Friday, August 24, 2007

Nickelback Admits to Writing Own Lyrics

After years of silence and outright denial, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger has finally admitted that the band does in fact write their own lyrics, bringing dramatic conclusion to years of speculation that Mr. Kroeger and bandmates Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, and Daniel Adair are the four shallowest, lamest and most banal human beings ever assembled into one group.

With a string of hackneyed hits such as “Photograph,” “If Everyone Cared,” and “Rockstar,” Nickelback has set new industry standards for mundanacity and forehead-slapping idiocy by spewing out such trite lyrics as “Kim’s the first girl I kissed/ I was so nervous that I nearly missed” and “I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs/ And a bathroom I can play baseball in/ And a king size tub big enough for ten plus me.”

Nickelback has also successfully demonstrated to music executives everywhere that most consumers are uninformed, ignorant boobs who actually prefer uninspired, watered-down pseudo-rock to anything resembling originality or true talent. Said one music buyer, caught outside an area Best Buy in possession of the latest Nickelback album, “I like that I don’t have to think too much. It’s like I already know the songs before I even hear them. And they’re lyrics always rhyme, which is important.”

We can thank Nickelback for paving the way for a number of other shitty, inexplicably successful “rock” bands such as 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, and the latest incarnation, Daughtry, which fill our airwaves with overdone posturing, overplayed power chords and the unmistakable stink of desperation as they attempt to make their borderline homosexual rock star personas appear hip and badass.

In a related story, researchers at the University of Minnesota have announced a new study on the correlation between Nickelback listening and IQ scores. Lead scientist Dr. Marvin Hargrove says he hopes to prove that actively listening to Nickelback lyrics diminishes test scores by a significant margin. Though Dr. Hargrove understands that the margin may vary depending on the test subject’s level of enjoyment during the experiment, he expects the study to offer irrefutable evidence that Nickelback is responsible for the dumbing down of America.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Groobs,

Great way to start the weekend. I couldn't agree with you more, although in all honesty i must admit that i have caught myself singing along to rockstar, but then i just have a few beers and try to forget i have just done.

We need to get back to the good old rock music like Aerosmith, Journey, Limit and DNA to name a few.

Alright buddy, well have yourself a great weekend and if you're interested in playing a lil tennis let me know cause i gots nothin goin on and Mo's working Fri, Sat and Sun.

LATA!

Anonymous said...

DNA, i mean Down and Above...i don't know where DNA came from...i guess i was just too focused on my delicious Big Mac

Anonymous said...

Nickelback is as real as my future wife's cans! They cheapen all that is what rock n roll was about. They make songwriting like chevy makes trucks. They are assembled and mass produced for money. I call BS on Nickelback and Daughtry. Lesson 1 for Duaghtry: American Idol and rock n roll don't mix. Lesson 2 for NIckelback: Don't call yourself rock n roll and tour with an "American Idol".

The problem with it is not exactly what they are. It's what they think/say they are. If they admitted that they were corporate pop teeny boppin' metal, I would have no problem.

For instance: Keith Urban once said proudly that he was pop country and proud of it. He knows he's not as country as Cash or Hank WIlliams, but at least he admits and is proud of exactly who he is. Take a lesson Nickelback. Nickelback can lick a picklesack. BALLS!