“Yeeaah!” vs. “Yeeaah!”
“Yeeaah!” vs. “Yeeaah!”
Confused? Learn the difference between Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd now!
Nickelback
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
Puddle of Mudd
Hometown: Various (Puddle of Mudd was assembled boy-band style by Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst)
Nickelback
Latest album: The Long Road (Roadrunner)
Puddle of Mudd
Latest album: Life on Display (Flawless/Geffen)
Nickelback
Obligatory this-is-our-best-album-yet quote: “We’ve pushed things further in every way possible. We’re very proud of this album. Fans of real rock music are in for a surprise.” (Singer Chad Kroeger)
Puddle of Mudd
Obligatory this-is-our-best-album-yet quote: “The only thing I’m really aiming for with a song is making that galvanic skin response come to life with the goosebumps and the hairs on the back of your neck standing up. That’s how I write.” (Singer Wes Scantlin)
Nickelback
The truth: More predigested post-grunge radio filler for undiscerning, puka-shell-wearing frat brothers who believe one Creed just isn’t enough, but with a—surprise!—“positive message” (“Never Again” = domestic violence is bad).
Puddle of Mudd
The truth: More predigested post-grunge radio filler for undiscerning, puka-shell-wearing frat brothers; likely only raising goosebumps at Alice In Chains’ lawyer’s office.
Nickelback
Fashion sense: Standard rock-dude black T-shirts and jeans, all freshly pressed; ill-advised facial hair; hints of mullets.
Puddle of Mudd
Fashion sense: Standard rock-dude black T-shirts and jeans, painstakingly made to look dirty and rumpled; Scantlin no longer wears backward baseball cap, long rumored to cover an un-rockin’ bald spot.
Nickelback
Career high: Multipurpose power ballad “Hero” from 2002’s Spider-Man soundtrack, perfect for proms, Army recruiting campaigns and corporate paintball retreats.
Puddle of Mudd
Career high: Selling 5 million copies of their 2001 debut album, Come Clean, and convincing grammatically challenged young boys that mudd is spelled with two Ds.
Nickelback
Career low: Kroeger being outed as looking like “a 45-year-old man” by Jack Osbourne.
Puddle of Mudd
Career low: Three years later, they’re opening for Nickelback.
Nickelback
Five years from now: Playing state fairs and small clubs like those they once refused to load into because it wasn’t big enough to house their inflated egos.
Puddle of Mudd
Five years from now: Opening for a Nickelback tribute band.