graded to KISS.

I liked some of Nicklebacks music, but as I've said before their lyrics are awful

I dare you to listen to "Never Again" by them. Listen to the lyrics or read whatever. There's more themes than sex in their songs.. their older stuff, that is.

And thanks for the wrist advice

I read this again and all I can say is I wish I had written the song "Rockstar". Pretty much sums up things real well to me, and when we play it all the people sing it with us. even my daughter knows all the words. How can something be wrong with a band that writes a song like that. I wish I got the royalties off of it. When any of you write anything that comes close to the exposure level that this song has, then come back and diss it.

Just because you or I dont like a song doesnt mean a song is bad. It just means you are stuck in your little box and cant open your ears enough to understand. I also like the song How You Remind Me, it gets killer response live when we play it.

On a personal level Id rather play Outshined, or Them Bones/Dam That River than a lot of crap that we play, but when we play those heavy songs you just kill the audience. If you are in this for making some extra money or you want to be popular on a local level you better get used to playin the sh*t you dont like. Ive been playin Sweet Home Alabama since Skynyrd wrote it, but you know what live it still works.

Like I said, once some of you clowns on here write a song or two that comes anywhere close to Nickleback then I feel you have the right to say the songs suck, but until then in my mind you really dont have any right to diss the guys songs.

On a side note, didnt Chad Kroeger(I think I spelled that right) start hitting it at around the 40yr old mark. Our singer and I look up to him cause it gives us hope that we might still have a shot at the big time.

These days you can be 70 some and still be viable, a la Mick Jaggggger and the rolling people.. lol

In an internet age, it's too easy to be visible.. All it takes is publicity and curiosity.

I think Kroeger is a great songwriter. I will say that I've heard "All their songs sound the same" from many a person though.
Maybe because their stuff is commercial, and is written to be so... a lot of people get turned off by that i think.
As a band I think they are pretty good.
And they got with EMI in 2000, so that would have made him about 26, 27 years old...

A far as Slayer goes, they do what they do very well. No one sounds like slayer except slayer, theyve been around forever, and have won a couple of Grammys. What has Devil Wears Prada ever done except annoy people?

What has Devil Wears Prada ever done except annoy people?

gtZip, you so funny. They are "young" musicians following their dreams making music that they like. It might not be the type of music that you like but they are out there doing shows, touring and recording with a very large fan base and doing what they love. Why that might be offensive to you is beyond me. It's funny how the mind narrows with age. So how's your band doing right now?

Yeah Mike, that was just a little dig at Ryan to see if I could wind him up a little.
They aren't offensive to me. I pulled up some of there stuff last time they were mentioned round here and I didn't care for it.

I do try to stay current on 'new' music most of the time, believe it or not.

The bands doing pretty fair right now, but there are some Bass player issues that need to be ironed out.
You guys should swing through Boise before winter sets in.

I know what you mean. When our keyboardist left it pretty much crippled the band and we had to cancel all of our upcoming shows and our EP release and that hurt. We did find a great replacement and have been practicing several times a week. We are about ready to hit it again with some upcoming shows and new release date.

that the best way to not listen to slayer is to stand right next to the speaker stands....you won't hear slayer preform live or anything else for about a week good times

C'mon Ryan, plenty of music sux. Nickelback, creed, puff daddy, etc etc. I think most music sux. I like about 20% of most genres, and 0% of some genres.

Neanderpaul,
Your point is well taken, however, I must take issue with your saying Nickelback sux. (this reminds me of when Capt Scot called me on my saying that the Monkees suck, and after reconsideration, had to change my tune!).
Granted, I am not a Nickelback fan myself, but it seems that a lot of people don't like them just because they are successful. I betcha that if you and I walked into a bar and Nickelback happened to be playin', we would both agree to stick around for another beer!

just a thought,
Howlin'

Nah, I'm happy to concede to the truth, but I like plenty of successful bands. I just absolutely loathe his buzzy fake vocals. I just think he's a leftover Iroc mullet geek with plenty of talent and no taste.

If Nickelback stick to their hard rock sh*t that they used to make 2 or 3 albums ago... they have a lot of potential, but they choose to go mainstream on us.. so their fans are chicks who go "aww so cute <3"...
Their heavy tunes is one of the first forms of "rock" that I listened to when I was getting into rock. A real shame.

Yea, bout Creed.. well, granted that Stapp was/is/will always be an asshole filled with eternal sh*t... and he had a certain annoying tone most of the time. He can sing well.. and as far as the rest of the band, they are absolutely great. Tremonti is a brutal guitarist. And the drummer is good too. Listen to Alter Bridge for some proof.

Nickelbacks melodies and chord progressions are good. The vocals and lyrics are what kill me. Same with creed. Yes, Tremonte is freaking bulletproof though. Bullets is sick!

Paul, listen to Never Again and tell me the lyrics are bad. There's a few more.. and then they hit fame and wrote shaky shyt.

I especially mean Never Again, I detest people and myself when they or I cant just cry me a bridge and get over it.
Nicklebag are whinners.

P.S. I will keep my big red nose and floppy shoes while I play what I like.
Dont care if it pays me a dime. Taint my bag. A musicians ability to make money, or any other profession does not make their opinions any more valid than mine. Hell I,ve seen people pay for tickets to watch airbands and other such IMO dumbassed sh*t.
If I have to play and or listen to what pleases me all alone in the dark.
So be it.
I will however be very carefull with the flower that squirts water when I get out of the little car. Might be harmfull to the Les Paul.

When any of you write anything that comes close to the exposure level that this song has, then come back and diss it.

If exposure equals your respect then you respect Britney Spears. If you respect Britney you are musically lost. Popularity means nothing. It is equally ridiculous to like a band for being popular as it is to dislike a band for being popular. We will diss who we choose. That's one of the things the forum is for.

Just because you or I dont like a song doesnt mean a song is bad.

That's exactly what it means. It means it's bad to me. I care about my opinion of music. Everybody should care about and form their own opinions. I hear what I hear though my ears and my taste. As does everybody else.

If you are in this for making some extra money or you want to be popular on a local level you better get used to playin the sh*t you dont like. Ive been playin Sweet Home Alabama since Skynyrd wrote it, but you know what live it still works.

That's your gig man and that's fine. I would NEVER play that crap. I've been gigging 70% my material since day one. I have my respect for myself and artistic satisfaction. And I have plenty of fans and people who believe in me. You have a good time and make money playing what you like and what you don't like. I have only played what I enjoy. What makes money has never entered the picture.

Like I said, once some of you clowns on here write a song or two that comes anywhere close to Nickleback then I feel you have the right to say the songs suck, but until then in my mind you really dont have any right to diss the guys songs.

Are you for real? Have you listened to the song Jimmy Danger and I did? "nothing but wrong" has all the testosterone of nickelback without any of the gaudy cheese laden buzzy forced soap operatic vocals and wanked lyrics Chad Kroger puts out. Plenty of artists here have put out strong material that is musically superior. "burn" by shredd comes to mind. And if by "comes close" you mean commercial success please refer to the Britney comment form above.

On a side note, didnt Chad Kroeger(I think I spelled that right) start hitting it at around the 40yr old mark. Our singer and I look up to him cause it gives us hope that we might still have a shot at the big time.

NO he is just now 34 so he was in his twenties when they broke. There are plenty of credible hip acts that make it. Queens of the stoneage is one in my opinion that are big AND cool. Foo fighters is another. Nickelback could not be any cheesier. They do have some good melodies and harmonies, some good chord progressions. But it's like taking a great steak dinner and pouring powdered aspirin all over it. I CANT eat that crap. It's just like Bob Dillon. I don''t care how good his lyrics are supposed to be. His voice sucks. I don't have time to listen to music that has 80% good parts. Not when there is plenty of music that has 100% good parts.

BTW "outshined" and "them bones" are straight bad to the bone.