This past weekend whilst pub crawling with the Yeeps, I observed that Nickleback was once a decent rock band, before they discovered that post-grunge pap a la Creed was easier and more lucrative. My recollection didn’t recollect specifics and the people I was talking to doubted me. Justifiably so.

The song that broke them to American rock radio was “Leader of Men”, a respectable uptempo rocker. It doesn’t redeem their ouvre, but it’s a good song on its own.