| "Great music is that which penetrates the ear | | | | during this time Canada witnessed the passing |
| with facility and leaves the memory with | | | | of a law that proved to be highly beneficial |
| difficulty. Magical music never leaves the | | | | for Nickelback. The law stated that Canadian |
| memory". As Sir Thomas Beecham rightly music | | | | content requirement must be increased for |
| is the food for the soul of all music lovers. | | | | Canadian radio. Now due to this law local |
| In fact any kind of music leaves an | | | | radio stations were rigorously looking out |
| impression on everyone. Nickelback is one | | | | for some Canadian rock bands that they could |
| such Canadian rock band that has left a great | | | | sing for them and promote the Canadian radio |
| impression on its listeners. Nickelback was | | | | stations. It was then when Nickelback gained |
| formed in Hanna in Alberta by Chad Kroeger, | | | | a lot as a result of this law and their |
| Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake. As time passed | | | | popularity reached new levels. |
| by, Nickelback outshone as a rock band and | | | | |
| received huge success in every part of the | | | | Nickelback has won nine Juno Awards, an |
| world. In fact their hit single "How You | | | | American Music Award, an MTV Video Music |
| Remind Me" from their very third album | | | | Award for Best Video from a Film (Hero), and |
| scrapped to the zenith on the Canadian | | | | a World Music Award for World's Best-Selling |
| Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. In | | | | Rock Artist. The band also got nominated for |
| fact the song as well as the album received | | | | seven Grammy Awards, four American Music |
| huge acclamations which made Nickelback the | | | | Awards and twelve Juno Awards. In fact on |
| third Canadian rock band to make this | | | | the 4th of December 2006, Nickelback won |
| possible after the hit the "American Woman" | | | | three Billboard Music Awards out of five |
| by The Guess Who and the second being "You | | | | nominations. |
| Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by Bachman-Turner | | | | |
| Overdrive. | | | | Nickelback has proved to be one rock band |
| | | | that believes in the spirit of using music as |
| When Nickelback started as a band they did | | | | medium to spread the message of love and |
| not have enough funds to finance the | | | | peace. In fact their song "If Every One |
| recording of a song of an album. Chad had to | | | | Cared" is out there to prove this point and |
| borrow cash from his step father and then | | | | make people realize that our world is a much |
| used a friend's studio in Vancouver to record | | | | better place to live in and it is we who can |
| their first album. Nickelback then went on | | | | make this place a better place to live in. |
| board on cross country tours across several | | | | The song "If Every One Cared" has actually |
| countries and this led to high publicity and | | | | outshined its way and lived up to the |
| promotion of their album as well as them as a | | | | expectations of the audience and hence proved |
| successful rock band. In 2000, Nickelback | | | | to the audience to expect some good quality |
| independently released their second full | | | | music from the band and that the songs are |
| album which was titled "The State". In fact | | | | meant to leave an impression on everyone. |