History YMMV / NICKELBACK

-->'''Chad Kroeger:''' "[[SelfDeprecation Yeah, everybody hates us. We suck. Sure.]] But you know, somebody out there is buying our albums anyway."
-->[[http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7846322/taking-concert-doubleheader-creed-nickelback-world-most-hated-bands It's hard to get inside the existential paradox of Kroeger's life on tour: Every day, he gives interviews to journalists and radio DJs who directly ask him why no one likes his band. Every night, he plays music to thousands of enraptured superfans, many of whom love him with a ferocity that's probably unhealthy.]]

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Daniel Adair, even people that can't stand Nickelback's music will probably admit he´s an incredible drummer.

** "Look at this photograph" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The opening of "Photograph" has become a persistent meme in and of itself. In particular, editing the word 'photograph' and the photo in the frame to something else, like [[http://youtu.be/sIlNIVXpIns this]]. The joke is also attributed to the second line: "Every time I do, it makes me laugh". And then, of course, there's still the question that lingers: ''What the hell was on Joey's head?''[[/labelnote]]

* VindicatedByHistory: While they still aren't exactly the most respected band out there, Nickelback aren't as hated today as they were during the late 2000's and 2010's.

* VindicatedByHistory: While they still aren't exactly the most respected band out there, Nickelback aren't as hated today as they were during the late 2000's and 2010's.
** The sanitized version of ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Once Upon a Deadpool'', features a scene where Fred Savage makes a crack about Nickelback, and Deadpool—played by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds—gets personally offended and goes on a rant defending them. The scene ends with the two of them rocking out to "How You Remind Me".

* CriticalBacklash: Jabs at this band are so common that even people who aren't fans of Nickelback themselves wonder what exactly is so bad about them. The hate is severe enough that ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} himself took to calling out their haters in one of the trailers for ''[[Film/Deadpool2 Once Upon a Deadpool]]'', pointing out that, among other awards and achievements, they've been nominated for a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward six times.

* GuiltyPleasure: "Lullaby." People who otherwise hate the band will begrudgingly admit that the lyrics are incredibly touching.

* IAmTheBand: Chad Kroeger.

* EpicRiff: "Burn It to the Ground", "Something in Your Mouth", "Someday", "How You Remind Me", "Another Hole In The Head", "Next Go Round", "Someone That You're With", "Side of a Bullet", "Feed the Machine". "She Keeps Me Up" has a riff that's become very popular with the TikTok users.
* FaceOfTheBand: Chad Kroeger.

** The sanitized version of ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Once Upon a Deadpool'', features a scene where Fred Savage makes a crack about Nickelback, and Deadpool—played by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds—gets offended and goes on a rant defending them. The scene ends with the two of them rocking out to "How You Remind Me".

* VindicatedByHistory: While they still aren't exactly the most respected band out there, Nickelback aren't as hated today as they were during the late 2000's and 2010's.

* EpicRiff: "Burn It to the Ground", "Something in Your Mouth", "Someday", "How You Remind Me", "Another Hole In The Head", "Next Go Round", "Someone That You're With", "Side of a Bullet", "Feed the Machine".

-->'''Chad Kroeger:''' "[[SelfDeprecation Yeah, everybody hates us. We suck. Sure. But you know, somebody out there is buying our albums anyway.]]"

* SoOkayItsAverage: They're basically the UsefulNotes/McDonalds of music; sure, it's not hard to find something better out there, but it's not really very bad, either. Those who don't outright loathe the band generally agree that their unpopularity isn't so much that their music is outright terrible (they have a massive fanbase for a reason) as much as not good enough for them to be as famous as they are. Most critics point specifically to [[NoseYodeling Chad Kroeger's voice]] as the weak link, and that their songwriting as musicianship is otherwise perfectly competent, while others still say there's nothing wrong with the band themselves, but their popularity among [[LowerClassLout American "white trash" types]] just makes them uncool by association.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Arguably the biggest example in music, the hatred thrown on them may be excessive (to the point it reaches [[MemeticMutation memetic levels]]) but it's also what kept them relevant for so long. Chad Kroeger even mentioned this in an interview that while he didn't like how serious some people would take the hate it also helped them to keep getting attention from the public and from the media.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Those who don't outright loathe the band generally agree that their unpopularity isn't so much that their music is outright terrible (they have a massive fanbase for a reason) as much as not good enough for them to be as famous as they are. Most critics point specifically to [[NoseYodeling Chad Kroeger's voice]] as the weak link, and that their songwriting as musicianship is otherwise perfectly competent, while others still say there's nothing wrong with the band themselves, but their popularity among [[LowerClassLout American "white trash" types]] just makes them uncool by association.

* NeverLiveItDown: Largely similar to when [[Music/LimpBizkit Wes Borland]] bashed Music/{{Dream Theater}}, Chad's controversial 2017 interview with Metal Covenant had him [[{{Jerkass}} bragging about Nickelback being the most diverse band in music, then proceeding to slam]] Corey Taylor and his bands, with him calling Music/{{Stone Sour}} "Nickelback-lite" due to their diversity, and calling Music/{{Slipknot}} a mere gimmick due to them wearing masks and using shock theatrics. Fair to say, fans of either band did not take kindly to Chad's comments, and Corey himself fired back with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D37tqM-nbYM this video]].

* {{Narm}}:
** "She Keeps Me Up" is a ''funk song''. Yes, really. Could be seen as NarmCharm too if the audience's reaction is anything to go by.
** There's also the Reggae-esque "Got Me Running Round" which features Flo Rida of all people.

** The opening of "Photograph" has become a persistent meme in and of itself. In particular, editing the word 'photograph' and the photo in the frame to something else, like [[http://youtu.be/sIlNIVXpIns this.]] And then, of course, there's still the question that lingers: ''What the hell was on Joey's head?''

* {{Squick}}: "Figured You Out." As it turns out, not a lot of people like to imagine Chad Kroeger receiving a blowjob from a girl who's just snorted cocaine.