Good point, Mike. It's not just that Nickelback is terrible. It's that, according to every headline in last Monday's paper, they are the best band in nation, Canada's 'Group of the Year'.

Perhaps there are bands who are even less deserving of this title but I'd be hard pressed to name one quickly. To me, they're like Yellow Tail , really over the top, syruppy, completely unpalatable, and yet inexplicably high-selling.

And btw....what's the deal with all this, 'hold onto your dreams, never give up, swear to god' schmaltz from a band with not one but two creepy songs about getting a blow job?