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Old 11-18-2012, 11:24 PM   #16
jayswin
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Originally Posted by zamler View Post
Exactly. It's the in thing to bash Nickelback, and they deserve it for their formulaic sound. But they don't deserve to be bashed and called out for not being a real band. These guys can play, and if they dropped the mass market sound they could probably make some pretty good music.
I actually liked a lot of their older stuff. They used to have more of a raw, grungy sound. They definitly know how to play, but just gave in to formula driven, easy sales songs.

I learned to play drums from their old drummer, and he seemd to have a similar opinion of their direction.
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