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"I think," Chad Kroeger said when asked about how Nickelback dealt with their critical reception, "we actually used to pay a little bit of attention to that, and we just kind of accepted it's, like, nope, we are never going to be one of those bands, we are never going to be the critic's darlings, and we're okay with that." Considering their success, which beats most bands that have ever existed, this seems like a decent tradeoff for them. If critics gave up on authenticity, they merge with the mainstream, thus losing their counter cultural capital." So the violent disapproval of Nickelback is an inauthentic pose. A band is a corporate enterprise and while Nickelback are duller than most, all their inauthenticity does is to show that music performances are performances What people really want is a pretense of pure authenticity that doesn't come off as a pose. "I would argue," Anttonen continues "that, by nullifying Nickelback's authenticity, critics are in fact authenticating themselves. "Nickelback provokes anger" Anttonen concludes "because of what it is not - honest, self-expressing, anti-commercial, and dangerous - what music should be." In addition to this, she also addresses the intrinsic ridiculousness of this complaint. Second, they seem perfectly calculated to appeal to soccer moms who aspire to appear edgy.Īs the title suggests, the crux of the discourse was that in the wake of grunge music and all the baggage of authenticity that came with it, Nickelback was perceived to be an essentially inauthentic band. First, their music carries the same turgid songs throughout, always sounding like a reference to another band. His main takeaway from his reexamination was that there were two strikes against the band. In March, Nico Lang attempted to articulate on the Daily Dot why so much vitriol was still directed towards a band that hadn't had a hit since 2006. Of course someone created a browser plugin called Nickelblock that eliminates "all mention of Alberta's finest swamp heshers from your web browser"! The direct, personal hatred of the Canadian band Nickelback is one of those aspects of popular culture that seem to simply exist.
You don't drink and drive and we won't make you listen to it." As expected, people found this highly amusing. So please, lets not ruin a perfectly good unopened copy of Nickelback. In a Facebook post, as quoted by the BBC, they wrote "And when we catch you, and we will catch you, on top of a hefty fine, a criminal charge and a year's driving suspension we will also provide you with a bonus gift of playing the offices copy of Nickelback in the cruiser on the way to jail. What are your reactions to the “Photograph” parody video? Let us know in the comments below.In an attempt to dissuade the people of Kensington from drunk driving, the local police decided to threaten them with drastic measures. Nickelback and Google Photos’ “Photograph” parody video is available to watch below. “When Google approached us with the idea about marrying the song with Google Photos we felt like it would be a fun and nostalgic way to give the song a lyrical refresh and share some of our favorite memories.” “Fifteen years ago, we had no idea that the photos on our mobile devices would become such a ubiquitous part of all of our lives,” Kroeger says. Kroeger also revealed how Nickelback’s partnership with Google Photos came to be. The Nickelback frontman addresses all of those ramen memes in the song’s new lyrics.
From those bad haircuts to meals we never want to forget, Nickelback’s “Photograph” has actually never been more relatable.Īs well, Kroeger truly used the “Photograph” parody to his advantage. Since the coronaviruspandemic has led to us staying home, we’ve found ourselves looking back at old photos to remember past memories. The new parody video runs just over a minute long and truly encapsulates what a lot of us dealt with this year.
The tech giant seemingly realized that “Photograph” was the perfect song to convey the campaign’s message – “look at your photographs.” Read more: Did Billie Eilish just reveal when her new era is arriving? The “Photograph” parody video is part of Google‘s latest campaign that is encouraging users to use Google Photos to look at past photos. This week, Nickelback teamed up with Google Photos to release a “Photograph” parody that is truly peak 2020. Now, it looks like Chad Kroeger and company are being good sports about the internet attention they’ve received over the years.