9 Bands You Used To Love (But Can No Longer Listen To)

1. Nickelback

Go on. You can admit it. I'm not going to judge you. Maybe you didn't love the band in a rigorous, die hard way (like listening to full albums or anticipating new releases) but I bet there were a bunch of songs you enjoyed: How You Remind Me. Too Bad. Photography. You heard these songs on the radio and you hummed or sung along. Back in the day the world viewed Nickelback in a very different way.

How exactly was the band considered? Well, they largely weren't. Like most radio-dominating artists those who enjoyed them enjoyed them and those who didn't, well, they probably weren't the kinds of people listening to chart radio. Before Nickelgate it was possible to love the band without anyone batting an eyelid.

Now, however, admitting to loving Nickelback is an act of social suicide. Somewhere along the line the internet decided that bashing Nickelback wasn't just enjoyable, it was a necessary form of social justice. Many genuine fans were shamed into silence and worse, many were convinced to start hating the band themselves. Why anyone would care so much about what music someone else is listening to is a mystery, but Nickelback are surely the epitome of a band it used to be possible to love but that you can now no longer listen to.