wow, some interesting chat, from bondi and pay no less! who knew

I call it radio rock but you're basically right.
I see what you're saying. I know people who don't like a group simply because they are popular and mainstream. These guys were just poor bastards trying to make it in the music industry 10 years ago...now they are arguably one of the biggest current rock acts in the world. Who wouldn't want to be in their shoes?
Ya know, I think that is the biggest problem I have witth them too is their elementary lyrics. Most of their new songs have such one dimensional lyrics, there's no depth to it. I like when you listen to a song a lot and then after you've heard it 20 times you pick up something new from the lyircs, a deeper meaning of what the artist is trying to say. I never get that with Nickelback...at least not anymore. It's basically it is what it is, I guess there's nothing wrong with it but it doesn't work for me. I guess that's cuz when I was in art school (and hence did a lot more art) I liked to layer meaning in my work, make the viewer work to figure out what the hell is going on with it instead of just a pretty picture.
Nickelback just seems to be putting out the same thing album after album, I like more progressive bands. Although in their defence, AC/DC has been playing the same song for 30 years and I dig them!
Now back to Boanna!