Guest Blogger: Hailley T2

Nickelback
Nickelback has been a very influential music group for uprising bands. They were first discovered in the nineties and have been popular ever since. Their music has spread like wild fire, and is mostly considered a rock band though they are not hard enough to be considered heavy metal so their music can be found on pop stations. In their 2009 album, Dark Horse, Chad Kroeger performs the songs on this record by showing different types of emotions such as raunchy destructive behavior and the original power ballads along with a rare mellow song. Nickelback is compared to the other bands that produce fist pumping anthems such as AC/DC, Metallica and Hinder. In common these bands take risks and are not afraid to state things that the public does not accept such as porn stars, strippers and sluts. In the Dark Horse album it has many songs that have been publically made popular due to their catching lyrics and killer choruses. Songs that best displays Nickelback true god-like talents include, “Burn It to the Ground” and “Something in Your Mouth” where the lyrics “Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind/ And try to take the path less traveled.” Nickelback also has the diversity of making songs that impact its listeners such as “If Today Your Last Day” where the listeners are evoked into thinking about where their life is and where they think it should be and whether they can increase their happiness by helping others. In the articles the critics described what makes Nickelback standout from other groups and they embrace their originality and I completely agree with them since Nickelback is different and their masterpieces called songs stick out from others on the radios. In my opinion this record must be owned by everyone that has a music taste, this CD is unique and it is enjoyable to listen to and even though a CD is not live you can still visualize Nickelback rocking out to their melodies.