I don't know if it was so much that they were "bad" but that they weren't really doing anything a bunch of other bands were already doing at the time. From what I remember they were pretty much from the same mold as Pearl Jam and Creed, and Creed already was being criticized for having a somewhat generic sound.
Back in the radio days you kinda had to have some sort of unique sound to stand out from all the other music being played, and I don't remember them doing that.
t. Rock music enjoyer who was in high school when Nickelback was at its peak and who thought the indie and/or internet music scene of the day was rather pretentious.
I don't know if it was so much that they were "bad" but that they weren't really doing anything a bunch of other bands were already doing at the time. From what I remember they were pretty much from the same mold as Pearl Jam and Creed, and Creed already was being criticized for having a somewhat generic sound.
Back in the radio days you kinda had to have some sort of unique sound to stand out from all the other music being played, and I don't remember them doing that.
t. Rock music enjoyer who was in high school when Nickelback was at its peak and who thought the indie and/or internet music scene of the day was rather pretentious.