Nickelback Find A Simple Approach

Bill White of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was on hand for Nickelback’s concert at EMP’s Sky Church on Tuesday (August 26). White writes, “Nickelback has managed to forge an identifiable sound out of Soundgarden’s legacy without pushing their musical parameters beyond the rudiments of three-chord rock ‘n’ roll. With drum parts that offer hard accents in place of straight time-keeping, and bass lines bridging the guitar riffs, they have found a simple approach that is tight, dynamic and forceful. There is not a lot of lead guitar playing, but when [frontman Chad] Kroeger busts it out, he does some serious damage.” Read more.