That’s a part of songwriting that I like, making something that’s memorable.” It goes beyond what you’re making, because you start to feel that other people are going to feel the same way. “In fact, I know I will never be a virtuoso, but I like to do what I do and get better at that, and that is helping make things that communicate to people. “I don’t think I’ll ever be a guitar virtuoso,” Ryan admits as Chad shouts ‘Don’t give up!’ with a laugh. While there’s no set formula for a Nickelback, the duo’s commitment – while knowing their limitations as players and connecting with their audience – is ever present. There’s no one set, ‘Okay, let’s go, follow step one, this is the recipe for making a Nickelback song.’ I wish it was that easy.” It’s entirely different every single time we go at it. "The more melodic songs start with a main theme or a chorus, and the other pieces wind up fitting around that. It feels like the heavier songs we start with a riff we have no idea where they’re going to go. “Sometimes we’ll have a chorus idea, sometimes we’ll have a hook, a line, the title of the song, sometimes we’ll have a riff, a verse. Not only have Chad and Ryan stretched their songwriting legs by exploring alternative tunings, they’ve also successfully sidestepped churning out more of the same in the studio. I’m in the grocery store and he says, ‘You’ve got to hear this, you’ve got to hear this riff.’ I’m listening to it on the phone, and I’m hearing it a beat behind how he is playing it, and I’m like, ‘That almost sounds like math-rock! That’s cool, that’s really cool.’ Then the voice comes in, and I get it and think, ‘Oh, that’s not nearly as cool!’ It was neat, but it just shows how I process things in a different way.” “I remember Chad playing Burn It To The Ground down the phone to me. Ryan admits that his and Chad’s differing outlooks can lead to some confusion. So you need two guitars for each tuning and you wind up with a lot of guitars in the rack! And with a seven-string, we’re all the way down to A# for This Means War.” You need two in case something breaks down, a string breaks, whatever it might be, you need to switch it out. You do wind up with a lot of different tunings. We’ll stop, see where we are and then go get a guitar to suit that tuning. “We start moving things around so the verses aren’t too low but choruses aren’t too high. “When you’re in the studio trying to find a key that sounds good for the top range, if you’re screaming really high you move things down a bit,” Chad explains.
Their ever-growing obsession with tuning lower and lower is testament to that. If anything, the band’s attitude has become less mainstream-minded as time has passed, with Chad and Ryan keeping by-the-numbers rock at arm’s length. ‘Hey, I’ve got this great ukulele riff!’” I don’t think there’s ever been a time when someone has grabbed a f**king flute or a ukulele. It’s always the melody accompanied with a six-string. I don’t think I’ve ever grabbed a bass for that matter and started plucking away – it has always been a guitar. “I am yet to sit down with a piano and write anything. “There’s always a guitar present during the writing,” Chad says.
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They remain an uncompromising rock band full to the brim with giant riffs and Empire State-sized hooks, and that starts with their writing process. If we were both the exact same kind of guitar player, I don’t think it would do us any good.”Ĭhad and Ryan are quick to point out that this deluge of potential hits doesn’t mean that Nickelback’s ethos has become diluted over the years. “We map things differently, even strumming patterns.
“The thing I like most about Ryan’s playing is that it is totally different from mine,” he says. I’ll be sitting there, looking at a part, thinking, ‘I’m already bored of this.’ I enjoy the fact that we can sit and pay attention to details in all songs.” All killer, no fillerĬhad is quick to point out the importance of variety in Nickelback’s guitar work, noting the dissimilar approaches taken by himself and Ryan. I would say my own attention span has shortened. “I can’t really say that the attention span of people has shortened.
“In being as ADD as I am, we are our own worst surgeons," reveals Chad, "because as soon as I get bored of something I say, ‘Okay, this one part doesn’t need to keep going round and round – let’s cut that in half and move onto the next part.’ We like things to be concise. According to Chad, a short attention span has helped him find the golden touch for writing radio-friendly rock riffs. Here And Now, the band’s seventh record, released in late 2011, spawned five singles, while a staggering 15 would-be hits were taken from 2008 effort Dark Horse and its 2005 predecessor All The Right Reasons. Good singalong songs are exactly what they have, by the bucketload. In being as ADD as I am, we are our own worst surgeons Chad Kroeger
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