[Crazy Bacon Legs]

I don't really understand musical snobbery myself. My personal standard has always been this: do I like what I'm listening to? If yes, then to me it is good music. Of no, then to me it is not good music. I listen to stuff I like and I don't listen to stuff I don't like. It's a simple formula and it serves me well. I don't listen to stuff I hate because I "should" like it, and I don't avoid stuff because it's chic to hate on it.

I can certinaly appreciate music that may not be to my taste, but which it tecnhically complex or takes talent to compose or perform. That does not mean I will listen to it on a regular basis. I personally like to expose myself to more music all the time. I will certainly give stuff a chance, and if I like it, I will keep listening to it. Keeping an open mind about different styles means there's always more stuff to listen to. That said, I definitely do listen to my fair share of simple, three-chord, basic music. I don't avoid it because it's too "simple."

If you like Nickelback, then by all means listen to it and enjoy it. To me, the music (whatever style) that jumps out, grabs you, and makes you enjoy life a little bit more is the music that's worth listening to.