Just got the new Nickelback album Dark Horse. So far it’s not bad in spite of what some critics who are more concerned with showing off their writing style than the music say.

Nickelback are a gnarled, vulgar band reveling in their ignorance of the very notion of taste, lacking either the smarts or savvy to wallow in bad taste so they just get ugly, knocking out knuckle-dragging riffs that seem rarefied in comparison to their thick, boneheaded words.

Give me a friggin’ break, who the hell cares? It’s good entertainment. A lot of it is too “Pop” for my taste but there’s some good, old fashioned Rock on there like “Something in Your Mouth”. Good stuff.