Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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The Unknown Origins of Nickelback
Got an email this morning from a new fan Ollie Ox. Thanks for the compliments Ollie! Ollie had his own take on Nickelback and I feel it is only appropriate to share it here. For the original article, please visit Ollie's site here: http://ollieoxxx.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/nickelback-behind-the-music/ or http://ollieox.net
Since the town is a bitter cold wasteland for much of the year there isn’t much to do in Hanna besides huff gasoline in the garage, drink grain alcohol and punch your wife and kids. The townsfolk often spend their evenings trading pills and enjoying the warmth inside the Gas & Go Convenient Mart located in the town center. These gatherings are punctuated by the occasional fist fight where someone is usually slammed into the Slush Puppy™ machine and Karyn the bull dyke station clerk with the flapjack tits has to draw her shotgun, cocking it once to quell the skirmish. But, however cold and tortuous the elements are throughout the 11 month winters here, around late August the temperatures slowly rise and the snow cover gradually recedes back into the shadows and the citizens of Hanna no longer have to huddle at the Gas & Go for warmth; feeling soon returns to their frozen extremities. It is in this very short window of opportunity where Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Vikedal would meet and eventually come to reshape the course of modern rock music.
Just prior to the band’s formation in 1995 , lead singer Chad Kroeger was working part time on his dad’s cattle ranch where he was responsible for thawing the frozen udders of each cow using his own body heat in order to extract the sow’s icy milk. It was here he learned the value of hot air and would use his own breath and glove-warmed hands to gently thaw the teats of the mother cows as they slept in the frigid morning air. His brother, Mike Kroeger, did not produce as much hot air as his older brother Chad and therefor he was tasked with shoveling manure into and out of his dad’s shed. He would soon rise to become the band’s superstar bass player.
Ryan Vikedal, the band’s soon to be megastar drummer, was working as a mechanic for Karyn the bull dyke clerk with the floppy frisbee tits. He was kind of a hard worker and although not formally trained as a mechanic, more often than not he could fix the problem by repeatedly hitting the automobile undercarriage or engine with a wrench.
Ryan Peake, the band’s “second Ryan” and virtuoso backing vocalist was working 75hr work weeks at the local Sam’s Club. He’d often spend a majority of his time perched high atop the large shelving units proactively trying to spot people shoplifting. His manager would often reprimand Ryan stating that the store already had over 27 manned cctv security cameras installed already and that it’d be more helpful if he’d “go wrangle in some carts from the parking lot”. This became a sore subject between the two and eventually Ryan was made to stand at the entrance for the duration of his shift and blow up the large 30inch SAM’S balloons for the children. Ryan would come develop a very powerful set of lungs as a result and till this day he rarely uses a mic when performing backing vocals in large venues.
Nickleback is a Canadian rock band hailing from Hanna, Alberta. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Hanna, Alberta, it’s a desolate stretch of unforgiving frozen tundra covered in a dense icepack for 11 months out of the year. It is prohibitively cold there and makes it almost impossible to perform any activity requiring fine motor skills such as knitting, painting, or practicing guitar.
Since the town is a bitter cold wasteland for much of the year there isn’t much to do in Hanna besides huff gasoline in the garage, drink grain alcohol and punch your wife and kids. The townsfolk often spend their evenings trading pills and enjoying the warmth inside the Gas & Go Convenient Mart located in the town center. These gatherings are punctuated by the occasional fist fight where someone is usually slammed into the Slush Puppy™ machine and Karyn the bull dyke station clerk with the flapjack tits has to draw her shotgun, cocking it once to quell the skirmish. But, however cold and tortuous the elements are throughout the 11 month winters here, around late August the temperatures slowly rise and the snow cover gradually recedes back into the shadows and the citizens of Hanna no longer have to huddle at the Gas & Go for warmth; feeling soon returns to their frozen extremities. It is in this very short window of opportunity where Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Vikedal would meet and eventually come to reshape the course of modern rock music.
Just prior to the band’s formation in 1995 , lead singer Chad Kroeger was working part time on his dad’s cattle ranch where he was responsible for thawing the frozen udders of each cow using his own body heat in order to extract the sow’s icy milk. It was here he learned the value of hot air and would use his own breath and glove-warmed hands to gently thaw the teats of the mother cows as they slept in the frigid morning air. His brother, Mike Kroeger, did not produce as much hot air as his older brother Chad and therefor he was tasked with shoveling manure into and out of his dad’s shed. He would soon rise to become the band’s superstar bass player.
Ryan Vikedal, the band’s soon to be megastar drummer, was working as a mechanic for Karyn the bull dyke clerk with the floppy frisbee tits. He was kind of a hard worker and although not formally trained as a mechanic, more often than not he could fix the problem by repeatedly hitting the automobile undercarriage or engine with a wrench.
Ryan Peake, the band’s “second Ryan” and virtuoso backing vocalist was working 75hr work weeks at the local Sam’s Club. He’d often spend a majority of his time perched high atop the large shelving units proactively trying to spot people shoplifting. His manager would often reprimand Ryan stating that the store already had over 27 manned cctv security cameras installed already and that it’d be more helpful if he’d “go wrangle in some carts from the parking lot”. This became a sore subject between the two and eventually Ryan was made to stand at the entrance for the duration of his shift and blow up the large 30inch SAM’S balloons for the children. Ryan would come develop a very powerful set of lungs as a result and till this day he rarely uses a mic when performing backing vocals in large venues.
Because of the harsh environment where the band was formed, they only had one solid month out of the year to practice their respective instruments. Everyday the band mates would gather at around 5pm in Mike’s father’s manure shed and would practice all the way until 7 or 8 sometime’s 9pm, skipping dinner entirely! At first the band showed no promise, most practice sessions were interrupted by Ryan #2′s girlfriend bitching about something or one of the townsfolk beating on the shed door pleading that they had what it took to be in the band as well. At one point in late 1993 there were upwards of 16 people in the Nickelback super-band when Chad finally put his foot down deciding to cut the roster back down to the original 4, eliminating the woodwind section and the 3 extra drummers.
Fast forward to the late summer of 1995, where Chad Kroeger had freshly penned the remarkably resilient hit single “This is How You Remind Me” which to everyone’s suprise soared to the top of both American and Canadian Billboard charts for rock. A personal, angst-filled masterpiece that opens with “never made it as a wise man”, a lyric modified from the original: “warmin up a teat with my hand” in favor of a more marketable rock band image.
Currently Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups in recorded history, having sold like, 50 billion albums worldwide. Their music can be heard echoing off the manilla wafer-colored walls of every TJMaxx and Chili’s restaurant in the country. At present the band continues to tour; yelling, sweating and making sounds in front of curiously large crowds all across the world.
Nickelback, Behind the Music.
Nickleback is a Canadian rock band hailing from Hanna, Alberta. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Hanna, Alberta, it’s a desolate stretch of unforgiving frozen tundra covered in a dense icepack for 11 months out of the year. It is prohibitively cold there and makes it almost impossible to perform any activity requiring fine motor skills such as knitting, painting, or practicing guitar.Since the town is a bitter cold wasteland for much of the year there isn’t much to do in Hanna besides huff gasoline in the garage, drink grain alcohol and punch your wife and kids. The townsfolk often spend their evenings trading pills and enjoying the warmth inside the Gas & Go Convenient Mart located in the town center. These gatherings are punctuated by the occasional fist fight where someone is usually slammed into the Slush Puppy™ machine and Karyn the bull dyke station clerk with the flapjack tits has to draw her shotgun, cocking it once to quell the skirmish. But, however cold and tortuous the elements are throughout the 11 month winters here, around late August the temperatures slowly rise and the snow cover gradually recedes back into the shadows and the citizens of Hanna no longer have to huddle at the Gas & Go for warmth; feeling soon returns to their frozen extremities. It is in this very short window of opportunity where Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Vikedal would meet and eventually come to reshape the course of modern rock music.
Just prior to the band’s formation in 1995 , lead singer Chad Kroeger was working part time on his dad’s cattle ranch where he was responsible for thawing the frozen udders of each cow using his own body heat in order to extract the sow’s icy milk. It was here he learned the value of hot air and would use his own breath and glove-warmed hands to gently thaw the teats of the mother cows as they slept in the frigid morning air. His brother, Mike Kroeger, did not produce as much hot air as his older brother Chad and therefor he was tasked with shoveling manure into and out of his dad’s shed. He would soon rise to become the band’s superstar bass player.
Ryan Vikedal, the band’s soon to be megastar drummer, was working as a mechanic for Karyn the bull dyke clerk with the floppy frisbee tits. He was kind of a hard worker and although not formally trained as a mechanic, more often than not he could fix the problem by repeatedly hitting the automobile undercarriage or engine with a wrench.
Ryan Peake, the band’s “second Ryan” and virtuoso backing vocalist was working 75hr work weeks at the local Sam’s Club. He’d often spend a majority of his time perched high atop the large shelving units proactively trying to spot people shoplifting. His manager would often reprimand Ryan stating that the store already had over 27 manned cctv security cameras installed already and that it’d be more helpful if he’d “go wrangle in some carts from the parking lot”. This became a sore subject between the two and eventually Ryan was made to stand at the entrance for the duration of his shift and blow up the large 30inch SAM’S balloons for the children. Ryan would come develop a very powerful set of lungs as a result and till this day he rarely uses a mic when performing backing vocals in large venues.
Nickleback is a Canadian rock band hailing from Hanna, Alberta. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Hanna, Alberta, it’s a desolate stretch of unforgiving frozen tundra covered in a dense icepack for 11 months out of the year. It is prohibitively cold there and makes it almost impossible to perform any activity requiring fine motor skills such as knitting, painting, or practicing guitar.
Since the town is a bitter cold wasteland for much of the year there isn’t much to do in Hanna besides huff gasoline in the garage, drink grain alcohol and punch your wife and kids. The townsfolk often spend their evenings trading pills and enjoying the warmth inside the Gas & Go Convenient Mart located in the town center. These gatherings are punctuated by the occasional fist fight where someone is usually slammed into the Slush Puppy™ machine and Karyn the bull dyke station clerk with the flapjack tits has to draw her shotgun, cocking it once to quell the skirmish. But, however cold and tortuous the elements are throughout the 11 month winters here, around late August the temperatures slowly rise and the snow cover gradually recedes back into the shadows and the citizens of Hanna no longer have to huddle at the Gas & Go for warmth; feeling soon returns to their frozen extremities. It is in this very short window of opportunity where Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Vikedal would meet and eventually come to reshape the course of modern rock music.
Just prior to the band’s formation in 1995 , lead singer Chad Kroeger was working part time on his dad’s cattle ranch where he was responsible for thawing the frozen udders of each cow using his own body heat in order to extract the sow’s icy milk. It was here he learned the value of hot air and would use his own breath and glove-warmed hands to gently thaw the teats of the mother cows as they slept in the frigid morning air. His brother, Mike Kroeger, did not produce as much hot air as his older brother Chad and therefor he was tasked with shoveling manure into and out of his dad’s shed. He would soon rise to become the band’s superstar bass player.
Ryan Vikedal, the band’s soon to be megastar drummer, was working as a mechanic for Karyn the bull dyke clerk with the floppy frisbee tits. He was kind of a hard worker and although not formally trained as a mechanic, more often than not he could fix the problem by repeatedly hitting the automobile undercarriage or engine with a wrench.
Ryan Peake, the band’s “second Ryan” and virtuoso backing vocalist was working 75hr work weeks at the local Sam’s Club. He’d often spend a majority of his time perched high atop the large shelving units proactively trying to spot people shoplifting. His manager would often reprimand Ryan stating that the store already had over 27 manned cctv security cameras installed already and that it’d be more helpful if he’d “go wrangle in some carts from the parking lot”. This became a sore subject between the two and eventually Ryan was made to stand at the entrance for the duration of his shift and blow up the large 30inch SAM’S balloons for the children. Ryan would come develop a very powerful set of lungs as a result and till this day he rarely uses a mic when performing backing vocals in large venues.
Because of the harsh environment where the band was formed, they only had one solid month out of the year to practice their respective instruments. Everyday the band mates would gather at around 5pm in Mike’s father’s manure shed and would practice all the way until 7 or 8 sometime’s 9pm, skipping dinner entirely! At first the band showed no promise, most practice sessions were interrupted by Ryan #2′s girlfriend bitching about something or one of the townsfolk beating on the shed door pleading that they had what it took to be in the band as well. At one point in late 1993 there were upwards of 16 people in the Nickelback super-band when Chad finally put his foot down deciding to cut the roster back down to the original 4, eliminating the woodwind section and the 3 extra drummers.
“…ya know it got to a point where the shed couldn’t physically hold all of us, when my dad found we had shoveled out some of the shit to make room for the others he threatened to break our instruments. Manure is money he said” -Chad KroegerSeveral years would pass performing to crowds of 10 – 20 in the mechanic’s garage at the Gas & Go. Karyn, the bull dyke clerk with the orangutan boobs that start at her shoulder blades would charge the towns people 5¢ admission to see them play. Without fail, by mid-set most residents would clamor for a refund stating they wanted their nickel back. Among the deer knives and brass knuckles, the mob was often silenced by Karyn the bull dyke clerk with the saggy tortilla titties, as she fired buckshot into the ceiling of the garage, yelling: “Settle down or nobody’s getting their fuckin’ nickel back!” And the name stuck. This scene would play out for several years until the band was finally noticed by talent scout Ron Burman, the bass player’s uncle. Burman would eventually come to perform a wide range of favors and ‘under the table’ deals with high-powered radio brokers that would soon thrust his hot product into the spotlight. Enter Nickelback.
Fast forward to the late summer of 1995, where Chad Kroeger had freshly penned the remarkably resilient hit single “This is How You Remind Me” which to everyone’s suprise soared to the top of both American and Canadian Billboard charts for rock. A personal, angst-filled masterpiece that opens with “never made it as a wise man”, a lyric modified from the original: “warmin up a teat with my hand” in favor of a more marketable rock band image.
Currently Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups in recorded history, having sold like, 50 billion albums worldwide. Their music can be heard echoing off the manilla wafer-colored walls of every TJMaxx and Chili’s restaurant in the country. At present the band continues to tour; yelling, sweating and making sounds in front of curiously large crowds all across the world.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Chad Chad Avril Avril
Rocker Chad Kroeger has taken aim at his fiancee Avril Lavigne’s
ex-husband Deryck Whibley after the Sum 41 star and his model girlfriend
mocked the newly-engaged pair by dressing up as them for a Halloween
party.
Whibley donned drag and wore a blonde wig with colored streaks and
heavy eye make-up to attend the Saturday night bash as Lavigne, while
his girlfriend, Ari Cooper, showed off a long, curly hairpiece and a
fake beard to mimic the Nickelback frontman's look.
The stunt didn't go unnoticed by Kroeger and he took to his Twitter.com blog on Sunday to take a jab at Whibley.
"Hey Deryck loved the costumes! we were going to dress up as you guys
this year but all the parties had celebrity themes haha! -CK"
— Nickelback (@Nickelback) October 28, 2012
Lavigne split from Whibley in 2009 and she became engaged to Kroeger earlier this year after a whirlwind romance.
Source: http://m.en.canoe.ca/Music/2012/10/29/20314866-wenn.html
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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How to Tell Friends You Like Nickelback
I know this video was done almost a year ago, but I had to share. I laughed, I really did!
Thanks Mr. Forthright!!!
Nickelback haters attack George Costanza!
Jason Alexander, famous for his character George Costanza appearing in the ever popular comedy series Seinfeld, participates in Nickelback's latest music video Trying not to Love You. Apparently his collaboration earned him a place among the Nickelback Haters as he gets attacked on Twitter even though he is trying to attract Baywatch beauty Brook Burns!!
And for all the haters, here is said music video, lol! Enjoy!!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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From a Nickelback Jokes Fan!!
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I took my car to the shop the other day, cause it was making a terrible noise.... turns out it was just Nickelback on the radio.
Thanks Greg!!!
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Nickelback Thank Black Keys For Insult
Nickelback have given a hilarious response to The Black Keys, who claimed that rock is dying because of the mainstream rock act.
Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney complained to Rolling Stone that Nickelback caused a lull in guitar groups because "[Musicians] became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be s**t - therefore you should never try to be the biggest rock band in the world."
Nickelback took to Twitter to reply with a typically wry back-handed comment:
It is not the first time Nickelback have dealt well with criticism. In November, a petition to ban them from playing at half-time during a football game in Detroit collected more than 50,000 signatures. Their response? To produce a self-parody for Funny-or-Die to make light of the situation, earning the band a good dose of respect.
Similarly, the sports star Peter Moylan, a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, tweeted that the band should visit a Foo Fighters concert to "see how it's done." Nickelback quickly replied to say the Foos are killer, and asked Pete whether it was better watching his team mates from the bench or the TV. Touche!
With their latest album "Here And Now" shooting straight to the top of the Billboard chart in early December, and more than 3 million sales of their 2008 album "Dark Horse", we can understand why Nickelback are targeted by people who dislike mainstream music.
However, we have to respect Nickelback's sense of humor and way they deal with critics; with maturity and aplomb. Let it be a lesson to all of us.
Article from http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Pickleback
The Facebook page “can this pickle get more fans than Nickelback?” was created by Coral Anne on February 3rd, 2010. The page has since been removed, but on March 30th, 2010 the pickle page had 1,580,178 fans and Nickleback’s Facebook page had 1,487,303 fans.
Detroit Lions Football Game Petition
On November 4th, 2011, The Huffington Post reported that an online petition to ban Nickelback was created in response to an announcement that the band would be performing during the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving football game.
Someday You Remind Me
On August 5th, 2007, the audio recording of “How You Remind Me” and “Someday” was uploaded to YouTube by user crockettjvinson. The video has received over 300,000 views as of February 2012.
Monday, April 23, 2012
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