![]() ![]() The concert/music itself was exemplary! I think the power behind the song is excellent, Chad is very relaxed with his crowd. If you haven't seen them in concert yet, what are you waiting for? They played a good portion of the new cd out at the time but also played the songs that everyone knew.allowing the crowd to join in and even take over singing the chorus for "How You Remind Me." Chad Kroeger's voice sounded even better than it did on the album, especially during his performance of "Far Away." This concert was one of the best concerts all around that I have been to. They interspersed their songs with some stories of where the idea for the song came or what was happening in their lives when they wrote a particular song (for example, the song "Photograph" and how it came about when Chad Kroeger found an old photo of Joey Moi with a champagne holder on his head) - something I love because it draws the fan deeper into the song and closer to the band. They had so much energy that it reached out to the crowd and pumped us up even more. I AM SO GLAD I DID! Their performance was fantastic. I had a couple of their CDs and liked them so figured I would check them out. So I bought tickets to Nickelback on a whim. I am a concert junkie and attend up to 30 concerts a year, so maybe I have too many expectations as a fan?Īnyway, I would 100% always recommend going to a Nickelback concert. I brought my boyfriend to this one, because I thought the show would impress him but it turned out I was a little underwhelmed. This one was mostly just the songs as they are on the albums, with a couple of covers mixed in. ![]() And the last show I saw had the band really demonstrating their talent as musicians, with solos from everybody. I realize that the amphitheater does not allow for as much pyrotechnics as an indoor stadium setup, and maybe that was the reason for less than the show I saw previously, I don't know. I liked the mix of songs, old and new, and the lights and background screen was great. But it was a really good show nonetheless. I have seen them once before and compared to that show, I would say this one was not as good. But I guess any publicity is still publicity, so not all bad. I don't understand all of the negative publicity they get. I am a fan of Nickelback and have been from the start. I attended the Toronto Budweiser Stage concert on June 27, 2017. 1”, their last release on Roadrunner Records, the band released their eighth studio album “No Fixed Address” featuring the radio-friendly “What Are You Waiting For?” and the politically-edged “Edge of a Revolution” in 2014. The album proved to be the band’s most popular and was followed by the albums “Dark Horse” in 2008 and “Here and Now” in 2011, which was led by the singles “Bottoms Up” and “When We Stand Together”.Īfter issuing a their first compilation “The Best of Nickelback, Vol. 2 “Photograph”, “Savin’ Me” and “Rockstar”. In 2005 the band released their fifth studio album “All the Right Reasons” to much the same multi-platinum sales and Modern Rock hits including the No. Whilst proving popular, the band came under heavy criticism for the similarity of a number of their songs. In 2002 Chad Kroeger contributed the single “Hero” alongside Josey Scott of Saliva, to the soundtrack to “Spider-Man, followed by Nickelback’s next full-length “The Long Road” released in 2003. The early part of the 2000s was a period of smooth sailing for the band. 2, in large due to the success of the No.1 single “How You Remind Me”. With major label backing the band’s subsequent release “Silver Side Up” was a raving success, debuting at No. Following the album Nickelback toured relentlessly, performing over 200 shows. However the release of “The State” in January 2000 highlighted the band’s intentions for mainstream success, aided by the Canadian radio stations content requirements, leading many local stations seeking out local Canadian artists. The name Nickelback refers to Mike Kroeger’s time spent working at Starbucks where the bass player would tell his customers “Here’s your nickel back” when handing over change.Īcross the nineties Nickelback released the two albums, the “Hesher” EP and the full-length “Curb” to limited commercial and critical appeal. Fed up of the small town life and playing other people’s songs, with money borrowed from his stepfather, the musician moved to Vancouver and recorded hit first set of original material.īefore long bass-playing brother Mike Kroeger added to his talents to the band along with guitarist friend Ryan Peake and drummer Ryan Vikedal. Before forming Nickelback, frontman Chad Kroeger had performed and developed his songwriting and guitar playing in cover bands across the small town of Hanna in Alberta, Canada. ![]()
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