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+Anthony longoria Plus the regret.
Or the Nostalgia Critic, or the Mr. Enter of Rock music. In his Good Charlotte, Simple Plan and Limp Bizkit review he becomes angrier.
The Nostalgia Critic of music.
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September 11, 2001 has had an incredible impact on my life. I remember thinking that day that it was going to be something I would never forget. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think about it. It was the day Nickelback’s album Silver Side Up was released.
I went to Walmart to buy it. The cashier was crying. She must have already listened to it and was affected by some of the more emotional songs. On the way home I popped it into my CD player. I was blown away by it from the very first moment. I tried to stop at a gas station, but for some reason they were all crowded. I guess it was all the people going out to buy the new album. When I got home my parents asked me if I had heard the news. I told them I already knew about the new Nickelback album. I went to my room to listen to it. Every song was amazing and the track layout was perfect. The cover art was awesome. Chad Kroeger and the other guys looked like the epitome of rockstars. It was an incredible work of genius and I could understand why the cashier was so emotional. I had loved Curb and The State, but this was something completely new and different from my favorite band. My parents were watching the news really loud so I had to turn it up to drown that out. I played it on repeat over and over until I fell asleep. It was one of the most memorable days of my life. I can’t even begin to imagine what my life would be like without Silver Side Up.
This comment is diabolical
💀💀💀💀
This is the troll post to trump all troll posts so far.
Chad Kroeger can't melt steel beams
I'm dead right now. We need this to trend.
He got to melt Avril Lavigne
Cuz his music ain't fire... Btw you have to say that in a sassy black woman voice
Osama Bin Laden is just a fictional character created by Chad Kroeger!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
What else was released on 9/11? Slayer - God Hates Us All
And Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York
Zero1380X they had to delay the release of that one to redo the cover because it portrayed a picture of the World Trade Center engulfed in flames (by shear coincidence) in the background
Brent Bowman Well, it was released that day, then it was recalled and re-released because of the image. I have the WTC version because i bought it before going to class, not knowing that in an hour i would have a collector's item in my hands...
Jay Z- The Blueprint
Mink Car by They Might Be Giants - a NYC-based band, too!
On the 11th of September, 2001 - twenty three terrorists carried out attacks against the United States; fifteen were from Saudi Arabia, two from the United Arab Emirates, one from Lebanon, one from Egypt, and four from Canada (and yet, the US went ahead and bizarrely attacked Iraq?)
+freakystyley4000 Wow. You went the extra mile on that one.
heres another interesting topic similar to the date,did you know that rollin (the hit single by limp bizkit) made a music video on the twin towers and was the LAST music video that was ever recorded there.
Slayer also released God Hates us all on that exact same day
Hey, at least my country was responsible for Rush, Voivod and Gorguts
@Justin Kills Aquino You guys also gave the world the wonderful black metal band Revenge. And their album titles that forget what spaces are.
Also fun fact: Chad Kroeger co-wrote Hello Kitty.
Maybe writing for Hello Kitty caused him some form of emotional pain that shined through his songwriting.
+Brad Laws That wasn't a fun fact at all! That was just a fact!
"Miina Saikou Arigato K-K-Kawaii!"
Yep he was a strong driving force in the demise of Avril Lavigne
Himeko Inaba
KKK?!
I still like this album, even with a few imperfections.
Personally, "Never Again," "How You Remind Me," "Woke Up This Morning," "Too Bad," and "Just For."
And while the rest of the tracks aren't as memorable, I don't regret listening to them.
Sure, while Nickelback might seem mediocre to some people, personally I think they're a bit catchy for a post-grunge band. And this is coming from somebody who loves The State.
I dunno, maybe I'm the only person who legitimately likes Nickelback.
I'm not trying to shed some bad blood, I respect your opinion and you have made a well-informative video.
But deep down I still really like this album, even if it's pretty flawed.
+Amane Suou I'm glad I'm not the only one who unironically likes this album.
Canaria Utara I don’t dislike it, it’s ok. If anything the shameless writing makes me like it more. They’re fine being who they are, and the fans are still there
Its a great album
I'll admit that I only ever listened to Never Again and How you remind Me when I had the album, but i've found that despite Nickelback's reputation almost every album of theirs has some tracks that truly make me feel happy and pumped up listening to them. I'd say that the Dark Horse and the This is War album's are the two that I am the most fond of.
And? Is that supposed to mean something? This is the musical equivalent of saying "god exists because I feel he exists". Since when have converts or people who stop believing something has ever proven anything? Pure superstition nonsense.
Of course you will like it, you have a positive bias towards it (the music of Nickelback). Is that supposed to be impressive or remarkable?
This is like one of those fraudulent testimonials for bullshit trading scams that point to these "testimonials" that say "oh look at our satisfied customers". This why converts are useless in determining the validity of anything, they're pure anecdotes.
Sad that 9/11 was the second most devastating tragedy that day
The Film Freak Goddamn, man.
What is wrong with you?
christopher haas Did you lose someone during the attacks?
I was making that joke in my head when he said that😭🤣
Ear terrorism
Fun fact: Track five, Just For, is actually a redoing of a song from their first album, Curb. There, it was called Just Four. How do I know this? I'm into torturing myself in any way shape or form, so listening to Nickelback is up my alley.
Lol true
Jacob Felger also curb was decent
curb version is so much better. it's still not a great or a good song but it's still million times better than silver side up!
I have listened to every Nickelback album at least 5 times or more.
NONE OF THEM ARE GOOD!
The State was a pretty solid album imo.
To be honest, I still like Nickelback in their early days.
Particularly their first two albums, Curb and The State.
Silver Side Up was okay, though. While I didn't mind that album, there were only like 5 songs that I liked. The Long Road was better, with plenty of decent tracks that I wouldn't mind listening to for a second time.
As for their later albums; All the Right Reasons, Dark Horse, Here and Now, No Fixed Address, they just felt sort of "there" to me. Not terrible, but they just didn't click to me as much as their earlier albums.
Feed the Machine was pretty good, though.
Wow you crushed that analysis. But as long as we can agree of the later albums dark horse was sorta good and brought them back some more time in the main stream.
Silver Side Up is a genuinely good album, it's aged better than a lot of its contemporaries.
I wholeheartedly agree with you.
@@TimiTamminen it's just unoriginal, but it definitely is well made and fun at points but I'd rather listen to alternative rock
Love Curb and The State! Super into some of the heavier stuff on The State like "Diggin' This" and "Hold Out Your Hand." Glad to see another fan of these early albums! Most people aren't aware of their existence lol.
To be honest... How you remind me still kicks ass. It's a damn good song.
I enjoyed Silverside Up to tell the truth. Curb was a good post-grunge album, The State had some good tracks, and the Long Road was a decent follow up to Silverside Up. Everything after that has been a complete write off.
Let's be real guys, there's much worse than Nickelback out there.
Yeah I agree with you dude I think this is the one exception on RTP
I'd say it's not so much the album that needs to be regretted as much as what it represents in terms of those bands who are far worse than Nickelback, and their willingness to simply rest on their laurels instead of continuing to place effort into their music. I won't lie, I used to like some of the songs from the album, but my tastes have changed and I can't deny that it unfortunately set a precedent both for Nickelback and for bands that prospered thanks to their success. I dread to think of the cavalcade of awful schlock that has entered into the public consciousness and became hits thanks to what they released.
"Never Made It as a Terrorist,
I Couldn't Count it as a Plane Come Crashing,
Try and Kill Some 'mericans,
And I'ma laughing at some poor man grieving..."
Maybe I should write a full parody XD
+OneWingedDash OWD That's actually pretty good. Maybe you should do a parody song. XD
i feel so wrong for laughing at that lol
OneWingedDash OWD yes please hell I’d even sing it
+Wing Wolf Hey, that's actually pretty funny.
I'm going to hell for laughing aren't I?
Fun fact: this came out the same day as Slayer's god hates us all
Slayer releasing an album on 9/11 is one of the darkest coincidences in "recent" history, made more horrific due to the name. Pretty good album though!
And Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York
Zero1380X lol it really was a live scene in new York on 9/11
I think you were actually fair to Nickelback and that's a rare thing. Sure, you don't like them but you don't have to.
I'm not a super fan of Nickelback or anything, but I like them for what they are and it bugs me when people try to say they're the worst band in the world. There are much much worse bands than Nickelback. Hell, they aren't even the worst post-grunge band. The Calling, anyone?
The calling? Oh you mean the band we never heard from again after one successful single, as opposed to some bands that go through ten years of mediocre music and are still successful because of that?
Yeah, I wonder why...
Also, The Calling post grunge? No, I don't think so. They were as pop as a male version of pink could be.
xzander So because Nickelback has managed to write more than one song people will actually listen to they are worse than a band that couldn't. ... That's a pretty creative way to spin things I guess.
Also people call nickelback pop too. It's not. How much you like something doesn't change its genre.
Lastly, the Calling's single album was completely unlistenable except for the one song. It is by far worse than any of Nickelback's albums. And that is a statement I will stand by.
But that's my point. Nickelback isn't really all that bad. The really bad stuff goes away and people forget about it. A band has to have a minimum level of quality to even be around long enough to get the kind of blind hate Nickelback does.
I could probably name at least 2 dozen bands that are way worse but no one bitches because almost book one listens to them anyway. So yeah, they're not great but calling them the worst band ever is just blind bullshit. There's lots worse.
+Brad Duke I agree. While I personally don't like Nickelback, I don't think they're the worst band ever made or anything.
I think Puddle of Mudd are _way_ worse.
are you fucking kidding me? The Calling was actually an awesome band, Wherever You Will Go sounds nothing like the rest of the album, their musicianship was top notch, Camino Palmero is one of my favorite pop rock albums of all time.
Nothing cheap about that record, at least instrumentally speaking, lyrics may not be the best but man, alex's vocals where cool as hell
Nickelback are unoriginal tame rock, Puddle of Mudd are laughably embarrassing butt-rock. What is worse? I really think PoM is WAY worse. Nickelback are tolerable for me.
I have no qualms towards Nickelback, and I thought this album is pretty dull as a whole. Not terrible, but not that good either.
The Long Road (the album that came after this) was so much better.
Ryan Tanner “The Long Road” felt like Nickelback did both the artistic and marketing route.
Insert the "Nickleback is the worst thing to happen on 9/11 since 9/11" joke.
we're sorry we make you do this
"Woke Up This Morning" is Nickelbacks best song after "Leader of Men" its cryptic and beautiful. Hangnail, Good Times Gone, and Where Do I Hide are all fantastic songs off Silver Side Up.
So true, Woke up This Morning and Where Do I Hide are absolutely awesome rock songs, easily two of their best songs. Those hooks are great.
I'm gonna suggest it again, new show "Remembering the past" about classic albums to see how they hold up. Will certainly wash the bad taste of Nickelback out of you mouth. I suggest Pantera.
These are the ATF's.
Mr. Futago R.I.P. Dimebag and Vinnie.
Silver Side Up came out on 9/11. Illuminati confirmed.
Honestly, I feel like Nickelback is a bit overhated.
Yeah, some of their tracks are kinda stupid, but there are a few diamonds in the rough.
I mean, I wouldn't call this the "best" thing ever or anything (The State is debatably better), but it's not as horrible as others make it out to be.
I mean, it's no Alter Bridge, but it's still better than the likes of Simple Plan or Attila.
Personally, I liked "Never Again," "How You Remind Me," "Too Bad," and "Just For." The rest of them are kind of meh, in my opinion.
I dunno, I just think people think "mediocrity" as the same as "terrible" and I feel like that has gone a bit too far.
Seriously, I'd rather listen to _Silver Side Up_ than the likes of _Results May Vary,_ _Devil Without a Cause,_ or _Still Not Getting Any._
Just my two cents.
Honestly, I didn't really like Nickelback all that much.
Back then, I had some kind of bias toward the band, but over time they grew on me and I found a few songs from them that I tolerated.
I'm pretty indifferent towards the band, this album was pretty "meh" in my opinion. Some pretty decent songs and some forgettable filler, it's alright.
I'm the same way. I can't call myself a hater because I like a few of their songs, and I hate jumping on bandwagons.
Nickelback fans got drunk at Allahuak Bars to celebrate the release of that album
Omg that's a amazing joke
Fun story time: Back in 2014, I had a job working at a local radio station. One of the station's gimmicks was "playing what we want". There were absolutely no requests taken. Every time somebody would call in to the station to request something, the DJ would throw on Nickelback. I can now sing How You Remind Me and Photograph just from my short time working for the station.
“How You Remind Me” is a great song
so this is the Micheal Bay of music?
+Gentleman Nemesis No Linken Park is the Michael Bay of music is it?
+Gentleman Nemesis I've honestly thought that Green Day was the Michael Bay of music. Something that started good back then, went downhill in recent years, but reached its stride more recently, this year.
To be fair, Michael Bay delivers on what we want, mindless action, his stories are derivative but he's not selling a compelling character piece, he never was. So its a bit pretentious to assume a band with decent lyrics and riffs is on Bay's level....
They still give us what we want, a catchy tune and chorus. We can't sit here and act like many of us tone done the elitist and listen to some Katy Perry or One Direction.
Honestly, I still have a soft spot for this album.
Especially with songs like Never Again, How You Remind Me, and Just For.
Being a victim of domestic abuse, I can relate to music like this.
I remember when my ex-boyfriend kept egging me on that I didn't keep texting him, and there were times where he beat the shit out of me just for kicks or whenever he had a bad day.
It's these songs that kept me going through the day, and yeah I know this sounds like me complaining about something that happened in the past, but I just feel like expressing how I feel.
I’m sorry to hear that you had to go through that. 😥
Suffering through domestic violence is absolutely something to complain about. You don't sound whiny with your comment.
Some Jerk with a camera should totally do a dramatic reading of the whole album.
+2D's Incarnate I must now find you and kill this joke.
I'm doing this
Bad: not such as to be hoped for or desired; unpleasant or unwelcome
+MrFutago87 IT'S A PHOTO OF A PHOTOGRAPH!!!!
+Gillian Quigley EVERYBODY IS A PHOTOGRAPH
I'm kind of indifferent towards Nickelback; don't like 'em, don't hate 'em.
But I've heard a few albums, and I still have pretty mixed feelings towards them. Still pretty "meh" to me.
Here are my thoughts on the songs of Silver Side Up:
1: Has a nice beat, but the lyrics are kind of a downer.
2: It's alright. Not great, but not terrible. Just really overexposed.
3: Meh.
4: Pretty melodramatic and sounds like something out of a movie. A really, really boring movie
5: Okay song overshadowed by edgy lyrics
6: Just empty boasting. And has awful autotune
7: Uninteresting and Unimpressive
8: Pretentious Emo Garbage
9: Sounds the same as the last song
10: This sounds like "bro-country" crap. Which sounds ironic for a rock band.
All in all, just "meh". Silver Side Up is just okay. Not great, but not terrible. It's sort of there.
and that's the problem
"Never made it as a wise man, I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin."
Ha, I've never heard of Nickelback, and from what I've heard, they weren't very good. I heard they were generic and formulaic.
So, as a "generic" anime main character, I'll see what I think about Silver Side Up:
1: Well, not on the best of starts. It does have a nice rhythm, but rather saddening lyrics.
2: It was decent, even if I heard songs like this before.
3: It's not _too_ bad, but it kinda feels like filler.
4: I get what they were going for, but it's just a tad bit too melodramatic. Even for me.
5: Has a nice rhythm and beat, but it's kind of generic.
6: Not a big fan of this track, especially that autotune voice.
7: Again, I didn't care for this track.
8: Wow, this was cheesy and melodramatic as hell. I'm definitely not gonna return to this track.
9: Meh.
10: I didn't think this was any good. At all.
Overall, Silver Side Up just wasn't a very interesting album, and I usually have a pretty open mind towards music. I mean, I'm no Nickelback fan, but I'm aware they made a few decent tracks (I have heard The State), but I just can't really find any real substance apart from the two tracks.
It just wasn't for me.
Your username and profile pic makes that statement funnier.
Kazuto Kirigaya Do you have like 3 accounts with random anime characters names and profile pictures, and leave your opinion comments under Luke's Regretting the past videos?? Just curious.
+Random Dude Nah, must be a coincidence.
Great review. Thanks for the heartfelt part about supporting artists man. It means a lot as an up both a musician starting out and a guy who music has meant the world to, and quite possibly saved my life or at least mind. I'd like state though that emo is by no means all a bunch of flamboyant, emotionally immature people with a penchant for self-harm. When emo was created it was just introspective punk. Very little moping about it. Rites of Spring, Lungfish, and American Football are all terrific groups that don't fit the negative image it has garnered. Aside from that, excellent review. I'm really sad about how Nickelback's cynical marketing paid off. I mean, if Kroeger's smart enough to perfectly recognize and exploit rock formula, imagine what they could have done if they actually wanted to make something really good...
+Jordan Stusiak (Kingfisher's Brother) agreed, even Embrace (McKaye's post-Minor Threat band) was branded as "emotional hardcore" back in mid 80's and those were all really good bands (even if the records are a bit dated, but that's understandable, DYI ethics and all that). Somehow emo began to be equated not with post-hardcore or melodic punk bands with sadder songs, but with whiny manchildren pandering to teens and sadly the stereotype is still strong. Good thing the commercial success of the "subculture" faded in the last few years, most of the bands who just wanted cash and didn't give a flying fuck about an artistic integrity disappeared and the class acts remained (such as Rise Against, Billy Talent, Thrice - while RA and BT aren't emo per se, there are definitely strong emo/posthc roots they have). Thanks to that the emo resurgence shows some promise, fingers crossed it won't end up being another scam by label execs.
From the popular songs I listened to by Creed, I like them. They aren't too harmful compared to what songs Florida Georgia Line can make. Also, I'm really surprised you didn't reference 3 Doors Down at all.
+Jpavlack jr Their first 2 albums were great, Seventeen Days had some good songs but it was downhill from there in my opinion.
After I listen any song from this album, I immediately pop in Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder, you have the most beautiful voice in Grunge! You're lyrics make me cry, but in a good way, because you still put some realism and provoke many emotions, not just one.
This is a good album. the best one is the long road (2003) though.
and there are lots of bands now that are creative and are still growing. Nothing more, Alter bridge, red sun rising, chevelle, royal blood, etc.
10YearsFan97 am I the only person who agrees
Well gotta admit, How You Remind Me is really catchy.
You did something I could never do: listen to a Nickelback album from beginning to end. I know it's easy to pick on the Triforce of Suckage, especially Nickelback since they're still relevant and their music is still popular (enough), but I like how fair you have been to both Limp Bizkit and Nickelback. Their music sucks, but there's potential, but they waste their potential, especially Nickelback, on being mediocre to appeal to the masses. I also like how informative you are with Nickelback's success/hunger for success and money they decided to make generic music. I have to admit, when I was like 14-16, I quite liked their music (Limp Bizkit more than Nickelback) because I listened to whatever the radio and Mtv told me to listen to. Looking back now, I cringe at what I thought was good, but, if it counts for anything, I never bought any of Nickelback's or Limp Bizkit's albums. Thanks for your Regretting the Past videos. Your Limp Bizkit video was the first video of yours' I watched and I think you're really funny and your editing is well on point. Very educational too! I'll make everyone feel uncomfortable when I pull out the "Guess what day Nickelback's Silver Side Up album was released?" question.
September 11, 2001 will never be forgotten. It was the day of a great tragedy that changed the world forever, for it was the day the world was introduced to Nickelback.
Osama Bin Laden is just a fictional character created by Chad Kroegr!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
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To be fair, Slayer's 'God Hates Us All' was released on 9/11/01, so I don't think this album gets the award for most unfortunately mistimed album (released that day).
I mean... Difference between the family-friendly Nickelback, and Slayer really makes the release of 'God Hates Us All' a little bit more significant than Silver Side Up.
Other than it being a much more significant album album in every single way.
Luke is a trooper for reviewing the most critically panned album of all time
That dramatic interpretation by Some Jerk...XD
I hate to say this, but… good for them for being smart businessmen. That sounds good to me. They did their research.
Fucked up
Wow I am re-watching this on the 18 year anniversary of its release
It's nice to see I wasn't the only one who only heard two songs from this album. I remember in middle school when they played "How You Remind Me" over and over again. Fuck, I could not get it out of my head.
"I like to listen to the sweet sounds of my Nickelback CD as I back over it with my car"
This album has probably the best recorded rock bass tone of all time. Anyone who hates on it is clearly deaf.
Is it bad I actually liked this album? The band's earlier work was actually cool and I think Rocked was too harsh on some of these songs (Too Bad)
+Demon Rantz
No, it's cool. Personally, I'm not a fan of Nickelback, but I did find a few songs I found to be pretty decent.
However, most of their later work, were kinda "eh.....".
I respect your opinion, though.
+Demon Rantz There were some songs I liked on this album.
+Demon Rantz I love Nickelback.
Everyone that listened to rock radio at the time enjoyed Nickelback, they’re lying if they say otherwise... like a lot of these “regretting the past” it’s cool now to shit on bands that you once enjoyed and act like you never liked them
My head actually fell and went numb for like two seconds when i heard good times gone.
don't make 9/11 jokes man that's just PLANE wrong!
Okay, here's my thoughts on Silver Side Up from Nickelback;
1: I like the guitar work and drums of this song, but the lyrics are kind of a downer.
2: Perhaps one of my favorite songs of the album. It has pretty good instrumentals and I think it has a good (if not formulaic) lyrical message.
3: Alright, but not as good as the last song.
4: I get what they were going for in this song, but I think they hammered in the melodrama far too deeply.
5: I think it's a decent song, even if it has pretty generic lyrics.
6: I'm not a big fan of the "techno voice" used in this song.
7: Forgettable.
8: I feel like they went off the rails with the dark lyrics.
9: It sounds the same as the last song, mostly in an instrumental sense. I don't have anything to say about it other than it being boring and forgettable.
10: This was pretty long and drawn-out, even for a closing track.
So in conclusion, Silver Side Up is a below-average album for me. It's not the worst thing I ever heard, but I feel like it could've been a lot better.
+Twoearle Mitsuka I'm with you on that. While I personally am not that big a fan of Nickelback, there are a few songs I liked from them.
Even if the album is a mixed bag for me.
Interesting analysis. As someone who legitimately likes Nickelback, here is my thoughts on Silver Side Up:
1: I liked the rhythm of this song.
2: My favorite song from this album.
3: Not as good as _How You Remind Me_ but it's pretty decent, in my opinion.
4: Has pretty downer lyrics, but has a catchy hook to it.
5: I really liked this song. It sounds pretty heavy and fast, like with _Never Again._
6: It's alright, even if the techno voice is pretty jarring.
7: Even as a bland and forgettable song, it sounds pretty alright.
8: Yeah, I think they went a little too far on the lyrics. Not really something I'd listen to for a second time.
9: Eh, I liked it.
10: It's a bit drawn-out, but I thought it was okay.
Silver Side Up has a more misses than bullseyes, but still it's something I'd return to and I wouldn't mind.
This album is bit of a guilty pleasure, much like the band itself.
Discovered this series today and now watching every episode from the beginning
Okay, I'll give my two cents on the entire album:
1. It's a pretty heavy song. A bit lackluster on the guitar work, but I can still salvage this one, even with its lyrics.
2. I'll say it now, this is one of my favorite songs of all time. It may be generic in terms of structure and sound, but the lyrics are what make this song worth listening to. If I could make a reccomendation: get the single. You get this song and an acoustic version of leader of men.
3. It's enjoyable, but it's pretty generic. Honestly, I'd listen to the live versions at sturgis, Edmonton, or ischgl to enjoy it.
4. Somber lyrics aside, this song is pretty memorable for all the right reasons (haha). I wouldn't call it the best, but I'll listen to it if it's on.
5. I actually heard this was a redo of an earlier song "just four". I have no idea why they would do this, but I might never get an answer. Which version do I prefer? I don't know. It's a pretty generic song.
6. Honestly, not only is the synthesized voice a problem, but chad kroeger's voice in every verse apart from the chorus sounds off with the instruments behind him. This is just hard for me to listen to.
7. I don't even know what to say. This is a pretty boring song. Next!
8. No joke, I actually enjoy this song. Yeah, it's just the same as the others, but I can listen to this and have a good time. Honestly the live performances from 2001-2004 were what made this song cooler.
9. Wait, didn't I hear this song a moment ago? I don't get it. Why would you take one song, copy it, make it into something new, and put it after that song you were copying?
10. Yeah, this title is pretty fitting for the song. All of the good times are gone when you listen to this twangy waste of musical talent. It's hard to sit through, and is probably the worst song on this album.
Overall, yeah I could see why people hate this album, but I wouldn't consider it the worst. I could only enjoy half of the album. The rest is just bland filler. While I still consider nickelback a guilty pleasure band, that doesn't mean they're all good...or even slightly good.
Update: Just for and Hollywood have grown on me...I still don’t think the synthesized voice for Hollywood is very good, and money bought is the most generic nickelback song I’ve ever heard except for a lot of the songs from here and now and ESPECIALLY no fixed address.
ASLB247 IDK. Dark Horse is worse than Here and Now
Ctxx24 well at least you can look at dark horse and marvel at how bad it is. Though i do agree with you.
For all the bad rep Nickelback gets, I genuinely enjoy "How You Remind Me" as a guilty pleasure.
Rebecca Wong honestly, nickelback as a whole is a guilty pleasure. They may be flawed, but I can’t help but enjoy their songs, even ones like “Rockstar”, “Animals”, and “Must Be Nice”. “How You Remind Me” is one that I’ll always love in General. I mean I use it in a lot of my videos.
Well, “Never Again” in my opinion has the best bass of a Nickelback song. Sure the lyrics are disturbing but the bass flows pretty well.
14:48 He is talking with the bass player. "Man I can't believe people actually paid to come see us play this shit. Look at them!! SUCKERS!!"
Bass player laughs in agreement.
You... You dare compare Nickelback to MY CHEM?!
I prefer them honestly lol I don't care if people overhate them
Demon Rantz lol that's cool my dude I just personally think My Chem is way better
So, are you going to finish off the Triforce of Suckage with Creed?
Look at this photograph of waking up to photograph. Every time I do it makes me laugh
Great review as always. The quality of these videos keep getting better. I hate NickelCRACK more Than anything, so thank you for 18 minutes of gold
I received this album for free from my cousin who said he was done with rock, and he was only into hip-hop. I now understand why. Nickelback killed rock for my cousin.
I listened to “How You Remind Me”, then didn’t listen past track two.
"How You Remind Me" is a fucking banger and I stand by that
My attempt at a joke here.
*Nickelback's album Silver Side Up, released on September 11, 2001*
.......... What? Many things can happen on the same day, this is what we call coincidence.
1:50 To quote Kurt Russell from The Thing: "You gotta be f*(%ing kidding..."
Two things:
1. I think it was Palmer who said that quote, not Mac
And 2. That was my exact same reaction
Great review on Silver Side Up, dude. I’ll admit, though, I’m in the party that actually enjoys this album (to an extent). Songs that you considered filler (“Woke Up This Morning” and “Where Do I Hide,” for example) are some of my favorites because the instrumental work is so well done, with tight grooves, fun guitar riffs, and an energetic feel. Songs like “Too Bad” (yeah, it’s melodramatic, but I feel it’s far from insincere) and even “Hollywood” (I can get past the computerized “Hollywood” chorus chant because the guitar has such a down-low, snarky feel to it) are also fairly well done. And while “Never Again” is an odd song to start off (it’s lyrics are way too dark and specific to be an album opener), it’s still a great song with an energetic feel and a strong message. So, I do believe there is something to gain from this record.
With that said, I do agree that the album is HUGELY generic, and Chad’s analysis of what sells and how this album actually succeeded can definitely be seen as cynical at its worst. But to be fair, you can’t fault them for seeing something that would get them noticed and it actually working like a charm. I’d be more admirable if the band evolved beyond the pop formula. They’ve certainly evolved as instrumentalists and musicians, but as a whole, they’re riding that formula. It’s the same old “if it ain’t broke; don’t fix it adage. Hell in Nickelback’s case, it’s more like “if it ain’t broke, don’t break it.”
So yeah, there are way worse albums than this. It’s not their worst, and to say that Nickelback is the “worst band ever” is childish exaggeration if I’ve ever heard it. There are way worse bands than this that I personally cannot stand (the less Scott Stapp and/or Fred Durst, the better). And compared to what’s out now, I’ll take a thousand “How You Remind Me’s” over a “Thunder (by Imagine Dragons)” or whatever the mainstream is considering “rock” nowadays.
Unpopular opinion this doesnt sound half bad from the parts of the tracks he played
Found this in the 5 dollar bin today at my local Canadian Walmart store. Tragically hilarious in so many ways
Did you like Chevelle and Incubus?
James I do!!! I'm actually thinking about going to see Incubus this summer.
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James I saw Chevelle last December!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
As a sell out and main stream pop like rock style NippleBack really worked well and his songs are catchy, since there is no rock left on the main streams except him. Having no one to compete with - leads to a success
I liked “Too Bad” it spoke to me
I seen them open for Bon Jovi in Dublin and the put on a good show, plus Chad said "we're gonna play THAT SONG now so you may wanna go get a beer, take a piss are grab a burger" before playing How You Remind Me. Oh and they played woke up this morning
P.O.D.'s "Satellite" also came out on 9/11
How about you review Curb and The State? Not at all the Nickelback we all hate today, but good back then in it's early days
He should review The Long Road too which was good.
You can tell these songs are designed to simply be catchy because despite not enjoying this abum I'm still somehow hypnotized into tapping my toes to it.
I hate to say it, but I have to say I actually like the stuff Nickelback stuff before this album. The songs are just catchy and actually have emotion put into them
Its like, a soundtrack to a casual bar where bro dudes hang out who just got dumped by their gfs. Thats basically what I think of most Nickelback music
Is it a bad idea to ask if you could do this with a Poison album?
Like.... ANY of them?
Not gonna lie, watching these videos reminds me of songs I liked back in the day that i should add to my playlists now.
8:03 😂😂😂😂😂. Every metalhead everytime they hear it.😂😂😂😂
Haha I still listen to this album. But I like nickleback and have since the state. Silver side up is the pinnacle for me. The next two albums were on par but not as good. However that's about where I stop with them. Everything after all the right reasons or long road home (whichever was released last I dont remember) kinda sucks.
Eta: nostalgic albums for me as I was having some traumatic things going on at the time that lasted years. Anything nostalgic I still listen to. Whether people think its good or not. I like it. That's all that matters. Back when ssu came up there were a bunch of bands doing this style bit I really liked his gravely voice I guess. Theyre not in my top 5 but they have some iconic albums no matter what anyone says. You like what you like. Yall have a great year.
In Canada here. Radio Station has No Nickleback Guarantee in Calgary.. I like this Album
I swore when I was a kid this album was much better but after watching this Jesus Christ... The State was far better and is still the far superior Nickelback album if that is even a thing.
I mean, Slayer also released God Hates Us All on September 11, 2001
This album opening with never again is like if the first korn album opened with daddy
Oh God. I'M part of the problem. I listened to most of these songs quite a bit when I was in high school. But listening to them now, and hearing that bit about them seeking to make songs that sound good to people and have no real substance...just makes me feel really sad inside. I sometimes hate videos like this because they make me question my ability to discern good things from bad. Luckily I think the only album I've bought recently was No Doubt's Spiderwebs. So, I feel a little better, but still this makes me simultaneously sad and angry for liking this boring corporate noise as much as I did. Thank you for this. I needed someone to show me how dumb I was as a teenager.
I love this band and went to see them live recently, their a great band but I do agree with you with some of you points.
I can't believe this was released the same day as They Might Be Giants "Mink Car"!
Those readings of lines out of context from 'Where Do I Hide?' killed me, hahahaha
My radio station STILL plays Nickelback (and Theory of a Deadman). Don't go to Oklahoma, kids.
Its crazy to me. I have this album but havent listened to it in about 20 years. As you were going through it nothing sounded familiar past "too bad." Side note: I also remember liking some stuff by Nickelback after this album before realizing about 10 years ago everything they put out was all "how you remind me" over and over again
16:31 ...and it's important to IGNORE the music you dislike by not buying it
I decided to rewatch this playlist because I like your content, it reminded me that I bought this cd because I liked The State. Everything after the first 3 songs sucked, and I don't think I listened to them ever again
I like a few songs of Curb and The State
Nickelback just wishes it was Fuel
What is with the clean guitar undertones when a new track is being played? Was this done on purpose? If you listen carefully you can hear what sounds like a guitar playing E and A strings randomly. Am I the only one hearing this?!
My parents bought this album, but I only think they listened to it once or twice. Thank goodness.
Would be great if that child grows up and is like "Mom, Dad, your music sucks and I'm going to try to make better."
Great video, i look forward to more from this series.
Another one with a song I have nostalgia for, I got 'How You Remind Me' stuck in my head before one of the best games I played.
this was the worst thing to happen on 9/11.
No wonder America was saddened that day.
12:25 : Rocked's audition to play the part of Richard III !