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I recently talked with Chad Kroeger, as the new Nickelback record, Get Rolling, drops next Friday. One of the things I talked with him about was the show they played at halftime on Thanksgiving Day, between the Lions and Packers 10 years ago. If you recall, some fans signed an online petition to stop them from preforming. In response, the band made a hysterical video to rebut those fans.
Chad laughed and told me that the band just doesn't take themselves that seriously.
"That's the level to which this band takes themselves serious....no, we're four goofballs. Trying to get us to do anything serious. It's weird, ya know, I think there's been some misrepresentation of this band over the years, because...ya know, we'll be in a photo session, and we're just goofing off, and you've got all these candid shots. And we're laughing, ya know, cry-laughing, just getting all these great shots. And right at the end, it's always the same thing..."Alright, guys, give me a little bit of attitude." So, we all do that thing where we kind of stand there and do one of these (as he gets into a serious look) and that's the picture they use....every single times. It's like 'Look at these douchebags...taking themselves so seriously.' It's such a terrible misrepresentation of the band."
It was a fun interview. You can watch the whole thing below.
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20 Albums That Turn 20 in 2021
It's rather fitting that we found 20 rock albums that turn 20 in 2021.
Our gallery features alt. rock favorites and hard rock LPs that have moved millions of units. Scroll through our gallery below to see which albums turn 20 in 2021.
The Strokes - ‘Is This It’

Released July 30, 2001.
The White Stripes - ‘White Blood Cells’

Released July 3, 2001.
Tool - ‘Lateralus’

Released May 15, 2001.
Radiohead - ‘Amnesiac’

Released June 5, 2001.
Sum 41 - ‘All Killer No Filler’

Released May 8, 2001.
System of a Down - ‘Toxicity’

Released September 4, 2001.
Blink-182 - ‘Take Off Your Pants and Jacket’

Released June 12, 2001.
No Doubt - ‘Rock Steady’

Released December 11, 2001.
Muse - ‘Origin of Symmetry’

Released July 17, 2001.
Aerosmith - ‘Just Push Play’

Released March 5, 2001.
Nickelback - ‘Silver Side Up’

Released September 11, 2001.
2001

Staind - ‘Break the Cycle’
Dave Matthews Band - ‘Everyday’

Released February 27, 2001.
Incubus - ‘Morning View’

Released October 23, 2001.
Andrew W.K. - ‘I Get Wet’

Released November 13, 2001.
Tenacious D - ‘Tenacious D’

Released September 25, 2001.
Jimmy Eat World - ‘Bleed American’

Released July 24, 2001.
Weezer - ‘Weezer (Green Album)’

Released May 15, 2001.
Lenny Kravitz - ‘Lenny’

Released October 30, 2001.
Creed - ‘Weathered’

Released November 20, 2001.