Lyrics...
"I... wanna rock-n-roll all nite, an' party every day..." (repeat until death)
opposite end of the scale...?
Anything by Springsteen...
Dave... you would have had a hard job avoiding the "Rock Star" song, but you might have got lucky...
![Wink ;)](https://bassoutpost.com/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Over here, it is "traditional" for the popular-press to adore something on the way up, and be the first to kick the ladder away when they reach the top rung... everyone loves the underdog...
There is absolutely nothing special about Nickelback... average musicianship that just found a niche... I just checked the count on my itunes and my most played tracks are from the KPAX and Inception soundtracks, a Brian Eno tune (An Ending, Ascending); first "rock" song is Breath by Pearl Jam, having been played more than 10 times as frequently as any Nickelback song...
Every so often I load up someone and run through their catelogue from the start... I may be loading up Rush as I may get lucky this sunday with their new CD coming out this week...
How about slagging off Status Quo for becoming a pure parody of their very average 70's music... that would work... any of you understand it if I said SINGALONGAQUO...?
![Grin ;D](https://bassoutpost.com/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
possibly the best way of explaining the British outlook for such things...