The Nickelback thing....

[2planka]

So I heard on the radio the other night that some kid "discovered" that some band named Nickelback ripped off one of its own songs and released the rip off on a new album. Why is this surprising?

Contemporary big-label music is all formula. Find a sound that works and beat it to death. I would bet that the major labels have a recipe for what makes a hit (cord progressions, bass line, intonations....). Is it such a surprise that this band got lazy and stuck with the formula?

There's a reason why so many bands/songs sound alike. Just add water.

Never heard the band, by the way.

[ThaSaltCracka]

BLAME CANADA!

[kyro]

If you play "How you Remind Me" and "Someday" together, they do sound eerily similar. You can find a synchronization somewhere on the internet, but I'm too lazy to do it for you.

Unsurprisingly, those are the only two songs by them that I actually like.